This is the information page about the shipwreck Georgetown victory (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 18.592 N,5 31.52 W (54.233466666667, -5.7177166666667)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Alastor
2. Alliance
3. Amber
4. Arantzazu mendi
5. Archbald finney
6. Ave maria
7. Be ready (probably)
8. City of mobile
9. Coalman
10. Daybreak (probably)
11. Dunmore
12. Emerald dawn
13. Empire tana
14. Enterprise
15. Frieda
16. Georgetown victory (part of)
17. Georgetown victory (part of)
18. Georgina hutton
19. Green hill (part of)(probably)
20. Harold
21. Helgoland
22. Hunsdon
23. Inverurie
24. Jenemi
25. Kilbroney (probably)
26. L'amite
27. Lagun
28. Leeds city
29. Loch sunart
30. Maja
31. Megawatt
32. Neotsfield
33. Peshawur
34. Pins wreck (nimble)
35. Rebecca
36. Rfa industry (probably)
37. Saint barchan
38. Silver crest
39. Silver dee
40. Speedbird
41. St. mungo (possibly)
42. Tide (probably)
43. Tornamona
44. Tullaghmurray lass
45. Upas
46. Wild wave

 

Name: GEORGETOWN VICTORY (PART OF)

Length 133.8 meter, width: 18.9 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 7604 ton
Load: personnel

Cause: built 1945 by bethlehem fairfield shipyard, baltimore. owned at time of loss by us war shipping administration. five boilers, twin steam turbines, single shaft. machinery by westinghouse electrical & manufacturing co, pittsburgh. passage sydney for glasgow to demobilise troops. went ashore at killard pt co. down & broke in two. no lives loss. (sii).

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter

Known since: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: 12.9.83 12.9.83 2 STF IN 541835N, 053127W & 541832N, 053127W. (AUTHORITY PRESUMED TO BE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY). 18.3.08 18.3.08 SHOWN AS STP, CARRIES INTER-TIDAL TINT, IN 5418.592N, 0531.520W [EUT]. (POSN SUPPLIED BY GEODESY). FOR OTHER PART SEE [5074]. NE 2159.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SEE [5074], A LIBERTY SHIP

Position: 54 18.592 N,5 31.52 W

 

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