This is the information page about the shipwreck Georgios markettos (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.929 N,5 3.894 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Albion
3. Antonio
4. Balholm
5. Behar
6. Boy toby (possibly)
7. Burry
8. Canterbury bell
9. Carrier
10. Christian borum
11. Clapham (probably)
12. Concha
13. Dakotian
14. Drina (probably)
15. Empire beacon (possibly)
16. Englishman
17. Faraday
18. Four winds
19. Georgios markettos (probably)
20. Gisella (possibly)
21. Gratie gods (possibly)
22. Helene
23. Highgate (possibly)
24. Highland home (probably)
25. Hms arbutus
26. Hms caroline (aft part)
27. Hms leda (probably)
28. Hms marojam
29. Hms minicoy
30. Hms pilot vessel no.10
31. Hms select (possibly)
32. Hmsm e39
33. Humber
34. Hurst
35. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
36. Ionian
37. Kerloch
38. Kingstown (probably)
39. Lcg 15
40. Lcg no.16
41. Loch shiel
42. Lord derby (probably)
43. Lucy
44. Maplefield (possibly)
45. Matronna
46. Olive branch
47. Pauline elizabeth
48. Philotis
49. Pikepool (probably)
50. Plm 21
51. Princess irene
52. Queen
53. Rasona
54. Renfrew (possibly)
55. Sea farer (possibly)
56. Shaleen
57. Shamrock
58. Sovereign (possibly)
59. St jacques (probably)
60. Thor
61. Tormes (possibly)
62. Wileysike

 

Name: GEORGIOS MARKETTOS (PROBABLY)

Length 88.4 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2269 ton

Cause: ex-llanberis '89, ex-badmington, ex-coroniadis, ex-maleas. built in 1890 by osborne, graham & co. owned at time of loss by c p markettos. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 208 nhp, single shaft. passage newport for oran. torpedoed and sunk by u-57. (sibi, llww1, dods).

Year of registration: 1948

Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 147 cm

Known since: 1948, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H8609/47 27.7.48 H8609/47 27.7.48 NDW SHOWN IN 512954N, 050352W ON SURVEY [E8262/2]. BR STD. 14.11.72 14.11.72 AMENDED TO WK USC 15FMS. NE 1178. 18.12.72 18.12.72 AMENDED TO WK USC 27MTRS. NC 1478. 4.5.78 4.5.78 AMENDED TO NDW. NC 1178. H5001/72 24.11.80 H5001/72 24.11.80 WK EXAM'D 7.4.78 IN 512954N, 050352W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50.2 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. SCOUR 4MTRS. APPROX LENGTH 250FT, BEAM 50FT. LYING APPROX 160/340DEGS ON FINE SAND. APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN IN TWO. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 63B/72). AMEND WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 1.12.11 1.12.11 LOCATED 22.4.10 IN 5129.929N, 0503.894W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 48.58 IN GEN DEPTH 53.1MTRS. SCOUR 0.9MTR DEEP. LENGTH 97.1MTRS, WIDTH 19.2MTRS, HT 5.47MTRS. LIES 147/327 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). IN TWO PARTS. AMEND WK 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS WITH GAP BETWEEN

Position: 51 29.929 N,5 3.894 W

 

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