This is the information page about the shipwreck Gerard, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 51.625 N,5 21.03 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: GERARD
Length 37.3 meter, width: 7.1 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 273 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: built in 11917 by n v mchf & scheepw, fortuna. owned at time of loss by n v nationale stoomviss mij. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage netherlands for fishing and return. stranded, total loss. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1929
Water depth above wreck: 5 meter
Known since: 1929, last detected: 1984
Details measurements/cartography: H1288/83/361 14.3.84 H1288/83/361 14.3.84 LIES IN CARREG-GWYLAN, KNOWN LOCALLY AS KITTIWAKE COVE, BETWEEN THE ISLAND AND THE POINT, IN 515136N, 052058W APPROX. PLATES FROM HULL AND OTHER SCATTERED WKGE LIES WITHIN ROCKY GULLEYS AND KELP. STANDS ABOUT 3MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 5.5MTRS IN AN AREA WITH A VERY STRONG CURRENT. (S HUMPHREY). STS. NCA. 22.2.13 22.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 5151.625N, 0521.030W. 22.1.13 22.1.13 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. TOO CLOSE INSHORE TO SURVEY. (EMU, HI 1365). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 51.625 N,5 21.03 W