This is the information page about the shipwreck Girasol, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.849 N,1 22.263 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Ability
3. Admiral gardner
4. Africa
5. Agamemnon
6. Agen
7. Airston (probably)
8. Albion (probably)
9. Algeria
10. Alice marie
11. Archon
12. Ashley
13. Astrologer
14. Avon
15. Azariah (poss)
16. Balakani
17. Balgownie (probably)
18. Baltrader
19. Bella donna
20. Blue mermaid
21. Bravore
22. Brendonia
23. Cathay (part of)
24. Cedrington court
25. City of brisbane
26. Corheath
27. Correct
28. Daisy maud
29. Dalryan
30. Dela
31. Delce
32. Denise germaine (possibly)
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dolcoath (part)
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dortejensen
38. Duiveland
39. Dunbar castle
40. E goodwin ltv
41. Embla (possibly)
42. Emile deschamps
43. Empire ghyll
44. Empress of midland (possibly)
45. Erins isle (possibly)
46. Fearless
47. Flandres
48. Fleurita
49. Flores (probably)
50. Franz fischer (possibly)
51. Fred everard
52. Frons olivae (probably)
53. Fulmar
54. Gad 23
55. Genimar
56. Ghc (possibly)
57. Girasol
58. Grazia (possibly)
59. Harcalo
60. Hardingham (probably)
61. Hawksdale
62. Hawnby
63. Hibernia
64. Highwave (probably)
65. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
66. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
67. Hm torpedo boat no.12
68. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
69. Hms alert ?
70. Hms aragonite (part of)
71. Hms aragonite (part of)
72. Hms aries (possibly)
73. Hms artic trapper
74. Hms blanche
75. Hms carilon
76. Hms chestnut (probably)
77. Hms coquette
78. Hms desiree
79. Hms drummer
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms fauvette
82. Hms gracie (probably)
83. Hms guardsman
84. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
85. Hms leandros
86. Hms marcella
87. Hms mastiff (possibly)
88. Hms myrtle
89. Hms napia
90. Hms niger (possibly)
91. Hms northumberland (probably)
92. Hms oriana
93. Hms pyrope
94. Hms ray of hope
95. Hms reed (possibly)
96. Hms restoration (possibly)
97. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
98. Hms stella orion
99. Hms stirling castle (probably)
100. Hms tamarisk
101. Hms tourmaline
102. Hms tranquil
103. Hms velia (possibly)
104. Hms venetia
105. Ilaro
106. Ira (possibly)
107. Irene
108. Iris (possibly)
109. Jacob luckenbach
110. James harrod
111. Josefina thorden (after part)
112. Josephine charlotte
113. Kabinda
114. Kankakee
115. Karmt
116. Koenigshaven
117. Lady jane
118. Laurl coin
119. Lbv (m)396
120. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
121. Le pelerin de la mer
122. Lindfar
123. Lisbeth m
124. Lolworth
125. Lord hamilton (possibly)
126. Luray victory
127. Mahratta
128. Mahratta ii
129. Mahseer
130. Malta (probably)
131. Maplin light house
132. March
133. Margam abbey
134. Margate sand beacon
135. Menapier
136. Mercy
137. Merel (part of)(possibly)
138. Mersey
139. Mi amigo
140. Monica (possibly)
141. Mudlark
142. Neptune (possibly)
143. Newlands
144. Niore
145. Norman
146. North eastern victory
147. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
148. Ocean king (possibly)
149. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
150. Opal
151. Paros isle
152. Peik
153. Persistant whisper
154. Ponzano
155. Port dalhousie (possibly)
156. Prince igor (probably)
157. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
158. Regin (possibly)
159. Resolute
160. Restless wave (possibly)
161. Rooswijk
162. Rubislaw
163. Rumania
164. Ryal
165. Rydal force
166. Rynanna
167. Saidieh
168. Salerno (possibly)
169. San calisto
170. Santagata
171. Selma (possibly)
172. Slesvig
173. Spaarndem
174. Stad maastricht
175. Strathearn
176. Sun vii
177. Sunk beacon (remains)
178. Sunk head tower
179. Surrey
180. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
181. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
182. Telegraaf xviii
183. The sultan
184. Thorvin karsven
185. Tongue sand tower (remains)
186. Toromoree
187. Treport
188. Tummel (probably)
189. U 48
190. Uama
191. Ub 12 (possibly)
192. Uc 21 (possibly)
193. Ursus (part)
194. Vera
195. Volante (possibly)
196. Walsingham
197. Warfleth
198. Westerley star
199. Winifred
200. Winkfield
201. Woodtown (possibly)
202. Yassou
203. Ypapanti

 

Name: GIRASOL

Length 52.1 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 648 ton

Cause:

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H0215/39 4.10.42 LEAST DEPTH 5FMS 3FT. POSITIONED BY HSA. (HMS ST TUDNO, 4.10.42). INS AS WK 5FMS 3FT.

- NM 2397/42. H0215/39 4.6.59 SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 48FT, FOUL AT 49FT. (SHEERNESS 12.10.45). AMEND TO WK 8FMS.

- NM 3412/45. H926/62 21.8.67 EXAM'D IN 512848N, 012216E [OGB] USING DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR 51FT, FOUL 55FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 59FT IN GEN DEPTH 74FT. SCOUR 78FT. A LARGE GROUP OF FISHERMANS FLOATS CAME TO SURFACE HAVING BEEN CUT LOOSE BY SWEEP WIRE AND MAY CAUSE FALSE FOULS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 4.7.67). 27.1.69 AMEND TO WK SW 8FMS 2FT [LAT]. NE 1607. 27.9.73 AMEND TO WK SW 15.2MTRS [LAT]. NC 1607. H4435/74 13.11.74 EXAM'D IN 512849N, 012222E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP], SWEPT CLEAR 15.7, FOUL 16.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 22.0MTRS. SCOUR 30.0MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 29.8.74). BR STD. SEP 2008/00002461 2.3.07 EXAM'D 13.7.06. NOT LOCATED BY M/B. GEN DEPTH NOW 16.3MTRS. CONSIDERED TO BE JUST COVERED. AMEND FOUL. (PLA WK REPORT 207-32 DTD 6.2.07). AMEND FOUL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 28.849 N,1 22.263 E

 

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