This is the information page about the shipwreck Gleno, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 20.395 N,5 25.851 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alster (possibly)
6. Antwerpen
7. Asia
8. Aud
9. Austria (possibly)
10. Balbec
11. Bard (possibly)
12. Besse (probably)
13. Bessemer city (probably)
14. Bolette (possibly)
15. Brava
16. Busby
17. Carasa (possibly)
18. Cheerful
19. Chimu
20. Christina
21. Christos markettos
22. City of cardiff
23. Conqueror
24. Courtown
25. Cristina
26. Dageid
27. Denebola
28. Depois
29. Devon
30. Dunaskin
31. Dundee (probably)
32. Dux (possibly)
33. Enrico parodi
34. Fanny lambert
35. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
36. Gemini
37. Genevieve (possibly)
38. Glamorgan coast
39. Glendale
40. Gleno
41. Grip (part of)
42. Hampshire
43. Hanover
44. Helene (probably)
45. Hellopes
46. Hms anson
47. Hms royalo
48. Hms warspite
49. Hms warspite (part of)
50. Hms warwick
51. Hmy viva 2
52. Hugin
53. Humbergate (probably)
54. Hunsgrove
55. J duncan
56. Juan ferrer
57. Juanita
58. Kate thomas (possibly)
59. Kildonan ?
60. Kintuck
61. Kynance (probably)
62. Lake edon
63. Lake grafton
64. Lake grafton (possibly)
65. Lake owens
66. Lia'g
67. Liberty
68. Lincoln
69. Loe bar wk
70. Luna
71. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
72. Luxembourg (probably)
73. Lyminge
74. Madeline
75. Maroc
76. Mefjord (possibly)
77. Mystique (possibly)
78. New pioneer
79. Nile
80. Norma (possibly)
81. Onega
82. Orfordness
83. Peer gynt (possibly)
84. Petersham
85. Phoenix 203
86. Ponthieu
87. Portugal
88. Prestige
89. Primo ?
90. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
91. Princess royal
92. Quarnero
93. Rms mulheim
94. Rossmore (possibly)
95. Saint guenole
96. Saxon briton
97. Schiedam
98. Secil japan (bow section)
99. Secil japan (stern section)
100. Shanes castle
101. Shoreham (probably)
102. St anthony (possibly)
103. St chamond
104. St george
105. St george (possibly)
106. Stabil (possibly)
107. Sten (possibly)
108. Sylvia-mary z-525
109. Tagona
110. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
111. Traute sarnow
112. Tyrhaug
113. U 1021 (possibly)
114. U 400 (possibly)
115. Umbre
116. Union crystal (possibly)
117. Union star (parts of)(probably)
118. Veghtstroom (possibly)
119. Vesuvius
120. Vine branch (possibly)
121. War baron (probably)
122. Warnow (possibly)
123. William cory
124. Yewcroft
125. Zone (probably)

 

Name: GLENO

Length 34.1 meter, width: 5.8 meter, draught: 2.6, tonnage 187 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: built in 1902 by the larne sb co, larne. registered in belfast. single boiler, compound engine, single shaft. aft machinery by c houston & co of glasgow. passage barry for falmouth. cargo bulk flour. engine became defective and vessel took water in poor weather. later took a heavy list and refused to steer. crew abandoned and were recovered.

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: H2959/73 17.4.74 H2959/73 17.4.74 WK LOCATED USING MAGNETOMETER IN 502022N, 052551W. THOUGHT TO BE ABOUT 840GRT. STANDS UPRIGHT, ABOUT 17FT HIGH, ON A ROCKY SEABED. GEN DEPTH 150FT. REPORTED TO BE WK OF THE GLENO. (MR COLES, TELECON). CHART AS WK 35MTRS (20FMS). BR STD. H2959/73 23.5.74 H2959/73 23.5.74 WK LIES IN 502021N, 052546W [OGB] USING DECCA. NAME TAKEN FROM BELL. STANDS 17-21FT HIGH. WAS PROBABLY MINED OR TORPEDOED. HAD 2 HOLDS, BOTH EMPTY. WHEELHOUSE AND SUPERSTRUCTURE PARTLY COLLAPSED. MAST FALLEN. STERN INTACT BUT PROPELLER MISSING. NO SIGNS OF SALVAGE. NO SCOUR. LIES SE/NW AND IS WELL BURIED IN SEABED. (E GILES, 23.5.74). HH100/351/04 18.3.91 HH100/351/04 18.3.91 DIVED ON IN 502021N, 052548W [OGB] USING DECCA. BOW STANDS 3-4MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. REMAINDER OF WK IS VERY BROKEN AND FLATTENED. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH090/799/01 19.12.00 HH090/799/01 19.12.00 EXAM'D 22.7.00 IN 5020.395N, 0525.851W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.1 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 36MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.1MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. BOWS 300 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NO DEBRIS. SEABED SAND & SHELL BUT CLOSE TO AN AREA OF ROCKY RIDGES. INTACT, WELL COLLAPSED AND BURIED. (NP 1008, HI 799). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, WELL COLLAPSED AND BURIED, ROCK RIDGES NEARBY

Position: 50 20.395 N,5 25.851 W

 

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