This is the information page about the shipwreck Graffoe, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 51.025 N,5 20.063 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. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Balholm
6. Bangarth
7. Behar
8. Boston city (possibly)
9. Boy toby (possibly)
10. Brynymor
11. Burry
12. Carrier
13. Celtic revenge (possibly)
14. Clapham (probably)
15. Clydesdale
16. Colonian
17. Concha
18. Dakotian
19. Dalserf
20. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
21. Dan beard (fwd part)
22. Drina (probably)
23. Empire beacon (possibly)
24. Empire gunner (possibly)
25. Englishman
26. Falcon
27. Faraday
28. Four winds
29. Fowey rose (possibly)
30. Gerard
31. Gisella (possibly)
32. Glenisla (possibly)
33. Graffoe
34. Helene
35. Hematite
36. Highland home (probably)
37. Hms arbutus
38. Hms caroline (aft part)
39. Hms leda (probably)
40. Hms minicoy
41. Hms pilot vessel no.10
42. Hmsm e39
43. Humber
44. Hurst
45. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
46. Jonas lie (possibly)
47. Kerloch
48. King edgar
49. Kingstown (probably)
50. Lcg 15
51. Lcg no.16
52. Leysian
53. Loch shiel
54. Lucy
55. Luminence
56. Matronna
57. Mersey
58. Mervyn (probably)
59. Morna
60. Morning star
61. Moyallon
62. Norfolk coast
63. Olive branch
64. Pauline elizabeth
65. Pentwyn (possibly)
66. Philotis
67. Plm 21
68. Port townsville (probably)
69. Portland (possibly)
70. Prince cadwgan (probably)
71. Princess irene
72. Queen
73. Rasona
74. Rosylin
75. Sapphire (possibly)
76. Sea farer (possibly)
77. Shamrock
78. St george
79. St jacques (probably)
80. St patrick (possibly)
81. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
82. Szent istvan
83. Thor
84. Tormes (possibly)
85. Trevilla (possibly)
86. U 61 (possibly)
87. Vernicos alexia
88. Vernicos barbara iv
89. Vernicos giorgis
90. Walter l m russ
91. Whitehaven
92. Wiema
93. Wileysike

 

Name: GRAFFOE

Length 95.7 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 2996 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1892 by furness, withy & co ltd, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by e morgan & co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 239 nhp, single shaft. passage glasgow for montevideo. steering gear failed in se 5 with heavy seas and was blown down onto st david's head. three men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter

Known since: 1968, last detected: 1984

Details measurements/cartography: H3542/68 27.9.68 H3542/68 27.9.68 THE BOILERS STAND 16FT PROUD OF THE SEABED, WHICH IS GENERALLY FLAT WITH A FEW SMALL BOULDERS, THEY PRESENT A HAZARD TO A VESSEL SHELTERING IN THIS AREA AT LOW TIDE. THE GENERAL HEIGHT OF THE REMAINDER OF THE WK DOES NOT EXCEED 7FT. THE WK WAS SALVAGED BY A FIRM CALLED ROUSE OVER 20 YEARS AGO. NO EXTENSIVE DISPERSION DUE TO SEA ACTION. ENTIRE KEEL SECTION OF THE HULL REMAINS INTACT TOGETHER WITH A LARGE PART OF THE SHIPS SIDES WHICH HAVE BOTH FALLEN OUT BUT REMAIN JOINED AT THE KEEL. PROP SHAFT RUNS DOWN THE CENTRE OF WRECKAGE STILL MOUNTED ON ITS SUPPORTS, THE PROP QUITE CLOSE TO THE STERN END OF THE SHAFT IS MADE OF CAST IRON, THE BOILERS STAND CLOSE TOGETHER ON EACH SIDE OF THE REMAINDER OF THE ENGINE WHICH IS ABOUT MIDSHIPS. NO NON-FERROUS METALS IN THE VICINITY. (MR EDMONDS REPORT DTD 13.9.68) CHART AS 2FMS 2FT IN 515100N, 052000W. R/S. H1950/80 12.1.82 H1950/80 12.1.82 NOT FOUND NOR SPECIALLY SEARCHED FOR. (HMS FOX, HI 20). NCA. H1288/83/361 15.3.84 H1288/83/361 15.3.84 WKGE LIES ON TOP OF BOULDERS AND ROCKY GULLEYS. ONE LARGE AND TWO SMALL BOILERS REMAIN ALMOST INTACT. SHAFT STILL IN PLACE. PROPELLER MISSING. ABOUT 95MTRS LONG, 16MTRS WIDE. MUCH KELP IN BOW AREA. (S. HUMPHREY, DIVING REPORT DTD 1983) NCA. . 22.2.13 22.2.13 [WGD] POSN: 5151.025N, 0520.063W. 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 51.025 N,5 20.063 W

 

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