This is the information page about the shipwreck Greenville, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 1 N,22 50 W (50.016666666667, -22.833333333333)
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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: GREENVILLE
Length 125.6 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 6323 ton
Load: grain
Cause: built in 1920 by crai, taylor & co. owned at time of loss by worldwide ss co. triple expansion engine. passage montreal for liverpool. developed a 15 deg list during a gale. was abandonded the next day in a sinking condition and most of the crew were rescued. (dods).
Year of registration: 1953
Water depth above wreck: 4000 meter
Known since: 1953
Details measurements/cartography: H6443/53 13.5.70 H6443/53 13.5.70 VESSEL SANK IN 500100N, 225000W APPROX. (LLOYDS). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 1 N,22 50 W