This is the information page about the shipwreck Gretaston, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 25.941 N,1 37.081 W (45.653916666667, -1.33645)

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.

Name: GRETASTON

Length 100.9 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 3395 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: vessel, built 1901 by w gray & co, was sunk by german minelayer 'uc 72'. the capt & 28 of the crew were killed. owned at the time of loss by w s miller & co. (dods). sunk while on passage from huelva to garston. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter

Known since: 1979, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: 3.9.79 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 452600N, 013700W ON FRENCH 6787. BR STD. 9.4.85 LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984, NO.14551148. 28.5.86 SHOWN AS WK USC PD 28MTRS ON FRENCH 7070 [1985 EDN]. NC 2664. 16.8.00 SHOWN AS WK USC PA 28MTRS ON FRENCH 6991 [2000 EDN,1:368000]. NCA. AWAIT LARGER SCALE FRENCH CHART. SEP 2009000062843 12.8.09 SHOWN AS WK USC PD 28MTRS IN 4525.943N, 0137.050W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7070 [INT 1804] [2ND EDN 2009, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 45 25.941 N,1 37.081 W

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