This is the information page about the shipwreck Hanover, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 20.109 N,5 10.885 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. Andola
3. Andromeda
4. Angele (possibly)
5. Anna sophie
6. Antoinette (probably)
7. Arthurtown
8. Bard (possibly)
9. Bay of panama
10. Ben asdale
11. Ben rein
12. Besse (probably)
13. Brava
14. Bretonne (probably)
15. Camelot challenger (possibly)
16. Cape finisterre (probably)
17. Carasa (possibly)
18. Carl
19. Caroni river
20. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
21. Cristina
22. Dageid
23. Epsilon
24. Eric calvert (possibly)
25. Eskdale
26. Fanny lambert
27. Forde
28. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
29. Gap
30. Genevieve (possibly)
31. Germaine
32. Glendale
33. Gleno
34. Grip (part of)
35. Hanover
36. Happy returns (possibly)
37. Hemsley 1
38. Hera
39. Hmml 380
40. Hms almond (after part)
41. Hms almond (bow part)
42. Hms anson
43. Hms comet
44. Hms lady of the isles
45. Hms primrose
46. Hms rinovia
47. Hms torrent
48. Hms warspite
49. Hms warspite (part of)
50. Hms warwick
51. Hugin
52. Humbergate (probably)
53. Hunsgrove
54. Island maid
55. Jersey queen (possibly)
56. John
57. John taylor
58. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
59. Juno
60. Krosfond
61. Kynance (probably)
62. La suippe
63. Lady dalhousie
64. Lake edon
65. Lake owens
66. Leander
67. Leon martin (part of)
68. Lia'g
69. Loe bar wk
70. Lord snowden (probably)
71. Lydie
72. Madeline
73. Maria asumpta
74. Mefjord (possibly)
75. Mina cantiquin
76. Mitera marigo
77. Mohegan
78. N g petersen
79. Nile
80. Norma (possibly)
81. Ocklinge
82. Onega
83. Orfordness
84. Peer gynt (possibly)
85. Petersham
86. Ponthieu
87. Ponus
88. Port chalmers
89. Portugal
90. Prestige
91. Primo ?
92. Princess royal
93. Quarnero
94. Queen (possibly)
95. Rock island bridge
96. Rossmore (possibly)
97. Runswick
98. Saphir
99. Schiedam
100. Secil japan (bow section)
101. Secil japan (stern section)
102. Shanes castle
103. Shoreham (probably)
104. Siracusa
105. Skopelos sky (after part)
106. Sphene (probably)
107. Spital
108. Spyridion vagliano
109. St anthony (possibly)
110. St george (possibly)
111. St joseph
112. St stanislas
113. Stanwood
114. Svint
115. Tagona
116. Twilight water
117. U 1021 (possibly)
118. U 400 (possibly)
119. Ub 106 (possibly)
120. Ub 112 (possibly)
121. Ub 128 (possibly)
122. Ub 86 (possibly)
123. Ub 97 (possibly)
124. Vesuvius
125. Volnay
126. War baron (probably)
127. Warnow (possibly)
128. Yewcroft
129. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HANOVER

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H1282/77/116 26.4.77 REPD LOST AT HANOVER COVE NEAR CLIGGA. (P R JONES, 25.2.77). POSN APPROX 502012N, 051100W FOR FILING ONLY. 24.3.97 LIES AT HANOVER COVE AT A DEPTH OF 20 FEET (PLUS 15 FEET OF SAND). HER MOSTLY INTACT CARGO ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH ú50,000,000 STERLING. FIRMLY IDENTIFIED BY THE BELL AND A GOLD RING FOUND ON THE SITE. RING BELONGED TO THE WIFE OF THE MASTER, JOSEPH SHERBURN, WHO PERISHED IN THE STORM. EXCAVATION LIKELY TO BE COMMENCED IN APRIL 1997. (NAUTICAL MAGAZINE, FEB 97). NCA. 16.11.00 AREA WITHIN 250MTRS RADIUS OF 5020.075N, 0510.823W [OGB] DESIGNATED AS RESTRICTED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF WRECKS ACT, 1973. (M DEAN, ADU, EMAIL DTD 16.11.00). POSN AND RADIUS CONFIRMED. (SI 1718/1997). INS REST'D AREA, WK NOT CHARTED. BR STD. SEP 2007/000005452 18.1.07 REST'D AREA NOT SHOWN ON BA 1149 [EDN 5 DTD 31.1.02]. BA 1149 IS STS TO SHOW AREA. INS AS NOTE 'HISTORIC WRECK'.

- NM ACTION. 21.11.11 NOT WITHIN NAVIGABLE AREA. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). NCA. 10.7.12 [WGD] POSN: 5020.109N, 0510.885W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Rest'D area 150m radius.

Position: 50 20.109 N,5 10.885 W

 

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