This is the information page about the shipwreck Helene (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 17.206 N,5 34.174 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. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asia
11. Aud
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Bard (possibly)
15. Besse (probably)
16. Bessemer city (probably)
17. Bill (part of)(possibly)
18. Bill (possibly)
19. Bolette (possibly)
20. Busby
21. Cheerful
22. Chimu
23. Christina
24. Christos markettos
25. City of cardiff
26. City of westminster (& kul)
27. Clan macnab
28. Conqueror
29. Courtown
30. Dageid
31. Denebola
32. Depois
33. Devon
34. Dunaskin
35. Dundee (probably)
36. Dux (possibly)
37. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
38. Empire kingsley
39. Enrico parodi
40. Fanny lambert
41. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
42. Gallier (possibly)
43. Gemini
44. Genevieve (possibly)
45. Glamorgan coast
46. Glendale
47. Gleno
48. Grip (part of)
49. Hampshire
50. Helene (probably)
51. Hellopes
52. Hms anson
53. Hms royalo
54. Hms warspite
55. Hms warspite (part of)
56. Hms warwick
57. Hmy viva 2
58. Hopeful (possibly)
59. Iona
60. J duncan
61. Jose de aramburu
62. Joshua nicholson
63. Juan ferrer
64. Juanita
65. Kate thomas (possibly)
66. Kildonan ?
67. Kintuck
68. Kynance (probably)
69. Lake grafton
70. Lake grafton (possibly)
71. Liberty
72. Lincoln
73. Loe bar wk
74. Luna
75. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
76. Luxembourg (probably)
77. Lyminge
78. Madeline
79. Maria de larrinaga
80. Maroc
81. Moorview
82. Mystique (possibly)
83. New pioneer
84. Nile
85. Ocean harvest
86. Onega
87. Oriskany
88. Pacific reliance
89. Peer gynt (possibly)
90. Petersham
91. Phoenix 202
92. Phoenix 203
93. Pioneer (possibly)
94. Polesley (possibly)
95. Ponthieu
96. Primo ?
97. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
98. Princess royal
99. Quarnero
100. Reidar (possibly)
101. Rms mulheim
102. Saint guenole
103. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
104. Saxon briton
105. Schiedam
106. Sea viper
107. Secil japan (bow section)
108. Secil japan (stern section)
109. Setubel(probably)
110. Shanes castle
111. Shoreham (probably)
112. Sirius (possibly)
113. Sna i (possibly)
114. St anthony (possibly)
115. St chamond
116. St george
117. St george (possibly)
118. Stabil (possibly)
119. Sten (possibly)
120. Sylvia-mary z-525
121. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
122. Traute sarnow
123. Tungufoss
124. Tyrhaug
125. U 400 (possibly)
126. Umbre
127. Underwood
128. Union crystal (possibly)
129. Union star (parts of)(probably)
130. Veghtstroom (possibly)
131. Vesuvius
132. Vigrid (possibly)
133. Vine branch (possibly)
134. War baron (probably)
135. Wild boar
136. William cory
137. Yewcroft
138. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HELENE (PROBABLY)

Length 73.3 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 6.2, tonnage 1567 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1896 by howaldtswerke, kiel. owned at the time of loss by dampsk. selskabet torm. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 94 nhp, single shaft. passage rouen for swansea. torpedoed by ub-86. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 65 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: 19.8.18 19.8.18 SUNK 6M NW BY N FROM ST IVES HEAD. (RA, FALMOUTH). 20.8.18 20.8.18 SUNK 5-6M NW BY N FROM ST IVES HEAD. (WW STN OFFICE, ST IVES). H6391/19 H6391/19 SUNK 6M NW BY N FROM ST IVES HEAD, POSN 501700N, 053600W, APPROX. INS AS WK (OLD SYMBOL). BR STD. H2537/28 28.8.28 H2537/28 & H4337/28 28.8.28 AMEND TO NDWPA. BA 777. H2959/73 11.7.73 H2959/73 11.7.73 NOT LOCATED IN 501700N, 053600W DURING MAGNETOMETER EXAMINATION. (E GILES, 20.6.73). NCA. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 15MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 1178. HH100/351/22 30.3.06 HH100/351/22 30.3.06 ASSESSEMENT OF GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY AND DIVING INSPECTION SUGGEST WK LIES IN 5017.210N, 0534.176W [WGD]. (C JOHNS, HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SERVICE, CORNWALL COUNTY COUNCIL, EMAIL DTD 30.3.06). AMEND WK USC 15MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 25.11.08 25.11.08 WK LOCATED IN 5017.2093N, 0534.1755W [WGD]. (EMU LTD, EMAIL DTD 21.11.08). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 14.12.09 SEP 2009/000188817 14.12.09 DIVED 26.7.09 IN LISTED POSN. LENGTH 50+MTRS, HT 5MTRS. A REAR ENGINED VESSEL. 4 BLADE PROP STILL ATTACHED TO THE SHORT SHAFT. ENGINE INTACT AND SURROUNDED BY DEBRIS. TWO BOILERS LIE ALONGSIDE ENGINE, ONE IS ON END AND FORMS THE SHALLOWEST POINT. SUPERSTRUCTURE LIES ALONGSIDE WK. HULL BOTTOM PLATES RISE 1-2MTRS ABOVE SEABED. ANCHORS AT BOWS. CONSIDERED TO BE APPROX 1500-2000 TONS. NO POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION. (G J LOCKETT, REPORT DTD 21.8.09). AMEND WK USC 25MTRS. BR STD. 16.12.11 16.12.11 LOCATED 19.3.10 IN 5017.206N, 0534.174W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.22 IN GEN DEPTH 30.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 18.4MTRS, WIDTH 12.5MTRS, HT 4.38MTRS. LIES 065/245 DEGS WITH BOWS ENE. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 26MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED, LENGTH BY DIVER 50+MTRS

Position: 50 17.206 N,5 34.174 W

 

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