This is the information page about the shipwreck Hellopes, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.558 N,5 29.603 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. Acklington
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alster (possibly)
6. Antwerpen
7. Arab
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Ardgarry
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asia
14. Aurelien
15. Austria (possibly)
16. Balbec
17. Ballarat
18. Bard (possibly)
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bill (part of)(possibly)
22. Bill (possibly)
23. Brest
24. Busby
25. Chimu
26. Christina
27. Christos markettos
28. City of cardiff
29. City of corinth (possibly)
30. City of westminster (& kul)
31. Clan malcolm
32. Congener
33. Conqueror
34. Corvus
35. Courtown
36. Cromdale
37. Dageid
38. Denebola
39. Depois
40. Devon
41. Dunaskin
42. Dundee (probably)
43. Dux (possibly)
44. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
45. Enrico parodi
46. Eva (possibly)
47. Facto
48. Fanny lambert
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Gallier (possibly)
51. Garthclyde (possibly)
52. Gemini
53. Genevieve (possibly)
54. Glamorgan coast
55. Glendale
56. Gleno
57. Grip (part of)
58. Hampshire
59. Hansy
60. Helene (probably)
61. Hellopes
62. Hms anson
63. Hms brandlebas
64. Hms gloaming
65. Hms roche bonne
66. Hms royalo
67. Hms warspite
68. Hms warspite (part of)
69. Hockwold
70. Holland xix
71. Hopeful (possibly)
72. Iona
73. J duncan
74. Jose de aramburu
75. Joshua nicholson
76. Juan ferrer
77. Juanita
78. Kate thomas (possibly)
79. Kildonan ?
80. Kilmaho
81. Kintuck
82. Lake grafton
83. Lake grafton (possibly)
84. Le vieux tigre
85. Liberty
86. Lincoln
87. Loe bar wk
88. Lovat
89. Luna
90. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
91. Luxembourg (probably)
92. Lyminge
93. Madeline
94. Marie roberts
95. Maroc
96. Merle
97. Mervyn (possibly)
98. Moorview
99. Mosel
100. Mystique (possibly)
101. Nanna (possibly)
102. New pioneer
103. Nile
104. Noya (possibly)
105. Ocean harvest
106. Ospra
107. Pearl (possibly)
108. Peer gynt (possibly)
109. Phoenix 202
110. Phoenix 203
111. Pioneer (possibly)
112. Polesley (possibly)
113. Ponthieu
114. Prestige
115. Primo ?
116. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
117. Princess royal
118. Quarnero
119. Reidar (possibly)
120. Rms mulheim
121. Robert
122. Royal anne galley
123. Saint guenole
124. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
125. Saxon briton
126. Schiedam
127. Sea viper
128. Secil japan (bow section)
129. Secil japan (stern section)
130. Setubel(probably)
131. Sirius (possibly)
132. St anthony (possibly)
133. St chamond
134. St george (possibly)
135. Stabil (possibly)
136. Sten (possibly)
137. Sylvia-mary z-525
138. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
139. Traute sarnow
140. Tungufoss
141. Tyrhaug
142. U 1018
143. U 1209 (possibly)
144. U 399
145. U 95
146. Umbre
147. Underwood
148. Union star (parts of)(probably)
149. Veghtstroom (possibly)
150. Vigrid (possibly)
151. Vine branch (possibly)
152. Vinovia
153. Westwood (possibly)
154. Wild boar
155. William cory
156. Yewcroft
157. Zebra
158. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HELLOPES

Length 97.5 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 2774 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1889 by j reid & co, port glasgow. owned at the time of loss by harris bros. passage garston for falmouth. foundered in mounts bay when her cargo shifted. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1911

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 27 cm

Known since: 1911, last detected: 20160614

Details measurements/cartography: 4.4.67 REPD LOCATED IN ABOUT 100FT OF WATER, ABOUT 4M OUT IN MOUNTS BAY. (BSAC & UNDERWATER WORLD MAG). H4580/74 20.11.74 EXAM'D 11.4.74 IN 500430N, 052932W USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.8 IN GEN DEPTH 33.5MTRS. SCOUR 34MTRS DEEP. LENGTH ABOUT 150FT. LIES 280/100DEGS. A SHALLOW SCOUR LIES CLOSE N OF WK. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 31A/74). BR STD. H2979/74 21.11.74 LOCATED IN 500436N, 052932W USING DECCA. ALMOST CERTAINLY HELLOPES. LIES NW/SE. (E GILES). NCA. H2590/76 23.3.76 NOT FOUND DURING SIDESCAN SWEEP. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). NCA. H4919/77 21.11.77 MAGNETOMETER INDICATES ABOUT 130 TONS STEEL STILL EXIST. (E GILES, 3.11.77). H1270/82 8.3.82 DIVED 24.5.81. LEAST DEPTH TO HAND RAIL 25MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. (M. SKELSEY). BR STD. H1310/82/7 8.3.82 WK OF HELIOPS LIES IN 500442N, 052936W USING DECCA. (A M JONES, 12.2.82). NCA. H4580/74 7.6.82 DIVED ON 30.5.82. LIES APPROX NW/SE IN 3 MAIN PARTS. STERN ON STBD SIDE. MIDSHIPS SECTION UPRIGHT. BOILERS STANDING AT LEAST 15FT HIGH. BOW SECTION CANTED AND GIVING LEAST DEPTH OF 92FT ON E/S. (M SKELSEY). CORRECTED DEPTH 25.1MTRS. NCA. H3843/86 2.6.88 EXAM'D 14.5.87 IN 500432N, 052933W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP] LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.4 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. HYDROSEARCH:- VERT HT 8.5MTRS; SHADOW HT 8.1MTRS. LENGTH 107.5MTRS, BEAM 23MTRS. LIES SW/NE, WITH HIGHEST POINT AT NE END, AND APPEARS TO LIST TO THE SE. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE 2 MASTS LYING CLOSE-BY ON THE SEABED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 362A).

- NM 1869/88. 4.8.98 WK LIES IN 32-34MTRS OF WATER ON HER SIDE, WITH HULL RELATIVELY INTACT. STEEL SCREW & RUDDER STILL IN PLACE. STANDS WELL UP FROM SEABED OF SAND & SHALE. (DIVER MAGAZINE AUG'98). POSN GIVEN AS 500205N, 053006W. NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE HH090/802/01 24.1.00 EXAM'D 22.11.99 IN 5004.535N, 0529.620W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR EXTENDS 50MTRS TOWARDS 090 DEGS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 4MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 802). INTACT. RETAIN AS WK 24MTRS IN AMENDED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/01 22.2.02 LIES IN 5004.502N, 0529.516W [WGD]. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 20.2.02). NCA. SEP 2016/000091765 31.10.16 EXAM'D; 14.6.16 IN 5004.558N, 0529.603W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 27.05MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS, LENGTH 102MTRS, WIDTH 34.3MTRS, HEIGHT 7.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 027/207 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DEGRADED LYING AMONGST ROCKS. VISIBLE COLLAPSED HULL, TWO BOILERS AND ENGINE. BOWS AT SOUTHERN END OF WRECK. (MMT, HI 1500). AMEND DW 27MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK IS SEVERELY DEGRADED LYING AMONGST ROCKS

Position: 50 4.558 N,5 29.603 W

 

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