This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms picton castle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 18.392 N,3 32.269 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Ambassador
3. Amelie (probably)
4. Amelie-suzanne
5. Angelena bm 271
6. Ann marie (possibly)
7. Antonio (probably)
8. Avalon g ii
9. Ave
10. Baychattan
11. Belle ile (possibly)
12. Bleamoor (probably)
13. Blue marlin
14. Boma
15. Bretagne
16. Bretton hall
17. Broadmayne (part of)
18. Brunhilda
19. Buesten
20. Bull steamer (possibly)
21. Cantabria
22. Catherine allen
23. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
24. Claverley (possibly)
25. Colorado (possibly)
26. Demetrios
27. Dudley rose
28. Eagle
29. Elsa
30. Elsa (possibly)
31. Emma
32. Emsstrom
33. Farn
34. Fiona mary
35. Flourish
36. Galicia
37. Garm (possibly)
38. Gefion
39. Girl barbara
40. Glocliffe
41. Glory
42. Greatham
43. Greleen
44. Grelhame (probably)
45. Gro
46. Halloween
47. Haugastol (possibly)
48. Havbris (probably)
49. Hazelpark (possibly)
50. Herzogin cecilie
51. Heye p
52. Hildegard (possibly)
53. Hms benton castle
54. Hms chorley (possibly)
55. Hms crocodile
56. Hms jasper (possibly)
57. Hms newbridge (probably)
58. Hms penylan (e part)
59. Hms penylan (w part)
60. Hms picton castle
61. Hms savage
62. Hmsm d1
63. Irma germaine (possibly)
64. Jade star gypsy
65. Jordan a
66. Karen marie (probably)
67. Kendal castle
68. Laertes
69. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
70. Les mercenaires
71. Liberta
72. Lofoten (probably)
73. Lord stewart
74. Marana (bow section)
75. Marie des isles
76. Medina
77. Mudstomper (probably)
78. Neches (probably)
79. Newholm
80. North sea (probably)
81. Northville (possibly)
82. Perm (possibly)
83. Peronne
84. Placidas faroult
85. Quest
86. Rayder
87. Riversdale
88. Rota
89. Sarah jayne
90. Sevilla
91. Shirley betty
92. Skaala
93. Soudan
94. Stanhope
95. Ster de zee (possibly)
96. Taeping
97. Talvaldis (possibly)
98. Two sisters
99. Uc 49 (probably)
100. Uc 51
101. Uskmoor (probably)
102. Visborg (possibly)
103. W.s.w. one
104. Waikawa (possibly)
105. Warsaw
106. Wreathier
107. Yvette bm217

 

Name: HMS PICTON CASTLE

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 146 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H2502/51 24.4.51 WK 15FMS IN 501820N, 033211W, LOCATED BY A/S. HT ABOVE SEABED 18FT. (HMS SEAGULL, SURVEY [E8881], 1950). CHART AS WK 15FMS [27MTRS]. NE 1613. H5982/82 15.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501814N, 033212W [OGB] USING DECCA ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. 18.4.13 EXAM'D 6.1.13 IN 5018.392N, 0332.269W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.6 IN GEN DEPTH 33.0MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 27.96MTRS. SCOUR 1.7MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 55MTRS NE & 94MTRS SW. LENGTH 35.7MTRS, WIDTH 11.1MTRS, HT 6MTRS. LIES 146/326 DEGS. IN TWO PIECES. (EMU, HI 1374). THE SMALLER PORTION LIES TO SE. AMEND WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 8.9.14 LIES WITH LIST TO PORT. HEAVILY DAMAGED AFT OF FO'C'SLE, BOWS LIES HEADING FURTHER TO PORT. AFT DECKHOUSE AND TRAWL GALLOWS INTACT. (DIVER MAGAZINE, 9.2014).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS, SE END SMALLER, SCOUR EXTENDS NE & SW

Position: 50 18.392 N,3 32.269 W

 

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