This is the information page about the shipwreck Hopeful (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.23 N,5 47.339 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. A a raven
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. Aurelien
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Bessemer city (probably)
15. Bill (part of)(possibly)
16. Bill (possibly)
17. Boynton (possibly)
18. Busby
19. Cato
20. Chimu
21. Christina
22. Christos markettos
23. City of cardiff
24. City of westminster (& kul)
25. Clan macnab
26. Conqueror
27. Courtown
28. Denebola
29. Depois
30. Devon
31. Dunaskin
32. Dundee (probably)
33. Dux (possibly)
34. Emblem
35. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
36. Empire kingsley
37. Enrico parodi
38. Facto
39. Gallier (possibly)
40. Garthclyde (possibly)
41. Gemini
42. Glamorgan coast
43. Hampshire
44. Heathmore
45. Helene (probably)
46. Hellopes
47. Hms decoy (probably)
48. Hms pincher
49. Hms royalo
50. Hms warspite
51. Hms warspite (part of)
52. Holland xix
53. Hopeful (possibly)
54. Iona
55. J duncan
56. Jose de aramburu
57. Joshua nicholson
58. Juan ferrer
59. Juanita
60. Kate thomas (possibly)
61. Kildonan ?
62. Kintuck
63. Lake grafton
64. Lake grafton (possibly)
65. Liberty
66. Lincoln
67. Lovat
68. Luna
69. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
70. Luxembourg (probably)
71. Lyminge
72. Maria de larrinaga
73. Marie roberts
74. Maroc
75. Moorview
76. Mystique (possibly)
77. New pioneer
78. Ocean harvest
79. Orion
80. Oriskany
81. Phoenix 202
82. Phoenix 203
83. Pioneer (possibly)
84. Polesley (possibly)
85. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
86. Regency (probably)
87. Rms mulheim
88. Saint guenole
89. Saxon briton
90. Sea viper
91. Seapoint (possibly)
92. Setubel(probably)
93. Sirius (possibly)
94. St chamond
95. Stabil (possibly)
96. Sten (possibly)
97. Sylvia-mary z-525
98. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
99. Tralee trader
100. Traute sarnow
101. Tungufoss
102. Tyrhaug
103. U 1209 (possibly)
104. U 247 (possibly)
105. Umbre
106. Underwood
107. Union star (parts of)(probably)
108. Veghtstroom (possibly)
109. Vine branch (possibly)
110. Vinovia
111. Wild boar
112. William cory
113. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HOPEFUL (POSSIBLY)

Length 70.4 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1215 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: ex-belgian prince, ex-lady ailsa. built in 1888 by ailsa shipbuilding co, troon. owned at the time of loss by f h powell & co. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 98 nhp, single shaft. machinery by d rowan & sons, glasgow. passage liverpool for london. sank following collision with ss raloo of belfast. no lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1903

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 125 cm

Known since: 1903, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: 26.4.45 SONAR CONTACT, CLASSIFIED ROCK, IN 500406N, 054700W. LOCATED 26.4.45. (AUBD 301/266 - ESCORT GROUP 20). H2613/78 10.3.78 H2613/78 10.3.78 WK LOCATED 30.9.77 IN 500413N, 054718W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53.2 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEG APPROX. EXAMINED IN UNSUITABLE CONDITIONS. THOUGHT TO BE BROKEN UP. (HMS FOX, HI 42A/77). CHART AS WK 53MTRS. BR STD. 7.12.87 7.12.87 NOT FOUND. (HMS BULLDOG, M1097/1). NCA. 12.12.11 12.12.11 LOCATED 12.10.09 IN 5004.230N, 0547.339W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.91 IN GEN DEPTH 57.2MTRS. SCOUR 0.4MTR DEEP. LENGTH 49.0MTRS, WIDTH 5.8MTRS, HT 3.69MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). RETAIN WK 53MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PROBABLY BROKEN UP

Position: 50 4.23 N,5 47.339 W

 

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