This is the information page about the shipwreck Horsa, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 55.169 N,6 23.354 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)

 

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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. Annie f conlon
2. Antonios
3. Ardencraig
4. Beechpark
5. Briardene (possibly)
6. Brigit
7. Brinkburn
8. Brodfield
9. Burgerdijk (probably)
10. Cadeby (probably)
11. Camiola (possibly)
12. Castleford
13. Charles maureaur
14. Cita
15. Delaware
16. Douro
17. Earl of arran
18. Earl of lonsdale
19. Enfant de bretagne
20. Erick rickmers
21. Falkland
22. Forester
23. General roberts (possibly)
24. Hathor
25. Headlands (possibly)
26. Hms association
27. Hms blazer
28. Hms colossus
29. Hms eagle (probably)
30. Hms firebrand
31. Hms romney (possibly)
32. Holland iii (probably)
33. Hollandia
34. Horsa
35. Indian city (possibly)
36. Italia
37. Jean gougy
38. Lady charlotte
39. Little western
40. Magdeleine
41. Mando
42. Mar cor (possibly)
43. Minnehaha
44. Padstow (possibly)
45. Plympton
46. Poleire
47. Prinses maria
48. Rachel harvey
49. Richard davey
50. River lune
51. San bartholomeo (possibly)
52. Schiller
53. Seapoint (possibly)
54. Serica (possibly)
55. Setiembre (part of)
56. St vincent (possibly)
57. Sussex
58. Thames
59. Thomas w lawson
60. Toledo (possibly)
61. U 1208 (possibly)
62. U 681 (possibly)
63. Uc 19 (probably)
64. Venus des isles (pz269)
65. Zelda

 

Name: HORSA

Length 67.1 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 6.6, tonnage 1163 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,grain,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,foodstuffs: solid

Cause: built in 1860 by scott & co. ltd., greenock, went aground in bread and cheese cove, st martins, after missing stays whilst en route from bluff, new zealand to isles of scilly. later refloated but sank under tow apparently 21m sw bishop rock. (cornish shipwrecks vol 3).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 36 meter

Known since: 1974

Details measurements/cartography: H3227/74 6.6.74 WK OF SV 'HORSA' LOCATED IN 495508N, 062318W USING DECCA AND MAGNETOMETER. SEABED SAND. NUMEROUS PROMINENT MASTS, GIRDERS, PLATING ETC LYING AROUND. HIGHEST POINT 13FT IN ABOUT 120FT [REDUCED]. (MR GILES, LYONESSE SALVAGE, 15.5.74). CHART AS WK 32MTRS. R/P.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IRON HULL

Position: 49 55.169 N,6 23.354 W

 

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