This is the information page about the shipwreck Ilston, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.212 N,5 9.829 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Andromeda
5. Arab
6. Ardgarry
7. Arvor
8. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Ballarat
13. Bamse (probably)
14. Bay of panama
15. Beatrice (possibly)
16. Bellucia
17. Ben asdale
18. Ben rein
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bjornvik (possibly)
21. Brest
22. Bretonne (probably)
23. Brigamara
24. Cape finisterre (probably)
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Caroni river
28. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
29. Carpo (possibly)
30. Centurion (possibly)
31. Cieszyn
32. Citrine
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Corvus
39. Cromdale
40. Cyrenian
41. Czar
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Epsilon
44. Erato
45. Eric calvert (possibly)
46. Eskdale
47. Eva (possibly)
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Glendale
53. Godolphin
54. Grip (part of)
55. Gunvor
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmml 380
60. Hms almond (after part)
61. Hms almond (bow part)
62. Hms anson
63. Hms brandlebas
64. Hms comet
65. Hms gloaming
66. Hms javelin (stern section)
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms primrose
70. Hms rinovia
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms torrent
73. Hmy sappho (possibly)
74. Hnlms brielle
75. Hockwold
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
80. Juno
81. Karen marie
82. Kerris reed
83. Kilmaho
84. Krosfond
85. Kwester
86. La suippe
87. Lady cory-wright
88. Lady dalhousie
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Leander
91. Leon martin (part of)
92. Libourne
93. Loe bar wk
94. Lord snowden (probably)
95. Lorle (probably)
96. Lucent (possibly)
97. Lydie
98. Merle
99. Mervyn (possibly)
100. Mina cantiquin
101. Mitera marigo
102. Mohegan
103. Mosel
104. Mourne (probably)
105. N g petersen
106. Nanna (possibly)
107. Normand
108. Noya (possibly)
109. Nyassa
110. Ocklinge
111. Omer denise
112. Ospra
113. Pearl (possibly)
114. Penelope jane (possibly)
115. Pindos
116. Plantaganet
117. Poljames
118. Poljames
119. Ponthieu
120. Ponus
121. Port chalmers
122. Queen (possibly)
123. Reidar (possibly)
124. Rigmor (possibly)
125. Robert
126. Rock island bridge
127. Royal anne galley
128. Sabre of newquay
129. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
130. Schiedam
131. Secil japan (bow section)
132. Secil japan (stern section)
133. Spital
134. Spyridion vagliano
135. St anthony (possibly)
136. Stanwood
137. Twilight water
138. U 1018
139. U 399
140. U 95
141. Ub 106 (possibly)
142. Ub 112 (possibly)
143. Ub 128 (possibly)
144. Ub 86 (possibly)
145. Ub 97 (possibly)
146. Uc 66
147. Ula
148. Veritas
149. Vigrid (possibly)
150. Violet
151. Volnay
152. War tune
153. Westwood (possibly)
154. Wyndcliffe
155. Yewcroft
156. Zebra

 

Name: ILSTON

Length 91.4 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2426 ton
Load: machinery and mechanical parts,railway: stock and construction materials

Cause: sunk by german submarine 4m se of the lizard whilst en route from swansea to france. (ll ww1). vessel, built 1915 by dunlop bremner and owned at the time of loss by swansea steamers, was torpedoed & sunk by a german submarine 4m se of the lizard. 6 lives lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H2537/28 SUNK 4M SE OF THE LIZARD. (ADMIRALTY). NCA, POSN APPROX. 26.11.69 WK LOCATED IN APPROX POSN 4M SE OF THE LIZARD BY SUB AQUA DIVERS. LIES INTACT, ORIENTATION BOWS SW & STERN NE, AT DEPTH OF 165FT. CARGO OF RAILWAY EQUIPMENT STILL IN HOLDS & ENGINES STILL INTACT. (R DAVIS & R LARN, 30.10.69). 2.9.70 NDW IN 495712N, 050939W USING HSA. LIES N/S. BOUGHT BY R DAVIS. (R DAVIS, 26.8.70). R/S. 2.7.74 NOW CHARTED AS USC 30MTRS. NE 154. 25.9.74 LOCATED DURING SALVAGE SURVEYS 1974. (E GILES). NCA. 15.1.82 BOW REPORTED SEPARATE FROM MAIN WK AND BROKEN UP. MIDSHIPS REASONABLY INTACT, BUT AFT OF SUPERSTRUCTURE FLATTENED. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 4). NCA. H5249/76 11.2.82 HAS BEEN OWNED BY S OATES OF PLYMOUTH SINCE 1978 AND SALVAGE OPS HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT. (W E BUTLAND, 24.1.82). NCA. 17.4.01 LIES LISTING TO ONE SIDE. HULL INTACT, SUPERSTRUCTURE FLAT OTHER THAN THE BRIDGE. SEABED SAND. GEN DEPTH 52MTRS AT HW NEAPS. (J ROSEVEARE, TELCON 17.4.01). NCA. 19.7.07 NOT LOCATED. (D BRYDON, LTR DTD 17.7.07). NCA. SEP 2014/000153151 22.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 4957.212N, 0509.829W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 37.39 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 7.65MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT, BOW & AFTER SECTION COLLAPSED. (MMT, HI 1455). DEBRIS CLOSE ALONG NW SIDE, HULL APPARENTLY COLLAPSING. AMEND WK 37MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, COLLAPSING, BOWS NE

Position: 49 57.212 N,5 9.829 W

 

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