This is the information page about the shipwreck Iona i, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 58.076 N,4 47.194 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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. Adono
2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Cawnpore
16. Champion
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. D 36
22. D46
23. D5
24. Eilean dhu
25. Elf 3
26. Elf 4
27. Endeavour
28. Europa
29. Fernlea (possibly)
30. Franleon
31. Greenock
32. Hms arsenal (probably)
33. Hms seagull
34. Hms topaze
35. Iona i
36. Isabella of wigton (probably)
37. Jubilee star
38. Kintyre
39. Lady gertrude
40. Liz of ashton (possibly)
41. Mary anning
42. Ocean (possibly)
43. Osprey (fore part)
44. Ovington (probably)
45. Penola
46. Portland (possibly)
47. Princess of wales (fore section)
48. Rhoda (possibly)
49. Spray (possibly)
50. Urd (possibly)
51. Wallachia

 

Name: IONA I

Length 68.6 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 174 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with british ss chanticleer. (the clyde passenger steamers, p.115).

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1983, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: 1.3.83 WK REPD IN 555803N, 044818W BY VALE OF EVESHAM SUB AQUA DIVING CLUB. POSSIBLY THE 'IONA', WHICH SANK IN 1862. (PO. WOOD, HMS NEPTUNE SAC). NCA YET. H1310/83/18 7.4.83 REPORTED THAT THE WK IN 555803N, 044700W MAY BE THE IONA I, SUNK IN 1863. (D. MCENTEE). NCA YET - AWAIT FURTHER DETAILS. H1310/83/22 26.4.83 IONA I SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION OFF CLYDE HOUSE, NEAR FORT MATILDA. THE WK LOCATED IN 555806N, 044704W MAY BE THIS VESSEL. (D MCENTEE, 25.4.83). NCA. H1310/85/33 24.9.85 LIES IN APPROX 555806N, 044708W [OGB], CLOSE TO WHITEFORELAND BUOY. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.6 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. (J CROWTHER,19.9.85). PREDICTED TIDAL REDUCTION 0.9MTR. CHART AS WK PA 22.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/597/01 6.7.93 EXAM'D 8.5.93 IN 555804.9N, 044707.3W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [5 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.8 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.4MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS ON SAND AND MUD SEABED. APPROX. 25MTRS LONG WITH A CENTRAL PADDLEWHEEL ARRANGEMENT DISCERNIBLE ON SONAR TRACE. A SMALL SECTION LIES 10MTRS TO THE NE OF THE MAIN WK. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 597). RETAIN WK 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/258798 27.10.16 DESIGNATED AS AN HISTORIC WK. REST'D AREA RADIUS 90MTRS CENTRED ON 5558.076N, 0447.194W [WGS]. (HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND CASE ID 300016714). PROTECTED ZONE 90MTRS ADDED AND AMEND POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 58.076 N,4 47.194 W

 

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