This is the information page about the shipwreck Ionic star, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 32.714 N,3 7.48 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Admiral nelson
2. Agnes
3. Albatross
4. Albert
5. Albert (part of)
6. Albert (part of)
7. Alcides
8. Alice
9. Alice davies
10. Anatolian
11. Angola
12. Angola (part of)(possibly)
13. Ann sumner
14. Ann widnal
15. Anne
16. Anne elizabeth
17. Ant
18. Architect
19. Armagh
20. Auchenarden
21. Auspicious
22. Avon
23. Avon
24. Azalea
25. Bactria
26. Bayswater (possibly)
27. Bella
28. Bengar
29. Berwyn
30. Bessie
31. Blairnevis
32. Blanche (possibly)
33. Boston
34. Boubolina
35. Bradda
36. Brazilian
37. Buenos ayres
38. Burbo tower (remains)
39. Burbo tower (remains)
40. Burbo tower (remains)
41. Burbo tower (remains)
42. Burgedin
43. Calderon
44. Cameronian
45. Carl august
46. Caroline
47. Carrie
48. Cascapedia
49. Castle queen
50. Catherine
51. Catherine
52. Chase
53. Christina shearer
54. Chrysopolis
55. City of st andrews
56. Colin russell
57. Collingwood
58. Colombus
59. Colorado
60. Concord
61. Coniston (probably)
62. Coral bank
63. Corbet
64. Cornish coast
65. Corrientes
66. Counsellor iii
67. Countess of devon
68. Croydon
69. Cumbrae
70. Denbigh coast
71. Denham
72. Ditton
73. Douglas
74. Douglas
75. Dunmail
76. Dunvegan castle
77. Ebeneezer
78. Ebenezer
79. Ebenezer
80. Edward finch
81. El oso
82. Elephant
83. Eliza bonstead
84. Elizabeth
85. Elizabeth dal
86. Elizabeth lathom
87. Ellan vannin
88. Ellen sarah
89. Ellen southwold
90. Emelie
91. Emmeline
92. Empress eugenie
93. Endymion
94. Eros
95. Ester ann
96. Esther
97. Eurymedon
98. Eversfield
99. Fairlie and jane
100. Fairy
101. Flamingo
102. Four brothers
103. Frolic
104. Gannochy
105. Geofredo (part of)
106. Geofredo (part of)
107. Geofredo (part of)
108. Germania
109. Gladstone
110. Gorsethorn
111. Grappler
112. Gratitude
113. Gwydir
114. Hannah
115. Hannah landles
116. Harmony
117. Hawkesbury
118. Hebe
119. Hebe (possibly)
120. Helen
121. Henry j smith
122. Herlief
123. Hero
124. Heron 2
125. Hms cochrane
126. Hopper f
127. Hopper number 6
128. Hvideorn
129. Ibis
130. Ida
131. Ida
132. India
133. Ionic star
134. Irene chalmers
135. J b kee
136. J c swindlehurst
137. J w t
138. James and grace gregory
139. Jerseymoor
140. Jessie
141. Jessie brown
142. John & ann
143. John bull
144. John pierce
145. John w elliot
146. Juno
147. Jura
148. Kelvindale
149. Lady irene of menai
150. Laura
151. Lelia
152. Letty
153. Lionel george
154. Little burbo beacon
155. Lizzie morton
156. Lochmonar (fwd part)
157. Lochranza castle
158. Lord delamere
159. Lord delamere (possibly)
160. Lylie
161. Major
162. Mancunium
163. Mantura
164. Margaret
165. Marion
166. Marn
167. Mary
168. Mary agnes
169. Mary ann
170. Mary ann
171. Mary jane
172. Mary kate
173. Mary olivia
174. Matador
175. Mayflower (part of)
176. Mersey
177. Mid jordan beacon
178. Miner
179. Mona 2 (possibly)
180. Murielle
181. My lady
182. Nautilus
183. Nazarine
184. Nelson
185. Neptune
186. Nestos
187. Nickolai
188. North jordan bn
189. Ocean home
190. Old england
191. Olive branch
192. Orizava (or urizaza)
193. Osctilia
194. Ousebridge
195. Outer east dolphin
196. Parker
197. Pegu (bow section)
198. Pegu (stern)
199. Penryn
200. Perseverance
201. Perseverance
202. Peru (probably)
203. Phoenician
204. Pigeon
205. Planet
206. Polly williams
207. Ponce
208. Primrose
209. Progress
210. Prudence
211. Queen
212. Queens tower
213. Rambler
214. Raoul et aurelie
215. Rescue
216. Ringsend
217. Rissa
218. Robert & elizabeth
219. Robert marsden
220. Robert seymour
221. Roelas
222. Rosebud
223. San toy
224. Sandmail
225. Sarah
226. Seaville (part of)
227. Seaville (part of)
228. Selina
229. Severn
230. Sir george grey
231. Skate ii (debris from)(probably)
232. Slasher
233. Smelter
234. Sons of the sea
235. Sparling
236. Speke (possibly)
237. Sportsman
238. Spurn
239. Star of hope
240. Sulairia
241. Sultan
242. Sunda
243. Superb
244. Susahana or susanah
245. Swan
246. Tacoma city (part of)
247. Tacoma city (southern part)
248. Talbot
249. Tancred
250. Tarbert
251. Telmo
252. The lady mostyn
253. Thomas
254. Thomas
255. Thomas davies
256. Thorn
257. Thornton
258. Tongue beacon
259. Trentham hall
260. Trial
261. Ullapool
262. Ulstermore
263. United states
264. Valeria
265. Vanguard
266. Vesta
267. Victory
268. Ville de llanes
269. W.m.j
270. Walter
271. Walter dean
272. Wasp
273. Weazel
274. William huskisson
275. William rawcliffe
276. Woodville
277. Ystroom (probably)
278. Zealandia

 

Name: IONIC STAR

Length 121.3 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 10.1, tonnage 5602 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,foodstuffs: solid

Cause: stranded and broke its back. voyage from santos to liverpool.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: -1 meter

Known since: 1939, last detected: 1975

Details measurements/cartography: H392/40 26.2.40 H392/40 26.2.40 POSN 533240N, 030721W, OR 288DEGS, 1.7M FROM VICTORIA BEACH MARK. (MERSEY HR BOARD). NCA. H392/40 9.8.46 H392/40 9.8.46 ST IN 533240N, 030721W. (MDHB). BR STD. H3347/58 16.3.59 H3347/58 16.3.59 SHOWN IN 533242N, 030724W ON MERSEY HR BOARD SURVEY K1720. NC 1951. 16.4.73 16.4.73 OCT/NOV 1939 BULK OF CARGO RECOVERED & LANDED. DESTRUCTION OF VESSEL STARTED BY MS & WB. LATER HANDED OVER TO CONTRACT OR ON REPAYMENT FOR WEIGHT OF METAL LANDED. JULY 1941: OFFER ACCEPTED OF SHIP SALVAGE LTD TO REMOVE 200TONS AT 4/- PER TON. FEB 1942: USED AS A TARGET FOR GUN PRACTICE. MAY 1942: GUN PRACTICE HAS BEEN STOPPED BUT WILL RECOMMENCE SHORTLY. 18.1.44: 181 TONS REMOVED BY SHIP SALVAGE LTD. 21.3.44: MARINE COMMITTEE ORDER NO FURTHER EXPENDITURE ON THIS WK. HT ABOVE LBD UNKNOWN. POSN: 533243N, 030725W. 24.3.75 24.3.75 SHOWN ON SURVEY K3500/KF NO.10. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: STEEL HULL

Position: 53 32.714 N,3 7.48 W

 

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