This is the information page about the shipwreck Irisbrook, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 41.743 N,0 33.715 E (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Achille adam
2. Actuality
3. Alan dean
4. Alaunia
5. Albuera
6. Alice (possibly)
7. Amsterdam
8. Argonaut
9. Ash
10. Barn hill
11. Bernicia
12. Branksome chine (possibly)
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Caleb sprague
15. Carlisle castle
16. Carrie dingle
17. Caterham
18. Ceta (stern section)
19. Charles m
20. Clara
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. D144 (possibly).
23. Davenport
24. Dona isabel (probably)
25. Duchess (possibly)
26. Eagle (possibly)
27. Ella sayer
28. Emerald (possibly)
29. Emma
30. Enero (probably)
31. Euphorbia
32. Evg(no rx152)?
33. F d lambert (possibly)
34. Frockner
35. Glenartney (possibly)
36. Gold coin
37. Harold
38. Heathpool
39. Heathpool
40. Hms anne
41. Hms ariadne
42. Hms balfour
43. Hms caulonia
44. Hms gambri (possibly)
45. Hms resolution (possibly)
46. Hms taipo
47. Hoheweg
48. Holland v
49. Irisbrook
50. James groves
51. Jan brons
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. Lady alice
54. Lalen mendi
55. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
56. Lisbon
57. Lullington
58. Ma monette
59. Maxwell
60. Mohlenpris (possibly)
61. Mount stuart
62. Mv adur valley?
63. My astor
64. Newent
65. Noordster
66. Oceana
67. Pontos
68. Robin hood
69. Roecliff
70. Rushing water
71. Rydal hall (possibly)
72. Rytoner
73. Saint emilion (probably)
74. Samwake
75. Seaford
76. Seven seas (possibly)
77. Sir robert wigham
78. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
79. Skerryvore
80. Sparta (possibly)
81. St rogatien (possibly)
82. Startled fawn (possibly)
83. Storaa
84. Swale (probably)
85. U 671
86. Ub 130
87. Umba (probably)
88. Veerman
89. Ville de bordeaux
90. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
91. War monarch
92. Waterland (possibly)
93. Wittering

 

Name: IRISBROOK

Length 97.5 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 2759 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: sank following a collision with french ss 'ville de bordeaux' while on passage swansea, via london, to manaos.

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 37 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1973, last detected: 20150607

Details measurements/cartography: 12.9.73 REPD SUNK 10M ESE OF ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV. (TELECON). 13.9.73 ALSO REPORTED SUNK 4M SW BY S FROM ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV. (LLOYDS INTELLIGENCE, TELECON 13.9.73). PLOTS IN 503945N, 002330E, APPROX. HH090/351/08 23.1.94 TWO WKS DIVED ON IN 504144N, 003345.4E. THEY LIE WITH SCOUR BETWEEN THEM. ONE IDENTIFIED AS THE 'VILLE DE DUNKIRK' [SEE 20462] AND THE OTHER THOUGHT PROBABLY TO BE THE 'IRISBROOK'. (S HOWLAND/E CHALLANS, 22.1.94). COVERED BY LEGEND 'WKS' AGAINST WK CHARTED CLOSE S. NCA. HH100/351/17 9.7.01 DIVED 1995. CONFIRMED AS 'IRISBROOK'. WHEEL BOSS WITH NAME RECOVERED. CINC REQUESTED. (G DOWD). NCA. 9.6.09 CINC DELETE. MORE THAT FIVE YEARS. 9.6.09 LIES WITH VILLE DE BORDEAUX. VILLE DE BORDEAUX'S BOW IS STILL IN THE STERN OF IRISBROOK. (D RONNAN, EMAIL DTD 9.6.09). SEP 2015/000083464 10.2.16 EXAM'D 7.6.15; IN 5041.743N, 0033.715E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.16MTRS, GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. LENGTH 106MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 10MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225. SCOUR 37MTRS TOWARDS 225, SCOUR DEPTH 4.5MTRS. WK INTACT, UPRIGHT, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: See Also: 20462

Position: 50 41.743 N,0 33.715 E

 

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