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 (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Dona isabel (probably)
24. Duchess (possibly)
25. Eagle (possibly)
26. Ella sayer
27. Emerald (possibly)
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. F d lambert (possibly)
33. Frockner
34. Glenartney (possibly)
35. Gold coin
36. Harold
37. Heathpool
38. Heathpool
39. Hms anne
40. Hms ariadne
41. Hms balfour
42. Hms caulonia
43. Hms gambri (possibly)
44. Hms resolution (possibly)
45. Hms taipo
46. Hoheweg
47. Holland v
48. Irisbrook
49. James groves
50. Jan brons
51. Kingfisher (probably)
52. Lady alice
53. Lalen mendi
54. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
55. Lisbon
56. Lullington
57. Ma monette
58. Maxwell
59. Mohlenpris (possibly)
60. Mount stuart
61. Mv adur valley?
62. My astor
63. Newent
64. Noordster
65. Oceana
66. Pontos
67. Robin hood
68. Roecliff
69. Rushing water
70. Rydal hall (possibly)
71. Rytoner
72. Saint emilion (probably)
73. Samwake
74. Seaford
75. Seven seas (possibly)
76. Sir robert wigham
77. Skerryvore
78. Sparta (possibly)
79. St rogatien (possibly)
80. Startled fawn (possibly)
81. Storaa
82. Swale (probably)
83. U 671
84. Ub 130
85. Umba (probably)
86. Veerman
87. Ville de bordeaux
88. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
89. War monarch
90. Waterland (possibly)
91. 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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