This is the information page about the shipwreck Irishman, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 48.334 N,1 1.405 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)

 

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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. Ala
2. Albatros
3. Angry fish
4. Armenier
5. Arno (possibly)
6. Asborg
7. Bettann (bow section)
8. Bettann (stern section)
9. Braat ii
10. Camberwell
11. Cambrian
12. Cambrian (part of)
13. Cambrian princess (probably)
14. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
15. Camswan
16. Capable
17. Cuba
18. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
19. Duddon (probably)
20. Elford
21. Empress queen
22. Excelsior
23. Flag theofano
24. Fpt iv
25. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
26. G-cbpt
27. Gerarda
28. Germa geisha
29. Glen (possibly)
30. Grace dieu
31. Grip fast
32. Harry sharman
33. Hauler
34. Highland brigade
35. Hm lct 427 (after part)
36. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
37. Hms apley (possibly)
38. Hms boxer
39. Hms evadne (possibly)
40. Hms hazard
41. Hms hazardous
42. Hms insolent
43. Hms invincible
44. Hms p12 (stern section).
45. Hms prince leopold
46. Hms undine
47. Hms velox
48. Hmsm a1
49. Irishman
50. Isleworth
51. Kurland
52. Lct 1068
53. Leon
54. Lowmount
55. Luciston
56. Luis
57. Mary rose
58. Minerva (possibly)
59. Montecrana (possibly)
60. Moonraker (probably)
61. Oriflamme
62. Orion
63. Pearl (probably)
64. Ps ryde
65. Roway
66. Rtc no.9
67. Sinah
68. Stokes bay pier (remains)
69. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
70. U 1195
71. U 90
72. Ub 21
73. Vadne
74. Vanessa (probably)
75. Volkerak
76. Wapello
77. Weston maid (possibly)
78. Withern

 

Name: IRISHMAN

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: 16.12.43 16.12.43 ST IN 504817N, 010120W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 3418. H2292/54 23.5.55 H2292/54 23.5.55 G SPH BUOY LAID CLOSE SE OF WK IN 504818N, 010120W. (QHM PORTSMOUTH). NC 3418 & NM 1420/55. H1760/66 8.6.66 H1760/66 8.6.66 BUOY REPLACED BY B CAN MOORING BUOY. (LANGSTONE HBR BOARD 10/66). BR STD. H1637/65 8.7.66 H1637/65 8.7.66 ST DRIES 7FT [2.1MTRS]. (SCES 24.1.66). BR STD. H4585/76 23.2.77 H4585/76 23.2.77 BUOY SHOWN AS G CAN CLOSE SE ON LANGSTONE HBR BOARD SURVEY [K7618] DTD 25.11.76.

- NM BLOCK 1376/78. H4585/76 16.4.82 H4585/76 16.4.82 BUOY REPLACED BY ISOLATED DANGER SPAR BN CLOSE SE. (QHM PORTSMOUTH, H102 LH/1/82, 29.3.82).

- NM 1047/82. H438/83/11 5.4.84 H438/83/11 5.4.84 SHOWN AS STF DRIES 2.0MTRS IN 504818N, 010119W [OGB] ON PHOTOPLOT PG 1730/1-2, COMPILED FROM HMS HECLA RN PHOTOGRAPHY DTD 20.5.80, INDEX NO 1447/230. NE 3418. HH232/660/03 28.4.97 HH232/660/03 28.4.97 CONTROLLED UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS ON 7.5.97 IN 504817N, 010120.5W [OGB]. (LANGSTONE HARBOUR BOARD, LOCAL NM 4/97). NCA. HH232/660/03 17.9.97 HH232/660/03 17.9.97 CONTROLLED UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS ON 1.10.97 IN 504817N, 010120.5W [OGB]. (LANGSTONE HARBOUR BOARD, LOCAL NM 8/97). NCA. 4.1.00 4.1.00 NOW CHARTED AS ST DRIES 2.0MTRS, MARKED BY ISOLATED DANGER BN CLOSE SE. NE 3418. 16.10.08 16.10.08 EUT POSN: 5048.334N, 0101.405W [EUT]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 3418.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 48.334 N,1 1.405 W

 

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