This is the information page about the shipwreck James mcgee, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 22.302 N,3 34.754 W (51.21105, -3.4662333333333)

 

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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. Alice of milford
2. Bonita
3. Cabenda
4. Carare
5. Cato (possibly)
6. Delfin
7. Den of seaton
8. Foremost 45
9. Gleneuse
10. Hms oswaldian
11. Hms princess
12. Inverdargle (bow section) (probably)
13. Inverdargle (stern section) (probably)
14. James mcgee
15. Kendy
16. Lamb?
17. Maclaren
18. Madjoe
19. Malleny (or malleney)
20. Malleny (or malleney)
21. Morning star (possibly).
22. No 194 ax
23. Persistent
24. Plantes welvard (possibly)
25. Portugalete (probably).
26. Samtampa
27. Slava
28. Stalheim
29. Stanholme
30. Steepholm
31. Steepholm
32. The american

 

Name: JAMES MCGEE

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H0594/40 30.7.40 H0594/40 30.7.40 DW 257DEG 2.75M FROM NASH POINT IN POSN 512300N, 033700W. APPROX.

- NM 1880/40. H11943/40 17.11.41 H11943/40 17.11.41 INS BUOY ON CHARTS.

- NM 2705/41. H0594/40 7.10.43 H0594/40 7.10.43 AMEND BUOY TO G CAN GP FL(2) G 10 SEC. - NM 2105/43. H0594/40 5.9.49 H0594/40 5.9.49 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT & DELETE BUOY. (HMS SEAGULL & TH).

- NM 1801/49. H0594/40 7.10.49 H0594/40 7.10.49 EXAM'D 13.7.49. LIES IN TWO PARTS, MAIN IN 512217N, 033439W & SMALLER PART 240FT EASTWARD. BOTH PARTS CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 47FT. IN GEN DEPTH 10FMS. POSN OBTAINED BY LAYING 3 DANBUOYS AND TAUT WIRING BETWEEN THEM. VISIBILITY NOT SUITABLE TO OBTAIN POSN RELATIVE TO LAND UNTIL 9.8.49. (HMS SEAGULL, 2.10.49). H1948/76 4.3.81 H1948/76 4.3.81 SEARCHED FOR 2.6.80 & NOT FOUND. THERE IS A BOTTOM FEATURE IN CHARTED POSN WITH LEAST DEPTH 15.9MTRS, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR A WRECK USING E/S & HULL-MOUNTED SONAR. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 70A/79). INSPECTION OF E/S TRACE SHOWS WRECK LIKE CONTACT JUST BEYOND EOL FIX IN APPROX 512227N, 033456W. AMEND TO SW 14.0MTRS. BR STD. 27.1.12 27.1.12 LOCATED 15.12.10 IN 5122.302N, 0334.754W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.30 IN GEN DEPTH 18.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. DEBRIS COVERING AREA 36 BY 35MTRS, HT 4.4MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS WITH TWO MAIN OBJECTS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1327). AMEND WK 14.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS WITH TWO MAIN CONTACTS

Position: 51 22.302 N,3 34.754 W

 

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