This is the information page about the shipwreck Jasper, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 44.238 N,4 21.139 W (54.711916666667, -4.2326333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: JASPER
Length 36.6 meter, tonnage 118 ton
Load: railway: stock and construction materials,metal: concentrate and products
Cause: built of iron in 1880 by t b seath, ruthglen. owned at time of loss by w robertson, glasgow. one boiler, compound expansion engine , single shaft. passage workington for glasgow. foundered at night, cause unknown. cargo of steel rails were salvaged. an attempt to lift was made but failed when wire sling between the lifting hulks broke. 9sibi).
Year of registration: 1968
Water depth above wreck: 13 meter
Known since: 1968, last detected: 1983
Details measurements/cartography: H3545/68 8.2.68 H3545/68 8.2.68 WK DIVED IN 544414N, 042104W. WRECK OF A FAIR SIZED SHIP, LENGTH APPROX 110 TO 120 FT, HT 12 TO 15 FT. SEABED SOFT MUD. MANY PIECES OF THE SHIP ARE STREWN AROUND QUITE A LARGE AREA. (N MACAULEY, LTR VIA THE BOT). INS AS DW. BR STD. H3545/68 13.8.70 H3545/68 13.8.70 INS DW BY NM.
- NM 1396/70. H5249/76 23.7.81 H5249/76 23.7.81 REPD AS 120FT LONG. MOSTLY BADLY RUSTED DEBRIS LYING IN 13MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT NOTED). H5249/76 23.9.83 H5249/76 23.9.83 IDENTIFIED AS THE JASPER. (W E BUTLAND, 25.8.83).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS, LENGTH BY DIVER
Position: 54 44.238 N,4 21.139 W