This is the information page about the shipwreck Jose de aramburu, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 1.786 N,5 41.542 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asia
11. Aurelien
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Besse (probably)
15. Bessemer city (probably)
16. Bill (part of)(possibly)
17. Bill (possibly)
18. Boynton (possibly)
19. Busby
20. Carpo (possibly)
21. Chimu
22. Christina
23. Christos markettos
24. City of cardiff
25. City of westminster (& kul)
26. Congener
27. Conqueror
28. Courtown
29. Denebola
30. Depois
31. Devon
32. Dunaskin
33. Dux (possibly)
34. Emblem
35. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
36. Empire kingsley
37. Enrico parodi
38. Facto
39. Fanny lambert
40. Gallier (possibly)
41. Garthclyde (possibly)
42. Gemini
43. Glamorgan coast
44. Glendale
45. Hekla (possibly)
46. Helene (probably)
47. Hellopes
48. Hms royalo
49. Hms warspite
50. Hms warspite (part of)
51. Holland xix
52. Hopeful (possibly)
53. Iona
54. J duncan
55. Jose de aramburu
56. Joshua nicholson
57. Juan ferrer
58. Juanita
59. Kate thomas (possibly)
60. Kildonan ?
61. Kilmaho
62. Kintuck
63. Ladywood
64. Lake grafton
65. Lake grafton (possibly)
66. Liberty
67. Lincoln
68. Lovat
69. Luna
70. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
71. Luxembourg (probably)
72. Lyminge
73. Madeline
74. Maria de larrinaga
75. Marie roberts
76. Maroc
77. Moorview
78. Mystique (possibly)
79. Nanna (possibly)
80. New pioneer
81. Nile
82. Noya (possibly)
83. Ocean harvest
84. Orion
85. Oriskany
86. Phoenix 202
87. Phoenix 203
88. Pioneer (possibly)
89. Polesley (possibly)
90. Ponthieu
91. Primo ?
92. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
93. Regency (probably)
94. Reidar (possibly)
95. Rms mulheim
96. Saint guenole
97. Saxon briton
98. Sea viper
99. Setubel(probably)
100. Sirius (possibly)
101. St chamond
102. Stabil (possibly)
103. Sylvia-mary z-525
104. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
105. Traute sarnow
106. Tungufoss
107. Tyrhaug
108. U 1209 (possibly)
109. U 247 (possibly)
110. Umbre
111. Underwood
112. Union star (parts of)(probably)
113. Veghtstroom (possibly)
114. Vigrid (possibly)
115. Vine branch (possibly)
116. Vinovia
117. Wild boar
118. William cory
119. Yewcroft
120. Zone (probably)

 

Name: JOSE DE ARAMBURU

Length 85 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2388 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: built in 1902 by cia transatlantica, cadiz. owned at time of loss by minera catabro-asturina soc. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 202nhp, single shaft passage bilbao for cardiff. ran onto lee ore rock in fog, drifted off and sank in deeper water. (e giles).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: H2979/74 22.11.74 WK LOCATED IN 500201N, 054136W USING DECCA. STANDING ABOUT 20FT HIGH, ON MAINLY SANDY SEABED. WK IS OPENED OUT & FLATTENED. THE LEVEL OF THE WK IS FAIRLY EVEN AT 10FT WITH BOILERS (INTACT) AT 12FT TOWARDS THE BOW. A MASS OF WRECKAGE REACHES UP TO ABOUT 20FT FROM THE SEABED. LYING WITH BOWS S. (E GILES, 9.11.74). INS AS WK 24MTRS. BR STD. H2979/74 12.5.76 WK FOUND IN 500151.96N, 054135.256W USING DECCA. (E.GILES, 1.4.76). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH100/35/14 13.11.98 DIVED IN 500145N, 054129W [OGB] USING GPS. LIES ON SANDY SEABED, GENERALLY FLATTENED BUT RETAINING ITS OVERALL SHAPE. BOILERS AND DRIVE SHAFT INTACT. CARGO OF IRON ORE SPREAD OVER WRECKAGE AND ONTO SEABED. HIGHEST POINTS ARE NUMEROUS 'LAMP POST' STANCHIONS OF 200MM DIAMETER SOLID STEEL WHICH STICK UP FROM THE WK 5-6MTRS. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE 'LAMP POST' WRECK. (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP2016/000259165 28.02.17 NOT LOCATED BY M/B SURVEY. (MMT, HI1500). NFS. RETAINED DW 24MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: GENERALLY FLATTENED BUT RETAINS FORMER SHAPE

Position: 50 1.786 N,5 41.542 W

 

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