This is the information page about the shipwreck Kassanga (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 10.629 N,5 23.382 W (51.86985, -5.2152333333333)

 

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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. Alaric (possibly)
2. Bestwood (possibly)
3. Boltonhall (possibly)
4. Boscastle (possibly)
5. Brynymor
6. City of glasgow (probably)
7. Clydesdale
8. Colonian
9. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
10. Dan beard (fwd part)
11. Empire gunner (possibly)
12. Empire panther (probably)
13. Ethel
14. Glenisla (possibly)
15. Gresham (possibly)
16. Kassanga (possibly)
17. King edgar
18. Landonia (probably)
19. Leysian
20. Margaretha
21. Mesaba (probably)
22. Morna
23. Morning star
24. Moyallon
25. Norfolk coast
26. Pentwyn (possibly)
27. Port townsville (probably)
28. Prins frederik hendrik (possibly)
29. Rotula (possibly)
30. Sapphire (possibly)
31. Soreldoc (possibly)
32. St patrick (possibly)
33. Strathnairn (possibly)
34. The queen
35. U 1302 (possibly)
36. Vernicos alexia
37. Vernicos barbara iv
38. Vernicos giorgis

 

Name: KASSANGA (POSSIBLY)

Length 99 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 6.8, tonnage 3015 ton
Load: coal

Cause: vessel, [ex john coverdale] built 1899 by gray, w & co. ltd. owned at time of loss by s s kassala co. ltd. torpedoed by german submarine u-103, 23m se by s from s arklow ltv. no lives lost. (shipwreck index of the british isles, ww1sl & der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 91 meter

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: M07891 24.3.18 WK IN 521000N, 052100W APPROX. (AP MILFORD HAVEN). BA 1410. 29.8.72 AMENDED FROM NDW PA TO USC PA 55MTRS. [TONNAGE KNOWN]. NC 1973. H1950/76 13.11.80 WK EXAM'D 12.5.80 IN 521037N,052319W, USING HF6 [2 LOP] & DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 79.5 IN GEN DEPTH 91MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR. DCS3 HT 10MTRS. APPROX LENGTH 90 MTRS. LYING NE/SW. APPARENTLY UPSIDE DOWN. (HMS BEAGLE HI 40/80). R/P. SEP 2015/000178837 4.11.15 EXAM'D BY BDC, WK FOUND IN 5210.629N, 0523.382W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 80.77MTRS. LENGTH 94MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 9.5MTRS. NFS. (CEFAS DS11/12/13, 2012-13). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, POSN AMENDED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LYING UPSIDE DOWN

Position: 52 10.629 N,5 23.382 W

 

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