This is the information page about the shipwreck Kestiel (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 30.564 N,6 1.46 W (55.675316666667, -5.7981666666667)

 

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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. Andania (probably)
2. Andania (probably)
3. Aska
4. Berry bretagne
5. Cumberland
6. Diamond
7. Edith morga
8. Eileen m
9. Ella hewett
10. Ellida (possibly)
11. Erlo hills
12. Falcon
13. Foxy lady
14. Girvan
15. Glentow
16. Guethary
17. Harald
18. Her majesty
19. Hinde
20. Hms brisk (bow section)
21. Hms calgarian
22. Hms drake
23. Hms duchess (probably)
24. Hms riant
25. Islay or islay iii
26. James stewart
27. John strachan
28. Kartli
29. Kestiel (possibly)
30. Knightsgarth
31. Limelight
32. Lindron
33. Lochgarry
34. Lord rank
35. Lugano
36. Menck
37. Milewater
38. Minerva (poss)
39. Ospray ii
40. Pattersonian
41. Pintail
42. Raven (poss)
43. Santa maria
44. Shackleton
45. Templemore
46. U 245 (probably)
47. Udea (probably)

 

Name: KESTIEL (POSSIBLY)

Length 25 meter, tonnage 100 ton

Cause: abandoned in sinking condition.

Year of registration: 1929

Water depth above wreck: 89 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1929, last detected: 1985

Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN 552000N, 055800W, APPROX. (BOT 38/554/29). H2885/83 10.5.85 H2885/83 10.5.85 WK EXAM'D 16.10.84 IN 553034N, 060124W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 85 IN GEN DEPTH 89MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4MTRS, LENGTH 25MTRS, APPROX. LYING NE/SW APPARENTLY EITHER PARTIALLY BURIED OR BROKEN. SONAR TRACE GIVES IMPRESSION THAT WK IS RECTANGULAR. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 165A). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, APPEARS RECTANGULAR ON DCS3

Position: 55 30.564 N,6 1.46 W

 

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