This is the information page about the shipwreck Kilmaho, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.76 N,5 27.127 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Ada (possibly)
4. Adolf vinnen
5. Aida lauro
6. Alacrity
7. Alster (possibly)
8. Antwerpen
9. Arab
10. Ardgarry
11. Arnside (possibly)
12. Arvor
13. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
14. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
15. Asia
16. Aurelien
17. Austria (possibly)
18. Balbec
19. Ballarat
20. Bellucia
21. Besse (probably)
22. Bessemer city (probably)
23. Brest
24. Brigamara
25. Busby
26. Caroline
27. Carpo (possibly)
28. Chattahoochee (possibly)
29. Chimu
30. Christina
31. Citrine
32. City of cardiff
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. City of westminster (& kul)
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Conqueror
39. Corvus
40. Courtown
41. Cromdale
42. Czar
43. Denebola
44. Depois
45. Devon
46. Dunaskin
47. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
48. Enrico parodi
49. Eva (possibly)
50. Facto
51. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
52. Gallier (possibly)
53. Garthclyde (possibly)
54. Glamorgan coast
55. Glendale
56. Grip (part of)
57. Hansy
58. Hellopes
59. Hms anson
60. Hms brandlebas
61. Hms gloaming
62. Hms roche bonne
63. Hms royalo
64. Hms warspite
65. Hms warspite (part of)
66. Hockwold
67. Holland xix
68. Ilston
69. Iona
70. J duncan
71. Jose de aramburu
72. Joshua nicholson
73. Juan ferrer
74. Kate thomas (possibly)
75. Kildonan ?
76. Kilmaho
77. Kintuck
78. Kornog (possibly)
79. Lady cory-wright
80. Lake grafton
81. Lake grafton (possibly)
82. Le vieux tigre
83. Liberty
84. Libourne
85. Lincoln
86. Loe bar wk
87. Lorle (probably)
88. Lovat
89. Luna
90. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
91. Luxembourg (probably)
92. Lyminge
93. Maroc
94. Merle
95. Mervyn (possibly)
96. Moorview
97. Mosel
98. Mystique (possibly)
99. Nanna (possibly)
100. New pioneer
101. Nile
102. Normand
103. Noya (possibly)
104. Ocean harvest
105. Ospra
106. Pearl (possibly)
107. Phoenix 203
108. Pioneer (possibly)
109. Poljames
110. Poljames
111. Ponthieu
112. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
113. Reidar (possibly)
114. Rms mulheim
115. Robert
116. Royal anne galley
117. Sabre of newquay
118. Saint guenole
119. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
120. Saxon briton
121. Schiedam
122. Sea viper
123. Secil japan (bow section)
124. Secil japan (stern section)
125. Semper parates
126. Setubel(probably)
127. St anthony (possibly)
128. St chamond
129. Sylvia-mary z-525
130. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
131. Traute sarnow
132. Tungufoss
133. U 1018
134. U 1209 (possibly)
135. U 399
136. U 95
137. Uc 66
138. Umbre
139. Umdali mendi (possibly)
140. Underwood
141. Union star (parts of)(probably)
142. Veghtstroom (possibly)
143. Vigrid (possibly)
144. Vine branch (possibly)
145. Vinovia
146. Westwood (possibly)
147. Wild boar
148. William cory
149. Wyndcliffe
150. Yewcroft
151. Zebra

 

Name: KILMAHO

Length 87.2 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 6, tonnage 2155 ton
Load: railway: stock and construction materials,general and mixed goods

Cause: built 1898 by j priestman & co., sunderland, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine of 204hp. on passage cardiff for dunkirk. torpedoed & sunk without warning by german submarine ub 20. 21 of 22 crew lost. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: 27.2.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495802N, 052648W. (ESCORT GROUP 2, 27.2.45, AUBD 301/48). GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 495800N, 052636W. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, JULY 1945, AUBD 301/185). H095/39 29.4.60 H095/39 & H03526/44 29.4.60 NSC IN 495800N, 052630W. (WESTERN APPS, 15.1.41). H0113/45 4.7.45 H0113/45 WK IN 495802N, 052634W. LENGTH 90FT, HEIGHT 21FT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). H5051/70 16.11.70 H5051/70 16.11.70 INS NDW. NC 777. H3895/74 3.12.74 H3895/74 3.12.74 WK LOCATED BY SIDE SCAN SONAR ON 8.5.74 IN 495739.0N, 052705.4W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. FROM THE SIDE SCAN TRACE THE WRECK WOULD APPEAR TO BE LYING 075/255DEGS. SEABED OF SAND AND BROKEN SHELL. GOOD HULL MOUNTED SONAR CONTACTS WERE OBTAINED IN THE POSN GIVEN. (HMS HECATE, HI 1/74). AMEND TO WK USC 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4551/76 17.11.76 H4551/76 17.11.76 CARGO OF LIGHT RAILWAY TRACK AND STOCK. IN 495800N, 052705W [EUR] USING DECCA. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 27.10.76, SURVEYED IN 1955-56). NCA. H2979/74 15.3.77 H2979/74 15.3.77 FFS REPD IN 495738N, 052708W AND 495754N, 052706W. POSNS BY DECCA. (E GILES, 3.2.77). NCA. 9.5.78 9.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. NC 2565. H1310/82/7 8.3.82 H1310/82/7 8.3.82 POSITIVE WK LOCATED IN 495757N, 052704W [OGB] USING DECCA. (A M JONES, 12.2.82). NCA. H5982/82 14.4.83 H5982/82 14.4.83 WKS SHOWN IN 495812N, 052707 AND 495754N, 052706W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)6, 1982. POSNS BY DECCA. NCA. HH091/059/01 7.4.05 HH091/059/01 7.4.05 EXAM'D 16.9.04 IN 4957.760N, 0527.127W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.2 IN GEN DEPTH 57.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). PROBABLY UPRIGHT WITH BOWS NE. AMEND WK 51MTRS. BR STD. 29.7.08 29.7.08 IDENTIFIED BY BELL, ENGRAVED KILMAHO, 1898, CARDIFF, WAS RECOVERED ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO. (G POUND, TELECON 29.7.08)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS NE

Position: 49 57.76 N,5 27.127 W

 

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