This is the information page about the shipwreck Kingstown (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 44.677 N,5 21.803 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Athelduchess (forward part)
6. Balholm
7. Behar
8. Boston city (possibly)
9. Boy toby (possibly)
10. Brynymor
11. Burry
12. Cambro
13. Celtic revenge (possibly)
14. Clapham (probably)
15. Clydesdale
16. Colonian
17. Concha
18. Dakotian
19. Dalserf
20. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
21. Dan beard (fwd part)
22. Drina (probably)
23. Eminent (probably)
24. Empire beacon (possibly)
25. Englishman
26. Falcon
27. Faraday
28. Four winds
29. Fowey rose (possibly)
30. Georgios markettos (probably)
31. Gerard
32. Gisella (possibly)
33. Glenisla (possibly)
34. Graffoe
35. Helene
36. Hematite
37. Highland home (probably)
38. Hms arbutus
39. Hms caroline (aft part)
40. Hms leda (probably)
41. Hms minicoy
42. Hms penshurst (possibly)
43. Hms pilot vessel no.10
44. Hmsm e39
45. Humber
46. Hurst
47. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
48. Jonas lie (possibly)
49. Kerloch
50. King edgar
51. Kingstown (probably)
52. Lcg 15
53. Lcg no.16
54. Leysian
55. Loch shiel
56. Lord derby (probably)
57. Lucy
58. Luminence
59. Matronna
60. Mersey
61. Mervyn (probably)
62. Morna
63. Morning star
64. Moyallon
65. Norfolk coast
66. Olive branch
67. Pauline elizabeth
68. Pentwyn (possibly)
69. Philotis
70. Pikepool (probably)
71. Plm 21
72. Portland (possibly)
73. Prince cadwgan (probably)
74. Princess irene
75. Queen
76. Rasona
77. Renfrew (possibly)
78. Rhiwabon
79. Rowena
80. Sapphire (possibly)
81. Sea farer (possibly)
82. Shamrock
83. South of england
84. St george
85. St jacques (probably)
86. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
87. Szent istvan
88. Thor
89. Trevilla (possibly)
90. U 61 (possibly)
91. Vernicos alexia
92. Vernicos barbara iv
93. Vernicos giorgis
94. Walter l m russ
95. Whitehaven
96. Wiema
97. Wileysike

 

Name: KINGSTOWN (PROBABLY)

Length 55.2 meter, width: 8.4 meter, draught: 3.3, tonnage 628 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1910 by ramage & ferguson ltd. owned at time of loss by william m barkley & son ltd. single boiler, triple expansion engine of 81 hp, single shaft. machinery aft. passage waterford for swansea in ballast. attacked by german aircraft and taken in tow. sank six miles off st anne's head whilst under tow.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 94 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H02149/41 25.7.41 H02149/41 25.7.41 INS AS NDWPA IN 514224N, 052112W.

- NM 1727/41. 19.8.52 19.8.52 AMEND TO NDW. NC 1178. 14.11.72 14.11.72 AMEND TO USC 15FMS. NE 1178. 18.12.72 18.12.72 AMEND TO USC 27MTRS. NC 1478. H3804/72 3.10.77 H3804/72 3.10.77 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3 WITHIN 5 CABLES OF LISTED POSN. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 17.12.76). DELETED. BR STD. H5001/72 19.11.80 H5001/72 19.11.80 WK EXAM'D 13.9.78 IN 514439N, 052144W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. SCOUR 3.4MTRS DEEP EXTENDS N. DCS3 HT 6.9MTRS. LENGTH 190FT. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 71B/78). INS AS WK 46MTRS. BR STD. 6.12.11 6.12.11 LOCATED 6.6.10 IN 5144.677N, 0521.803W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 48.03 IN GEN DEPTH 53.6MTRS. SCOUR 1.9MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 54.4MTRS, WIDTH 9.0MTRS, HT 7.47MTRS. LIES 094/274 DEGS WITH BOWS E. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). INTACT. DEEP SCOUR EXTENDS SOME 60MTRS N OVER WHOLE LENGTH OF WK. AMEND WK 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, DEEP SCOUR EXTENDS N

Position: 51 44.677 N,5 21.803 W

 

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