This is the information page about the shipwreck Kynance (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 31.895 N,5 27.075 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. Acadian
2. Alster (possibly)
3. Aud
4. Bard (possibly)
5. Bolette (possibly)
6. Carasa (possibly)
7. Cheerful
8. Christos markettos
9. Courtown
10. Cristina
11. Dageid
12. Denebola
13. Dundee (probably)
14. Dux (possibly)
15. Fanny lambert
16. Gemini
17. Genevieve (possibly)
18. Gleno
19. Hampshire
20. Hanover
21. Helene (probably)
22. Hms warwick
23. Hmy viva 2
24. Hugin
25. Humbergate (probably)
26. Hunsgrove
27. Juanita
28. Kintuck
29. Kynance (probably)
30. Lia'g
31. Lombard (possibly)
32. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
33. Madeline
34. Marcelle
35. Mefjord (possibly)
36. Morning star
37. Nile
38. Norma (possibly)
39. Onega
40. Orfordness
41. Peer gynt (possibly)
42. Petersham
43. Portugal
44. Prestige
45. Primo ?
46. Princess royal
47. Quarnero
48. Rossmore (possibly)
49. Secil japan (bow section)
50. Secil japan (stern section)
51. Shanes castle
52. Shoreham (probably)
53. St chamond
54. St george
55. St george (possibly)
56. Stabil (possibly)
57. Sten (possibly)
58. Tyrhaug
59. U 1021 (possibly)
60. U 400 (possibly)
61. Union crystal (possibly)
62. Veghtstroom (possibly)
63. Vesuvius
64. Vine branch (possibly)
65. War baron (probably)
66. Warnow (possibly)
67. Zone (probably)

 

Name: KYNANCE (PROBABLY)

Length 45.7 meter, width: 6.6 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 327 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1873 by j reynoldson, s shields. owned at time of loss by e handcock. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 55hp, single shaft. passage lanelli for les sables d'olonne. cargo coal. collided and sank very quickly. other vessel later identified as ss itchaca, greek flagged, which did not stop. later arrested in wapping dock, bristol.

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: H2979/74 26.4.79 H2979/74 26.4.79 FF REPORTED IN 503150N, 052730W USING DECCA. (E. GILES, 16.5.77). HH090/799/01 20.12.00 HH090/799/01 20.12.00 EXAM'D 10.9.00 IN 5031.895N, 0527.075W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55.7 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS. LIES 150/330DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS WITHIN 20MTRS. WELL BROKEN UP AND BURIED. TWO MAIN SECTIONS ARE PROUD OF THE SEABED. (NP 1008, HI 799). BR STD. 2.8.01 2.8.01 DIVED 1.8.01 IN SURVEYED POSN. BELIEVED TO BE ST GEORGE [SEE DEAD RECORD 16447] FROM SIZE AND AGE OF VESSEL. LIES UPRIGHT, PROPSHAFT VISIBLE, HULL PLATING COLLAPSED OUTWARD FROM ENGINE REARWARD. KEEL VISIBLE, NOTHING SHOWING IN FRONT OF BOILERS AS REST OF WRECK IS BURIED, WITH DEBRIS BREAKING THROUGH SEABED IN PLACES. NO CARGO PRESENT, EVIDENCE OF COAL. HIGHEST POINT IS ENGINE BLOCK. 4 BLADED PROPELLER VISIBLE. CINC REQUESTED. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 31.7.01 & 2.8.01). NCA. 17.9.01 17.9.01 NOT CONSIDERED TO BE ST GEORGE. THIS IS PROBABLY KYNANCE. CINC DELETED. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP & BURIED, TWO MAIN SECTIONS PROUD OF SEABED

Position: 50 31.895 N,5 27.075 W

 

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