This is the information page about the shipwreck Lake grafton (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 1.952 N,5 40.784 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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asia
11. Aurelien
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Bard (possibly)
15. Besse (probably)
16. Bessemer city (probably)
17. Bill (part of)(possibly)
18. Bill (possibly)
19. Boynton (possibly)
20. Busby
21. Carpo (possibly)
22. Chimu
23. Christina
24. Christos markettos
25. City of cardiff
26. City of westminster (& kul)
27. Congener
28. Conqueror
29. Corvus
30. Courtown
31. Denebola
32. Depois
33. Devon
34. Dunaskin
35. Dux (possibly)
36. Emblem
37. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
38. Empire kingsley
39. Enrico parodi
40. Facto
41. Fanny lambert
42. Gallier (possibly)
43. Garthclyde (possibly)
44. Gemini
45. Glamorgan coast
46. Glendale
47. Gleno
48. Helene (probably)
49. Hellopes
50. Hms royalo
51. Hms warspite
52. Hms warspite (part of)
53. Holland xix
54. Hopeful (possibly)
55. Iona
56. J duncan
57. Jose de aramburu
58. Joshua nicholson
59. Juan ferrer
60. Juanita
61. Kate thomas (possibly)
62. Kildonan ?
63. Kilmaho
64. Kintuck
65. Ladywood
66. Lake grafton
67. Lake grafton (possibly)
68. Liberty
69. Lincoln
70. Lovat
71. Luna
72. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
73. Luxembourg (probably)
74. Lyminge
75. Madeline
76. Maria de larrinaga
77. Marie roberts
78. Maroc
79. Moorview
80. Mystique (possibly)
81. Nanna (possibly)
82. New pioneer
83. Nile
84. Noya (possibly)
85. Ocean harvest
86. Orion
87. Oriskany
88. Phoenix 202
89. Phoenix 203
90. Pioneer (possibly)
91. Polesley (possibly)
92. Ponthieu
93. Primo ?
94. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
95. Regency (probably)
96. Reidar (possibly)
97. Rms mulheim
98. Saint guenole
99. Saxon briton
100. Sea viper
101. Setubel(probably)
102. Sirius (possibly)
103. St chamond
104. Stabil (possibly)
105. Sylvia-mary z-525
106. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
107. Traute sarnow
108. Tungufoss
109. Tyrhaug
110. U 1209 (possibly)
111. U 247 (possibly)
112. U 399
113. Umbre
114. Underwood
115. Union star (parts of)(probably)
116. Veghtstroom (possibly)
117. Vigrid (possibly)
118. Vine branch (possibly)
119. Vinovia
120. Wild boar
121. William cory
122. Yewcroft
123. Zone (probably)

 

Name: LAKE GRAFTON (POSSIBLY)

Length 76.5 meter, width: 13.3 meter, draught: 8, tonnage 2630 ton
Load: coal

Cause: 9.11.74 vessel, built in 1918 by chicago sb co., chicago, struck the lee ore rock and sank whilst en route from swansea to copenhagen.(e. giles, 9.11.74 & shipwreck index of the british isles).

Year of registration: 1920

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 1920, last detected: 1974

Details measurements/cartography: H2979/74 21.11.74 WRECK LOCATED IN 500154N, 054048W USING DECCA. LIES ABOUT 14FT HIGH ON SEABED GENERAL DEPTHS ABOUT 60FT. WELL SCATTERED OVER THE SEABED. POSSIBILITY THAT IT IS INTERMINGLED WITH ANOTHER WK. CONSISTS OF ENGINE & SCATTERED STEEL PLATES. SALVAGE [LEGAL & ILLEGAL] TAKEN PLACE OVER THE YEAR. (E. GILES, 9.11.74) NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H2590/76 23.3.76 CLOSE INSHORE.NOT SEARCHED FOR. (HMS HECLA, HI NO 1A/75) NCA. 21.4.80 SEE ALSO WK [16217] IN 500145.85N 0054046.93W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: See Also: 16217

Position: 50 1.952 N,5 40.784 W

 

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