This is the information page about the shipwreck Lancastria, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 8.989 N,2 20.417 W (47.012866666667, -2.2137833333333)

 

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Name: LANCASTRIA

Length 168.6 meter, width: 21.3 meter, draught: 11.9, tonnage 16243 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1922 by w beardmore & co, was bombed and sunk by german aircraft while at anchor off st nazaire. the vessel had approx 5300 evacuated british troops and civilians onboard, approx 2500 were saved. owned at the time of loss by cunard white star line. (dods). account of loss: 'the loss of the lancastria' by j l west.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H0582/40 27.6.40 DW 193DEGS, 4M FROM LE GRAND CHARPENTIER LT. CHART AS DW IN 470858N, 022027W. - FNM 1604/40. H209/41 22.1.41 G CON BUOYS 185DEGS & 005DEGS, 2C FROM WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 125/41. 1.12.51 'LANCASTRIA' TO BE DISPERSED. (NID 10885/51). H6379/50 5.9.60 WK REPD AWASH. (PARIS NM 60 22 16). R/S. H6035/45 H6035/45, H4087/45, H6035/45, H2250/60 & H4400/62 CONTAIN BUOYAGE AMENDMENTS. (AUTHORITIES NOT STATED). H927/64 5.11.76 REPD TO HAVE LEAST DEPTH OF ABOUT 4MTRS. (MV VEGAMAN HN 18.10.76). NCA. H2770/69 16.12.80 LEAST DEPTH NOW 10MTRS [5FMS 3FT]. (BREST NM 80 48 36).

- NM 44/81. 4.12.82 SHOWN WITH R PILLAR BUOY, VQR, 'LANCASTRIA' ON NC 3216. H2909/85 7.3.86 LEAST DEPTH NOW 11.2MTRS IN 470905N, 022020W [EUR]. (BREST NM 86 06 29 & NM 86 09 29).

- NM 1175/86. H4879/84 31.10.86 LEAST DEPTH NOW 8MTRS [4FMS 2FT]. (BREST NM 86 36 23).

- NM 3426/86. 7.3.89 POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. GEN DEPTH 20MTRS BY E/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14572071). 22.3.90 WK IN 470906.8N, 022018.8W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. EXAM'D BY SONAR. LEAST DEPTH 8.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. WK IN TWO PARTS, LYING ON PORT SIDE. FORE SECTION: LENGTH 50MTRS, BEAM 25MTRS, LYING 215/035DEGS. STERN SECTION: LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 25MTRS, LYING 205/025DEGS. HIGHEST POINT IS FORWARD MAST. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990, NO.14572071). 15.10.90 SHOWN AS WK 8.8MTRS ON FRENCH 6825. BR STD. 9.1.91 CHART AS WK 8.8MTRS IN 470906.8N, 022018.8W [EUR] MARKED BY PORT HAND PILLAR LT BUOY 'LANCASTRIA', VQ.R, SQUARE TOPMARK CLOSE S. NE 3216. 26.3.96 SHOWN AS WK 8.5MTRS WITH ASSOCIATED BUOYAGE ON FRENCH 7395 [1995 EDN]. BR STD. 11.8.06 SHOWN WITH R PILLAR LT BUOY, FL(2) R 6 SEC, CLOSE S ON BA 2986 [EDN 2 DTD 14.3.02]. SEP 2006/000367375 11.8.06 REST'D AREA RADIUS 200MTRS 'UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED' ESTABLISHED CENTRED ON WK. (FRENCH NM 22/28/06).

- NM 3626/06. SEP 2008/000007504 24.1.08 NOW WK 6.5MTRS. (FRENCH NM 2/16/08).

- NM 861/08.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 47 8.989 N,2 20.417 W

 

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