This is the information page about the shipwreck Le vieux tigre, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.836 N,5 11.028 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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Andromeda
5. Arab
6. Ardgarry
7. Arvor
8. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Ballarat
13. Bamse (probably)
14. Bay of panama
15. Beatrice (possibly)
16. Bellucia
17. Ben asdale
18. Ben rein
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bjornvik (possibly)
21. Brest
22. Bretonne (probably)
23. Brigamara
24. Cape finisterre (probably)
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Caroni river
28. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
29. Carpo (possibly)
30. Centurion (possibly)
31. Cieszyn
32. Citrine
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Corvus
39. Cromdale
40. Cyrenian
41. Czar
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Epsilon
44. Erato
45. Eric calvert (possibly)
46. Eskdale
47. Eva (possibly)
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Glendale
53. Godolphin
54. Grip (part of)
55. Gunvor
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hellopes
59. Hera
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms anson
64. Hms brandlebas
65. Hms comet
66. Hms gloaming
67. Hms javelin (stern section)
68. Hms kurd
69. Hms lady of the isles
70. Hms primrose
71. Hms rinovia
72. Hms roche bonne
73. Hms torrent
74. Hms warspite
75. Hms warspite (part of)
76. Hmy sappho (possibly)
77. Hnlms brielle
78. Hockwold
79. Ilston
80. Jersey queen (possibly)
81. John
82. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
83. Juno
84. Karen marie
85. Kerris reed
86. Kilmaho
87. Krosfond
88. La suippe
89. Lady cory-wright
90. Lady dalhousie
91. Le vieux tigre
92. Leander
93. Leon martin (part of)
94. Libourne
95. Loe bar wk
96. Lord snowden (probably)
97. Lorle (probably)
98. Lucent (possibly)
99. Lydie
100. Merle
101. Mervyn (possibly)
102. Mina cantiquin
103. Mitera marigo
104. Mohegan
105. Mosel
106. N g petersen
107. Nanna (possibly)
108. Nile
109. Normand
110. Noya (possibly)
111. Nyassa
112. Ocklinge
113. Omer denise
114. Ospra
115. Pearl (possibly)
116. Penelope jane (possibly)
117. Pindos
118. Plantaganet
119. Poljames
120. Poljames
121. Ponthieu
122. Ponus
123. Port chalmers
124. Queen (possibly)
125. Reidar (possibly)
126. Robert
127. Rock island bridge
128. Royal anne galley
129. Sabre of newquay
130. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
131. Schiedam
132. Secil japan (bow section)
133. Secil japan (stern section)
134. Spital
135. Spyridion vagliano
136. St anthony (possibly)
137. Stanwood
138. Twilight water
139. U 1018
140. U 399
141. U 95
142. Ub 106 (possibly)
143. Ub 112 (possibly)
144. Ub 128 (possibly)
145. Ub 86 (possibly)
146. Ub 97 (possibly)
147. Uc 66
148. Ula
149. Veritas
150. Vigrid (possibly)
151. Violet
152. Volnay
153. War tune
154. Westwood (possibly)
155. Wyndcliffe
156. Yewcroft
157. Zebra
158. Zone (probably)

 

Name: LE VIEUX TIGRE

Length 39.8 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 261 ton
Load: fish

Cause: ex-nylghau. built in 1908 by charlton & doughy ltd, grimsby. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 70 nhp, single shaft. passage boulogne for fishing and return. ran onto rocks under signal stn at bass point. no lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1935

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter

Known since: 1935, last detected: 1982

Details measurements/cartography: H3383/35 17.5.35 H3383/35 FRENCH TRAWLER, MAST SHOWING, IN 495743.8N, 051139.6W, OR 076.5DEGS, 6.66C FROM LIZARD LTHO, OR 149DEGS, 5.45C LANDEWEDNACK CH TR. THE WK IS NOT EASILY DISTINGUISHED AGAINST THE CLIFFS EXCEPT FROM THE DIRNS OF NE & SW WHEN THE MAST SHOWS CLEAR OF THE LAND. (HMS BEAUFORT, 17.5.35). CHART AS DW.

- NM. 16.12.69 16.12.69 REPD TO BE LOCATED IN 495748N, 051058W. IT IS DRIVEN UP A GULLEY & COMPLETELY SMASHED. (R DAVIS, SUB AQUA DIVER). BR STD. H1270/79 18.1.82 H1270/79 18.1.82 DELETED. (R DAVIS). R/P. POSN RETAINED FOR FILING ONLY. 27.5.82 27.5.82 REPD COMPLETELY BROKEN UP OVER WIDE AREA & MERGING WITH WK OF 'MOSEL' [WK NO.22607]. ONE BOILER STILL INTACT. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 7.5MTRS. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL V).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 57.836 N,5 11.028 W

 

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