This is the information page about the shipwreck Lord snowden (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.258 N,4 58.746 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Alexander kennedy
4. Almond branch (possibly)
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Ballarat
15. Bamse (probably)
16. Bay of panama
17. Beatrice (possibly)
18. Bellucia
19. Ben asdale
20. Ben rein
21. Benito
22. Bjornvik (possibly)
23. Brest
24. Bretonne (probably)
25. Cape finisterre (probably)
26. Carmarthen
27. Caroline
28. Carolus
29. Caroni river
30. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
31. Centurion (possibly)
32. Cieszyn
33. Citrine
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Cromdale
38. Czar
39. Dionne marie
40. Dispatch (possibly)
41. Eastfield
42. Elisabeth (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. Godolphin
53. Grip (part of)
54. Gunvor
55. Hanover
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmcs trentonian
60. Hmml 380
61. Hms almond (after part)
62. Hms almond (bow part)
63. Hms brandlebas
64. Hms comet
65. Hms gloaming
66. Hms javelin (stern section)
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms narwhal
70. Hms primrose
71. Hms rinovia
72. Hms roche bonne
73. Hms torrent
74. Hmy sappho (possibly)
75. Hnlms brielle
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
80. Juno
81. Karen marie
82. Kerris reed
83. King harry (probably)
84. Kremsertor
85. Krosfond
86. Kwester
87. La suippe
88. Lady dalhousie
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Leander
91. Leon martin (part of)
92. Libourne
93. Lord snowden (probably)
94. Lucent (possibly)
95. Lydie
96. Merle
97. Mina cantiquin
98. Mitera marigo
99. Mohegan
100. Mosel
101. Mountby
102. Mourne (probably)
103. N g petersen
104. Normand
105. Nyassa
106. Ocklinge
107. Omer denise
108. Ospra
109. Par time and tide bell
110. Pearl (possibly)
111. Penelope jane (possibly)
112. Pindos
113. Plantaganet
114. Poljames
115. Poljames
116. Ponus
117. Port chalmers
118. Prestige
119. Queen (possibly)
120. Rigmor (possibly)
121. Robert
122. Rock island bridge
123. Rosehill
124. Royal anne galley
125. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
126. Schiedam
127. Shoal fisher
128. Spital
129. Spyridion vagliano
130. St anthony (possibly)
131. Stanwood
132. Tregenna (possibly)
133. Twilight water
134. U 95
135. Ub 106 (possibly)
136. Ub 112 (possibly)
137. Ub 113
138. Ub 128 (possibly)
139. Ub 86 (possibly)
140. Ub 97 (possibly)
141. Ula
142. Veritas
143. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
144. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
145. Violet
146. Volnay
147. War tune
148. Wyndcliffe
149. Zebra

 

Name: LORD SNOWDEN (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 111 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H113/45 4.7.45 CONTACT IN 500412N, 045830W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 3.3.45 CONTACT, LENGTH 60FT, HEIGHT 24FT IN REPD POSN. (AUBD 301/96 - ESCORT GROUP 3, 3.3.45). H4239/73 15.8.74 SONAR CONTACT IN 500413N, 045841W [OGB] USING HIFIX. NOTHING FOUND USING E/S DURING CLOSE SEARCH. (HMS HECATE). BR STD. H2979/74 18.2.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER REPD IN 500409N, 045817W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 29.1.76). H1270/75 5.11.79 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 500414N, 045818W [OGB] USING DECCA. (BOWEN WK RECORDS). 5.7.85 WK, STANDING 40FT ABOVE SEABED, LOCATED IN 500424N, 045840W [OGB] USING DECCA. (C. WILLIAMS, RECORDED TAPE). CHART AS WK 48MTRS IN 500418N, 045836W [OGB] [MEAN POSN]. BR STD. 11.10.01 WK IN 5004.221N, 0458.673W [WGD] USING DGPS. LARGE GUN ON STERN AND AMMUNITION SCATTERED AROUND WK. G POUND SAYS THIS IS PROBABLY LORD SNOWDEN. (J ROSEVEARE/D METCALFE TELECON 11.10.01). 9.5.03 LIES IN 5004.210N, 0458.660W [WGD] USING DGPS. LIST HEAVILY TO PORT. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2014/000153233 28.7.14 LOCATED IN 5004.2516N, 0458.7216W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.69MTRS (UNCLEANED DTA). LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT APPROX 6MTRS. SUPERSTRUCTURE LIES APPROX E/W. (MMT, HN DTD 22.7.14 FOR HI 1455). RETAIN WK 48MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2014/000153151 23.9.14 EXAM'D 21.7.14 IN 5004.255N, 0458.735W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.15 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 7.85MTRS. LIES 111/291 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. (MMT, HI 1455). BOWS ENE, STERN COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2014/000153151_1 5.11.14 POSN: 5004.258N, 0458.746W [WGD]. (BDC, HI 1455). RETAIN WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS WNW, LISTS TO PORT, STERN COLLAPSED

Position: 50 4.258 N,4 58.746 W

 

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