This is the information page about the shipwreck Lovat, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 47.587 N,5 38.342 W (50.083916666667, -5.4343333333333)

 

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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. Ada (possibly)
4. Arbel (probably)
5. Arnside (possibly)
6. Aurelien
7. Balbec
8. Boynton (possibly)
9. Briagha mara
10. Brigamara
11. Carpo (possibly)
12. Catena
13. Chattahoochee (possibly)
14. Christina
15. Christine
16. City of cardiff
17. City of corinth (possibly)
18. City of westminster (& kul)
19. Congener
20. Conqueror
21. Corvus
22. Depois
23. Dunaskin
24. Emblem
25. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
26. Facto
27. Gallier (possibly)
28. Garthclyde (possibly)
29. Glendale
30. Graziella
31. Hellopes
32. Henley (possibly)
33. Hockwold
34. Holland xix
35. Hopeful (possibly)
36. Iona
37. J duncan
38. Jose de aramburu
39. Joshua nicholson
40. Juan ferrer
41. Kalibia (possibly)
42. Kate thomas (possibly)
43. Kilmaho
44. Kornog (possibly)
45. Ladywood
46. Lake grafton
47. Lake grafton (possibly)
48. Lincoln
49. Lorle (probably)
50. Lovat
51. Maidag (possibly)
52. Maria de larrinaga
53. Marie roberts
54. Maroc
55. Mervyn (possibly)
56. Moorview
57. Mystique (possibly)
58. Nanna (possibly)
59. New pioneer
60. Noya (possibly)
61. Ocean harvest
62. Orion
63. Oriskany
64. Phoenix 202
65. Phoenix 203
66. Pioneer (possibly)
67. Polycarp (possibly)
68. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
69. Regency (probably)
70. Reidar (possibly)
71. Rms mulheim
72. Sabre of newquay
73. Saint guenole
74. Sea viper
75. Semper parates
76. Setubel(probably)
77. Sidmouth (possibly)
78. Sirius (possibly)
79. Sylvia-mary z-525
80. Tungufoss
81. U 1018
82. U 1209 (possibly)
83. U 247 (possibly)
84. U 399
85. Umdali mendi (possibly)
86. Underwood
87. Union star (parts of)(probably)
88. Vigrid (possibly)
89. Vinovia
90. Westwood (possibly)
91. Wild boar
92. Yewcroft

 

Name: LOVAT

Length 67.4 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1093 ton
Load: coal,granular or powdery material

Cause: built in 1962 by nv scheeps v d werft, deest. owned at time of loss by henry w peabody grain ltd. passage swansea for sables d'olonne. took on list and eventually sank when cargo shifted during very heavy weather. 11 men lost. (msd).

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 85 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: 27.1.75 SANK IN 494754N, 053600W, APPROX. (LL 219). 4.4.75 SANK IN 494700N, 054000W, APPROX. (CASUALTY RETURNS 1/75). 28.4.75 WRECKAGE FROM 'LOVAT' SIGHTED IN 494724N, 053800W [OGB] BY M FERRY 'SAINT PATRICK'. (LL 219). H2590/76 10.3.76 EXAM'D IN 494733N, 053819W USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 70 IN GEN DEPTH 83MTRS. DEFINITE WK. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). CHART AS WK 70MTRS [38FMS].

- NM 808/76. H2590/76 5.5.76 LEAST DEPTH 69.7MTRS FOUND ON CHECKING HMS HECLA'S E/S TRACES. (WRECK SECTION). AMEND TO WK 69MTRS [37FMS]. BR STD. H6501/87/2 7.3.89 EXAM'D 13.10.88 IN 494733N, 053817W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 74 IN GEN DEPTH 84.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 9.4MTRS, SHADOW HT 10.3MTRS. LIES 080/260DEGS WITH BOW E. HIGHEST POINT SUPERSTRUCTURE AT W END. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 430). AMEND TO WK 74MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 4947.587N, 0538.342W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 47.587 N,5 38.342 W

 

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