This is the information page about the shipwreck Lowmount, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.79 N,0 50.408 W (50.652366666667, -0.61618333333333)

 

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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. Afon dulais
2. Ala
3. Alaska
4. Algiers
5. Angry fish
6. Armenier
7. Arno (possibly)
8. Atlas (probably)
9. Axwell
10. Basil-2
11. Bettann (bow section)
12. Bettann (stern section)
13. Camberwell
14. Cambrian
15. Cambrian (part of)
16. Cambrian princess (probably)
17. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
18. Camswan
19. Capable
20. Carbineer
21. Cuba
22. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
23. Donegal (possibly)
24. Elford
25. Empress queen
26. Excelsior
27. Faith
28. Flag theofano
29. Fort yale
30. Fpt iv
31. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
32. Gartland
33. Gascony
34. Gerarda
35. Germa geisha
36. Glen (possibly)
37. Glenlee
38. Harry sharman
39. Hauler
40. Hedwig lunstedt
41. Highland brigade
42. Highland corrie
43. Hm lct 427 (after part)
44. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
45. Hms apley (possibly)
46. Hms boxer
47. Hms evadne (possibly)
48. Hms hazard
49. Hms hazardous
50. Hms implacable
51. Hms insolent
52. Hms invincible
53. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
54. Hms northcoates
55. Hms p12 (stern section).
56. Hms pine
57. Hms prince leopold
58. Hms sapper
59. Hms undine
60. Hms velox
61. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
62. Hmsm a1
63. Inger
64. Irishman
65. Kurland
66. Leon
67. Lightfoot (possibly)
68. Lola (possibly)
69. Lowmount
70. Mary rose
71. Meandros (possibly)
72. Montecrana (possibly)
73. Orion
74. Pearl (probably)
75. Polandia (possibly)
76. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
77. Roway
78. Saint andre (probably)
79. Shirala
80. Sinah
81. Sines (possibly)
82. Spearfish
83. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
84. Teelin head
85. U 1195
86. U 86 (formerly)
87. U 86 (possibly)
88. Ub 21
89. Ub 81
90. Vadne
91. Vanessa (probably)
92. Vigda
93. Wapello
94. War helmet
95. Withern
96. Zaanstroom

 

Name: LOWMOUNT

Length 86 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 2070 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: ex-orca. built in 1888 by s p austin & son, sunderland. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 204 nhp, single shaft. passazge bilbao for stockton. struck mine laid by uc-70. 5 emn lost. dispersed in 1992 and again in 1923. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 202 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20181004

Details measurements/cartography: H4115/17 SUNK WITH MASTS VISIBLE IN POSN 4 MILES SE FROM NAB LTV. (WW1SL). CHART AS ST (MASTS) IN 503946N, 005024W MARKED BY LT BUOY. - FNM 412/17 & 357/18. H5583/22 31.8.22 DISPERSED. CLEAR TO 36FT [LWST]. (TRINITY HO). AMEND TO WK 6FMS & DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1442/22. H5781/23 22.8.23 OBSTN 095DEGS, 3.75 MILES FROM NAB TR IN 503930N, 005130W. (ADMIRAL, PORTSMOUTH, 21.8.23). H5781/23 10.9.23 LOCATED BY DIVER IN 503940N, 005022W. LEAST DEPTH 4.5FMS [MLWS]. (SURVEY [C9193]). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 3FT IN REVISED POSN, MARKED BY LIT CONL BUOY GPFL(3)G 10S.

- NM ACTION. H7021/25 21.10.25 DISPERSAL OPS AGAIN IN PROGRESS.

- NM 1679(T)/25. H7003/26 28.10.26 LEAST DEPTH NOW 32FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AMEND TO WK 5.25FMS & DELETE BUOY. H6319/48 5.10.48 AMEND POSN TO 503946N, 005024W. (SCES).

- NM 2183/48. H6319/48 14.2.49 INS G SPH BUOY CLOSE W OF WK. (TH).

- NM 299/49. H6319/48 5.5.51 EXAM'D APRIL 1951 IN 503946N, 005018W USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 26, FOUL 27FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33FT. SCOUR 43FT. (SML 325, 11.11.59). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 2FT. BR STD. H6319/48 16.7.52 SWEPT JUNE 1952 IN 503946N, 005024W USING HSA AFTER FURTHER DISPERSAL. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30, FOUL AT 31FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33 IN GEN DEPTH 39FT. STANDS 8FT ABOVE SEABED IN A SMALL BUT PRONOUNCED SCOUR 3FT DEEP. ONLY A SMALL PART OF WK IS PROUD OF SEABED AND WAS ONLY FOUND ONCE ON E/S. AREA SWEPT COVERED RADIUS OF 400FT FROM WK. WK BUOY BEARS 091DEGS, 900FT FROM WK. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 16.7.52). AMEND TO WK 5FMS.

- NM 1512/52. H6319/48 BUOY NOW G CONL INT QKFL G. (TRINITY HOUSE).

- NM 978/53. H6319/48 19.1.65 SWEPT CLEAR AT 38FT IN GENERAL DEPTH OF 39FT. (TRINITY HOUSE, 1964). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT & DELETE BUOY.

- NM 136/65. WZ 537 & NAVEAM 7823 ISSUED. 16.2.68 ONE PART OF WK STANDS 6FT ABOVE SEABED. (BSAC). H2214/70 23.1.70 NOT LOCATED DESPITE INTENSIVE SEARCH USING TRANSIT AND FISHERMAN'S SONAR. (SCES, ROS DTD 4.3.70). RETAIN AS CHARTED. 29.1.74 NOW CHARTED AS SW 11.5MTRS. NC 2045.NOW CHARTED AS SW 11.1MTRS [LAT]. NC 2045. H2318/74 28.4.76 FOUND BY TRANSIT SONAR IN 1973. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7MTRS. GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM EASTWARD. (SCES, HI 62/75). AMEND TO WK 10.7MTRS.

- NM BLOCK 980/76. H3847/86 21.3.89 AREA EXAM'D 8.12.88 USING TRISPONDER AND DCS3. NOTHING OF SIGNIFICANCE FOUND. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). NCA. SEP 2019/000094901 19.05.19 EXAM'D 8.4.19 IN 5039.790N, 0050.408W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.21MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH (DEBRIS AREA) 68MTRS, WIDTH (DEBRIS AREA)22MTRS, HEIGHT 1.08MTRS, ORIENTATION 022/202 DEGS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1561). AMEND DW TO 10.2MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 39.79 N,0 50.408 W

 

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