This is the information page about the shipwreck Luminence, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 41.578 N,5 32.751 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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.

 

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5. Boston city (possibly)
6. Brynymor
7. Burry
8. Cambro
9. Celtic revenge (possibly)
10. Clan macduff
11. Clydesdale
12. Colonian
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14. Dalserf
15. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
16. Drina (probably)
17. Eminent (probably)
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20. Fowey rose (possibly)
21. Gerard
22. Gisella (possibly)
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26. Hematite
27. Hms arbutus
28. Hms penshurst (possibly)
29. Hurst
30. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
31. Jane grey (possibly)
32. Jonas lie (possibly)
33. King edgar
34. Kingstown (probably)
35. Lord derby (probably)
36. Lucy
37. Luminence
38. Mersey
39. Mervyn (probably)
40. Morna
41. Morning star
42. Norfolk coast
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45. Prince cadwgan (probably)
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47. Renfrew (possibly)
48. Rhiwabon
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50. Sapphire (possibly)
51. South of england
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53. St george
54. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
55. Szent istvan
56. Thorold (probably)
57. Trevilla (possibly)
58. U 61 (possibly)
59. Valeria (probably)
60. Van stirum (possibly)
61. Walter l m russ
62. Whitehaven
63. Wiema
64. Wileysike

 

Name: LUMINENCE

Length 57.9 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 558 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1954 by clellands (successors) ltd, wallsend-on-tyne. owned at time of loss by the london & rochester trading co. four cylinder, four stroke oil engine, single shaft. machinery by crossley bros, manchester. passage east yelland power station for ayr. in ballast. struck the hats in sw force 8. capsized and sank. crew recovered. (lloyds & sibi).

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 54 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H3140/69 25.3.69 H3140/69 25.3.69 STRUCK THE HATS AND SANK. (LLOYDS 1967). INS AS NDW IN 514120N, 053220W [OGB]. BR STD. 14.11.72 14.11.72 SHOWN AS WK USC 20FMS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NE 1178. 18.12.72 18.12.72 SHOWN AS WK USC 36.0MTRS. NC 1478. H1921/80 31.3.80 H1921/80 31.3.80 LOCATED IN 514132.6N, 053242.6W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51.4 IN GEN DEPTH 62MTRS. DEPTH BY HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 44.7MTRS. LENGTH 62.5MTRS, BEAM 12.1MTRS. LYING 050/230DEG, BOWS NE. UPRIGHT, TWO MASTS AND DERRICKS VISIBLE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI52/80). AMEND TO WK 44MTRS. NC 1410. H5001/72 19.11.80 H5001/72 19.11.80 LARGE WELL DEFINED WK, EXAMINED 17.6.78 IN 514133.2N, 053240.9W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTHS 49-58MTRS. DCS3 HT 11MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 62MTRS. LYING APPROX 030/210DEG IN AREA OF SAND RIPPLES, BEAM ON TO TIDAL STREAMS. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 71B/78). NCA. 31.12.08 31.12.08 CONFIRMED AS LUMINENCE. HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY RECOVERED BELL. (G JONES, EMAIL DTD 31.12.08). NCA. 6.12.11 6.12.11 LOCATED 3.6.10 IN 5141.578N, 0532.751W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 50.54 IN GEN DEPTH 57.6MTRS. SCOUR 3.3MTRS DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 58.1MTRS, WIDTH 9.6MTRS, HT 10.36MTRS. LIES 054/234 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). AMEND WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS NE, MAST AND DERRICKS IN POS'N

Position: 51 41.578 N,5 32.751 W

 

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