This is the information page about the shipwreck Marsala, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 46.846 N,4 51.994 W (48.699, -5.1015)

 

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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. Adolph andersen
2. Alfred de courcy
3. Amina
4. Amoco cadiz
5. Ar gwella
6. Arrino
7. Arvor
8. Auguste marie
9. Bagdale
10. Bango
11. Berthe
12. Casablanca (possibly)
13. Corinto (possibly)
14. Draupner
15. Eastlands
16. Elektra
17. Eugene-gaston
18. Farraline
19. Ferdinand a
20. Flimston
21. Francois joseph
22. Fredavore
23. Garthelyde
24. Gyller
25. Hansi
26. Hebe
27. Hirondelle
28. Isma
29. Jutland
30. Lady princess
31. Lewis luckenbach
32. Lucienne (possibly)
33. Maindy keep
34. Malvina
35. Marga
36. Marie
37. Marquis des anges
38. Marsala
39. Martinhall
40. Merton hall
41. Messicano
42. Midnight sun i
43. Monksgarth
44. Natcrest
45. Norma
46. Octopus 70 (possibly)
47. Olympic bravery
48. Ouessantine
49. Pascal andre mickael
50. Pauline-louisa
51. Polvena (possibly)
52. Polvena (probably)
53. Risoy (possibly)
54. Sappho
55. Seaspray
56. Solferino
57. Surcouf
58. Suzon
59. Trym
60. U 441
61. U 767 (possibly)
62. Venborg
63. Veroloch
64. Victoria ii (probably)
65. Vordingbord (possibly)
66. Wilfred

 

Name: MARSALA

Length 87.2 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1856 ton
Load: grain

Cause: built 1926 by akt ges neptun, with triple expansion engines of 191nhp. owned at the time of loss by r m sloman jr. passage savona for hamburg. collided with the 'tafna' 20m nne of ushant in dense fog. (dods).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 100 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: 26.8.77 MERCHANT SS 'MARSALA' IN APPROX 484654N, 045154W [EUR]. GEN DEPTH 106MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS DTD 18.10.76). 2.9.77 SHOWN AS NDW ON FRENCH 6680 [1977 EDN]. BR STD. 21.1.86 SHOWN AS WK USC PD 81MTRS ON FRENCH 6680 [1986 EDN]. NC 3668. 27.2.09 SHOWN IN 4846.846N, 0451.994W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6680 [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, 2ND SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2647.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 46.846 N,4 51.994 W

 

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