This is the information page about the shipwreck Mary anning, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 57.593 N,4 45.83 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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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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2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Cawnpore
16. Champion
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. D 36
22. D46
23. D5
24. Eilean dhu
25. Elf 3
26. Elf 4
27. Endeavour
28. Europa
29. Fernlea (possibly)
30. Franleon
31. Greenock
32. Hms arsenal (probably)
33. Hms seagull
34. Hms topaze
35. Iona i
36. Isabella of wigton (probably)
37. Jubilee star
38. Kintyre
39. Lady gertrude
40. Liz of ashton (possibly)
41. Mary anning
42. Ocean (possibly)
43. Osprey (fore part)
44. Ovington (probably)
45. Penola
46. Portland (possibly)
47. Princess of wales (fore section)
48. Rhoda (possibly)
49. Spray (possibly)
50. Urd (possibly)
51. Wallachia

 

Name: MARY ANNING

Length 73.2 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 1237 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1880 by palmers' company, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by j h anning. one boiler, compound inverted engine of 99 nhp, single shaft. passage glasgow for odessa. was struck by ss argus whilst at anchor prior to commencement of voyage. vessels remained locked together and crew abandoned to ss argus. argus backed away and mary anning sank. wreck was later flattened. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1891

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 15 cm

Known since: 1891, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: H1310/83 LIES IN POSN 022DEGS (T), 890FT ON ITS PORT BEAMS END, IN DEPTH OF 45FT (LWST). PLATES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND RIBS AND STANCHIONS STAND 3FT ABOVE SEABED. PROPOSED TO REMOVE WK COMPLETELY. (MINUTES OF MANAGEMENT & FINANCE COMMITTEE, GLASGOW, MEETING DTD 27 MAY 1891). AS THIS POSN NOW LIES WITHIN DREDGED AREA, PRESUME THIS WAS DONE. AMENDED TO LIFT. HH090/778/01 12.11.97 EXAM'D 28.10.97 IN 555735.6N, 044549.8W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.4MTR. DCS3 HT 0.5MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS LIES 015/195DEGS. WELL BROKEN UP. LEAST DEPTH AT N END. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 778). AMENDED FROM 'LIFT' TO 'LIVE'. CHART AS WK 11.7MTRS IN 555736N, 044545.5W [OGB]. BR STD. HH274/470/06 22.5.98 CONFIRMED AS AN OBSTRUCTION. BELIEVED TO BE A KNOWN WRECK. WOULD WISH TO SEE THIS CHARTED AS AN OBSTN. (HARBOUR MASTER, CLYDEPORT, 19.5.98). NCA. RSDRA2023000080217 19.6.23 NOT LOCATED BY BDC IN M/B DATASET (2023) (CLYDE PORT AUTHORITY SURVEY). NFA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 55 57.593 N,4 45.83 W

 

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