This is the information page about the shipwreck Milewater, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 34.73 N,6 16.408 W (55.882816666667, -6.1208666666667)

 

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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. Agios minas
2. Andania (probably)
3. Andania (probably)
4. Blythville
5. Cumberland
6. Diamond
7. Edith morga
8. Eileen m
9. Ella hewett
10. Ellida (possibly)
11. Erlo hills
12. Floriestan
13. Girvan
14. Guethary
15. Harald
16. Henry clay
17. Hinde
18. Hms brisk (bow section)
19. Hms calgarian
20. Hms drake
21. Hms duchess (probably)
22. Islay or islay iii
23. James stewart
24. John strachan
25. Kestiel (possibly)
26. Knightsgarth
27. Limelight
28. Lindron
29. Lugano
30. Milewater
31. Pattersonian
32. Pintail
33. Raven (poss)
34. Rothesay castle
35. Shackleton
36. Tobago
37. Tomath (or thomas)
38. Tuscania (probably)
39. U 245 (probably)
40. U 680 (probably)
41. U 968
42. Wyre majestic (bow section)
43. Wyre majestic (stern section)

 

Name: MILEWATER

Length 41.2 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 290 ton

Cause: ex-susan mccausland, ex-flying cormorant. built in 1888 by r duncan & co, port glasgow. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 98 nhp, single shaft. passage tiree for larne. went ashore. crew recovered. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter

Known since: 1975

Details measurements/cartography: 19.2.75 WRECKED NEAR MULL OF OA IN 553444N, 061621W. MACHINERY SALVAGED, BOILER INTACT, TWIN STEEL PROPELLORS, REMAINDER BROKEN UP. (P L SELLARS, LTR DTD 11.2.75). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 34.73 N,6 16.408 W

 

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