This is the information page about the shipwreck Moncousu, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 42.631 N,5 39.859 W (55.675316666667, -5.7981666666667)

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.

Name: MONCOUSU

Length 71.6 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 5, tonnage 1420 ton

Cause: 29.4.41 ex-nestor. built in 1912 by mackay bros, alloa. requistioned by the ministry of shipping for use as ammunition storage ship at plymouth. damaged during german air attack 29.4.41 and sank next day at bull pt. was refloated 2 years later and towed to sound of gigha for use as bombing target for live bombs. sank 5.1.44 after being badly damaged. (argyll shipwrecks).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H4100/45 31.8.45 H4100/45 31.8.45 ST IN 554220N, 054008W APPROX. (ADMIRALTY). INS AS STPA.

- NM 2631/45. H2134/57 24.4.57 H2134/57 24.4.57 WK NO LONGER VISIBLE. (HMT IRIS, HN). AMEND DWPA. BR STD. H4100/45 2.12.59 H4100/45 2.12.59 WRECK LOCATED IN 554238N, 053949W [OGB] USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 16, FOUL 20FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18 IN GEN DEPTH 26FT. SCOUR 12FT DEEP. SEABED SAND. LIES N/S. (HMS SHACKLETON, 20.10.59). AMEND TO WK 2FMS 4FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2732/59. H6872/68 6.5.69 H6872/68 6.5.69 REPORTED NO LONGER USED AS A BOMBING TARGET. (HOME(N), 2.5.69, TELECON). 7.5.74 7.5.74 AMEND TO WK SW 4.9MTRS. NC 2475. 2.11.78 2.11.78 AMEND TO WK SW 4.6MTRS [LAT]. NES 2475, 2168. 1994 ONLY A FEW PIECES OF TANGLED WRECKAGE REMAIN, LYING IN 9MTRS OF WATER. (ARGYLL SHIPWRECKS) 11.4.08 11.4.08 [EUT] POSN: 5542.629N, 0539.880W. NE 2475. 10.10.13 10.10.13 EXAM'D 10.11.12 IN 5542.631N, 0539.859W [WGD]. LEAST W/C & M/B DEPTH 5.14 IN GEN DEPTH 7.7MTRS. SCOUR AREA APPROX 90MTRS BY 40MTRS, 2.1MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 6.8MTRS, WIDTH 6.3MTRS, HT 4.66MTRS. COMPRISES SEVERAL PIECES OF DEBRIS IN SCOURED AREA. WEAK RETURN FROM HIGHEST POINT SUGGEST WK IS NETTED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1370). AMEND WK 5.1MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TANGLED WRECKAGE IN SCOUR PIT 90 X 40MTRS

Position: 55 42.631 N,5 39.859 W

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