This is the information page about the shipwreck Montfort, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 30.043 N,9 30.034 W (48.500716666667, -9.5005666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: MONTFORT
Length 135.6 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 6578 ton
Cause: torpedoed by german submarine. sank after being towed for three hours. 5 men killed.
Year of registration: 1918
Water depth above wreck: 200 meter
Known since: 1918
Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 170M W BY S 1/2 S OF BISHOP ROCK. (BMVL). 4.10.18 4.10.18 SANK IN 483000N, 093000W. (SNO SCILLY ISLES).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 48 30.043 N,9 30.034 W