This is the information page about the shipwreck Munster, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 35.997 N,3 26.811 W (53.615283333333, -3.42905)

 

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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. ? susie mo ii
2. Agnes
3. Alarm
4. Alcides
5. Alice
6. Angola
7. Angola (part of)(possibly)
8. Ann sumner
9. Ant
10. Auchenarden
11. Auspicious
12. Avon
13. Bella
14. Ben cruachan
15. Berwyn
16. Blairnevis
17. Blanche (possibly)
18. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
19. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
20. Burbo tower (remains)
21. Burbo tower (remains)
22. Burbo tower (remains)
23. Burbo tower (remains)
24. Burgedin
25. Cairnross
26. Calcium (probably)
27. Caroline
28. Chagres
29. Christina shearer
30. City of brussels
31. City of st andrews
32. Colin russell
33. Concord
34. Coniston (probably)
35. Counsellor iii
36. Denbigh coast
37. Dublin
38. Dunmail
39. Ebeneezer
40. El oso
41. Elephant
42. Elizabeth
43. Ellan vannin
44. Ellen sarah
45. Ellen southwold
46. Eversfield
47. Fairy
48. Fb 110 (possibly)
49. Fb 112 (possibly)
50. Fb 116 (possibly)
51. Fb 118 (possibly)
52. Fb 265 (possibly)
53. Fb 267 (possibly)
54. Fb 275 (possibly)
55. Fb 278 (possibly)
56. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
57. Fb 295 (possibly)
58. Fb 296 (possibly)
59. Fb 297 (possibly)
60. Fb 300 (possibly)
61. Fb 43 (possibly)
62. Fb 47 (possibly)
63. Fb 56 (possibly)
64. Fb 72 (possibly)
65. Fb 83 (possibly)
66. Fb 86 (possibly)
67. Fb 98 (probably)
68. Four brothers (possibly)
69. Gannochy
70. Germania
71. Gorsethorn
72. Hannah
73. Hannah landles
74. Hebe (possibly)
75. Hero
76. Heron 2
77. Hvideorn
78. Ida
79. India
80. J b kee
81. James and grace gregory
82. Jerseymoor
83. Jessie brown
84. John pierce
85. Juno
86. Kilcoan (probably)
87. Leeds (probably)
88. Lelia
89. Letty
90. Linda blanche
91. Little burbo beacon
92. Lochmonar (fwd part)
93. Lugar
94. Mancunium
95. Margaret
96. Marion
97. Mary
98. Mayflower (part of)
99. Mermaid (probably)
100. Mersey
101. Mid jordan beacon
102. Montreal
103. Munster
104. Murielle
105. Nazarine
106. Nestos
107. Nicola faith
108. North jordan bn
109. Ocean home
110. Ocean monarch
111. Ousebridge
112. Penrhos (probably)
113. Penstone
114. Perseverance
115. Peru (probably)
116. Phoenician
117. Princess victoria
118. Queen
119. Queens tower
120. Rea 1
121. Rea 10
122. Rea 5
123. Rea 7 (possibly)
124. Rea 8 (possibly)
125. Rea 9 (possibly)
126. Residu
127. Resurgam
128. Rhosneigr
129. Ringsend
130. Robert marsden
131. Robert seymour
132. Sarah
133. Seaville (part of)
134. Seaville (part of)
135. Severn
136. Speke (possibly)
137. Sportsman
138. Spurn
139. Stanleigh
140. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
141. Sunda
142. Talbot
143. The lady mostyn
144. Thomas
145. Thomas
146. Thorn
147. Thornton
148. Tongue beacon
149. Tongue beacon (possibly)
150. Tower base
151. Tt 6 (possibly)
152. Valeria
153. Ville de llanes
154. Vine (possibly)
155. Walter dean
156. Weazel
157. Ystroom (probably)

 

Name: MUNSTER

Length 107.6 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 4305 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1938 by harland & wolff, blefast. owned at time of loss by coast lines ltd. oil engines of 1347bhp, twin shaft. passage belfast for liverpool. mined. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: NOT LOCATED IN APPROX REPD POSN 533700N, 032330W. WK, PRESUMED MUNSTER, LOCATED BY HMS SEAGULL JULY 1946 IN 533600N, 032624W, OR 122 DEG, 6.23M TO QUEEN'S FORT. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21 IN GEN DEPTH 63FT. 1948 - SWEPT CLEAR AT 46FT. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). H0207/40 19.2.40 H0207/40 19.2.40 POSN 533700N, 032400W, APPROX. (NOIC LIVERPOOL). - PFNM 442/40. H0207/40 1.2.40 H0207/40 1.2.40 AMEND POSN TO 533505N, 032625W. (NOIC LIVERPOOL). - PFNM 532/40. H0291/40 20.6.40 H0291/40 20.6.40 INS DW PA.

- NM 1540/40. H4515/46 17.8.46 H4515/46 17.8.46 AMEND TO WK 3FMS. (HMS SEAGULL).

- NM 2840/46. H0207/46 22.10.46 H0207/46 22.10.46 INS G CAN LT BUOY, GP FL(2) G, CLOSE W OF WK. (TH NM 117/46).

- NM 3555/46. H6706/48 24.11.48 H6706/48 24.11.48 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT. DELETE LT BUOY. (HMS SEAGULL).

- NM 2626/48. H1893/64 11.3.68 H1893/64 11.3.68 EXAM'D IN 533558N, 032628W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55 IN GEN DEPTH 64FT. SCOUR DEPTH 70FT. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 6/67). AMEND TO WK 9FMS 1FT. NCA. 1.4.74 1.4.74 AMEND TO SW 13.5MTRS [LAT]. NC 1978. H3838/86 20.5.88 H3838/86 20.5.88 EXAM'D 27.10.87 IN 533559N, 032644W [OGB] USING HIFIX.6 [3 LOP] LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. WELL-DISPERSED, PARTLY BURIED AND HAS NO DEFINITE SHAPE. NO SONAR HEIGHTS WERE OBTAINED. MAGNETOMETER GAVE LARGE DEFLECTION. INS AS WK 16.6MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 357).

- NM 1791/88. H1311/88/50 24.10.88 H1311/88/50 24.10.88 HULL OWNED BY SUBMAR SALVAGE. FOUND TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY BROKEN UP AND DISPERSED TO SEABED. (G ROSE, 14.10.88). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DISPERSED TO SEABED

Position: 53 35.997 N,3 26.811 W

 

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