Wreck: Ocklinge (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Ocklinge, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 2.027 N,5 4.051 W (50.033783, -5.067517)
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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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Shipwreck details
Name: OCKLINGE
Length 82.6 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 5.9, tonnage 2343 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore
Cause: vessel, built in 1923 by chantiers & ateliers de st nazaire and owned at the time of loss by constants (south wales) was wrecked on the manacles rocks whilst en-route from bilbao, via falmouth, to port talbot. had steering gear damage in bad weather and was towed to falmouth for emergency repairs. went ashore at lowland point soon after sailing after completion of repairs. (cornish shipwrecks, vol.ii).
Year of registration: 1932
Water depth above wreck: 0 meter
Known since: 1932, last detected: 2002
Details measurements/cartography: H5540/34 20.11.34 STRANDED WK IN 500200N, 050400W, CLOSE S OF LOWLAND PT. (HMS BEAUFORT, HN NO.6/34) POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H7822/58 16.1.59 NO LONGER VISIBLE. (HMS VIGILANT, HN 8/58) NCA. H1282/77/116 4.5.77 STRANDED AT LOWLAND PT. (P. R. JONES, 25.2.77). NFA. 28.1.92 NO DISPROVING SEARCH MADE DUE PROXIMITY OF ROCKS. NOT FOUND DURING SOUNDING. CRAB POTS IN VICINITY MAY INDICATE PRESENCE OF WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 521) NCA. A LARGE PROPELLER SAID TO BE FROM THIS WRECK, LIES ON THE ROCKS AT LOWLAND PT. (CORNISH SHIPWRECKS, VOL.II) NCA. HH100/351/18 4.3.02 FIXED IN 5002.027N, 0504.051W [WGD] DURING 2001. LIES SCATTERED ON ROCKS, ORIENTATION 020/200DEGS, BOWS 020DEGS. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE, TELECON 2.3.02) NCA, EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: SCATTERED ON ROCKS
Position: 50 2.027 N,5 4.051 W
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