This is the information page about the shipwreck Oregon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 14.729 N,3 56.367 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. Anna
5. Arandora star
6. August conseil (possibly)
7. Australbush (possibly)
8. Baychattan
9. Bell virtue
10. Belle ile (possibly)
11. Birgitte
12. Brenda
13. Cantabria
14. Carol anne
15. Catherine allen
16. Chancellor
17. Cheapside (possibly)
18. Chelydra (possibly)
19. Chloe t
20. City of antwerp
21. Claverley (possibly)
22. Constance
23. Dartmeet
24. Demetrios
25. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
26. Dutton
27. East point
28. Edam ii
29. Elizabeth caroline
30. Empire harry
31. Encourage
32. Exploiter
33. Fiona mary
34. Fylrix
35. Glen strathallan
36. Grelhame (probably)
37. Halfdan (possibly)
38. Halloween
39. Haugastol (possibly)
40. Havbris (probably)
41. Hazel claire (possibly)
42. Hazelpark (possibly)
43. Heron i
44. Herzogin cecilie
45. Heye p
46. Hms abelard
47. Hms chorley (possibly)
48. Hms coronation (part)
49. Hms coronation (part)
50. Hms crocodile
51. Hms elk (probably)
52. Hms foyle
53. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
54. Hms lord stonehaven
55. Hms newbridge (probably)
56. Hms penylan (e part)
57. Hms penylan (w part)
58. Hms ramillies
59. Hms stockforce (possibly)
60. Hms ullswater
61. Hmsm m1
62. Hmsm untiring
63. Hopper barge no.42
64. James eagan layne
65. Kazan
66. Kishmul of ayr
67. Lab
68. Laertes
69. Liberta
70. Louis shied
71. Maine
72. Marana (bow section)
73. Marie
74. Mcgregor
75. Medoc
76. Neches (probably)
77. Newholm
78. North sea (probably)
79. Oregon
80. Perm (possibly)
81. Persier
82. Phoenix
83. Placidas faroult
84. Poulmic
85. Reine des flots
86. Riversdale
87. Sabrina
88. Skaala
89. Solstice ph199
90. Soudan
91. St katharine (probably)
92. Stanhope
93. Talvaldis (possibly)
94. Tasmania (possibly)
95. Ternefjell
96. Tinker di
97. Totnes castle
98. U 1063
99. Uc 51
100. Uskmoor (probably)
101. W woolvern (possibly)
102. W.s.w. one
103. Wreathier
104. Yewforest
105. Yvette bm217

 

Name: OREGON

Length 36.6 meter, width: 6.1 meter, tonnage 801 ton
Load: fertiliser: natural and products,chemicals

Cause: 18.12.1890 sunk off bolt tail in bigbury bay on 18.12.1890. (n. glos sub-aqua club via mr atherton). struck the books in darkness and heavy rain having taken a pilot at falmouth. inbound for newcastle upon tyne from iquique, chile. (divers guide to s devon).

Year of registration: 1890

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 217 cm

Known since: 1890, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: 5.6.67 INTERVIEW WITH MR TURNER, KINGSTON SUB AQUA CLUB, BSAC REPORTS THAT A STEEL HULLED SAILING VESSEL, LENGTH APPROX 120FT BEAM APPROX 20FT, LIES IN 150FT OF WATER IN 501436N, 035630W. THE BOWS ARE FAIRLY INTACT, THE REMAINDER OF THE WRECKAGE IS SLIGHTLY OPENED UP. PROBABLY BUILT ABOUT 1875. [DATE ON PLATE NEAR WHEELHOUSE]. (MR TURNER, KINGSTON SUB AQUA CLUB, BSAC 5.6.67). CHART AS NDW PA. R/S. 5.6.67 THIS WRECK COULD BE THE OREGON, 801TONS, SUNK 18.12.1890 WITH CARGO OF NITRATE OF SODA OFF BOLT TAIL IN BIGBURY BAY. (NOTE [VIA MR ATHERTON] BY THE NORTH GLOS SUB AQUA CLUB). NCA. H4267/70 21.8.70 THE WRECK, LYING IN SAND IN 501442N, 035614W USING DECCA, IS IRON WITH NO EVIDENCE OF BOILERS OR MACHINERY. VESSEL VERY BROKEN UP BUT MOST OF THE STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK OF THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL IS COMPARATIVELY INTACT. THE CENTRE SECTION STANDS NO MORE THAN 3-4FT HIGH GENERALLY WITH AN OCCASIONAL PART UP TO 6-8FT. PART OF THE BOW STANDS SOME 15FT HIGH WITH A LARGE ANCHOR STILL ATTACHED. THE DATE 1875 [DATE OF BUILDING OF OREGON FROM LLOYDS] WAS FOUND CAST INTO BOSS OF REMAINS OF WHEEL. A REPORT FROM 'THE TIMES', 20.12.1890, STATES LOSS AS ON BOOK ROCKS NEAR THURLESTONE. THESE TWO THINGS PLUS THE TYPE OF WRECK SEEMS TO CONFIRM VESSEL AS 'OREGON'. (D T B CALKIN, SURBITON, SURREY, REPORT DTD 18.8.70). CHART AS WK 13FMS [23MTRS] IN REVISED POSN. R/S. H4267/70 8.9.72 GIVES BETTER POSN UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS 501441N, 035622W. (D T B CALKIN, SURBITON, SURREY, 1972). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H4267/70 22.7.77 LOCATED 1.7.77 WITH OAL DCS3 & E/S IN 501447N, 035607W USING DECCA. ESTIMATED HT 7.5MTRS IN GEN.DEPTH 30MTRS. (HMS FOX, 1.7.77). NCA. 18.1.82 WELL BROKEN UP. STANDS 2MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL4). NCA. HH090/594/01 12.7.94 EXAM'D 21.11.93 IN 501440.0N, 035619.3W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.4 IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 31MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.3MTRS. LIES 040/220DEGS AND IS WELL BROKEN UP. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 594). CHART AS WK 28MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2021/000052671 7.10.20 EXAM’D 2020; IN 5014.729N, 0356.367W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.36MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 67.5MTRS, WIDTH 22.8MTRS, HT 12.8MTRS. ORIENTATION 217/037 DEGS. WELL BROKEN UP, UPRIGHT. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1679 - H525-18079). AMEND DW 18.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 1347/21. WELL BROKEN UP, UPRIGHT

Position: 50 14.729 N,3 56.367 W

 

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