This is the information page about the shipwreck Orion, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 57.303 N,5 49.258 W (50.161333333333, -5.6753333333333)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Ada (possibly)
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alden gifford (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asia
11. Aurelien
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Bessemer city (probably)
15. Bill (part of)(possibly)
16. Bill (possibly)
17. Boynton (possibly)
18. Busby
19. Camiola (possibly)
20. Chattahoochee (possibly)
21. Chimu
22. Christina
23. City of cardiff
24. City of westminster (& kul)
25. Conqueror
26. Courtown
27. Denebola
28. Depois
29. Devon
30. Dunaskin
31. Emblem
32. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
33. Empire kingsley
34. Enrico parodi
35. Esther (probably)
36. Gallier (possibly)
37. Garthclyde (possibly)
38. Glamorgan coast
39. Heathmore
40. Hekla (possibly)
41. Hms decoy (probably)
42. Hms pincher
43. Hms royalo
44. Holland xix
45. Hopeful (possibly)
46. Iona
47. J duncan
48. Jose de aramburu
49. Joshua nicholson
50. Juan ferrer
51. Kate thomas (possibly)
52. Kildonan ?
53. Kintuck
54. Kornog (possibly)
55. Ladywood
56. Lake grafton
57. Lake grafton (possibly)
58. Liberty
59. Lincoln
60. Lovat
61. Luna
62. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
63. Luxembourg (probably)
64. Lyminge
65. Maria de larrinaga
66. Marie roberts
67. Maroc
68. Moorview
69. Mystique (possibly)
70. New pioneer
71. Ocean harvest
72. Orion
73. Oriskany
74. Phoenix 202
75. Pioneer (possibly)
76. Polesley (possibly)
77. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
78. Regency (probably)
79. Rms mulheim
80. Saint guenole
81. Saxon briton
82. Sea viper
83. Seapoint (possibly)
84. Semper parates
85. Setubel(probably)
86. Sirius (possibly)
87. Sylvia-mary z-525
88. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
89. Tralee trader
90. Traute sarnow
91. Tungufoss
92. U 1208 (possibly)
93. U 1209 (possibly)
94. U 247 (possibly)
95. Umbre
96. Umdali mendi (possibly)
97. Underwood
98. Union star (parts of)(probably)
99. Vine branch (possibly)
100. Vinovia
101. Wild boar
102. William cory

 

Name: ORION

Year of registration: 1865

Water depth above wreck: 63 meter, Height above seabed: 22 cm

Known since: 1865, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: 27.3.72 NDW SHOWN IN 495721N, 054912W. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). LC 2565. [PREVIOUS CARD MISSING]. H2590/76 19.3.76 NOT FOUND DURING SIDESCAN SWEEP. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). DELETED. R/S. H3841/86 21.1.88 EXAM'D 25.6.87 IN 495716N, 054912W [OGB] USING 4-RANGE TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58.7 IN GEN DEPTH 63MTRS. HYDROSEARCH HT - [SHADOW] 5.1MTRS, [VERICAL] 3.6MTRS. SMALL, COMPACT WK, LYING NNE/SSW. LENGTH 18MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 360). CHART AS WK 58MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 25.9.07 CONFIRMED AS THE 'ORION' IN 4957.308N, 0549.245W [WGD], A WOODEN SV WITH A CARGO OF WIDE GAUGE RAILWAY TRACK & IRON SLEEPERS. (G POUND, TELECOM DTD 24.9.07). RETAIN IN EXISTING POSN. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 57.303 N,5 49.258 W

 

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