This is the information page about the shipwreck Oriskany, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.59 N,5 50.756 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. Acklington
2. Aida lauro
3. Alacrity
4. Alden gifford (possibly)
5. Arbel (probably)
6. Arnside (possibly)
7. Asia
8. Aurelien
9. Austria (possibly)
10. Balbec
11. Bill (part of)(possibly)
12. Bill (possibly)
13. Boynton (possibly)
14. Busby
15. Camiola (possibly)
16. Cato
17. Chimu
18. Christina
19. Christos markettos
20. City of cardiff
21. City of westminster (& kul)
22. Clan macnab
23. Conqueror
24. Courtown
25. Denebola
26. Depois
27. Devon
28. Dunaskin
29. Dundee (probably)
30. Emblem
31. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
32. Empire kingsley
33. Enrico parodi
34. Gallier (possibly)
35. Garthclyde (possibly)
36. Gemini
37. Glamorgan coast
38. Heathmore
39. Helene (probably)
40. Hms decoy (probably)
41. Hms pincher
42. Holland xix
43. Hopeful (possibly)
44. Iona
45. J duncan
46. Jose de aramburu
47. Joshua nicholson
48. Juan ferrer
49. Juanita
50. Kate thomas (possibly)
51. Kildonan ?
52. Lake grafton
53. Lake grafton (possibly)
54. Liberty
55. Lincoln
56. Lovat
57. Luna
58. Luxembourg (probably)
59. Lyminge
60. Maria de larrinaga
61. Marie roberts
62. Maroc
63. Moorview
64. Mystique (possibly)
65. New pioneer
66. Ocean harvest
67. Orion
68. Oriskany
69. Phoenix 202
70. Pioneer (possibly)
71. Polesley (possibly)
72. Regency (probably)
73. Rms mulheim
74. Saint guenole
75. Saxon briton
76. Sea viper
77. Seapoint (possibly)
78. Setubel(probably)
79. Sirius (possibly)
80. Stabil (possibly)
81. Sylvia-mary z-525
82. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
83. Tralee trader
84. Traute sarnow
85. Tungufoss
86. Tyrhaug
87. U 1208 (possibly)
88. U 1209 (possibly)
89. U 247 (possibly)
90. Umbre
91. Union star (parts of)(probably)
92. Veghtstroom (possibly)
93. Vine branch (possibly)
94. Vinovia
95. Wild boar
96. William cory

 

Name: ORISKANY

Length 77.7 meter, width: 10.9 meter, draught: 6.6, tonnage 1644 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1924 by swan hunter & wigham richardson ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at the time of loss by ministry of war transport (lambert bros). two boilers, triple expansion engine of 305 nhp, single shaft. machinery by swan hunter. passage newport for london. torpedoed by u-480 when part of eastbound convoy btc 78. crew of all 26 lost. (sibi & dods).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 61 meter, Height above seabed: 26 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 13.4.60 H0113/45 13.4.60 SUNK IN 500430N, 055110W. LENGTH 265FT, BREADTH 37FT. GAVE OFF OIL AND WOODEN WRECKAGE. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H0113/45 13.4.60 H0113/45 13.4.60 ACCURATE POSN 500424N, 055100W. LENGTH 265FT, BREADTH 37FT, DIRECTION N/S. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 13.4.60 13.4.60 SONAR CONTACT IN 500430N, 055112W. LENGTH 265FT, BREADTH 37FT, DIRECTION N/S. GAVE OFF OIL AND WOOD. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, AUBD 301/152). H5051/70 13.1.71 H5051/70 13.1.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. NC 1148. H2613/78 10.3.78 H2613/78 10.3.78 LOCATED 1.8.77 IN 500436N, 055040W [OGB] USING HF/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 63MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 75MTRS, HT 7.3MTRS. LYING 030/210DEGS, UPRIGHT BUT APPARENTLY NOT INTACT. (HMS FOX, HI 42A/77). CHART AS WK 55MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 10.2.14 10.2.14 EXAM'D 8.12 13 IN 5004.590N, 0550.756W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 56.2 IN GEN DEPTH 61.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 73MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 5.3MTRS. LIES 026/206 DEGS WITH BOWS WSW. BOILERS, ENGINE AND SHAFT EVIDENT. (MMT, HI 1415). FWD PART PROBABLY SMASHED. AMEND WK 56MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS SSW, FORE PART SMASHED

Position: 50 4.59 N,5 50.756 W

 

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