This is the information page about the shipwreck Paul, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 43.966 N,4 22.432 W (51.535133333333, -4.1645166666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: PAUL
Length 70.1 meter, width: 13.7 meter, tonnage 1538 ton
Load: timber
Cause: ran ashore in fog while on passage from halifax, nova scotia, and making for milford haven for orders. salvage attempts failed. timber cargo was removed. (shipwrecks around wales).
Year of registration: 1925
Water depth above wreck: -3 meter
Known since: 1925, last detected: 1999
Details measurements/cartography: H7504/32 1.11.32 AGROUND IN 514357N, 042226W. (FLINDERS). INS AS ST. BR STD. H3351/62 16.8.62 ENQUIRY REC'D RE POSSIBILITY OF MARKING WK. HAS MASTS APPROX 100FT HIGH. H128/85/76 6.3.85 LETTER CONFIRMING CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS. (MR HUGHES, 28.2.85). HH214/420/01 6.9.90 SHOWN IN POSN 514357N, 042231W. (CARMARTHEN BAR NAVIGATION COMMITTEE, 30.6.90, PLAN 2 - CAMARTHEN BAR). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH214/420/01 18.6.99 REVISED POSN: 5143.940N, 0422.363W [OGB]. (CARMARTHEN BAR NAVIGATION COMMITTEE, LTR DTD 26.5.99). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 43.966 N,4 22.432 W