This is the information page about the shipwreck Penhir, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 20.09 N,4 39.6 W (48.304416666667, -4.8459166666667)

 

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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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2. Amoco cadiz
3. Ar gwella
4. Arras (or aviso)
5. Bruno-sandrine
6. Casablanca (possibly)
7. Castelmeur
8. City of francfort
9. Eildon
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11. Emile allard
12. F
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29. Marquis des anges
30. Mousse-bihan 4
31. Naja
32. Nero
33. Nirefs (possibly)
34. Notre-dame du trezien
35. Ouessantine
36. Padang
37. Penhir
38. Peniche
39. Perle de jade
40. Porte duciel
41. Reine du leon
42. Roca
43. Saracen
44. Seybouse ii
45. Skleraenn
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48. Taboga
49. Tali
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Name: PENHIR

Length 68 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1147 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1930 by g brown & co, struck a submerged object, sprang a leak & sank near brest. owned at the time of loss by cie. nantaise de nav. a vapeur. (dods).

Year of registration: 1935

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter

Known since: 1935, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: H7903/35 30.11.35 DW IN 482006N, 043936W, OR 267DEGS, 1.8M FROM PT DU MINOU LT. MARKED BY G BUOY. (PARIS NM 47 2680 35).

- NM 2125/35. H7903/35 14.6.51 BUOY MOVED 1C NW OF WK. (PARIS NM 51 19 20).

- NM 1072/51. H7903/35 23.1.61 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 10MTRS. (PARIS NM 60 47 15).

- NM 207/61. H2461/35 28.5.62 BUOY NOW BR SPHERICAL. (PARIS NM 62 15 15).

- NM 1137/62. H3895/72 9.6.76 NOW WK 9.5MTRS IN 482006N, 043938W. (BREST NM 75 46 13). BR STD. 12.8.77 POSN 482008N, 043930W IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1976). 31.5.79 MARKED BY ISOLATED DANGER BUOY ON FRENCH CHARTS. NE 2643. H3895/72 13.9.84 LEAST DEPTH NOW 12.8MTRS. (BREST NM 84 22 55). BR STD. 29.3.90 FRENCH SS 'PEN-HIR' LOCATED IN 482007.7N, 043930.9W [EUR] USING TRIDENT & HSA. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 12.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS BY E/S. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14584117). 16.4.96 SHOWN AS WK 13.1MTRS MARKED BY BUOY CLOSE SE ON FRENCH 7401 [1995 EDN]. BR STD. 26.11.08 SHOWN IN 4820.070N, 0439.612W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7401 [INT 1832] [2008 EDN, 1:22,500, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3427.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 20.09 N,4 39.6 W

 

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