This is the information page about the shipwreck Penstone, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 29.895 N,3 37.524 W (53.615283333333, -3.42905)

 

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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. ? susie mo ii
2. Alarm
3. Albanian
4. Albion (probably)
5. Amlwch rose
6. Angola
7. Angola (part of)(possibly)
8. Ardlough
9. Ben cruachan
10. Blanche (possibly)
11. Braeglen
12. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
13. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
14. Cairnross
15. Calcium (probably)
16. Chacabuco (possibly)
17. Chagres
18. City of brussels
19. Counsellor iii
20. Dublin
21. El oso
22. Fb 110 (possibly)
23. Fb 112 (possibly)
24. Fb 116 (possibly)
25. Fb 118 (possibly)
26. Fb 265 (possibly)
27. Fb 267 (possibly)
28. Fb 275 (possibly)
29. Fb 278 (possibly)
30. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
31. Fb 295 (possibly)
32. Fb 296 (possibly)
33. Fb 297 (possibly)
34. Fb 300 (possibly)
35. Fb 43 (possibly)
36. Fb 47 (possibly)
37. Fb 56 (possibly)
38. Fb 72 (possibly)
39. Fb 83 (possibly)
40. Fb 86 (possibly)
41. Fb 98 (probably)
42. Four brothers (possibly)
43. Gorsethorn
44. Horizon (possibly)
45. Hornby (possibly)
46. Kilcoan (probably)
47. Leeds (probably)
48. Lelia
49. Letty
50. Linda blanche
51. Lugar
52. Mermaid (probably)
53. Mersey
54. Munster
55. Nicola faith
56. Nydia (probably)
57. Ocean monarch
58. Penrhos (probably)
59. Penstone
60. Princess victoria
61. Rea 1
62. Rea 10
63. Rea 5
64. Rea 7 (possibly)
65. Rea 8 (possibly)
66. Rea 9 (possibly)
67. Residu
68. Resurgam
69. Rhosneigr
70. Stanleigh
71. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
72. Strathrye
73. Tongue beacon (possibly)
74. Torch
75. Tower base
76. Tt 6 (possibly)
77. Vine (possibly)
78. Ystroom (probably)

 

Name: PENSTONE

Length 36.6 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 267 ton
Load: sawdust/wood chips,stone

Cause: built in 1926 by manchester dry dock co. owned at time of loss by zillah shipping & carrying co. sank following collision with norwegian mv villanger. passage penmaenmawr for preston.

Year of registration: 1948

Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 67 cm

Known since: 1948, last detected: 20130530

Details measurements/cartography: H5827/48 3.8.48 WK 8FMS 2FT IN 532950N 033712W. (HMS SEAGULL, HN NO 5/48). BR STD. H1893/64 11.3.68 EXAM'D 23.9.67 IN 532952N, 033729W [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 84 FT IN GEN DEPTH 96FT. SCOUR DEPTH 97FT. SEABED SAND AND SMALL STONES. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 14/67 DTD 23.9.67). BR STD. 1.4.74 AMENDED TO WK 25MTRS. NC 1978. H1310/84/37 5.11.84 DIVED ON 18.9.84. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS PENSTONE FROM PHOTOGRAPHS AND PLANS. LIES IN 532951N, 033712W WITH BOWS SE. HIGHEST PART OF WK, THE FLYING BRIDGE DECK, HAD LEAST DEPTH (U) OF 25MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. (P L SMITH, 22.10.84). NCA. HH090/704/01 17.12.96 EXAM'D 8.6.96 IN 532953.4N, 033731.2W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 23.7, FOUL 24.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.2 IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. CONSIDERABLE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. NO DEBRIS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 704). HH090/704/01 19.12.96 ERROR IN TIDAL REDUCTION OF HI 704. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. AMENDED TO WK 25.0MTRS. HH090/704/01 9.4.97 SWEPT CLEAR 23.6, FOUL 24.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.7MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 704).

- NM 1614/97. 6.9.13 EXAM'D 30.5.13 IN 5329.900N, 0337.506E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.7 IN GEN DEPTH 29.4MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 24.0MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 5.5MTRS. LIES 067/247 DEGS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1376). SCOUR EXTENDS SOME 120MTRS E. UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS ENE. AMEND WK 24MTRS. RSDRA2022000310935 20.12.22 EXAM'D 30.5.13 IN 5329.895N, 0337.5246E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 24.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29.48MTRS. LENGTH 41MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 5.5MTRS. ORIENTATION 067/247 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 130MTRS, 0.97MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 273 DEGS. NFS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1376). AMEND TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, BOWS NE

Position: 53 29.895 N,3 37.524 W

 

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