This is the information page about the shipwreck Perra (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 58.545 N,2 20.077 W (49.73805, -2.3427833333333)

 

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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. Agrion
2. Antonis g lemos (probably)
3. Armas
4. Baden
5. Beatrice maud
6. Belle colombe
7. Bohera
8. Bonafide
9. Bonita
10. Bremenry
11. Buchanness
12. Cap horn des mers
13. Carrouest one (possibly)
14. Carrouest one (possibly)
15. Centurion
16. Cid
17. Citta de bari
18. Conch
19. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
20. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
21. Constantia s (fwd part)
22. Deucalion
23. Edirne
24. Elmcrest
25. Emily eveson
26. Empress
27. Felix de abasolo
28. Finn
29. Finnborg
30. Frigga
31. Gallia
32. Ginette
33. Girnigoe
34. Guilding star
35. Hms blackwood
36. Hms dark gladiator
37. Hms delight
38. Hms dragon
39. Hms gossamer
40. Hms viper
41. Hmsm affray
42. Ice prince
43. Ievoli sun
44. Jeanne
45. Johan (possibly)
46. Josef joham (bow section) (probably)
47. K m b (possibly)
48. Klein famile
49. Kolga
50. Le nord
51. Linn o dee (or linn o dec)
52. Liverpool
53. Mahenge (possibly)
54. Makeshift (possibly)
55. Malka
56. Marie mashman
57. Maud pierre andre (possibly)
58. Meknes
59. Mersey
60. Miniota
61. Netley abbey (possibly)
62. Pan
63. Peras
64. Perra (possibly)
65. Phoenix c1/131
66. Point law
67. Portsea
68. Progress
69. Pruthree
70. Rabbi
71. Rap
72. Regina coeli (possibly)
73. Rfa bacchus
74. Rhenania
75. Saint antoine
76. Snowdrop
77. Solway prince (possibly)
78. Spiral (possibly)
79. Stella (probably)
80. Terra
81. Tyne
82. Uffe
83. Ville de malaga

 

Name: PERRA (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 61 meter, Height above seabed: 55 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 15 MILES N OF CASQUETS. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.17). H03738/44 6.10.44 H03738/44 6.10.44 NDW IN 495818N, 022030W. - FNM 2153/44. 22.3.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 495818N, 022030W. (C-IN-C PORSMOUTH, 22.3.45, AUBD 2669/36). SONAR CONTACT IN 495848N 021942W. (AUBD 2669/48). H03738/44 15.10.45 H03738/44 15.10.45 DELETED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H03504/51 13.9.51 H03504/51 13.9.51 WK LOCATED DURING SEARCH FOR HMS AFFRAY IN 495818N, 021954W USING DECCA. DIVED ON. A BARNACLE COVERED MERCHANT SHIP WITH A HIGH POOP IN STATE OF DISINTEGRATION. LENGTH 390-420FT, HEIGHT 42-58FT. ORIENTATED 055/235DEGS. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 24.7.51). CHART AS NDW. BR STD. 28.1.80 28.1.80 SHOWN AS WK PA 40MTRS ON FR 878 [1979 EDN]. BR STD. HH090/496/01 11.10.90 HH090/496/01 11.10.90 EXAM'D 26.7.90 IN 495832.7N, 022004.6W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.6 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 14.6MTRS, LENGTH 120MTRS, BEAM 11MTRS. LIES 055/235DEGS, IN ONE PIECE THOUGH APPARENTLY WITH BACK BROKEN ABOUT A THIRD OF THE LENGTH FROM SW END. HIGH POINTS ARE AT EACH END OF WK. A GOOD MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION WAS OBTAINED. A LONG RIBBON OF SAND EXTENDS 2500MTRS, ON BRG 250DEGS FROM WK. (NP 1008, HI 496). AMEND TO WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/21 8.10.03 HH100/351/21 8.10.03 DIVED 29.5.03 IN 4958.526N, 0220.034W [WGD]. STANDS 13MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. UPRIGHT AND GENERALLY INTACT. DAMAGE TO STERN. PROPERROR PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED. ALL WINCHES AND ANCHORS IN PLACE. HOLD OPEN AND BALLAST (?CARGO) CLEARLY VISIBLE. (C R POOLE). NAME GIVEN AS 'ILLINOIS'. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, GENERALLY INTACT

Position: 49 58.545 N,2 20.077 W

 

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