This is the information page about the shipwreck Persier, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 17.095 N,3 58.12 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. Anna
5. Arandora star
6. August conseil (possibly)
7. Australbush (possibly)
8. Baychattan
9. Bell virtue
10. Belle ile (possibly)
11. Birgitte
12. Brenda
13. Cantabria
14. Carol anne
15. Catherine allen
16. Chancellor
17. Cheapside (possibly)
18. Chelydra (possibly)
19. Chloe t
20. City of antwerp
21. Claverley (possibly)
22. Constance
23. Dartmeet
24. Demetrios
25. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
26. Dirigo (possibly)
27. Dutton
28. East point
29. Edam ii
30. Elizabeth caroline
31. Empire harry
32. Encourage
33. Exploiter
34. Fiona mary
35. Fylrix
36. Glen strathallan
37. Grelhame (probably)
38. Halloween
39. Haugastol (possibly)
40. Havbris (probably)
41. Hazel claire (possibly)
42. Hazelpark (possibly)
43. Heron i
44. Herzogin cecilie
45. Heye p
46. Hms abelard
47. Hms coronation (part)
48. Hms coronation (part)
49. Hms crocodile
50. Hms elk (probably)
51. Hms foyle
52. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
53. Hms lord stonehaven
54. Hms newbridge (probably)
55. Hms penylan (e part)
56. Hms penylan (w part)
57. Hms ramillies
58. Hms scylla
59. Hms stockforce (possibly)
60. Hms ullswater
61. Hmsm m1
62. Hmsm untiring
63. Hopper barge no.42
64. James eagan layne
65. Kazan
66. Kishmul of ayr
67. Lab
68. Laertes
69. Liberta
70. Louis shied
71. Maine
72. Marie
73. Mcgregor
74. Medoc
75. North sea (probably)
76. Oregon
77. Perm (possibly)
78. Persier
79. Phoenix
80. Placidas faroult
81. Poulmic
82. Reine des flots
83. Riversdale
84. Sabrina
85. Skaala
86. Solstice ph199
87. Soudan
88. St katharine (probably)
89. Stanhope
90. Tasmania (possibly)
91. Ternefjell
92. Tinker di
93. Totnes castle
94. U 1063
95. Uc 51
96. Unicorn
97. Uskmoor (probably)
98. W woolvern (possibly)
99. W.s.w. one
100. Wreathier
101. Yewforest
102. Yvette bm217

 

Name: PERSIER

Length 121.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 5382 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: ex-war buffalo. built in 1918 by the northumberland shipbulding co ltd. owned at time of loss by compagnie maritime belge (lloyd royal). triple expansion engine of 517 nhp. passage cardiff for antwerp. general cargo of mainly foodstuffs. torpedoed by u-1017. was badly damaged & abandoned. drifted for some hours before sinking. of crew of 52, seven gunners, commodore & three signalmen, 20 lost. (ww2sl, axis submarine successes, dods & llww2).

Year of registration: 1969

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1969, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H1246/69 10.6.69 WK OF RIVETTED STEEL VESSEL, PROBABLY WW1 PERIOD, REPD IN 501645N, 035742W. HAS A THREE BLADED PROPELLER, BLADES IN EXCESS OF 6FT LONG. (LT CDR A BAX, RN, 8.6.69). NCA YET. 16.10.69 WK IS 300-400FT LONG WITH 50FT BEAM. LIES ON ITS SIDE WITH BOW HEADING SOUTH. CENTRE SECTION HAS COLLAPSED & BOILERS ARE VISIBLE. A 4 INCH GUN EXISTS ON STERN & 2 MACHINE GUNS SEEN ON BRIDGE. VESSEL HAS A RAKE BOW & IS FLUSH DECKED. CARGO MAY HAVE BEEN RUBBER, QUANTITIES OF RUBBER SHEETS LIE IN THE WK. (C HOPKINS, TELECON). NCA. 20.10.69 NOW REPD TO BE 300FT FROM BRIDGE TO STERN. GUN ON STERN IS DATED 1911-1919, BUT GUNS ON BRIDGE APPEAR TO DATE FROM WW2. (C HOPKINS, 20.10.69). NCA. 30.4.70 THOUGHT NOW TO BE WK OF BELGIAN SS 'PERSIER' FOLLOWING ENQUIRIES AT LLOYDS. NCA. 18.5.70 BELL, ENGRAVED 'WAR BUFFALO' RECOVERED. THIS WAS FORMER NAME OF THE 'PERSIER'. WK HAS NOW BEEN PURCHASED THROUGH BOARD OF TRADE. (C HOPKINS). NCA. H3221/70 14.8.70 WK NOT FOUND DURING SEARCH USING ARL SCANNER IN AREA WITHIN 6C OF 501645N, 035742W. MAY LIE FURTHER INSHORE. (RV 'CLIONE', MAY 1970). NCA. H4267/70 24.8.70 WK NOT FOUND, BUT A LARGE ANCHOR, 6-8FT ACROSS, WAS LOCATED. (D T B CALKIN, 18.8.70). NCA. 7.4.72 WK LOCATED IN 501650N, 035750W. (MR PAGE, BSAC KINGSBRIDGE). NCA YET. H4267/70 27.6.72 ACCEPTED POSN NOW 501700N, 035809W [OGB] FROM HSA. LIES ON HEADING 194DEGS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46 IN GEN DEPTH 85FT. LIES ON PORT SIDE, HIGHEST PART BOWS. PROPELLER MISSING & OTHER SALVAGE HAS TAKEN PLACE. SEABED: FLAT ROCK AT N END, SAND WITH ROCKY OUTCROPS AT S. (MR PAGE, 19.6.72). CHART AS WK 14MTRS [7FMS 4FT] IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1262/72. H4267/70 8.9.72 DIVED ON 28.8.72 IN 501708N, 035806W. SUBSTANTIAL PART OF WK STANDS ABOUT 20FT HIGH. (MR CALKIN, BSAC KINGSTON). NCA. H4267/70 22.7.77 LOCATED 1.7.77 IN 501707N, 035806W [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED 21.5MTRS (PREDICTED TIDAL REDUCTION APPLIED). NOT FULLY EXAM'D. (HMS FAWN). NCA YET. HH100/351/07 8.7.93 DIVED 22.11.92 IN 501657.5N, 035802W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES ON PORT SIDE WITH BOW S & STANDS 6MTRS CLEAR OF SAND SEABED. MIDSHIPS COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. 3 BOILERS STAND 3MTRS HIGH. (G PEACHAM, 30.6.93). ACCEPT HMS FAWN, 1977 POSN. BR STD. HH090/594/01 17.1.95 EXAM'D 24.11.94 IN 501703.61N, 035803.64E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.4 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.2MTRS. DIVER REPORTS THAT THERE IS NO MAST PROUD OF THE WK. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 594). AMEND TO WK 19.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 5.6.03 WK IS COMPLETELY COLLSAPSED TO PORT. BOWS S. W SIDE OF WK IS MOSTLY HULL PLATES, E SIDE MAINLY DECK FITTINGS. (DIVER MAGAZINE, JUNE 2003). NCA. 16.8.11 EXAM'D 16.12.10 IN 5017.095N, 0358.120W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.47 IN GEN DEPTH 26.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 124MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 6.63MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. COLLAPSED WITH BOILERS STANDING PROUD. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1356). RETAIN WK 19.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED

Position: 50 17.095 N,3 58.12 W

 

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