This is the information page about the shipwreck Phaeacian, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 9.278 N,2 51.647 W (56.429816666667, -2.6064)

 

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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. Anu (probably)
2. Arizona
3. Baron blythswood
4. Clan shaw (part of)
5. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
6. Cosmo
7. Deerhound (possibly)
8. Denmore
9. G-atse
10. Grimsel
11. Hms boy andrew (possibly)
12. Hms chester
13. Hms columba (probably)
14. Hms embley
15. Hms northumbria
16. Hms success
17. Karen
18. Lca 672 or lca 811
19. Lca 845
20. Mabriton
21. Munchen
22. Newton ash
23. Ocean harvest
24. Phaeacian
25. Primrose
26. Protecor
27. Rolfsborg
28. Royal archer
29. Royal fusilier
30. Salvestria
31. Stella
32. Stjernvik
33. Strathisla
34. Switha
35. Uc 41

 

Name: PHAEACIAN

Length 43.9 meter, width: 7.6 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 480 ton
Load: timber

Cause: built in 1920 by misley sb & repairing co. triple expansion engine, single shaft. sank following a collision with british s tanker san zotico. was taken in tow by a tug but sank shortly afterwards.

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 1993

Details measurements/cartography: H03141/43 10.10.43 POSN 182 DEG, 4150 YDS FROM KINCRAIG FORT. (NOIC METHIL, 6.10.43). INS AS NDW.

- NM 1354/44. H2618/60 28.7.60 WK LOCATED BUT NOT SWEPT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12FMS. (HMS SCOTT, 1959). 31.8.73 AMEND TO WK 22FMS. NC 734. H454/67 24.5.77 KNOWN LOCALLY AS 6FTHM WK. (DUNBAR CG, HN 5.5.77). H1310/86/19 6.8.86 DIVED IN 560920N, 025132W USING DECCA. APPARENTLY NOW BROKEN INTO 3 PARTS, WHICH STAND NO MORE THAN 4MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. (W MURNEY, 27.6.86). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/605/01 25.1.94 EXAM'D 22.8.93 IN 560917.1N, 025133.7W [OGB] USING MICROFIX [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 25.4, FOUL AT 25.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.6 IN GEN DEPTH 28.7 TO 29.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 29.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS, LENGTH 64MTRS, BREADTH 15MTRS. BROKEN WK, LYING 010/190 DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 605). AMEND TO SW 25MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN WK, PROBABLY IN THREE PARTS

Position: 56 9.278 N,2 51.647 W

 

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