Wreck: Phare (probably) (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Phare (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 18.955 N,0 21.236 W (54.3460667, -0.1270833)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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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Shipwreck details

Name: PHARE (PROBABLY)

Length 71.3 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1282 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Ex- grovelea, ex- lady furness, built 1906 by blyth shipbuilding co.ltd., bltyh, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine of 166hp, 1 boiler, single shaft. machinery by ne marine eng. co. ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by gas light & coke co. passage tyne for london. torpedoed & sunk by german submarine ub 35. 14 of 18 crew lost. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1993

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm

Known since: 1993, last detected: 20160220

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/06 2.3.93 WK, LOCALLY KNOWN AS 'LOBSTER', IN 541853N, 002129.5W. RADAR RANGES: 1.90M FROM SCARBOROUGH CASTLE ROCK, 4.45M FROM 'RC' (?). STANDS 2MTRS HIGH. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). NCA YET. HH090/730/01 17.11.97 NOT SURVEYED AS LIES IN FISHING AREA EXCLUSION ZONE. (GARDLINE, HI 730). IN VIEW OF PREVIOUS REPORT, INS AS USC 21MTRS IN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED POSN. BR STD. 1.4.09 THIS WRECK IS PROBABLY PHARE, IDENTITY BEING BASED ON LENGTH, MACHINERY DETAILS, POSN OF LOSS, A NUMBERED & DATED GUN SIGHT & GUN PLATE. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 27.3.09) RECORD AMENDED TO PHARE (PROBABLY) SEE ALSO [5912]. SEP 2016/000007250 16.06.16 EXAM'D 20.02.16 IN 5418.955N, 0021.236W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. LENGTH 77.8MTRS, WIDTH 11.9MTRS, HT 6.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 075/255. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, FEATURE APPEARS MOSTLY BURIED WITH THREE EXPOSED SECTIONS. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND DW 26MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Mostly buried

Position: 54 18.955 N,0 21.236 W

 

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