This is the information page about the shipwreck Pikepool (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 31.738 N,5 12.573 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Albion
3. Antonio
4. Balholm
5. Behar
6. Boston city (possibly)
7. Boy toby (possibly)
8. Burry
9. Canterbury bell
10. Carrier
11. Celtic revenge (possibly)
12. Christian borum
13. Clapham (probably)
14. Concha
15. Dakotian
16. Dalserf
17. Drina (probably)
18. Empire beacon (possibly)
19. Englishman
20. Faraday
21. Four winds
22. Fowey rose (possibly)
23. Georgios markettos (probably)
24. Gisella (possibly)
25. Gratie gods (possibly)
26. Helene
27. Hematite
28. Highgate (possibly)
29. Highland home (probably)
30. Hms arbutus
31. Hms caroline (aft part)
32. Hms leda (probably)
33. Hms marojam
34. Hms minicoy
35. Hms penshurst (possibly)
36. Hms pilot vessel no.10
37. Hms select (possibly)
38. Hmsm e39
39. Humber
40. Hurst
41. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
42. Ionian
43. Kerloch
44. Kingstown (probably)
45. Lcg 15
46. Lcg no.16
47. Loch shiel
48. Lord derby (probably)
49. Lucy
50. Maplefield (possibly)
51. Matronna
52. Mersey
53. Olive branch
54. Pauline elizabeth
55. Philotis
56. Pikepool (probably)
57. Plm 21
58. Princess irene
59. Queen
60. Rasona
61. Renfrew (possibly)
62. Sea farer (possibly)
63. Shaleen
64. Shamrock
65. Sovereign (possibly)
66. St jacques (probably)
67. Thor
68. Tormes (possibly)
69. Trevilla (possibly)
70. Walter l m russ
71. Wiema
72. Wileysike

 

Name: PIKEPOOL (PROBABLY)

Length 105.5 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 3683 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1909 by roper and sons ltd. owned at time of loss by pool shipping co ltd. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 301 hp, single shaft. machinery by blair & co ltd, stockton. passage glasgow for barry. mined. 16 men lost, the survivors being two days adrift in the bristol channel before being recovered. (ww2sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 94 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: 7.3.45 7.3.45 POSN 513148, 051142W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 2.4.45 2.4.45 POSN 513212N, 051230W. GOOD SONAR CONTACT & GOOD POSN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). POSN 513130N, 051230W. GOOD SONAR CONTACT AND GOOD POSN. LENGTH 180 FT, HEIGHT 42FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 3.12.51 3.12.51 SHOWN AS F 25FMS IN 513142N, 051218W ON SURVEY [E8262]. NC 1478. 6.1.67 6.1.67 NOW SHOWN AS NDW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BR STD. 7.8.72 7.8.72 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 23M ESE OF SMALLS LT HO. (WW2SL) GIVES POSN 513422N, 050554W. NCA. H529371 18.12.72 H529371 18.12.72 AMEND WK USC 15MTRS. NC 1478. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW SHOWN AS WK USC PA 25MTRS IN 513422N, 050554W. NC 1178. 8.6.78 8.6.78 POSN AMENDED TO 513430N, 050525W [MIDPOINT]. NC 1178. H1921/80 31.3.80 H1921/80 31.3.80 LOCATED IN 513143N, 051227 [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP] BY HMS FOX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. LENGTH 115MTRS, LYING E/W. UPRIGHT WITH NO SCOUR. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 52/80). AMEND WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H5001/72 21.11.80 H5001/72 21.11.80 EXAM'D 22.5.78 IN 513142N, 051234W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 57-59MTRS. SLIGHT SCOUR. DCS3 HT 18MTRS. LYING 090/270DEGS. SUBSTANTIAL WK. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 63B/77). DCS3 HT DOUBTFUL. RETAIN WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 2.12.11 2.12.11 LOCATED 15.4.10 IN 5131.738N, 0512.573W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 47.97 IN GEN DEPTH 59.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 110.2MTRS, WIDTH 18.3MTRS, HT 11.43MTRS. LIES 094/274 DEGS WITH BOWS E. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). UPRIGHT, INTACT. AMEND WK 47MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS E

Position: 51 31.738 N,5 12.573 W

 

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