This is the information page about the shipwreck Pinto (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 32.246 N,7 42.962 W (55.799933333333, -7.9008)

 

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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. Boma
2. Carrickatine
3. Empire heritage
4. Fv geneveive
5. Gaelic
6. Hms anchusa (possibly)
7. Hms anchusa (probably)
8. Hms charles astie (possibly)
9. Hms laurentic
10. Hms nathaniel cole (possibly)
11. Hms transylvania
12. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
13. Hmsm d6 (possibly)
14. Justicia
15. Kalliopi s.
16. Manchester commerce (probably)
17. Oldfield grange (part of)(pos
18. Pandion
19. Pinto (probably)
20. Rath cormaich
21. Roscommon
22. Tritonia (possibly)
23. U 155
24. U 170
25. U 218
26. U 2506
27. U 281
28. U 45 (possibly)
29. U 637
30. U 743
31. U 778
32. Ub 89 (probably)
33. Vesltelv (possibly)
34. Widwud (possibly)

 

Name: PINTO (PROBABLY)

Length 82.3 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1346 ton

Cause: built in 1928 by harland & wolff. owned at time of loss by macandrew & co. oil engine of 355nhp for 12 knots. was acting as a convoy escort for hxf-305 when she was torpedoed by u 482 whilst picking up survivors from empire heritage. 11 men lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 64 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H03595/44 8.9.44 H03595/44 8.9.44 POSN 553110N, 074105W BY A/S. (EG5, 8.9.44). INS AS NDW. - FNM 2047/44. H2265/73 13.6.73 H2265/73 13.6.73 INS AS USCPA 40MTRS. NC 2811. H3740/69 16.10.74 H3740/69 16.10.74 POSN 552700N, 080100W REPORTED. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE). H2175/81 12.1.81 H2175/81 12.1.81 EXAM'D 24.3.80 IN 553217N, 074257W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. ORIENTATION NOT DETERMINED, BUT COVERS AREA 60 X 90MTRS. PROBABLY THE PINTO. POORLY DEFINED CONTACT. (HMS HYDRA, HI 21/79-80). AMEND TO WK 57MTRS. BR STD. 25.4.07 25.4.07 WK LOCATED IN 5532.246N, 0742.962W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 3.3MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 050/230 DEGS. HULL BROKEN DOWN WITH HIGH AREA (ENGINE) MIDSHIPS AND FURTHER HIGH POINT AT NE END, PROBABLY THE BOW. SOME SCOUR TO SE SIDE. AMEND WK 59MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 25.2.14 SEP 2014/000357199 25.2.14 LEAST DEPTH 57.31MTRS. (GSI). AMEND WK 57MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HULL BROKEN DOWN, HIGH AREA IN CENTRE, BOWS ?NE, SCOUR AT SE

Position: 55 32.246 N,7 42.962 W

 

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