This is the information page about the shipwreck Piriapolis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 35.846 N,0 0.443 E (49.3544167, -0.6025833)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. Abbe garos
7. Agios spyridon (possibly)
8. Agnus dei
9. Albertville
10. Aloa
11. Alynbank
12. Amsterdam
13. Artois
14. Au revoir
15. B1-72
16. B1-89
17. B1-90
18. B1-98
19. Barsac
20. Barsac
21. Bonne sainte rita
22. Brackenfield
23. Brinette (probably)
24. Bruges
25. Capitaine cook
26. Chant 6
27. Chant 6
28. Chrisimas
29. Comrades
30. Cookburn
31. Cornucopia (possibly)
32. Cubana
33. Derrycunihy
34. Diane
35. Dinard (possibly)
36. Dohe
37. Duncan l clinch
38. Elsa
39. Elswick park
40. Empire bittern
41. Empire broadsword
42. Empire rosebery
43. F 614
44. Fdt 216 (possibly)
45. Flowergate (possibly)
46. Fort norfolk
47. Francois-xavier
48. Frederic
49. Friesland
50. Georgios
51. Grand copaise
52. Greif
53. Greif
54. Gros loulou
55. Harpagas (fore part)
56. Hippolyte worms
57. Hm mgb 17
58. Hmms 8
59. Hms computator (probably)
60. Hms fratton
61. Hms glen avon
62. Hms lawford (probably)
63. Hms sesame (probably)
64. Ingman (possibly)
65. Innerton (possibly)
66. Jean lae patt
67. John
68. Jolie pluie de rose
69. Joseph seep (part of)
70. Joseph seep (part of)
71. Julie
72. Kong oscar 2
73. L'otarie
74. La caravelle
75. La grace de dieu
76. La kaline
77. La minette
78. Labous mor (possibly)
79. Laura c anderson (possibly)
80. Lct 1074 (possibly)
81. Lct 875
82. Le flibustier
83. Le nohic
84. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
85. Lee s. overmann
86. Lst (possibly)
87. Lst 314
88. Lst 376
89. Lst 496
90. Lst 523
91. Lynghaug (possibly)
92. M 39 (possibly)
93. Magicien
94. Malachite
95. Mere theresa
96. Modlin
97. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
98. Multicat
99. Naiade
100. Njejos (possibly)
101. Nord deutscher
102. Notre dame de la merci
103. Nymphe d'or
104. Oriole
105. Parkhaven
106. Parklaan (possibly)
107. Partridge
108. Pascal jeanne marie
109. Perceval
110. Petite julie
111. Phoenix 'a 46'
112. Phoenix unit
113. Piriapolis
114. Plaston
115. Pointe du hoc
116. Post renum
117. Poussoir
118. Providencia
119. Ragna (possibly)
120. Raumboat no.41
121. Reine mathilde
122. Reve d'antilles
123. Reve des iles
124. Risque tout
125. Risque tout
126. Rolling stones
127. Saint freddy
128. Saint jacques
129. Saint lieven
130. Saltersgate
131. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
132. Santa maria
133. Scarface
134. Sebastel 2
135. Semoy
136. Sgb 7
137. Sirehei (possibly)
138. Spero
139. Stang riou
140. Suffolk coast (possibly)
141. Talassa
142. Tela (possibly)
143. U 390 (probably)
144. Uj 1433
145. Uss firestone (possibly)
146. Uss miantonomoh
147. Uss susan b anthony
148. Vas y molo
149. Vinlake (possibly)
150. Winha

 

Name: PIRIAPOLIS

Length 132.9 meter, width: 18.9 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 7340 ton

Cause: Built in 1938 by soc. anon. john cockerill. owned at the time of loss by compagnie maritime belge (lloyd royal). passage buenos aires for antwerp. bombed and sunk by german aircraft off le havre during the evacuation of british forces from france.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 237DEGS, 5.25M FROM ANTIFER LT. (LL WW2). H7561/49 6.1.50 H7561/49 6.1.50 WK, LEAST DEPTH 7MTRS [3FMS 5FT], IN 493548N, 000028E. (PARIS NM 46 12 49).

- NM 2655/49. H659/60 2.9.60 H659/60 2.9.60 SHOWN AS WK 7MTRS IN 493548N, 000028E ON FR 4937. NCA. 1.10.74 1.10.74 SHOWN AS WK 7.1MTRS IN 493548N, 000034E [EUR] ON FR 6603. NC 2146. NAMED 'PINAPOLIS' AND DESCRIBED AS BEING IN TWO PARTS. (FR WK RECORDS 1976). 22.11.79 22.11.79 SHOWN AS WK, LEAST DEPTH 7MTRS, IN 493548N, 000034E ON FR 6603 [AUG 1979 EDN]. NCA YET. 13.7.81 13.7.81 SHOWN AS WK 7MTRS IN 493548N, 000034E ON FR 6736 [1981 EDN]. BR STD. H3689/87 19.6.87 H3689/87 19.6.87 EXAM'D 25.5.87 IN 493554N, 000026E, USING HYDROSEARCH. VERTICAL HT 12.2 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. LYING 000/180DEGS. NOT FULLY INVESTIGATED DUE NEARBY FV. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS BULLDOG, EX. NORMINEX '87). HH351/352/01 26.7.89 HH351/352/01 26.7.89 LEAST DEPTH NOW 5.9MTRS. (DIFRAP 2703/89). NCA YET. WZ 773 ISSUED. 10.1.90 10.1.90 SHOWN AS WK 7MTRS IN 493554N, 000032E ON FR 6736 [2ND EDN 1989]; STATED AS WK OF BELGIAN MV 'PIRIAPOLOS' IN 493553.5N, 000031.5E [+/-20MTRS]. IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. EXAM'D USING E/S. STANDS 14.2MTRS ABOVE SEABED, KEEL UPWARDS AND BROKEN IN TWO. HEADING SE/NW. (FR WK RECORDS NO.18090027). NE 2146. HH351/352/01 12.7.90 HH351/352/01 12.7.90 LEAST DEPTH NOW 6.1MTRS. (FRENCH NM 90 20 20).

- NM 2458/90. 15.10.01 15.10.01 POSN 4935.896N, 0000.523W [EUR]. LENGTH 150MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. HT BY DIVER 15MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS. IN MANY PIECES. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2001). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: KEEL UPWARDS AND BROKEN IN TWO

Position: 49 35.846 N,0 0.443 E

 

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