This is the information page about the shipwreck Plantes welvard (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 30.478 N,3 44.972 W (51.21105, -3.4662333333333)

 

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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. Cabenda
2. Carare
3. Cato (possibly)
4. Delfin
5. Fort medine
6. G a savage (possibly)
7. Gleneuse
8. Hms princess
9. Inverdargle (bow section) (probably)
10. Inverdargle (stern section) (probably)
11. James mcgee
12. Kendy
13. Lamb?
14. Madjoe
15. Malleny (or malleney)
16. Malleny (or malleney)
17. Morning star (possibly).
18. Plantes welvard (possibly)
19. Portugalete (probably).
20. Riptide
21. Riverton (stern portion) (possibly)
22. Samtampa
23. Scarweather ltv
24. Sirdar
25. Slava
26. Stalheim
27. Stanholme
28. Steepholm
29. Steepholm
30. Strombus (part of)
31. Strombus (part of)
32. Strombus (part of)
33. Strombus (part of)(probably)
34. The american

 

Name: PLANTES WELVARD (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: -3 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 1993

Details measurements/cartography: H4119/71 17.2.76 H4119/71 17.2.76 LOCATED WITH AID OF AIR PHOTOGRAPHS. IN 1968 WAS COMPLETELY BURIED. IN 1970 ONLY A FEW TIMBERS WERE SHOWING. IN 1975 THE WHOLE OUTLINE OF THE WRECK COULD BE SEEN. (IOS, TAUNTON). HH090/522/01 29.11.93 HH090/522/01 29.11.93 SEEN AUG 1993 IN 513024N, 034454W [OGB]. OUTLINE OF WK CLEARLY VISIBLE AS A SERIES OF WOODEN FRAMES SHOWING ABOUT 8 INCHES ABOVE SAND. MEMBERS OF KENFIG HISTORICAL SOCIETY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH SWANSEA MUSEUM, REMOVED PARTS OF WK IN 1988. PHOTOS SUPPLIED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 522). INS F IN 513027N, 034454W. BR STD. [PHOTOS HELD IN PRESS ARTICLES BRANCH FOLDER]. HH100/351/20 8.9.03 HH100/351/20 8.9.03 DUTCH WEST INDIES VESSEL 'PLANTES WELVARD' WAS OFF SKER PT IN 1760'S. (J HARROLD, EMAIL DTD 21.8.03). POSSIBLY THIS WK. 29.9.05 29.9.05 EUT POSN: 5130.478N, 0344.972W. NE 1169.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DIMENSIONS FROM AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Position: 51 30.478 N,3 44.972 W

 

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