This is the information page about the shipwreck Playmate (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 19.592 N,4 9.367 W (54.290033333333, -3.9008833333333)

 

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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. Albatross
2. Angle
3. Argo (possibly)
4. Ballina
5. Ben rein (ex-starling)
6. Ben veg
7. Cevic
8. Crown
9. Dawn waters
10. Elizabeth hyam
11. Fire king ii
12. G a savage (probably)
13. Girl may
14. Glendun
15. Glenmaroon (possibly)
16. Inkosi
17. Joseph hodgkins (probably)
18. Lady louisa
19. Lembas (probably)
20. Limesfield
21. Malaguena
22. Mary heeley
23. Merisia
24. Neils john
25. Octavia
26. Playmate (possibly)
27. Polarlight
28. Queen of the isles (probably)
29. Rian
30. Robert dee
31. Sunrise (possibly)
32. Sustain
33. Sy sol
34. Teasel
35. Tetsuko
36. The quiet man
37. Viking
38. Westburn (possibly)

 

Name: PLAYMATE (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1927

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter

Known since: 1927, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: LOST ABOUT 10 MILES SE OF MAUGHOLD HEAD. (A CORKILL). H012/39 7.5.40 OIC LIVERPOOL REPORTED NONSUB IN 'ACCURATE POSN' 541930N, 041000W. H012/39 OIC LIVERPOOL AMENDS TO 'APPROXIMATE POSN'. H095/39 15.1.41 WESTERN APPROACHES WAGO SUMMARY LIST REPD NSC IN POSN 541930N, 041000W. HH090/728/01 24.9.97 NOT LOCATED IN LISTED POSN. SIGNIFICANT SONAR CONTACT LOCATED 750MTRS E OF LISTED POSN IN 541935.5N, 040922W [WGD] USING DGPS. BELIEVED TO BE THE NSC. DCS3 HT 0.4MTR. INS AS FOUL. (NP 1008, HI 728). APPEARS TO BE CIRCULAR SLIGHT DEPRESSION OF SOME 20MTRS DIAMETER WITH FIRMER SONAR CONTACT AT CENTRE. ?DEBRIS/DEPRESSION FROM UNDERWATER EXPLOSION. INS AS FOUL. BR STD. HH100/35/15 24.11.99 DIVED 29.8.98 IN 5419.583N, 0409.292W [WGD] USING DGPS. SMALL PILE OF METAL PARTS AND WOODEN TIMBERS. NO APPARENT SIGNS OF AN ENGINE. GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS, HT 1MTR. LIES 090/270 DEGS. SEABED MUD. MAY BE THE 'KATHERINE' (SEE [5334]). (A CORKILL, LTR DTD 20.11.99). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DEBRIS IN CIRCULAR DEPRESSION, DIMENSIONS BY DIVER

Position: 54 19.592 N,4 9.367 W

 

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