This is the information page about the shipwreck Polanna, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 34.793 N,0 32.323 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Ben aden
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Dayspring (probably)
30. Defiant
31. Disperser
32. Eaglescliffe (probably)
33. Earl percy
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Florence (possibly)
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gimle
42. Glamorganbrook
43. Glengarry (probably)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Glow (part of) (possibly)
46. Gothia
47. Gwalia (possibly)
48. Harrow (probably)
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms desire (possibly)
53. Hms dromio
54. Hms locheil
55. Hms lord ridley
56. Hms swallow
57. Hornsund (probably)
58. Houghton
59. Hurstwood
60. Jane
61. Lady ann
62. Lady helen
63. Lampada (probably)
64. Lanthorn
65. Lerwick (probably)
66. Linaria (probably)
67. London
68. Lowtyne (possibly)
69. Lucy
70. Madame renee
71. Marchioness of londonderry
72. Marie stuart
73. Martina
74. Melanie (probably)
75. Membland (possibly)
76. Merrie islington
77. Modemi (possibly)
78. Moorlands
79. Moorwood (possibly)
80. Namorado field jacket
81. Norenda (possibly)
82. Norhilda
83. Novillo
84. Oakwell
85. Pandora
86. Paul
87. Phare (probably)
88. Philander (probably)
89. Polanna
90. Polruan
91. Princess olga (possibly)
92. Quaggy (probably)
93. Rikard nordraak
94. Rutil
95. Saint ninian
96. Sapphire (probably)
97. Sarah thinnesen
98. Schaldis (possibly)
99. Sir francis
100. Sixty-six
101. Skane
102. Sna ii
103. Southborough
104. Springhill
105. Sumus (probably)
106. Suntrap (probably)
107. Taurus (probably)
108. Ub 30
109. Ub 41
110. Ub 75
111. Uc 70
112. Vaaren
113. Vaaren (possibly)
114. Victo (bow section)
115. Victo (stern section)
116. Victoria (probably)
117. Wallsend
118. Westowrie
119. Woodstock (bow section)
120. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: POLANNA

Length 86 meter, width: 11.6 meter, tonnage 2345 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Ex-anna woermann '98, ex-antonina i. built in 1893. owned at time of loss by clyde ss co, glasgow. triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage the tyne for dunkirk. torpedoed. two men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1988

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1988, last detected: 20161213

Details measurements/cartography: H1311/88 11.10.88 WK IN 543447N, 003226W. (M FREEMAN, LTR DTD 30.9.88). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H6331/87 27.1.89 WK EXAM'D 17.6.88 IN 543447N, 003214W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.9MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 115/295DEG WITH HIGH POINT AT SE END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK 44MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/13 17.3.98 IDENTIFIED AS 'POLANNA'. BUILT IN HAMBURG BY BLOHM & VOSS. IDENTIFIED FROM DECK FITTINGS MARKED 'LUFT UND ROHR TANK NO1' AND STEAM WHISTLE MADE IN HAMBURG. ENGINE AND BOILER DETAIL MATCH. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY, LTR DTD 12.3.98). NCA. SEP 2017/00002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16; IN 5434.793N, 0032.323W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 45.04MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS, LENGTH 86.7MTRS, WIDTH 16.7MTRS, HEIGHT 6.76MTRS, ORIENTATION 120/300 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT, BUT IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 45MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 34.793 N,0 32.323 W

 

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