This is the information page about the shipwreck Poljames, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 54.486 N,5 10.335 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Andola
4. Andromeda
5. Arab
6. Ardgarry
7. Arvor
8. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Atlantis (possibly)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Ballarat
13. Bamse (probably)
14. Bay of panama
15. Beatrice (possibly)
16. Bellucia
17. Ben asdale
18. Ben rein
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bjornvik (possibly)
21. Brest
22. Bretonne (probably)
23. Brigamara
24. Cape finisterre (probably)
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Caroni river
28. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
29. Carpo (possibly)
30. Centurion (possibly)
31. Cieszyn
32. Citrine
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Corvus
39. Cromdale
40. Cyrenian
41. Czar
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Epsilon
44. Erato
45. Eric calvert (possibly)
46. Eskdale
47. Eva (possibly)
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Ganymede
51. Gap
52. Glendale
53. Godolphin
54. Grip (part of)
55. Gunvor
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmml 380
60. Hms almond (after part)
61. Hms almond (bow part)
62. Hms anson
63. Hms brandlebas
64. Hms comet
65. Hms gloaming
66. Hms javelin (stern section)
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms primrose
70. Hms rinovia
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms torrent
73. Hms warspite
74. Hms warspite (part of)
75. Hmy sappho (possibly)
76. Hnlms brielle
77. Hockwold
78. Ilston
79. Jersey queen (possibly)
80. John
81. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
82. Juno
83. Karen marie
84. Kerris reed
85. Kilmaho
86. Krosfond
87. Lady cory-wright
88. Lady dalhousie
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Leander
91. Leon martin (part of)
92. Libourne
93. Loe bar wk
94. Lord snowden (probably)
95. Lorle (probably)
96. Lucent (possibly)
97. Lydie
98. Merle
99. Mervyn (possibly)
100. Mina cantiquin
101. Mitera marigo
102. Mohegan
103. Mosel
104. N g petersen
105. Nanna (possibly)
106. Normand
107. Noya (possibly)
108. Nyassa
109. Ocklinge
110. Omer denise
111. Ospra
112. Pearl (possibly)
113. Penelope jane (possibly)
114. Pindos
115. Plantaganet
116. Poljames
117. Poljames
118. Ponthieu
119. Ponus
120. Port chalmers
121. Queen (possibly)
122. Reidar (possibly)
123. Robert
124. Rock island bridge
125. Royal anne galley
126. Sabre of newquay
127. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
128. Schiedam
129. Spital
130. Spyridion vagliano
131. St anthony (possibly)
132. Stanwood
133. Twilight water
134. U 1018
135. U 399
136. U 95
137. Ub 106 (possibly)
138. Ub 112 (possibly)
139. Ub 128 (possibly)
140. Ub 86 (possibly)
141. Ub 97 (possibly)
142. Uc 66
143. Ula
144. Veritas
145. Vigrid (possibly)
146. Violet
147. Volnay
148. War tune
149. Westwood (possibly)
150. Wyndcliffe
151. Yewcroft
152. Zebra

 

Name: POLJAMES

Length 59.7 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 856 ton

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine 6m s of the lizard. (bot wr8/340 & docket m46066). torpedoed and sunk by german submarine 6m s of the lizard. 13 lives lost. (ll ww1 & ww1sl). built in 1872 by earle's co. ltd., kingston-upon-hull, was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine ub-112 6m s of the lizard whilst en route from newport to st malo. (shipwreck index of the british isles).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 78 meter, Height above seabed: 179 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H557/41 1.8.41 H557/41 1.8.41 POSN 3M SSE OF LIZARD HEAD, OR 495454N, 051024W. (FOIC FALMOUTH, 7.4.41). INS AS NDW PA.

- NM 1785/41. 2.7.74 2.7.74 AMEND TO WK USC PA 50MTRS. NE 154. HH091/059/01 8.4.05 HH091/059/01 8.4.05 EXAM'D 18.9.04 IN 4954.484N, 0510.336W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 70.0 IN GEN DEPTH 78.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 8.0MTRS. LIES 179/359DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEGRADED, IN TWO PARTS. NFS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). SEE ALSO [65695]. AMEND WK 70MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 21.11.05 HH091/059/01 21.11.05 EXAM'D IN 4954.486N, 0510.335W [WGD]. HT 7.9MTRS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 30.5.07 30.5.07 NOT THE WRECK OF HMS ROCHE BONNE - SEE [22486]. APPEARS TO BE THE STERN OF AN OLD SWEDISH STEAM SHIP. NAME OF SHIPPING COMPANY IDENTIFIED BY PLATE AS 'FORNYADE ANGFARTYES AKTIEBOLAGET GOTHA'. BOW OF THIS SHIP LIKELY TO BE [65695]. (G POUND, FAX DTD 25.5.07). NCA. 15.6.07 15.6.07 NOW IDENTIFIED AS THE BOW SECTION OF THE 'POLJAMES'. POLJAMES THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN BUILT IN SWEDEN AS THE 'JAMES J DICKSON', BUT CONFISCATED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN 1917 & RENAMED. (G POUND, TELECOM 15.6.07). THIS HISTORY DOES FULLY AGREE WITH DETAILS FOUND IN DODS & THE SHIPWRECK INDEX OF THE BRITISH ISLES. SEE ALSO [22416] & [65695]. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOW SECTION OF BROKEN WK

Position: 49 54.486 N,5 10.335 W

 

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