This is the information page about the shipwreck Ponthieu, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 6.635 N,5 27.21 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Acklington
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arab
9. Ardgarry
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Arvor
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
14. Asia
15. Aurelien
16. Austria (possibly)
17. Balbec
18. Ballarat
19. Bard (possibly)
20. Bellucia
21. Besse (probably)
22. Bessemer city (probably)
23. Brest
24. Busby
25. Cheerful
26. Chimu
27. Christina
28. Christos markettos
29. Citrine
30. City of cardiff
31. City of corinth (possibly)
32. City of ghent
33. City of westminster (& kul)
34. Clan malcolm
35. Congener
36. Conqueror
37. Corvus
38. Courtown
39. Cristina
40. Cromdale
41. Czar
42. Dageid
43. Denebola
44. Depois
45. Devon
46. Dunaskin
47. Dundee (probably)
48. Dux (possibly)
49. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
50. Enrico parodi
51. Eva (possibly)
52. Facto
53. Fanny lambert
54. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
55. Gallier (possibly)
56. Garthclyde (possibly)
57. Gemini
58. Genevieve (possibly)
59. Glamorgan coast
60. Glendale
61. Gleno
62. Grip (part of)
63. Hampshire
64. Hanover
65. Hansy
66. Helene (probably)
67. Hellopes
68. Hms anson
69. Hms brandlebas
70. Hms gloaming
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms royalo
73. Hms warspite
74. Hms warspite (part of)
75. Hockwold
76. Holland xix
77. Ilston
78. Iona
79. J duncan
80. Jose de aramburu
81. Joshua nicholson
82. Juan ferrer
83. Juanita
84. Kate thomas (possibly)
85. Kildonan ?
86. Kilmaho
87. Kintuck
88. Lake grafton
89. Lake grafton (possibly)
90. Le vieux tigre
91. Lia'g
92. Liberty
93. Lincoln
94. Loe bar wk
95. Luna
96. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
97. Luxembourg (probably)
98. Lyminge
99. Madeline
100. Maroc
101. Merle
102. Mervyn (possibly)
103. Moorview
104. Mosel
105. Mystique (possibly)
106. Nanna (possibly)
107. New pioneer
108. Nile
109. Noya (possibly)
110. Ocean harvest
111. Orfordness
112. Ospra
113. Pearl (possibly)
114. Peer gynt (possibly)
115. Petersham
116. Phoenix 203
117. Pioneer (possibly)
118. Poljames
119. Poljames
120. Ponthieu
121. Prestige
122. Primo ?
123. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
124. Princess royal
125. Quarnero
126. Reidar (possibly)
127. Rms mulheim
128. Robert
129. Royal anne galley
130. Saint guenole
131. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
132. Saxon briton
133. Schiedam
134. Sea viper
135. Secil japan (bow section)
136. Secil japan (stern section)
137. Setubel(probably)
138. St anthony (possibly)
139. St chamond
140. St george (possibly)
141. Stabil (possibly)
142. Sten (possibly)
143. Sylvia-mary z-525
144. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
145. Traute sarnow
146. Tungufoss
147. Tyrhaug
148. U 1018
149. U 1209 (possibly)
150. U 399
151. U 95
152. Umbre
153. Underwood
154. Union crystal (possibly)
155. Union star (parts of)(probably)
156. Veghtstroom (possibly)
157. Vesuvius
158. Vigrid (possibly)
159. Vine branch (possibly)
160. Vinovia
161. War baron (probably)
162. Westwood (possibly)
163. Wild boar
164. William cory
165. Wyndcliffe
166. Yewcroft
167. Zebra
168. Zone (probably)

 

Name: PONTHIEU

Year of registration: 1879

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1879, last detected: 1974

Details measurements/cartography: 13.5.70 13.5.70 WRECK LOCATED ABOUT 500YDS OFFSHORE BETWEEN THE GREEBS AND SHORE ENCOMPASSED BY ROCKS AND BREAKERS. LOCATED BY CARGO OF IRON ORE LOOKING LIKE LARGE BROWN ROCKS IN ABOUT 30FT OF WATER. (F. D. JAMES (DIVER) ARTICLE IN SUB-AQUA WORLD MAY 1970). POSN 500636N, 052709W FOR FILING ONLY. H2193/74 2.4.74 H2193/74 2.4.74 NOT FOUND DURING SURVEY, BUT NOT ESPECIALLY SEARCHED FOR. NO SCOUR. (HMS WOODLARK, 20.12.73). HI1770 22.9.22 Not seen in mainline bathymetry. No MBES and WCD investigation conducted. Outside survey boundary. NCA
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 6.635 N,5 27.21 W

 

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