This is the information page about the shipwreck Ponus, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.516 N,5 4.057 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. Acadian
2. Adams (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Alexander kennedy
5. Andola
6. Andromeda
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Atlantis (possibly)
14. Ballarat
15. Bamse (probably)
16. Bard (possibly)
17. Bay of panama
18. Beatrice (possibly)
19. Bellucia
20. Ben asdale
21. Ben rein
22. Benito
23. Bjornvik (possibly)
24. Brest
25. Bretonne (probably)
26. Cape finisterre (probably)
27. Carmarthen
28. Caroline
29. Caroni river
30. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
31. Centurion (possibly)
32. Cieszyn
33. Citrine
34. City of corinth (possibly)
35. City of ghent
36. Clan apline
37. Clan malcolm
38. Corvus
39. Cristina
40. Cromdale
41. Czar
42. Dionne marie
43. Dispatch (possibly)
44. Elisabeth (possibly)
45. Epsilon
46. Erato
47. Eric calvert (possibly)
48. Eskdale
49. Forde
50. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
51. Ganymede
52. Gap
53. Genevieve (possibly)
54. Godolphin
55. Grip (part of)
56. Gunvor
57. Hanover
58. Hansy
59. Happy returns (possibly)
60. Hera
61. Hmml 380
62. Hms almond (after part)
63. Hms almond (bow part)
64. Hms anson
65. Hms brandlebas
66. Hms comet
67. Hms gloaming
68. Hms kurd
69. Hms lady of the isles
70. Hms primrose
71. Hms rinovia
72. Hms roche bonne
73. Hms torrent
74. Hmy sappho (possibly)
75. Hnlms brielle
76. Hockwold
77. Ilston
78. Jersey queen (possibly)
79. John
80. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
81. Juno
82. Karen marie
83. Kerris reed
84. King harry (probably)
85. Kremsertor
86. Krosfond
87. Kwester
88. La suippe
89. Lady dalhousie
90. Le vieux tigre
91. Leander
92. Leon martin (part of)
93. Lia'g
94. Loe bar wk
95. Lord snowden (probably)
96. Lucent (possibly)
97. Lydie
98. Mervyn (possibly)
99. Mina cantiquin
100. Mitera marigo
101. Mohegan
102. Mosel
103. Mountby
104. Mourne (probably)
105. N g petersen
106. Normand
107. Nyassa
108. Ocklinge
109. Omer denise
110. Onega
111. Orfordness
112. Ospra
113. Pearl (possibly)
114. Peer gynt (possibly)
115. Penelope jane (possibly)
116. Petersham
117. Pindos
118. Plantaganet
119. Poljames
120. Poljames
121. Ponus
122. Port chalmers
123. Prestige
124. Princess royal
125. Quarnero
126. Queen (possibly)
127. Rigmor (possibly)
128. Robert
129. Rock island bridge
130. Rossmore (possibly)
131. Royal anne galley
132. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
133. Schiedam
134. Secil japan (bow section)
135. Secil japan (stern section)
136. Shoal fisher
137. Siracusa
138. Spital
139. Spyridion vagliano
140. St anthony (possibly)
141. St george (possibly)
142. Stanwood
143. Twilight water
144. U 1018
145. U 95
146. Ub 106 (possibly)
147. Ub 112 (possibly)
148. Ub 113
149. Ub 128 (possibly)
150. Ub 86 (possibly)
151. Ub 97 (possibly)
152. Ula
153. Veritas
154. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
155. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
156. Violet
157. Volnay
158. War tune
159. Westwood (possibly)
160. Wyndcliffe
161. Zebra

 

Name: PONUS

Length 123.4 meter, width: 15.9 meter, draught: 8.4, tonnage 5077 ton
Load: oil

Cause: built in 1902 by russell & co, port glasgow. owned at time of loss by tank storage & carriage co ltd. dragged anchor during gale and went aground. oil cargo caught fire. wreck was broken up in situ. had just arrived at falmouth from trinidad. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1927

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1927, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H5500/27 27.8.27 H5500/27 27.8.27 WRECK LIES OFF SWANPOOL, REPORTED AS BEING DEMOLISHED IN 1923 BUT 1927 REPORT STATES THAT THE WRECK HAS NOT BEEN WHOLLY REMOVED AND THAT A PORTION STILL REMAINS. (FALMOUTH HBR COMM, 1.7.27). CHART AS ST IN 500827N, 050400W. NC 32. H01027/40 1.11.51 H01027/40 1.11.51 UNKNOWN STRANDED WRECK IN 500827N, 050400W. (LTR TO FALMOUTH HBR COMMISSIONERS, 1.11.51). NCA. H1485/63 22.3.71 H1485/63 22.3.71 NO TRACE SEEN WHEN HEIGHT OF TIDE WAS 3.6FT ABOVE CHART DATUM. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 41/70). DELETE. BR STD. H1282/77/116 4.5.77 H1282/77/116 4.5.77 REPD LOST AT SWANPOOL POINT, FALMOUTH. (P R JONES, 25.2.77). NCA. 17.12.85 17.12.85 BOTTOM PLATES AND RIBS, PART OF WHICH CAN BE SEEN AT LWS, REMAIN ON SITE. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 1). NCA. 22.10.12 22.10.12 SUBSTANTIAL PART OF WK REMAINS, COVERING SOME 80MTRS SQUARE. HT 2-3MTRS. (M MILBURN, TELECON 22.10.12). 25.10.13 25.10.13 OBSERVED IN 5008.516N, 0504.057W [WGD]. (M MILLBURN, EMAIL DTD 24.10.13). ON EDGE OF DRYING REEF. FOR FILING ONLY. 29.10.143 29.10.143 REMAINS COVER AN AREA IN EXCESS OF 40MTRS BY 20MTRS. AT LW SPRINGS THERE IS ABOUT 12 INCHES SHOWING, JUST ONE PIECE OF METAL FROM THE LARGE SECTION OF HULL THAT REMAINS. HT OF WRECKAGE IS JUST OVER 2MTRS. (M MILLBURN, EMAIL DTD 25.10.13). INS AS OBSTN DRIES 0.3MTR.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SUBSTANTIAL DEBRIS ASS REPORTED, ONE ITEM VIS AT LW

Position: 50 8.516 N,5 4.057 W

 

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