This is the information page about the shipwreck Port townsville (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 6.938 N,5 23.943 W (51.817616666667, -5.40105)

 

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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. Alaric (possibly)
2. Bestwood (possibly)
3. Boltonhall (possibly)
4. Boscastle (possibly)
5. Brynymor
6. Celtic revenge (possibly)
7. City of glasgow (probably)
8. Clydesdale
9. Colonian
10. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
11. Empire gunner (possibly)
12. Empire panther (probably)
13. Ethel
14. Fowey rose (possibly)
15. Gerard
16. Glenisla (possibly)
17. Graffoe
18. Gresham (possibly)
19. Hematite
20. Kassanga (possibly)
21. King edgar
22. Landonia (probably)
23. Leysian
24. Margaretha
25. Mesaba (probably)
26. Morna
27. Morning star
28. Moyallon
29. Norfolk coast
30. Novasli (possibly)
31. Pentwyn (possibly)
32. Port townsville (probably)
33. Portland (possibly)
34. Prince cadwgan (probably)
35. Prins frederik hendrik (possibly)
36. Rotula (possibly)
37. Sapphire (possibly)
38. Soreldoc (possibly)
39. St fintan (possibly)
40. St george
41. St patrick (possibly)
42. Strathnairn (possibly)
43. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
44. Szent istvan
45. The queen
46. U 1302 (possibly)
47. U 61 (possibly)
48. Vernicos alexia
49. Vernicos barbara iv
50. Vernicos giorgis
51. Whitehaven
52. Wiema

 

Name: PORT TOWNSVILLE (PROBABLY)

Length 151.2 meter, width: 19.8 meter, tonnage 8661 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: passage newport for australia. attacked by two aircraft, vessel bombed & abandoned. drifted & later sank. crew of 63, two gunners & 11 passengers, two passengers lost. (llww2).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 81 meter

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H7556/58 21.4.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 520630N, 052412W. LENGTH 255FT, HEIGHT 42FT. (AUBD 319/168). NCA. H1950/76 13.11.80 WK EXAM'D 12.5.80 IN 520654N, 052353W USING HF/6 [2 LOP] & DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 69 IN GEN DEPTH 81MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 10MTRS. APPROX LENGTH 100MTRS, LYING NE/SW. (HMS BEAGLE HI 40/80). BR STD. SEP 2015/000178837 4.11.15 EXAM'D BY BDC, WK FOUND IN 5206.938N, 0523.943W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 69.49MTRS. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 11.5MTRS. NFS. (CEFAS DS11/12/13, 2012-13). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, POSN AMENDED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 6.938 N,5 23.943 W

 

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