This is the information page about the shipwreck Quesada (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 21.749 N,5 28.331 W (55.27305, -5.5877166666667)

 

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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. Agba
2. Aska
3. Bonvilston
4. Buffalo (possibly)
5. Byron darnton
6. Carrick
7. Davaar
8. Dettifoss
9. Dove of oban
10. Empire adventure
11. Ethel crawford
12. Foxy lady
13. Glenhead
14. Harvest hope (possibly)
15. Hms adept (possibly)
16. Hms breda
17. Karen
18. Lairdscastle (probably)
19. Longwy
20. Lupina
21. Menck
22. Middleton (probably)
23. Mobeka
24. Nyanza (possibly)
25. Ospray ii
26. Perelle (possibly)
27. Quesada (possibly)
28. Quesada (possibly)
29. St conan
30. U 776
31. Ub 82 (possibly)
32. Ub-85 / ub-82?
33. Wilmere (probably)

 

Name: QUESADA (POSSIBLY)

Length 17.8 meter, width: 3.8 meter, draught: 2.2, tonnage 43 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built 1938 at british power boat co, southampton with two oil engines, twin shaft. machinery by dorman diesel ltd. probably a converted mtb. passage island of arran & rothesay for campbeltown. eight lives lost, 10 rescued, when she sank in 50 knot gale, it is thought that the engine room flooded. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1986

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm

Known since: 1986, last detected: 1987

Details measurements/cartography: H2885/83 2.5.86 EXAM'D 20.7.85 IN 552145N, 052816W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.2MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LYING 050/230DEG WITH BOWS NE AND SLIGHT LIST TO PORT. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 165B). DCS3 TRACES SUPPLIED INDICATE LENGTH NEARER 15MTRS. INS AS WK 32MTRS. BR STD. H2579/76 14.7.86 WK LOCATED IN 552144N, 052816W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 38MTRS. REPORTED BY DIVERS TO BE LARGE OPEN BOAT, APPROX 30 X 8FT, 3 IN 1 WHALER TYPE. (HMS HUBBERSTON, HN DTD 21.6.86). NFA. H2579/76 25.3.87 LOCATED IN 552144N, 052816W [OGB] USING HFIX/6. IDENTIFIED BY DIVERS AS 7-8MTR LONG STEEL COASTER OR FV. LYING N/S AND PROTRUDING 2-3MTRS ABOVE SEABED. LEAST DEPTH 31.5MTRS. (HMS CATTISTOCK, HN DTD 4.12.86). NCA. 4.11.04 EUT POSN: 5521.749N, 0528.331W. NE 2126.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT

Position: 55 21.749 N,5 28.331 W

 

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