This is the information page about the shipwreck Saint mirren (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 52.082 N,4 35.023 W (54.100166666667, -4.5481166666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: SAINT MIRREN (POSSIBLY)
Length 54.3 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 556 ton
Load: stone
Cause: built in 1894 by j fullerton & co. owned at time of loss by t heiton & co ltd. triple expansion engines by ross & duncan, glasgow. a steel, 3 masted, ss. registered in dublin. sank after cargo shifted. passage llandulais to glasgow. cargo limestone. of crew of 10, 7 recovered.
Year of registration: 1991
Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 74 cm
Known since: 1996
Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/04 15.3.91 HH100/351/04 15.3.91 SANK 15 MILES SSE OF CHICKEN ROCK, IN 534800N, 044000W APPROX. (A CORKILL). HH208/400/02 3.4.96 HH208/400/02 3.4.96 WK, LEAST DEPTH BY SOUNDING 48MTRS, IN 535204.8N, 043501.5W [WGD]. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. (NP 1008, HN DTD 27.3.96). BR STD. HH090/705/01 12.6.96 HH090/705/01 12.6.96 EXAM'D 24.3.96 IN 535204.9N, 043501.4W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S 49.5 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.6MTRS. LENGTH 68MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 074/254 DEGS. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. EXCELLENT DCS3 IMAGE. (NP 1008, HI 705). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT AND UPRIGHT
Position: 53 52.082 N,4 35.023 W