This is the information page about the shipwreck Santa lucia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 42.585 N,5 45.141 W (54.846216666667, -5.7131)

 

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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. Ailsa
2. Alamance (probably)
3. Alastor
4. Albia (probably)
5. Alcedo
6. Annagher
7. Ardglass
8. Argyle (possibly)
9. Azure
10. Bellatrix
11. Berbice
12. Betsey / bessy
13. Black diamond
14. Chirripo
15. Dalriada
16. David andrews
17. Enterprise
18. Enterprize (poss)
19. Fredanja (probably)
20. George
21. Graphic
22. Harrington
23. Hms jewel
24. Hmt rose ii
25. Housatonic (possibly)
26. Inverurie
27. Karanan
28. Lagan
29. Loch sunart
30. M.j.craig (probably)
31. Maria
32. Mermaid
33. Normanby hall
34. Norseman
35. Oregon 1
36. Overton
37. Peridot
38. Princess victoria
39. Santa lucia
40. Solway queen (possibly)
41. State of louisiana (bow section)
42. State of louisiana (stern section)
43. Tiberia
44. Troutpool
45. Ub 85
46. Ulrica
47. Vera louise
48. Woods

 

Name: SANTA LUCIA

Length 43.1 meter, width: 7.5 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 379 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products,railway: stock and construction materials

Cause: built in 1937 by gebr. niestern & co, delfzijl. owned at time of loss by g s van dijk. 6 cylinder oil engine, single shaft, machinery aft by mtrn. werke. mannheim a.g. passage oporto for port talbot. mined by german aerial laid mine off no 5 briggs buoy, belfast lough. 4 of 11 crew lost. (sii).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H0991/40 31.12.40 H0991/40 31.12.40 INS DW 544236N, 054511W OR 091DEGS, 1.85M FROM CARRICKFERGUS PT LT.

- NM 3020/40. H0991/40 31.12.40 H0991/40 31.12.40 INS GREEN CON LT BUOY. - TFNM 3025/40. H0991/40 31.12.40 H0991/40 31.12.40 INS LT BUOY. - FNM 2421/40. 19.7.49 0991/40 19.7.49 AMEND TO WK 4FMS 0FT.

- NM 1444/49. H0681/40 13.12.54 H0681/40 13.12.54 AMEND TO F WITH LT BUOY CLOSE S.

- NM 2790/54. 2.5.57 2.5.57 BUOY SHOWN SE OF WK ON CHARTS. CORRECT FROM ORIGINAL NM. H0681/40 26.9.57 H0681/40 26.9.57 DELETE LT BUOY. (IRISH LTS NM 7/57).

- NM 2195/57. H0991/40 7.7.60 H0991/40 7.7.60 AMEND TO WK 4.25FMS ON BA 1753, AMEND TO WK 4FMS 1FT ON BA 45.

- NM 2210/60. H5605/61 8.12.61 H5605/61 8.12.61 WK DISPERSED. GEN DEPTH 5FMS. SCOUR DEPTH 6FMS. (ECES 1960). AMEND TO FOUL 8.8MTRS. NC 1753. 2.2.79 2.2.79 SHOWN AS FOUL 8.8MTRS IN 544234N, 054506W ON NC 1411. 10.12.03 10.12.03 EUT POSN SUPPLIED BY GEODESY: 5442.571N, 0545.162W. NE 1752. 23.9.10 SEP 2010/000156213 23.9.10 EXAM'D 2008 IN 5442.585N, 0545.141W [WGD] USING DGPS. ONLY LARGE SCOUR EXISTS WITH LENGTH 111.7MTRS, WIDTH 70.6MTRS, DEPTH 2.62MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1273). AMEND FOUL IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY LARGE SCOUR REMAINS

Position: 54 42.585 N,5 45.141 W

 

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