This is the information page about the shipwreck Santa maria, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 14.183 N,6 9.792 W (55.417466666667, -6.4078833333333)

 

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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. Andania (probably)
2. Andania (probably)
3. Berry bretagne
4. City of bristol
5. Clementine
6. Cumberland
7. Diamond
8. Ella hewett
9. Erlo hills
10. Girvan
11. Glentow
12. Her majesty
13. Hinde
14. Hms brisk (bow section)
15. Hms calgarian
16. Hms drake
17. Hms duchess (probably)
18. James stewart
19. Kestiel (possibly)
20. Knightsgarth
21. Lindron
22. Lochgarry
23. Lord rank
24. Lugano
25. Minerva (poss)
26. Pintail
27. Raven (poss)
28. Saint ronaig
29. Santa maria
30. Shackleton
31. Taymouth castle
32. Templemore
33. U 245 (probably)
34. U 968

 

Name: SANTA MARIA

Length 131.1 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 8.8, tonnage 5318 ton
Load: oil

Cause: ex-minnetonka. built in 1901 by american shipbuilding corp, cleveland, ohio. owned at time of loss by united steamship co, philadelphia. four boilers, triple expansion engine of 477hp, single shaft. passage chester, usa, for the clyde. torpedoed by u 19. had separated from convoy in a gale. (sii).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 99 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: 26.2.18 SUNK ABREAST OF ALBACARRY HEAD. (ADMIRALTY) POSN 551400N, 060920W APPROX.

- NM 537/18. H1890/18 27.4.18 NOT KNOWN WHETHER OR NOT A DANGER TO NAVIGATION. 1925 AMEND TO DW PA. BR STD. H2124/63 3.3.64 NO CONTACT MADE DURING GENERAL SONAR SEARCH OF AREA. (HMS SCOTT, 1963). 10.11.72 AMEND TO WK USC PA 8FMS. NE 2737. H3740/69 16.10.74 POSN 551400N, 060900W REPD. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE). H270/78 14.3.83 AMEND TO WK USC PA 35MTRS (TONNAGE KNOWN). BR STD. H2885/83 29.1.85 NOT FOUND. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 165A). DELETED. BR STD. H3740/69 28.10.87 LOCATED DURING 1987 IN 541412N, 060942W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH APPROX 45MTRS. VESSEL LIES ON HER SIDE. BUILDER'S PLATE, GIVING NAME, AND DETAILS: AMERICAN SHIP BUILDING CO., CLEVELAND, OHIO. NO 407, 1901, RECOVERED. (W F TODD, HN 23.9.87). INS AS WK 45MTRS. BR STD. 20.11.04 EUT POSN: 5514.200N, 0609.750W. NC 2494. HH091/240/01 - SEP 2009/000038475 13.5.09 LOCATED 14.6.09 IN 5514.183N, 0609.792W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 46.63 IN GEN DEPTH 62.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 141.4MTRS, WIDTH 22.0MTRS, HT 15.40MTRS. LIES 099/279 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FURGRO OSAE, HI 1240). INTACT. AMEND WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON ITS SIDE

Position: 55 14.183 N,6 9.792 W

 

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