This is the information page about the shipwreck Sapphire (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 57.491 N,5 30.462 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. Albion
3. Athelduchess (forward part)
4. Bestwood (possibly)
5. Boscastle (possibly)
6. Brynymor
7. Burry
8. Cambro
9. Celtic revenge (possibly)
10. Clan macduff
11. Clydesdale
12. Colonian
13. Concha
14. Dalserf
15. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
16. Drina (probably)
17. Egda (possibly)
18. Empire gunner (possibly)
19. Empire panther (probably)
20. Englishman
21. Ethel
22. Ethel
23. Falcon
24. Faraday
25. Fowey rose (possibly)
26. Gerard
27. Gisella (possibly)
28. Glenisla (possibly)
29. Graffoe
30. Gresham (possibly)
31. Hematite
32. Hurst
33. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
34. Jane grey (possibly)
35. Jonas lie (possibly)
36. Kassanga (possibly)
37. King edgar
38. Kingstown (probably)
39. Lucy
40. Luminence
41. Mersey
42. Mesaba (probably)
43. Morna
44. Morning star
45. Norfolk coast
46. Novasli (possibly)
47. Pentwyn (possibly)
48. Port townsville (probably)
49. Portland (possibly)
50. Prince cadwgan (probably)
51. Queen
52. Rhiwabon
53. Rowena
54. Sapphire (possibly)
55. Soreldoc (possibly)
56. South of england
57. St fintan (possibly)
58. St george
59. St patrick (possibly)
60. Strathnairn (possibly)
61. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
62. Szent istvan
63. Thorold (probably)
64. U 1169 (possibly)
65. U 61 (possibly)
66. Vernicos alexia
67. Vernicos barbara iv
68. Vernicos giorgis
69. Walter l m russ
70. Whitehaven
71. Wiema

 

Name: SAPPHIRE (POSSIBLY)

Length 61 meter, width: 9.9 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 933 ton
Load: stone

Cause: built in 1935 by ailsa shipbuilding co ltd, troon. owned at time of loss by w robertson, glasgow. 5 cylinder, two-stroke, oil engine of 81bhp, single shaft. passage llandulas for dagenham. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 76 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: H3656/39 16.5.39 H3656/39 16.5.39 TUG NEPTUNIA REPORTED THAT SAPPHIRE SUNK, S BISHOPS LTHO BEARING S 12 DEGS E, 7M. (C IN C PLYMOUTH) . GIVES POSN 515725N, 052900W APPROX.. H0109/45 9.5.45 H0109/45 9.5.45 LENGTH 100FT, HEIGHT 36FT, DIRECTION 015/195DEG. (WEST APPS LIST). 8.3.45 8.3.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 515700N, 053000W. LENGTH 100FT, HEIGHT 36FT. (ESCORT GROUP 5). WK IN 515725N, 052900W & 515700N, 053000W ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ONE AND THE SAME. 29.8.72 29.8.72 CHARTED AS USC PA 55MTRS IN 515700N, 053000W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1973. H5223/76 13.7.77 H5223/76 13.7.77 NOT FOUND DURING DCS3 AREA SEARCH. (HMS HERALD HI 11/77). R/S. H4467/81 10.6.83 H4467/81 10.6.83 UNCHARTED WK LOCATED IN 515728N, 053024W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 71.2MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HN). BR STD. H4467/81 1.7.83 H4467/81 1.7.83 WELL DEFINED WK GIVING CLEAR OUTLINE & SHADOW. EXAM'D 21.4.83. USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 71.2 IN GEN DEPTH 76MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH - VERTICAL HT 6.8MTRS; LENGTH 37MTRS; BEAM 8MTRS. LYING N/S, BOWS N. ACCEPT E/S LEAST DEPTH. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 70). NFA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DEFINED WK WITH CLEAR OUTLINE, BOWS N

Position: 51 57.491 N,5 30.462 W

 

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