This is the information page about the shipwreck Sea viper, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 0.688 N,5 40.214 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asia
11. Aurelien
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Bard (possibly)
15. Besse (probably)
16. Bessemer city (probably)
17. Bill (part of)(possibly)
18. Bill (possibly)
19. Boynton (possibly)
20. Busby
21. Carpo (possibly)
22. Chimu
23. Christina
24. Christos markettos
25. City of cardiff
26. City of westminster (& kul)
27. Congener
28. Conqueror
29. Corvus
30. Courtown
31. Denebola
32. Depois
33. Devon
34. Dunaskin
35. Emblem
36. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
37. Empire kingsley
38. Enrico parodi
39. Facto
40. Gallier (possibly)
41. Garthclyde (possibly)
42. Gemini
43. Glamorgan coast
44. Glendale
45. Helene (probably)
46. Hellopes
47. Hms royalo
48. Hms warspite
49. Hms warspite (part of)
50. Holland xix
51. Hopeful (possibly)
52. Iona
53. J duncan
54. Jose de aramburu
55. Joshua nicholson
56. Juan ferrer
57. Kate thomas (possibly)
58. Kildonan ?
59. Kilmaho
60. Kintuck
61. Ladywood
62. Lake grafton
63. Lake grafton (possibly)
64. Liberty
65. Lincoln
66. Lovat
67. Luna
68. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
69. Luxembourg (probably)
70. Lyminge
71. Maria de larrinaga
72. Marie roberts
73. Maroc
74. Moorview
75. Mystique (possibly)
76. Nanna (possibly)
77. New pioneer
78. Nile
79. Noya (possibly)
80. Ocean harvest
81. Orion
82. Oriskany
83. Phoenix 202
84. Phoenix 203
85. Pioneer (possibly)
86. Polesley (possibly)
87. Ponthieu
88. Primo ?
89. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
90. Regency (probably)
91. Reidar (possibly)
92. Rms mulheim
93. Saint guenole
94. Saxon briton
95. Sea viper
96. Secil japan (bow section)
97. Setubel(probably)
98. Sirius (possibly)
99. St chamond
100. Stabil (possibly)
101. Sylvia-mary z-525
102. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
103. Traute sarnow
104. Tungufoss
105. Tyrhaug
106. U 1209 (possibly)
107. U 247 (possibly)
108. U 399
109. Umbre
110. Umdali mendi (possibly)
111. Underwood
112. Union star (parts of)(probably)
113. Veghtstroom (possibly)
114. Vigrid (possibly)
115. Vine branch (possibly)
116. Vinovia
117. Wild boar
118. William cory
119. Yewcroft
120. Zone (probably)

 

Name: SEA VIPER

Length 27.4 meter, tonnage 72 ton

Cause: 30.6.91 ran aground near gwennap head in thick fog on 30.6.91. was later refloated but sank. (ll & th).

Year of registration: 1991

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1991, last detected: 2009

Details measurements/cartography: HH220/350/01 15.7.91 HH220/350/01 15.7.91 LOCATED IN 500039N, 054008W USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47MTRS. LIES APPROX N/S. (THV MERMAID). NE 1178. HH220/350/01 17.7.91 HH220/350/01 17.7.91 LEAST DEPTH NOW 46MTRS. (TH, 12.7.91). NE 1178. HH091/059/01 7.4.05 HH091/059/01 7.4.05 EXAM'D 24.9.04 IN 5000.688N, 0540.214 W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.3 IN GEN DEPTH 59.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL, INTACT WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 53MTRS. BR STD. 19.6.09 SEP 2009000029168 19.6.09 NM ACTION TO AMEND TO WK 53MTRS.

- NM BLOCK 3483/09.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, SMALL WK

Position: 50 0.688 N,5 40.214 W

 

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