This is the information page about the shipwreck Snowdrop, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 15.55 N,2 7.25 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)

 

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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. Advanti
2. Aeneas (probably)
3. Aeolian sky
4. Alex van opstal
5. Antonis g lemos (probably)
6. Aparima
7. Arfon
8. Badger (probably)
9. Balmoralwood
10. Binnendijk
11. Bissen
12. Black hawk (aft section)
13. Bretagne
14. Cathrine
15. Centurion
16. Chasseur 6
17. Chasseur 7
18. Cheyenne
19. Dagmar
20. Dallas city (possibly)
21. Derna (probably)
22. Deucalion
23. Eika
24. El kahira
25. Elena r
26. Eleni stathatou
27. Elmcrest
28. Emile miguet
29. Ethel (probably)
30. Etoile des ondes
31. Evertsen
32. Finn
33. Finnborg
34. Fluent
35. Frigga
36. G-bagh
37. Gairsoppa
38. Gallia
39. Georgios kyriakides
40. Girnigoe
41. Goathland
42. Hartburn (probably)
43. Heronspool
44. Hms arfon
45. Hms blackwood
46. Hms courageous
47. Hms dark gladiator
48. Hms delight
49. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
50. Hms gossamer
51. Hms warrior ii
52. Hms waterlily
53. Hmsm a3
54. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
55. Ice prince
56. Ioannis fafalios
57. Iolanthe
58. Janna
59. Jeanne
60. Johan (possibly)
61. Josef joham (bow section) (probably)
62. Kafiristan
63. Kolga
64. Lenda
65. Leticia
66. Lochavon
67. Louisiane
68. Malka
69. Mallard (possibly)
70. Meknes
71. Mersey
72. Messina
73. Miefield
74. Milo
75. Mount myrto
76. Neree (possibly)
77. Neree (probably)
78. Normandy
79. Oiekast (probably)
80. Orne (possibly)
81. Pan
82. Perra (possibly)
83. Pescalanza
84. Pitchipoy (possibly)
85. Rowella
86. San fernando
87. Security (possibly)
88. Snowdrop
89. Spiral (possibly)
90. Start
91. Theodoros t
92. Tiiu
93. U 672 (possibly)
94. Uffe
95. Valdes (probably)
96. Vera (probably)
97. Vikholmen
98. Waitara
99. Xania

 

Name: SNOWDROP

Year of registration: 1951

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1951, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H03504/51 22.8.51 H03504/51 22.8.51 SMALL PROMINENT ROCK CONTACTED BY A/S DURING SEARCH FOR HMS AFFRAY. AFTER EVALUATION CLASSIFICATION OF CONTACT CONFIDENTLY CONFIRMED. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 24.7.51). 18.2.54 18.2.54 INS ON WK CHARTS. H2291/64 19.5.65 H2291/64 19.5.65 ISOLATED ROCK LOCATED IN 501531N, 020712W. STANDS 24FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 30FMS. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED DURING CLOSE EXAMINATION WAS 158FT. (HMS SCOTT, 1964). AMEND POSN ON WK CHARTS. HH090/533/01 2.11.92 HH090/533/01 2.11.92 WK EXAM'D 19.7.92 IN 501533N, 020715W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.3 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS, LENGTH 59MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS. LARGELY INTACT AND LYING 035/215DEGS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY INDICATED FERROUS CONTENT OF ABOUT 790 TONS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 533). INS AS WK 47MTRS.

- NM 3364/92. HH090/533/01 13.11.92 HH090/533/01 13.11.92 AMEND POSN TO 501530.5N, 020710W [OGB]. DATUM SHIFT WRONGLY APPLIED. BR STD. HH100/351/22 28.11.05 HH100/351/22 28.11.05 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. THIS IS THE WK OF AN OLD COASTER OF AROUND 600 GT. HULL STANDS ONLY 0.5MTRS HIGH AND CONTAINS A COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE MIDSHIPS AND A SINGLE BOILER. THERE ARE TWO WINCHES. PROP IS IN SITU BUT IS HALF BURIED. A WHEEL-HUB WAS RECOVERED ENGRAVED 'SNOWDROP 1873'. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 24.10.07 24.10.07 FURTHER DETAILS OF 'SNOWDROP' FORWARDED. (N R CHIPCHASE) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 50 15.55 N,2 7.25 W

 

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