This is the information page about the shipwreck Socrates, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 41.772 N,4 57.568 W (54.638416666667, -4.9028)

 

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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. Alzira
2. Baron glamis (probably)
3. Ben-may
4. Chindwin
5. Cragsman
6. Craigantlet
7. Daily mail
8. Destro (possibly)
9. Doris
10. Enda
11. Fair morn
12. Florrieston (probably)
13. Garnet
14. Haileybury
15. Kafue
16. Kathleen
17. Kerrera (possibly)
18. Lakemoor
19. Liverpool
20. M3
21. Oswald
22. Pollux 2
23. R. mackay (possibly)
24. Rexmoor
25. Romeo (possibly)
26. Rowan
27. Socrates
28. Three sisters
29. Ulabrand (possibly)
30. William castle
31. Winsome
32. Zafiris

 

Name: SOCRATES

Year of registration: 1913

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter

Known since: 1913, last detected: 1977

Details measurements/cartography: H1288/75/397 18.3.76 H1288/75/397 18.3.76 WK IN 544146N, 045730W APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN UP SHORTLY AFTER SINKING. WELL SCATTERED OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE BAY. WK BELONGS TO STRANRAER BRANCH OF SCOTTISH SUB-AQUA CLUB. (P C MILLER, LTR DTD 18.2.76). NCA. H1281/77 18.4.77 H1281/77 18.4.77 FURTHER TO PREVIOUS REPORT, WRECKAGE FOUND ABOUT 10MTRS OFFSHORE IN 3MTRS OF WATER, LYING ON ROUGH GROUND SLOPING QUITE SHARPLY. WK IS FLATTENED AND SCATTERED, HIGHEST POINT BEING BOILER STANDING SLIGHTLY CLEAR OF MAIN WRECKAGE IN 12MTRS, 4-5MTRS HIGH. (P C MILLER LTR, DTD 28.1.77). PLOTS ON COASTLINE. FOR FILING ONLY. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HEIGHT 4-5MTRS

Position: 54 41.772 N,4 57.568 W

 

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