This is the information page about the shipwreck Solor (stern part) (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 33.007 N,4 8.805 W (51.292766666667, -4.0713)

 

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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. Aghios spyridon (possibly)
2. Antwerpen (probably)
3. Bengrove (probably)
4. Beninin (possibly)
5. Cabenda
6. Carnsew
7. Craigwhinnie
8. Creag mhor
9. Eldon park
10. Fagernes (probably)
11. Fort medine
12. G a savage (possibly)
13. Harvester
14. Hms princess
15. Leonard pearce
16. London ii (possibly)
17. Madjoe
18. Marianela santander
19. Paul
20. Pen-y-mor (possibly)
21. Prince ivanhoe
22. Riptide
23. Riverton (stern portion) (possibly)
24. Scarweather ltv
25. Shane
26. Sirdar
27. Solor (stern part) (probably)
28. Strombus (part of)
29. Strombus (part of)
30. Strombus (part of)
31. Strombus (part of)(probably)
32. Teviotdale
33. Trevessa
34. Yesso

 

Name: SOLOR (STERN PART) (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20170825

Details measurements/cartography: STRANDED WK SHOWN IN 513259N, 040845W. (HMS SEAGULL, E8675/15Q). NC 1165. 7.6.68 WK OF GERMAN SUBMARINE REPORTED IN APPROX 513250N, 040836W IN 40-45FT OF WATER. (D OF C (N) - NCP 53041/68. H1288/74/291 28.10.74 NO SUBMARINE FOUND DESPITE MANY DRIFT DIVES IN THIS AREA. (DR M J O'KANE, 10.10.74). 4.10.82 SUB REPORTED TO BE WELL KNOWN LOCALLY AND TO LIE ABOUT 300YDS N OF PHONIX UNIT - JUST N OF OXWICH POINT AND INTO CURVE OF BAY. THOUGHT NOW TO BE ALMOST COVERED ENTIRELY WITH SAND. (E GILES, TELECON 2.10.82). H3840/86 20.2.89 DRYING STEEL HULK WHICH DRIES 3.1MTRS OBSERVED IN CHARTED POSN. CONTROL UNDER CLIFFS IN THIS BAY INADEQUATE FOR GOOD FIX. WELL-KNOWN LOCALLY AND CLEARLY VISIBLE BELOW HALF TIDE. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 359). NCA. HH100/351/14 28.4.99 MT SOLOR WAS TORPEDOED 30M SW OF BARDSEY ISLAND WHILST IN CONVOY HX332. REMAINED AS THE CENTRE OF A HUNT BY 21ST ESCORT GROUP UNTIL TUGS TOOK HER IN TOW TO MILFORD HAVEN. WAS DISCOVERED AT ST ANN'S HEAD TO BE HOLED IN THE ENGINE ROOM AND LIABLE TO SINK WITHOUT WARNING. THE RESCUE TUG 'STORM KING' BEACHED HER IN OXWICH BAY ON 29.1.1945 IN 5132.98N, 0408.75W [OGB]. ACCEPTED AS A TOTAL LOSS AND ON 15.3.1945 THE FWD TWO-THIRDS WAS REFLOATED AND TAKEN TO BRITON FERRY TO BE SCRAPPED. THE STERN PORTION WAS TO HAVE REMAINED AT OXWICH UNTIL JULY 1953 WHEN IT WAS DUE TO BE SALVAGED FOR SCRAP, HOWEVER RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE SALVAGE OPERATION NEVER TOOK PLACE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL BRANCH). SEP 2017/000199013 12.1.18 EXAM'D 25.08.17; IN 5133.007N, 0408.805W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRYING 1.87MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS, LENGTH 72.3MTRS, WIDTH 28.5MTRS, HEIGHT 6.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 100/280 DEGS. WRECK LIES LARGELY IN ONE PIECE AND THE SHOALEST SECTIONS OF THE WRECK ARE EXPOSED AT LOW WATER. (GARDLINE, HI 1502). AMEND DW DRYING 1.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 33.007 N,4 8.805 W

 

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