This is the information page about the shipwreck St george (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 19.525 N,5 20.091 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. Acadian
2. Alster (possibly)
3. Andola
4. Anna sophie
5. Antwerpen
6. Aud
7. Austria (possibly)
8. Bard (possibly)
9. Bay of panama
10. Ben asdale
11. Besse (probably)
12. Bessemer city (probably)
13. Bolette (possibly)
14. Brava
15. Cape finisterre (probably)
16. Carasa (possibly)
17. Carl
18. Caroni river
19. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
20. Christos markettos
21. Cieszyn
22. Conqueror
23. Cristina
24. Dageid
25. Denebola
26. Dundee (probably)
27. Dux (possibly)
28. Enrico parodi
29. Fanny lambert
30. Forde
31. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
32. Gap
33. Gemini
34. Genevieve (possibly)
35. Glendale
36. Gleno
37. Grip (part of)
38. Hampshire
39. Hanover
40. Happy returns (possibly)
41. Helene (probably)
42. Hellopes
43. Hemsley 1
44. Hmml 380
45. Hms anson
46. Hms primrose
47. Hms royalo
48. Hms warspite
49. Hms warspite (part of)
50. Hms warwick
51. Hmy sappho (possibly)
52. Hmy viva 2
53. Hugin
54. Humbergate (probably)
55. Hunsgrove
56. John
57. John taylor
58. Juan ferrer
59. Juanita
60. Juno
61. Kintuck
62. Krosfond
63. Kynance (probably)
64. Lady dalhousie
65. Lake edon
66. Lake owens
67. Leander
68. Lia'g
69. Lincoln
70. Loe bar wk
71. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
72. Lyminge
73. Madeline
74. Mefjord (possibly)
75. Mina cantiquin
76. Mitera marigo
77. Mohegan
78. Mystique (possibly)
79. N g petersen
80. New pioneer
81. Nile
82. Norma (possibly)
83. Ocean harvest
84. Ocklinge
85. Omer denise
86. Onega
87. Orfordness
88. Peer gynt (possibly)
89. Petersham
90. Phoenix 203
91. Ponthieu
92. Ponus
93. Port chalmers
94. Portugal
95. Prestige
96. Primo ?
97. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
98. Princess royal
99. Quarnero
100. Queen (possibly)
101. Rock island bridge
102. Rossmore (possibly)
103. Runswick
104. Saint guenole
105. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
106. Saphir
107. Saxon briton
108. Schiedam
109. Secil japan (bow section)
110. Secil japan (stern section)
111. Shanes castle
112. Shoreham (probably)
113. Siracusa
114. Spyridion vagliano
115. St anthony (possibly)
116. St chamond
117. St george
118. St george (possibly)
119. St joseph
120. Stabil (possibly)
121. Stanwood
122. Sten (possibly)
123. Tagona
124. Traute sarnow
125. Tyrhaug
126. U 1021 (possibly)
127. U 400 (possibly)
128. Ub 106 (possibly)
129. Ub 112 (possibly)
130. Ub 128 (possibly)
131. Ub 86 (possibly)
132. Ub 97 (possibly)
133. Union crystal (possibly)
134. Union star (parts of)(probably)
135. Veghtstroom (possibly)
136. Vesuvius
137. Vine branch (possibly)
138. Volnay
139. War baron (probably)
140. Warnow (possibly)
141. Yewcroft
142. Zone (probably)

 

Name: ST GEORGE (POSSIBLY)

Length 58.1 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 548 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,coal

Cause: built in 1881 by the london & glasgow co, glasgow. owned at time of loss by murray bros. two boilers, compound expansion engine of 90 nhp, single shaft. passage swansea for nantes. sank after trapaulins covering the after hatch were washed away in nw force 10 and heavy seas. 11 lives lost. the bot concluded that the ship was too heavily loaded, particulary aft. the managing owner was blamed for raising the load line. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1882

Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 9 cm

Known since: 1882, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: SANK OFF PORTREATH, CORNWALL. (DODS). H2959/73 5.4.73 H2959/73 5.4.73 NOTHING FOUND DURING MAGNETOMETER SEARCH IN 501954N, 051806W. (E GILES, 3.4.73). MAKING ALLOWANCE FOR MAGNETIC VARIATION IN 1882, SINKING POSN MORE LIKELY TO BE 501930N, 052000W - WKS O. 2.8.01 2.8.01 RECORD REVIEWED. AMENDED TO DEAD. 22.11.11 22.11.11 LOCATED 21.10.2010 IN 5019.525N, 0520.091W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.53 IN GEN DEPTH 34.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 14.8MTRS, WIDTH 6.6MTRS, HT 0.37MTR. LIES 009/189 DEGS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). APPEARS AS A MOUND. POSSIBLY THIS WK. INS AS WK 34MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPEARS AS A MOUND

Position: 50 19.525 N,5 20.091 W

 

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