This is the information page about the shipwreck St george, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 27.779 N,5 33.205 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. Alacrity
3. Alster (possibly)
4. Aud
5. Austria (possibly)
6. Bard (possibly)
7. Besse (probably)
8. Bessemer city (probably)
9. Bill (possibly)
10. Bolette (possibly)
11. Busby
12. Cheerful
13. Chimu
14. Christos markettos
15. Courtown
16. Dageid
17. Denebola
18. Dundee (probably)
19. Dux (possibly)
20. Enrico parodi
21. Fanny lambert
22. Gemini
23. Genevieve (possibly)
24. Gleno
25. Hampshire
26. Helene (probably)
27. Hms warwick
28. Hmy viva 2
29. Juanita
30. Kildonan ?
31. Kintuck
32. Kynance (probably)
33. Lia'g
34. Liberty
35. Lombard (possibly)
36. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
37. Luxembourg (probably)
38. Lyminge
39. Madeline
40. Marcelle
41. Morning star
42. Nile
43. Onega
44. Pacific reliance
45. Peer gynt (possibly)
46. Petersham
47. Polesley (possibly)
48. Primo ?
49. Princess royal
50. Quarnero
51. Rossmore (possibly)
52. Saxon briton
53. Secil japan (bow section)
54. Secil japan (stern section)
55. Shanes castle
56. Shoreham (probably)
57. Sna i (possibly)
58. St chamond
59. St george
60. St george (possibly)
61. Stabil (possibly)
62. Sten (possibly)
63. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
64. Traute sarnow
65. Tyrhaug
66. U 400 (possibly)
67. Umbre
68. Union crystal (possibly)
69. Veghtstroom (possibly)
70. Vesuvius
71. Vine branch (possibly)
72. War baron (probably)
73. William cory
74. Zone (probably)

 

Name: ST GEORGE

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. two boilers, compound inverted engine of 90hp, single shaft. passage swansea for nantes. shipped several heavy seas in nw force 10 conditions. tarpaulins covering the after hatch were washed away. vessel settled, one boat got ready and some crew got away. vessel suddenly foundered and the remaining 10 men were lost. at the bot enquiry it was found that the ship was too deeply laden, especially in the stern section. managing owner blamed for raising the load line, such that if fully laden the vessel would have had only 18 inches of freeboard. control of cargo stowage had also been taken out of the master's hands.

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 125 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: H2959/73 12.3.75 H2959/73 12.3.75 FISHERMANS FASTENER BELIEVED WRECK IN 502745N, 053312W USING DECCA. (E GILES). CHART AS USC 15FMS [28MTRS]. BR STD. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. (TONNAGE NOT KNOWN). NC 1178. HH090/799/01 19.12.00 HH090/799/01 19.12.00 EXAM'D 4.9.00 IN 5027.779N. 0533.205W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55.0 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 66MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT & UPRIGHT. COLLAPSED. (NP 1008, HI 799). BR STD. 5.11.01 5.11.01 REPORTED AS BEING THE 'ST GEORGE'. (C LOWE, VIA NP 1008). NCA. 19.11.01 19.11.01 DIVED 15 & 16.11.01 CONFIRMED AS BEING 'ST GEORGE'. LYING UPRIGHT, ONLY PART SHOWING IS SINGLE ENGINE AND BOILER, MOST OF REST OF WK BURIED IN SEABED, GUNNELS OF STERN SHOW. COPPER INGOTS FROM PORT SIDE HOLD STREWN ON SEABED. (J ROSEVEARE & G POUND TELECONS 19.11.01)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, COLLAPSED, BOW ?125 DEGS

Position: 50 27.779 N,5 33.205 W

 

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