This is the information page about the shipwreck St vincent (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.064 N,6 16.343 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: ST VINCENT (POSSIBLY)
Length 44.2 meter, width: 8.9 meter, draught: 5.1, tonnage 479 ton
Load: natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products
Cause: built in 1867 by clarke, jersey. owned at time of loss by scrutton & sons, grace st, london. passage st vincent for the isles of scilly. struck w edge of spanish ledges whilst under pilotage. began to make water and anchored in crow sound. later sank. crew recovered. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1897
Water depth above wreck: 23 meter
Known since: 1897, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: WRECK [OLD SYMBOL] INSERTED IN 495600N, 061600W WITH CAN BUOY CLOSE E. BA 2565 [1818 EDN]. SHOWN ON A SURVEY [B6825] BY CAPTAIN MAXWELL IN 1897/98. H975/24 9.2.24 H975/24 9.2.24 WK & BUOY DELETED. (HMS SPENSER). NOTE. H2537/27 H2537/27 CHARTED AS WK 12FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 883. 20.12.71 20.12.71 NOW CHARTED AS WK 21MTRS IN 495557N, 061618W. NC 1148. H1280/76/24 29.1.76 H1280/76/24 29.1.76 THIS WRECK WAS MARKED BY A BUOY POSITIONED BY A RN HYDRO SURVEY TEAM. THERE WERE NO ECHO SOUNDER INDICATIONS OF A WRECK IN THE AREA AND A BOTTOM SEARCH REVEALED NOTHING BUT A FLAT SANDY BOTTOM AT 70FT. OTHER DIVERS HAVE FOUND A WRECK NEARER TOLL'S ISLAND WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE THE BARQUE 'ST VINCENT' SUNK IN 1882.THIS WK WAS NOT LOCATED. (RAF HONINGTON SUB AQUA EXPEDITION REPORT, 1-15.8.75). NCA. H2568/71 22.4.76 H2568/71 22.4.76 NOT LOCATED.INVESTIGATED BY E/S AND RAF DIVERS WHO CARRIED OUT SEARCH OF CHARTED POSN. (HMS HECLA, HI 2C/75). DELETED. NE 34. 26.10.00 26.10.00 DATA RE-ASSESSED. AMENDED TO DEAD. HH100/351/22 22.9.05 HH100/351/22 22.9.05 WOODEN WK BURIED IN THE SEABED LOCATED IN 4956.064N, 0616.343W [WGD]. ONLY AN IRON WINCH SHOWS 1MTR ABOVE THE SAND. POSSIBLY ST VINCENT. (T STEVENS, EMAIL DTD 17.9.05). INS AS WK 21MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY IRON WINCH SHOWS, HT BY DIVER
Position: 49 56.064 N,6 16.343 W