This is the information page about the shipwreck Staghound (or fernwood), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.429 N,2 54.277 W (51.350483333333, -3.0846)

 

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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. Aeolus (probably)
2. Borderdene
3. British general
4. Casper 2
5. Durdham
6. Elmdale
7. Emily
8. Fernwood
9. Fleur de lys
10. G-aydt
11. Hms royal scot
12. Hongisto
13. Island queen
14. James & sarah (probably)
15. John
16. Kayeson
17. Lady non (possibly)
18. Mercia
19. Mfb golden dawn
20. Middlesex
21. Mistress quigley
22. Nornen
23. Princess louise (probably)
24. R m hunton
25. Redvers buller
26. Sarah
27. Sea king (possibly)
28. Sea prince (part of)(probably)
29. Severn transport
30. Staghound (or fernwood)
31. Stormcock
32. Tean
33. Teifi (possibly)
34. The william (possibly)
35. Thomond (possibly)
36. Trio
37. Wild rose

 

Name: STAGHOUND (OR FERNWOOD)

Length 36.6 meter, width: 7.9 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 468 ton

Cause: built in 1894 by ailsa, troon. owned at time of loss by kyle shipping co. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 92 nhp, single shaft. machinery aft by muir, houston ltd, glasgow. bombed and sunk in 1942. later raised, converted to blockship and used for experimental purposes.

Year of registration: 1951

Water depth above wreck: -7 meter

Known since: 1951, last detected: 1973

Details measurements/cartography: 8.2.51 ST IN POSN 512420N 025418W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). LC1176. 6.9.56 POSN SLIGHTLY AMENDED TO 512420N, 025420W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). LC 1176. H1430/72 14.11.72 POSN 512424N, 025412W. DRIES 23FT. APPEARS SMALLER OF TWO VESSELS (STAGHOUND OR FERNWOOD) WHICH ARE QUITE SEPARATE. (PBA REPORT, 7.9.72 [K6455 ZS]). H5293/71 14.8.73 INS ST DRIES 7.0MTRS [LAT]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1176.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 24.429 N,2 54.277 W

 

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