This is the information page about the shipwreck Sten (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 20.704 N,5 30.048 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. Aida lauro
3. Alacrity
4. Alden gifford (possibly)
5. Alster (possibly)
6. Antwerpen
7. Arbel (probably)
8. Arnside (possibly)
9. Asia
10. Aud
11. Austria (possibly)
12. Balbec
13. Bard (possibly)
14. Besse (probably)
15. Bessemer city (probably)
16. Bill (part of)(possibly)
17. Bill (possibly)
18. Bolette (possibly)
19. Busby
20. Cheerful
21. Chimu
22. Christos markettos
23. City of cardiff
24. Conqueror
25. Courtown
26. Cristina
27. Dageid
28. Denebola
29. Depois
30. Devon
31. Dunaskin
32. Dundee (probably)
33. Dux (possibly)
34. Enrico parodi
35. Fanny lambert
36. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
37. Gemini
38. Genevieve (possibly)
39. Glamorgan coast
40. Glendale
41. Gleno
42. Grip (part of)
43. Hampshire
44. Helene (probably)
45. Hellopes
46. Hms anson
47. Hms royalo
48. Hms warspite
49. Hms warspite (part of)
50. Hms warwick
51. Hmy viva 2
52. Hopeful (possibly)
53. J duncan
54. Juan ferrer
55. Juanita
56. Kate thomas (possibly)
57. Kildonan ?
58. Kintuck
59. Kynance (probably)
60. Lia'g
61. Liberty
62. Lincoln
63. Loe bar wk
64. Luna
65. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
66. Luxembourg (probably)
67. Lyminge
68. Madeline
69. Maroc
70. Mefjord (possibly)
71. Mystique (possibly)
72. New pioneer
73. Nile
74. Norma (possibly)
75. Onega
76. Pacific reliance
77. Peer gynt (possibly)
78. Petersham
79. Phoenix 202
80. Phoenix 203
81. Polesley (possibly)
82. Ponthieu
83. Portugal
84. Prestige
85. Primo ?
86. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
87. Princess royal
88. Quarnero
89. Rms mulheim
90. Rossmore (possibly)
91. Saint guenole
92. Saxon briton
93. Schiedam
94. Secil japan (bow section)
95. Secil japan (stern section)
96. Shanes castle
97. Shoreham (probably)
98. Sirius (possibly)
99. Sna i (possibly)
100. St anthony (possibly)
101. St chamond
102. St george
103. St george (possibly)
104. Stabil (possibly)
105. Sten (possibly)
106. Sylvia-mary z-525
107. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
108. Traute sarnow
109. Tyrhaug
110. U 1021 (possibly)
111. U 400 (possibly)
112. Umbre
113. Union crystal (possibly)
114. Union star (parts of)(probably)
115. Veghtstroom (possibly)
116. Vesuvius
117. Vine branch (possibly)
118. War baron (probably)
119. Warnow (possibly)
120. William cory
121. Yewcroft
122. Zone (probably)

 

Name: STEN (POSSIBLY)

Length 65.5 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 928 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-jan maun, ex-aarvak, ex-neva, ex-juana nancy. built in 1883 by pearce, dundee. owned at time of loss by the shipping controller. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 125 nhp, single shaft. machinery by pearce bros, dundee. passage barry for st malo. torpedoed by uc-64. 9 men lost. (sibi & ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 106 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 5M N OF GODREVY LTHO. (LL WW1). H2959/73 23.5.74 H2959/73 23.5.74 WK FOUND USING MAGNETOMETER IN 502045N, 053006W. DECCA USED. STANDS APPROX 17-20FT HIGH. HAS CARGO OF COAL SO POSSIBLY THE STEN, BUT COULD BE THE PRINCE. BOILER AND COMPOUND ENGINE AMIDSHIPS STAND ABOUT 1FT HIGH. DONKEY BOILER RISING NEAR THE STERN STANDS 18FT HIGH. LIES N/S WITH BOW N. (E GILES, 23.5.74) - CHART AS USC 30MTRS [16FMS]. BR STD. H2959/73 23.7.74 H2959/73 23.7.74 WK IN 502045N, 053006W, USING DECCA, IS ESTIMATED AS ABOUT 1000GRT. OF WW1 VINTAGE. TORPEDOED OR BOMBED FOR'D. (E GILES, 1974). 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS WK 35MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - NC 1178. HH100/351/04 18.3.91 HH100/351/04 18.3.91 DIVED ON IN 502045N, 053006W USING DECCA. STANDS 8MTRS HIGH AT BOILERS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS [LW]. BOWS WITH ANCHORS, WINCH AND SPARE PROPELLER FOUND FOR'D. PROPELLER ON SHAFT, WITH 2 BLADES VISIBLE SIGHTED AT STERN. (R A MAPPLEBECK, 6.1.91). NCA. HH090/799/01 19.12.00 HH090/799/01 19.12.00 EXAM'D 23.7.00 IN 5020.738N, 0530.108W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39.6 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 64MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.2MTRS. LIES 106/286 DEGS. BOWS ?106 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 24MTRS TOWARDS 015 DEGS. UPRIGHT, INTACT. (NP 1008, HI 799). AMEND TO WK 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT, ROCK OUTCROPS NEARBY

Position: 50 20.704 N,5 30.048 W

 

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