This is the information page about the shipwreck Szent istvan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 51.425 N,5 20.98 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Athelduchess (forward part)
6. Balholm
7. Bangarth
8. Behar
9. Boston city (possibly)
10. Boy toby (possibly)
11. Brynymor
12. Burry
13. Carrier
14. Celtic revenge (possibly)
15. Clapham (probably)
16. Clydesdale
17. Colonian
18. Concha
19. Dakotian
20. Dalserf
21. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
22. Dan beard (fwd part)
23. Drina (probably)
24. Empire beacon (possibly)
25. Empire gunner (possibly)
26. Englishman
27. Falcon
28. Faraday
29. Four winds
30. Fowey rose (possibly)
31. Gerard
32. Gisella (possibly)
33. Glenisla (possibly)
34. Graffoe
35. Helene
36. Hematite
37. Highland home (probably)
38. Hms arbutus
39. Hms caroline (aft part)
40. Hms leda (probably)
41. Hms minicoy
42. Hms pilot vessel no.10
43. Hmsm e39
44. Humber
45. Hurst
46. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
47. Jonas lie (possibly)
48. Kerloch
49. King edgar
50. Kingstown (probably)
51. Lcg 15
52. Lcg no.16
53. Leysian
54. Loch shiel
55. Lucy
56. Luminence
57. Matronna
58. Mersey
59. Mervyn (probably)
60. Morna
61. Morning star
62. Moyallon
63. Norfolk coast
64. Olive branch
65. Pauline elizabeth
66. Pentwyn (possibly)
67. Philotis
68. Plm 21
69. Port townsville (probably)
70. Portland (possibly)
71. Prince cadwgan (probably)
72. Princess irene
73. Queen
74. Rasona
75. Rosylin
76. Sapphire (possibly)
77. Shamrock
78. St george
79. St jacques (probably)
80. St patrick (possibly)
81. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
82. Szent istvan
83. Thor
84. Tormes (possibly)
85. Trevilla (possibly)
86. U 61 (possibly)
87. Vernicos alexia
88. Vernicos barbara iv
89. Vernicos giorgis
90. Walter l m russ
91. Whitehaven
92. Wiema
93. Wileysike

 

Name: SZENT ISTVAN

Length 86.9 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 2215 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1892 by wigham richardson & co, newcastle upon tyne. owned at time of loss by the royal hungarian sea navigation co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 237 hp, single shaft. passage opporto for glasgow. general cargo. stranded in dense fog.

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1968, last detected: 1996

Details measurements/cartography: H3542/68 27.9.68 H3542/68 27.9.68 ABOUT 2000 TON VESSEL, POSSIBLY A CARGO CARRIER. HIGHEST PART OF THE WRECKAGE IS THE BOILER WHICH STANDS ABOUT 17FT HIGH ON A SEABED OF SMALL BOULDERS. GENERAL HEIGHT OF WRECKAGE IS NOT IN EXCESS OF 9FT. THE WRECK HAS BEEN SALVAGED BY A FIRM CALLED ROUSE ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. THE WESTERLY SWELL TIDE HAS CAUSED A MOVEMENT OF WRECKAGE WESTWARD INTO PORTH LLAUOG. ONE BOILER STANDS MIDWAY BETWEEN THE COAST OF RAMSEY AND A ROCK CALLED BANCYN FFALD. SEABED IS FREE OF WEED. POSSIBLE HAZARD TO SHIPS IN THE AREA FROM THE BOILER AT LOW WATER. (R EDMONDS, 13.9.68). CHART AS WK 2FMS 1FT IN 515125N, 052056W. BR STD. H3542/68 2.4.69 H3542/68 2.4.69 CORRECTED POSN NOW 515124N, 052055W. NAME GIVEN AS SZENT ISTVAN. (R EDMONDS, 27.3.69). BR STD. H1950/80 12.1.82 H1950/80 12.1.82 NOT FOUND NOR SPECIALLY LOOKED FOR. (HMS FOX HI 20). SHOAL OF 3.3MTRS SHOWN IN THIS POSN ON SURVEY K8742/1. POSSIBLY THIS WK. NCA. H1288/83/361 23.3.84 H1288/83/361 23.3.84 DIVED ON IN 1983. PROPELLER IS MISSING. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE RUSSIAN WRECK. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. (S HUMPHREY). HH100/351/11 20.6.96 HH100/351/11 20.6.96 WELL BROKEN UP. PROP LIES FLAT NEXT TO PROPSHAFT. RUDDER STANDS 2MTRS HIGHT. (S J ROBERTS). [WGD] POSN: 5151.425N, 0520.980W. 25.1.13 25.1.13 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. TOO CLOSE INSHORE TO SURVEY. (EMU, HI 1365). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP.

Position: 51 51.425 N,5 20.98 W

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway