This is the information page about the shipwreck Terrapin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 36.85 N,2 23.54 W (50.39495, -2.4067166666667)

 

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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. Addarwa
2. Aeneas (probably)
3. Aeolian sky
4. Alex van opstal
5. Amy
6. Apache
7. Athen
8. Barryman
9. Binnendijk
10. Black hawk (aft section)
11. Black hawk (fwd section)
12. Britannia (possibly)
13. British inventor (bow section)
14. Countess of erne
15. Earl of abergavenny
16. Elena r
17. Enecuri
18. Ethel (probably)
19. Evertsen
20. Forester (& pontoon)
21. Franziska
22. Frogner ?
23. Gripfast
24. Hartlepool (part of)
25. Hartlepool (part of)
26. Himalaya
27. Hms arfon
28. Hms buccaneer
29. Hms fisgard ii
30. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
31. Hms james fennel
32. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
33. Hms landrail (probably)
34. Hms warrior ii
35. Hmsm a3
36. Hmsm l24
37. Hmsm m2
38. Hmsm p555
39. Hmsm sidon
40. Inisinver
41. Iolanthe
42. Juvenile delinquent
43. Longsand
44. Mallard (possibly)
45. Marie therese
46. Martha
47. Merchant royal
48. Milo
49. Neree (possibly)
50. Neree (probably)
51. Onward (probably)
52. Orne (possibly)
53. Pas (c.182)
54. Pitchipoy (possibly)
55. Pomeranian
56. Rowella
57. Royal adelaide
58. Saratoga
59. Scaldis
60. St dunstan
61. Stancrest
62. Sudon (possibly)
63. Terrapin
64. Thera (possibly)
65. Tracy
66. U 322 (possibly)
67. Ub 74
68. Valdes (probably)

 

Name: TERRAPIN

Length 7.6 meter

Cause: suffered an intense fire and burned to the waterline. later sank. crew of one recovered. (mrcc portland)

Year of registration: 2000

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 2000, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: HH232/550/11 6.6.00 SANK IN 5036.84N, 0223.55W [WGD]. (MRCC PORTLAND, TELEX DTD 2.6.00). NCA. 6.6.00 VESSEL BURNED TO WATERLINE AND WK IS ASSESSED TO BE NO MORE THAN 4FT PROUD OF SEABED. (MRCC PORTLAND/RNW TELECON DTD 2.6.00). INS AS NDW.

- NM 2646/00. HH091/217/01 - SEP 2009/000158351 3.11.09 EXAM'D 26.4.08 IN 5036.850N, 0223.540W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.3 IN GEN DEPTH 16.6MTRS. SCOUR 0.4MTR DEEP AT CONTACT. LENGTH 3.3MTRS, WIDTH 2.6MTRS, HT 0.3MTR. LIES 000/180 DEGS. NO CLEAR EVIDENCE OF WK, SMALL OBJECT WHICH MAY BE DEBRIS LIES 30MTRS NE OF CHARTED POSN. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1217). AMEND TO FOUL 16.3MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: GRP, BURNED TO WATERLINE

Position: 50 36.85 N,2 23.54 W

 

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