This is the information page about the shipwreck The american, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 12.663 N,3 27.974 W (51.36625, -3.26885)

 

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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. Alice of milford
2. Bonita
3. Carare
4. Casper 2
5. Cato (possibly)
6. Delfin
7. Den of seaton
8. Devonia
9. Eden force
10. Foremost 45
11. Gleneuse
12. Hms oswaldian
13. Jamaica planter
14. James mcgee
15. Kendy
16. Lady non (possibly)
17. Lamb?
18. Maclaren
19. Malleny (or malleney)
20. Malleny (or malleney)
21. Margaretha (possibly)
22. Merkur
23. Middlesex
24. Mildrid
25. Morning star (possibly).
26. No 194 ax
27. Persistent
28. Plantes welvard (possibly)
29. Portugalete (probably).
30. Samtampa
31. Sigvar
32. Slava
33. Stanholme
34. Steepholm
35. Steepholm
36. The american
37. Wythburn
38. Zelo

 

Name: THE AMERICAN

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: -4 meter

Known since: 1974, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H1289/74/365 9.1.75 OUTLINE OF VESSEL SEEN IN APPROX 511238N, 032754W [OGB]. TEN INCH THICK TIMBERS & DECK PLANKING UNCOVERED BY WINTER GALES. (J A EDWARDS, LTR DTD 23.12.74). FOR FILING ONLY. 12.11.07 HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS THE WK OF THE BARQUE 'THE AMERICAN', JAN 1881. WAS REPORTED IN THE LOCAL PAPER 'THE WEST SOMERSET FREE PRESS'. (G GILHAM, LTR DTD 29.10.07). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TIMBERS AND DECK PLANKING ONLY

Position: 51 12.663 N,3 27.974 W

 

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