This is the information page about the shipwreck The monarch, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 19.94 N,4 40.08 W (47.499, -4.5013333333333)

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.

Name: THE MONARCH

Length 59.4 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 824 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1930 by ailsa sb co, was torpedoed & sunk by a german submarine after leaving tonnay charente roads for falmouth. all 12 crew members were lost. owned at the time of loss by j hay & sons. (dods). sunk while on passage from cardiff & tonnay charente roads to falmouth. (ll ww2). sunk by german submarine 'u52'. (axis submarine successes).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 114 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN 472000N, 044000W. (LL WW2). 1.4.76 1.4.76 SHOWN AS NDW IN 472000N, 043950W ON FR 4735 [4TH EDN]. R/S. 20.5.80 20.5.80 CHART AS NDW PD IN 472000N, 044006W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 2643. 22.9.80 22.9.80 SHOWN AS NDW PD IN 47200N, 044000W ON NE 2645. 15.6.88 15.6.88 SHOWN AS NDW PD ON FR 7067 [1987 EDN]. NCA. 20.6.88 20.6.88 WK, CLEARANCE UNKNOWN BUT OVER 20MTRS, IN 472000N, 044000W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M [=PA]. GEN DEPTH 114MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14574096). CHART AS NDW PA IN 472000N, 044000W [EUR]. BR STD. HH175/400/03 4.9.03 HH175/400/03 4.9.03 NOW WK USC PD 97MTRS. (FRENCH NM 03 35 08). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 47 19.94 N,4 40.08 W

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