This is the information page about the shipwreck Troutpool, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 41.838 N,5 40.409 W (54.846216666667, -5.7131)

 

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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.

 

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2. Alastor
3. Albia (probably)
4. Alcedo
5. Amber
6. Annagher
7. Archbald finney
8. Ardglass
9. Argyle (possibly)
10. Azure
11. Bellatrix
12. Berbice
13. Betsey / bessy
14. Black diamond
15. Chirripo
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18. Empire tana
19. Enterprise
20. Enterprize (poss)
21. Fredanja (probably)
22. Frieda
23. George
24. Graphic
25. Harold
26. Harrington
27. Hms jewel
28. Hmt rose ii
29. Housatonic (possibly)
30. Inverurie
31. Karanan
32. Lagan
33. Loch sunart
34. M.j.craig (probably)
35. Maria
36. Mermaid
37. Neotsfield
38. Normanby hall
39. Norseman
40. Oregon 1
41. Overton
42. Peridot
43. Pins wreck (nimble)
44. Princess victoria
45. Sandhurst
46. Santa lucia
47. Solway queen (possibly)
48. State of louisiana (bow section)
49. State of louisiana (stern section)
50. Tiberia
51. Troutpool
52. Ub 85
53. Ulrica
54. Upas
55. Vera louise
56. Woods

 

Name: TROUTPOOL

Length 118.9 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 4886 ton
Load: grain

Cause: built 1927 by w gray & co ltd, west hartlepool with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine, with single screw, 3 boilers. machinery by central marine eng co ltd., w hartlepool. owned at time of loss by pool shipping co., ropner ltd. struck mine laid by german aircraft. 11 of 43 crew lost. struck a mine and sank on passage from rosario for glasgow. 11 lives were lost.(dods & sii)

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 212 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H0681/40 8.8.40 INS DW IN 544147N, 054027W OR 357DEGS, 1.8M FROM N EXTREMITY BANGOR POINT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 1968/40. H0681/40 INS CONL LT BUOY WITH TOPMARK, GPFL(3)G.7.5S, 177DEGS 1C FROM WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 1969(T)/40. H0681/40 14.10.41 INS LT BUOY ON CHARTS. - FNM 2421/41. H0681/40 14.2.44 BEING DISPERSED.

- NM 322(T)/44. H0681/40 22.11.45 AMEND TO WK 4FMS WITH LT BUOY.

- NM 3786/45. H0681/40 20.7.49 AMEND TO WK 4.5FMS & AMEND POSN. (SML 7).

- NM 1444/49. H0681/40 13.12.54 AMEND TO FOUL WITH LT BUOY. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED)

- NM 2790/54. H0681/40 26.9.57 DELETE LT BUOY. (IRISH LTS NM 7/57).

- NM 2195/57. H0991/40 7.7.60 AMEND TO WK 5.5FMS.

- NM 2210/60. H3089/60 7.3.61 DISPERSED. GEN DEPTH 38FT, SCOUR 44FT. (ECES, 1960). H5605/61 8.12.61 INS AS WK 5FMS 4FT. NC 1753. H5292/71 10.8.72 NOW SHOWN AS WK 10.4MTRS. NC 1753. 9.2.79 SHOWN AS WK 10.4MTRS IN 544147N, 054019W [OGB]. NC 1411. 5.1.04 EUT POSN SUPPLIED BY GEODESY: 5441.787N, 0540.378W. NE 1753. SEP 2010/000156213 23.9.10 EXAMINED 2008 IN 5441.865N, 0540.361W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.13MTRS. LENGTH 97.6MTRS, WIDTH 28.2MTRS, HT 6.92MTRS. LIES NE/SW. SUPERSTRUCTURE APPARENTLY BROKEN UP AND DISPERSED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1273). AMEND WK 9.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 5218/10. SEP 2019/000054120 19.12.19 EXAM’D 17.5.19 IN 5441.838N, 0540.409W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.44MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. LENGTH 103.26MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS, HT 2.26MTRS. ORIENTATION 212/032DEGS. DISTRIBUTED REMAINS OF A WRECK, HEAVILY DEGRADED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1581). AMEND DW 11.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DISTRIBUTED REMAINS, WELL DEGRADED

Position: 54 41.838 N,5 40.409 W

 

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