This is the information page about the shipwreck Tungufoss, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 0.114 N,5 39.233 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Ada (possibly)
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alden gifford (possibly)
7. Alster (possibly)
8. Antwerpen
9. Arbel (probably)
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Asia
12. Aurelien
13. Austria (possibly)
14. Balbec
15. Besse (probably)
16. Bessemer city (probably)
17. Bill (part of)(possibly)
18. Bill (possibly)
19. Boynton (possibly)
20. Busby
21. Carpo (possibly)
22. Chimu
23. Christina
24. Christos markettos
25. City of cardiff
26. City of corinth (possibly)
27. City of westminster (& kul)
28. Congener
29. Conqueror
30. Corvus
31. Courtown
32. Denebola
33. Depois
34. Devon
35. Dunaskin
36. Emblem
37. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
38. Empire kingsley
39. Enrico parodi
40. Facto
41. Gallier (possibly)
42. Garthclyde (possibly)
43. Gemini
44. Glamorgan coast
45. Glendale
46. Helene (probably)
47. Hellopes
48. Hms royalo
49. Hms warspite
50. Hms warspite (part of)
51. Hockwold
52. Holland xix
53. Hopeful (possibly)
54. Iona
55. J duncan
56. Jose de aramburu
57. Joshua nicholson
58. Juan ferrer
59. Kate thomas (possibly)
60. Kildonan ?
61. Kilmaho
62. Kintuck
63. Ladywood
64. Lake grafton
65. Lake grafton (possibly)
66. Liberty
67. Lincoln
68. Lovat
69. Luna
70. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
71. Luxembourg (probably)
72. Lyminge
73. Maria de larrinaga
74. Marie roberts
75. Maroc
76. Mervyn (possibly)
77. Moorview
78. Mystique (possibly)
79. Nanna (possibly)
80. New pioneer
81. Nile
82. Noya (possibly)
83. Ocean harvest
84. Orion
85. Oriskany
86. Phoenix 202
87. Phoenix 203
88. Pioneer (possibly)
89. Polesley (possibly)
90. Ponthieu
91. Primo ?
92. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
93. Regency (probably)
94. Reidar (possibly)
95. Rms mulheim
96. Sabre of newquay
97. Saint guenole
98. Saxon briton
99. Sea viper
100. Secil japan (bow section)
101. Secil japan (stern section)
102. Semper parates
103. Setubel(probably)
104. Sirius (possibly)
105. St chamond
106. Stabil (possibly)
107. Sylvia-mary z-525
108. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
109. Traute sarnow
110. Tungufoss
111. U 1209 (possibly)
112. U 247 (possibly)
113. U 399
114. Umbre
115. Umdali mendi (possibly)
116. Underwood
117. Union star (parts of)(probably)
118. Veghtstroom (possibly)
119. Vigrid (possibly)
120. Vine branch (possibly)
121. Vinovia
122. Wild boar
123. William cory
124. Yewcroft
125. Zone (probably)

 

Name: TUNGUFOSS

Length 76.5 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 499 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: took on heavy list during gale. subsequently abandoned and sank. passage avonmouth for le havre. (ll).

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 65 meter, Height above seabed: 103 cm

Known since: 1981, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H5051/70 25.9.81 LOCATED BY THV 'WINSTON CHURCHILL' IN 500008N, 053917W [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH 51.5 IN GEN DEPTH 62.5MTRS. (TH, TLXS DTD 21 & 22.9.81). INS AS WK 51MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/15 27.10.99 LOCATED IN 5000.095N, 0539.265W [WGD] USING GPS. INVERTED. BOW LETTERING STILL LEGIBLE. SHIP PAINTED BLUE. CARGO NOW GONE. (G POUND). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 7.4.05 EXAM'D 24.9.04 IN 5000.114N, 0539.233W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.5 IN GEN DEPTH 65.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 73MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 7.7MTRS. LIES 103/283 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 53MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, INVERTED

Position: 50 0.114 N,5 39.233 W

 

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