This is the information page about the shipwreck Vera (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 58.023 N,1 3.393 E (53.0506667, 1.1718667)

 

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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. Algarve
2. Amberley
3. Ambrose fleming
4. Antiope
5. Birtley
6. Blackburn
7. Chelsea (possibly)
8. Clan morrison
9. Cormarsh
10. Czestochowa
11. Duncarron
12. Eikhaug
13. Empire newcomen
14. Empress
15. Francois trixier
16. George royle
17. Georgia (stern section)
18. Heathfield
19. Hjordis
20. Hms arley
21. Hms kylemore
22. Hms solomon
23. Hmsm umpire
24. Keymun
25. Lanterna (probably)
26. Laurium (possibly)
27. Minorca
28. Mirabel
29. Nimrod (probably)
30. Ottar jarl
31. Pontfield (forepart)
32. Rimac
33. Robert w pomeroy
34. Rosalie (possibly)
35. Sitona
36. Sverre (possibly)
37. Tayjack 1 (part of)
38. Tayjack 1 (part of)
39. Trajan
40. Traviata (possibly)
41. Tyneford
42. Vera (probably)
43. Virgin de lourdres
44. Western mist (possibly)
45. Westland
46. Wimbledon
47. Winhill or whinhill
48. Zephyr

 

Name: VERA (PROBABLY)

Length 88.2 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 6, tonnage 2391 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1891 by turnbull & son, whitby. owned at time of loss by w coupland & co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 219hp, singleshaft. machinery by blair & co ltd, stockton-on-tees. passage south shield for leghorn. cargo coal. was beached following collision. subsequent refloating attempts failed.

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter

Known since: 1977, last detected: 1977

Details measurements/cartography: H1287/77 13.9.77 WRECKAGE OF A VESSEL OF 2000TONS PLUS REPORTED IN 522745N, 010330E. REPORTED TO COVER AN ELLIPTICAL AREA OF 250 FEET SOME 200 FEET FROM THE SHORE. DRIES TO 8FT WITH LEAST DEPTH AT HW OF 2FT 9INS. THE TOP OF THE BOILERS HAVE BEEN CUT AWAY WHICH SUGGESTS SALVAGE OR DISPERSAL OPERATIONS. GEN DEPTH 12FT WITH SAND AND GRAVEL BOTTOM. 2FT SCOUR SHORE SIDE OF WK. (M B GOODRICK, 12.8.77). POSN PLOTS ASHORE. INS AS STPA, DRIES 2.5MTRS, IN 525800N, 010330E. BR STD. H1287/77/313 12.5.58 ANOTHER PROP & MORE WRECKAGE FOUND FURTHER OUT TO SEA IN THIS AREA. (M B GOODRICK).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DIMENSIONS BY DIVER

Position: 52 58.023 N,1 3.393 E

 

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