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 (53.050666666667, 1.1718666666667)

 

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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. Blackburn (possibly)
8. Chelsea (possibly)
9. Clan morrison
10. Corea
11. Cormarsh
12. Czestochowa
13. Duncarron
14. Eikhaug
15. Empire newcomen
16. Empress
17. Francois trixier
18. George royle
19. Georgia (stern section)
20. Heathfield
21. Hjordis
22. Hms arley
23. Hms kylemore
24. Hms solomon
25. Hmsm umpire
26. Hull trader
27. Keymun
28. Lanterna (probably)
29. Laurium (possibly)
30. Lavinia westholl (possibly)
31. Minorca
32. Mirabel
33. Nimrod (probably)
34. Ottar jarl
35. Pontfield (forepart)
36. Rimac
37. Robert w pomeroy
38. Rosalie (possibly)
39. Sitona
40. Sverre (possibly)
41. Tayjack 1 (part of)
42. Tayjack 1 (part of)
43. Tayjack 1 (part of)
44. Trajan
45. Traviata (possibly)
46. Tyneford
47. Vera (probably)
48. Virgin de lourdres
49. Western mist (possibly)
50. Westland
51. Wimbledon
52. Winhill or whinhill
53. 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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