This is the information page about the shipwreck Veritas, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 0.701 N,5 4.895 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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. Adams (possibly)
2. Adolf vinnen
3. Alexander kennedy
4. Andola
5. Andromeda
6. Arab
7. Ardgarry
8. Arvor
9. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Atlantis (possibly)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Ballarat
14. Bamse (probably)
15. Bard (possibly)
16. Bay of panama
17. Beatrice (possibly)
18. Bellucia
19. Ben asdale
20. Ben rein
21. Benito
22. Bjornvik (possibly)
23. Brest
24. Bretonne (probably)
25. Cape finisterre (probably)
26. Carmarthen
27. Caroline
28. Caroni river
29. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
30. Centurion (possibly)
31. Cieszyn
32. Citrine
33. City of corinth (possibly)
34. City of ghent
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Corvus
38. Cromdale
39. Cyrenian
40. Czar
41. Dionne marie
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Elisabeth (possibly)
44. Epsilon
45. Erato
46. Eric calvert (possibly)
47. Eskdale
48. Eva (possibly)
49. Forde
50. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
51. Ganymede
52. Gap
53. Godolphin
54. Grip (part of)
55. Gunvor
56. Hansy
57. Happy returns (possibly)
58. Hera
59. Hmml 380
60. Hms almond (after part)
61. Hms almond (bow part)
62. Hms anson
63. Hms brandlebas
64. Hms comet
65. Hms gloaming
66. Hms javelin (stern section)
67. Hms kurd
68. Hms lady of the isles
69. Hms primrose
70. Hms rinovia
71. Hms roche bonne
72. Hms torrent
73. Hmy sappho (possibly)
74. Hnlms brielle
75. Hockwold
76. Ilston
77. Jersey queen (possibly)
78. John
79. Jolie mouette
80. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
81. Juno
82. Karen marie
83. Kerris reed
84. Krosfond
85. Kwester
86. La suippe
87. Lady cory-wright
88. Lady dalhousie
89. Le vieux tigre
90. Leander
91. Leon martin (part of)
92. Libourne
93. Loe bar wk
94. Lord snowden (probably)
95. Lorle (probably)
96. Lucent (possibly)
97. Lydie
98. Merle
99. Mervyn (possibly)
100. Mina cantiquin
101. Mitera marigo
102. Mohegan
103. Mosel
104. Mountby
105. Mourne (probably)
106. N g petersen
107. Normand
108. Nyassa
109. Ocklinge
110. Omer denise
111. Ospra
112. Pearl (possibly)
113. Penelope jane (possibly)
114. Pindos
115. Plantaganet
116. Poljames
117. Poljames
118. Ponus
119. Port chalmers
120. Prestige
121. Queen (possibly)
122. Rigmor (possibly)
123. Robert
124. Rock island bridge
125. Royal anne galley
126. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
127. Schiedam
128. Secil japan (bow section)
129. Secil japan (stern section)
130. Shoal fisher
131. Spital
132. Spyridion vagliano
133. St anthony (possibly)
134. Stanwood
135. Twilight water
136. U 1018
137. U 399
138. U 95
139. Ub 106 (possibly)
140. Ub 112 (possibly)
141. Ub 128 (possibly)
142. Ub 86 (possibly)
143. Ub 97 (possibly)
144. Uc 66
145. Ula
146. Veritas
147. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
148. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
149. Violet
150. Volnay
151. War tune
152. Westwood (possibly)
153. Wyndcliffe
154. Zebra

 

Name: VERITAS

Length 71.9 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4.2, tonnage 1133 ton
Load: timber

Cause: built in 1898 by laxevaags msk. & jrns., bergen. passage gothenberg for bristol. sprang a leak following temporary repairs in portland. was anchored and then abandoned by crew. later sank when an attempt was made to tow her to falmouth.

Year of registration: 1907

Water depth above wreck: 40 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1907, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: 22.12.69 LOCATED IN 500106N, 050352W. LIES ON SIDE IN 130FT OF WATER. HAS BEEN PURCHASED. (R DAVIS). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH100/351/03 20.11.90 WK NOW PURCHASED BY J R ELLIS, SEAWAYS. (J R ELLIS, 10.11.90). NCA. HH100/351/03 7.12.90 LIES IN 500053N, 050452W [?050352W]. LIES N/S IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS IN A GULLEY NEXT TO A LARGE ROCKY OUTCROP. DIFFICULT TO FIND USING E/S. HULL IS BEGINNING TO BREAK UP AND TO DISPERSE. (J R ELLIS, 29.11.90). NCA YET. HH090/521/01 28.1.92 NOT FOUND. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 521). ON S EDGE OF AREA SURVEYED. NCA. HH100/351/15 27.10.99 LOCATED IN 1984 IN 5000.72N, 0504.78W [OGB] USING DECCA. BELL RECOVERED. NO CARGO. (G POUND). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/18 14.2.02 LOCATED IN OCT'00. MIDSHIPS POSN 5000.733N, 0504.959W [WGD] USING DGPS. (JASON ROSEVEARE/GLYNIS FURSE TELECON 14.2.02) AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/18 18.2.02 POSN CHECKED USING MAGNETOMETER ON 16.2.02. POSN NOW GIVEN AS 5000.701N, 0504.895W [WGD]. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 18.2.02). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 15.12.09 FULLY COLLAPSED. BOILER AND STERN ARE HIGH POINTS. (DIVER MAGAZINE, JAN 2010). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 0.701 N,5 4.895 W

 

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