This is the information page about the shipwreck Vesuvius, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 23.738 N,5 24.429 W (50.395633, -5.407150)

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.

Name: VESUVIUS

Length 27.4 meter, width: 6.7 meter, tonnage 244 ton

Cause: 14.9.23 built in 1874 at pembroke dock. screw propulsion. sold 14.9.23 to cashmore. foundered whilst under tow from devonport to newport to be broken up. originally a torpedo vessel, had been relegated to a training ship.

Year of registration: 1992

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 65 cm

Known since: 1992, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/15 27.10.99 HH100/351/15 27.10.99 LOCATED IN 1992 IN 5023.778N, 0524.398W [WGD] USING GPS. A STEAM TORPEDO DESTROYER. (G POUND). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 27.10.99 27.10.99 REPORTED AS BEING UPRIGHT, REASONABLY INTACT, WITH ONE CENTRE LINE TORPEDO TUBE STILL FITTED. (SHIPWRECK INDEX). HH100/351/15 31.3.00 HH100/351/15 31.3.00 DIVED IN AUGUST 1999 IN LISTED POSN. INTACT BUT SLOWLY BREAKING UP. STANDS 7MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS BY DEPTH GAUGE. SEABED COARSE SAND & A LITTLE SILT. (J ROSEVEARE). AMEND TO WK 40MTRS. BR STD. 10.4.00 10.4.00 CONFIRMED THAT TORPEDO IS STILL IN PLACE. (J ROSEVEARE, TELECON 10.4.00). NCA. HH090/799/01 18.10.01 HH090/799/01 18.10.01 EXAM'D 4.8.01 IN 5023.738N, 0524.429W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.9 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 18MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.6MTRS. LIES 065/245 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (NP 1008, HI 799). AMEND TO WK 44MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IRON HULL, UPRIGHT, INTACT

Position: 50 23.738 N,5 24.429 W

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