This is the information page about the shipwreck Vigrid (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 59.891 N,5 24.638 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. Acklington
2. Ada (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arab
9. Ardgarry
10. Arvor
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asia
14. Aurelien
15. Austria (possibly)
16. Balbec
17. Ballarat
18. Bellucia
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bjornvik (possibly)
22. Brest
23. Busby
24. Carmarthen
25. Caroline
26. Carpo (possibly)
27. Chimu
28. Christina
29. Christos markettos
30. Citrine
31. City of cardiff
32. City of corinth (possibly)
33. City of ghent
34. City of westminster (& kul)
35. Clan apline
36. Clan malcolm
37. Congener
38. Conqueror
39. Corvus
40. Courtown
41. Cromdale
42. Cyrenian
43. Czar
44. Denebola
45. Depois
46. Dispatch (possibly)
47. Dunaskin
48. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
49. Enrico parodi
50. Erato
51. Eva (possibly)
52. Facto
53. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
54. Gallier (possibly)
55. Garthclyde (possibly)
56. Gemini
57. Glamorgan coast
58. Glendale
59. Godolphin
60. Grip (part of)
61. Gunvor
62. Hansy
63. Helene (probably)
64. Hellopes
65. Hms anson
66. Hms brandlebas
67. Hms gloaming
68. Hms roche bonne
69. Hms royalo
70. Hms warspite
71. Hms warspite (part of)
72. Hockwold
73. Holland xix
74. Ilston
75. Iona
76. J duncan
77. Jose de aramburu
78. Joshua nicholson
79. Juan ferrer
80. Karen marie
81. Kerris reed
82. Kildonan ?
83. Kilmaho
84. Kintuck
85. Lady cory-wright
86. Lake grafton
87. Lake grafton (possibly)
88. Le vieux tigre
89. Liberty
90. Libourne
91. Lincoln
92. Loe bar wk
93. Lorle (probably)
94. Lovat
95. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
96. Luxembourg (probably)
97. Lyminge
98. Merle
99. Mervyn (possibly)
100. Moorview
101. Mosel
102. Mystique (possibly)
103. Nanna (possibly)
104. New pioneer
105. Nile
106. Normand
107. Noya (possibly)
108. Nyassa
109. Ocean harvest
110. Ospra
111. Pearl (possibly)
112. Phoenix 203
113. Pioneer (possibly)
114. Poljames
115. Poljames
116. Ponthieu
117. Primo ?
118. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
119. Reidar (possibly)
120. Rms mulheim
121. Robert
122. Royal anne galley
123. Sabre of newquay
124. Saint guenole
125. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
126. Saxon briton
127. Schiedam
128. Sea viper
129. Secil japan (bow section)
130. Secil japan (stern section)
131. Semper parates
132. Setubel(probably)
133. St anthony (possibly)
134. St chamond
135. Stabil (possibly)
136. Traute sarnow
137. Tungufoss
138. U 1018
139. U 1209 (possibly)
140. U 399
141. U 95
142. Uc 66
143. Umbre
144. Umdali mendi (possibly)
145. Underwood
146. Union star (parts of)(probably)
147. Veghtstroom (possibly)
148. Vigrid (possibly)
149. Vine branch (possibly)
150. Vinovia
151. Westwood (possibly)
152. Wild boar
153. William cory
154. Wyndcliffe
155. Yewcroft
156. Zebra
157. Zone (probably)

 

Name: VIGRID (POSSIBLY)

Length 74.4 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1617 ton
Load: coal

Cause: vessel, built in 1915 by bergens mek., voerksted and owned at time of loss by a von der lippe, was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine whilst on passage from barry to rouen. (ll ww1 & dods).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 15 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20160613

Details measurements/cartography: 1918 SUNK IN APPROX 500000N, 052600W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3895/74 3.12.74 WK LOCATED IN 495955.8N, 052433W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED FINE SAND AND BROKEN SHELL. (HMS HECATE, HI 1/74). INS AS WK 21FMS.

- NM 169/75. 4.5.78 AMEND TO WK 39MTRS. NC 1178. SEP 2016/000091765 27.10.16 EXAM'D; 13.6.16 IN 4959.891N, 0524.638W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS, LENGTH 188MTRS, WIDTH 30.9MTRS, HEIGHT 10.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 015/195 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL DEGRADED AND BROKEN IN TWO. THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE WRECK IS THE LARGEST WITH A DEBRIS FIELD OF 90M BY 50M. POSSIBE TO SEE THE AFT MASTS AND MAST HOUSES AS WELL AS TWO CIRCULAR OBJECTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE HICH MAY BE REMAINS OF GUN TUBS. THE SOUTHERN MOST SECTION IS 75MTRS TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MAIN SECTION. THE PORT HULL HAS COLLAPSED INTO THE HOLD BUT SOME OF THE STERN SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS. (MMT, HI 1500). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 59.891 N,5 24.638 W

 

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