This is the information page about the shipwreck Vinovia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.262 N,5 33.905 W (49.937700, -5.565083)

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: VINOVIA

Length 127.4 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 11.3, tonnage 7046 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: ex-anglo bolivian. built in 1906 by short bros ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by the cunard ss co. three boilers, quadruple expansion engines of 539nhp for 12 knots. passage new york for london. torpedoed by u105. 9 men lost. salvaged by risdon beasley in 9/10.1975. (sibi & dods).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 67 meter, Height above seabed: 44 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: POSITION OF SINKING REPORTED AS 8MILES SOUTH OF WOLF ROCK. 13.4.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 495600N, 053300W. (ESCORT GROUP 20, 13.4.45, AUBD 301/40). H2137/54 22.6.54 H2137/54 22.6.54 LOCATED IN FEB/MAY 1954 IN 495615N, 053348W OR 093DEGS, 9.5M FROM WOLF ROCK. DEPTH OVER WK 36FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 26FT. HEAVILY DAMAGED. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 23.9.54). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 6.6.75 6.6.75 AMEND TO USC 45MTRS. NE 777. H2590/76 27.2.76 H2590/76 27.2.76 LOCATED IN 495611.12N, 053350.18W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6. RISDON BEAZLEY SALVAGE VESSEL DROXFORD ENGAGED IN SALVING CARGO SEPT/OCT 1975. DEFINITELY WRECK 'VINOVIA'. NOT CLOSELY EXAMINED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 61MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 68MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). AMEND TO WK 61MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H5982/82 14.4.83 H5982/82 14.4.83 WK SHOWN IN 495621N, 053344W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)6 [1982 EDN]. 16.4.85 16.4.85 WK HEAVILY DISPERSED. BOW SECTION STANDS HIGHEST AT ABOUT 5MTRS. LARGE AMOUNT OF COAL REMAINS IN THE ENGINE ROOM SECTION. SOME COPPER INGOTS RECOVERED. LIES APPROX N/S. (SEASALV MARINE LTD, TELECON). NCA. HH091/059/01 8.4.05 HH091/059/01 8.4.05 EXAM'D 19.9.04 IN 4956.262N, 0533.905W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 61.4 IN GEN DEPTH 67.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 134MTRS, WIDTH 32MTRS, HT 6.4MTRS. LIES 044/224 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. HEAVILY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). RETAIN WK 61MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 49 56.262 N,5 33.905 W

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