This is the information page about the shipwreck War monarch, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 44.926 N,0 44.667 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Alaunia
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Alice (possibly)
8. Amsterdam
9. Argonaut
10. Ash
11. Australier (probably)
12. Bernicia
13. Bobby
14. Broderick (probably)
15. Carlisle castle
16. Caterham
17. Ceta (stern section)
18. Corinia (possibly)
19. Dona isabel (probably)
20. Duc richard
21. Duchess (possibly)
22. Durango
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Eco vouga
25. Electra
26. Ella sayer
27. Emma
28. Enero (probably)
29. Euphorbia
30. Evg(no rx152)?
31. Excellence pleske
32. F d lambert (possibly)
33. Frockner
34. Gold coin
35. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
36. Heathpool
37. Heathpool
38. Hms anne
39. Hms caulonia
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms ghurka
42. Hms myrmidon
43. Hms waterfly
44. Hmt gullfoss
45. Hoheweg
46. Holland
47. Holland v
48. Hydaspes (possibly)
49. Irisbrook
50. Jan brons
51. Jokai
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. La somme (probably)
54. Lacer
55. Lady alice
56. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
57. Lisbon
58. Lullington
59. Ma monette
60. Maxwell
61. Milbanke (probably)
62. Morgenster
63. My astor
64. Northfleet
65. Pontos
66. Robin hood
67. Roecliff
68. Roode zee (possibly)
69. Roseburn
70. Rushing water
71. Rydal hall (possibly)
72. Saint emilion (probably)
73. Saint jean pierre
74. Salbya (possibly)
75. Samida
76. Samwake
77. Sierra bravia
78. Sir robert wigham
79. Skerryvore
80. Sparta (possibly)
81. Startled fawn (possibly)
82. Storaa
83. Swale (probably)
84. T s webb
85. Tokufuku maru
86. Trooper
87. Umba (probably)
88. Veerman
89. Ville de bordeaux
90. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
91. Vittoria claudia
92. War monarch
93. Waterland (possibly)
94. Welsh belle
95. Wittering

 

Name: WAR MONARCH

Length 125 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 9.4, tonnage 7887 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1917 by the union iron works, san francisco. owned at time of loss by the cunard ss co (the shipping controller). turbine engine of 2600 shp, single shaft. passage hull for genoa. torpedoed by ub-57. no lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20150605

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 17.6.74 WK LOCATED IN 504454N, 004451E [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH 22.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, LTR DTD 7.6.74). NCA YET. H2979/74 12.12.74 LOCATED USING DECCA. ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 1500 AND 3500 TONS. WRECK IS JUMBLE OF METAL. (E GILES). H4959/73 29.4.75 EXAM'D 15.5.74 IN 504454N, 004451E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 23.5, FOUL 23.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.9 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 120MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). INS AS SW 23.5MTRS [12FMS 5FT]. NE 536. H1289/77 24.10.77 UNKNOWN COLLIER REPD IN POSN 504500N, 004455E. WK IS CANTED TO STBD. LIES 060/240DEGS. STANDS 36FT PROUD AND POSSIBLY 400FT LONG. 4 HOLDS. BRIDGE AMIDSHIPS. STERN IS WEST. CARGO IS COAL. (R J TODD). 31.8.11 DIVED 25.8.11. PARTIAL NAME 'WAR MON' OBSERVED JUST BEHIND THE ANCHOR, THE BOW THEN BREAKS AWAY AND THE REST OF THE NAME HAS GONE. PROP HAS BEEN SALVAGED AS HAS PRESUMABLY THE STEAM TURBINE WHICH WE HAVE NOT SEEN. CONSIDER THIS IS THE WAR MONARCH. (D RONNAN, EMAIL DTD 26.8.11). NCA. SEP 2015/000083464 10.2.16 EXAM'D 5.6.15 IN 5044.926N, 0044.667E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.4MTRS, GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. LENGTH 135MTRS, WIDTH 34MTRS, HT 10.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 070/250. WK BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BRIDGE MIDSHIPS, 4 HOLDS, BOWS E

Position: 50 44.926 N,0 44.667 E

 

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