This is the information page about the shipwreck Whitehaven, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 51.076 N,5 16.79 W (52.027483333333, -4.9751833333333)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Atlas rose
6. Balholm
7. Bangarth
8. Baron carnegie
9. Behar
10. Boston city (possibly)
11. Boy toby (possibly)
12. Brynymor
13. Burry
14. Carrier
15. Celtic revenge (possibly)
16. Clapham (probably)
17. Clydesdale
18. Colonian
19. Concha
20. Dakotian
21. Dalserf
22. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
23. Dan beard (fwd part)
24. Drina (probably)
25. Empire beacon (possibly)
26. Empire gunner (possibly)
27. Englishman
28. Falcon
29. Faraday
30. Four winds
31. Fowey rose (possibly)
32. Gerard
33. Gisella (possibly)
34. Glenisla (possibly)
35. Graffoe
36. Helene
37. Hematite
38. Highland home (probably)
39. Hms arbutus
40. Hms caroline (aft part)
41. Hms leda (probably)
42. Hms marojam
43. Hms minicoy
44. Hms pilot vessel no.10
45. Hmsm e39
46. Humber
47. Hurst
48. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
49. Jonas lie (possibly)
50. Kerloch
51. Kingstown (probably)
52. Lcg 15
53. Lcg no.16
54. Leysian
55. Little wing
56. Loch shiel
57. Lucy
58. Luminence
59. Mandala
60. Matronna
61. Mersey
62. Mervyn (probably)
63. Morna
64. Morning star
65. Moyallon
66. Norfolk coast
67. Olive branch
68. Pauline elizabeth
69. Pentwyn (possibly)
70. Philotis
71. Plm 21
72. Port townsville (probably)
73. Portland (possibly)
74. Prince cadwgan (probably)
75. Princess irene
76. Queen
77. Rasona
78. Rosylin
79. Sapphire (possibly)
80. Sea farer (possibly)
81. Shamrock
82. St george
83. St jacques (probably)
84. St patrick (possibly)
85. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
86. Szent istvan
87. Thor
88. Tormes (possibly)
89. Trevilla (possibly)
90. U 61 (possibly)
91. Vernicos alexia
92. Vernicos barbara iv
93. Vernicos giorgis
94. Walter l m russ
95. Whitehaven
96. Wiema
97. Wileysike
98. William rhodes moorhouse

 

Name: WHITEHAVEN

Length 39.9 meter, width: 6.6 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 232 ton

Cause: built in 1875 by whitehaven shipbuilding co, whitehaven. owned at time of loss by the trustees of whitehaven harbour. one boilers, compound expansion engine, paddles. machinery by rankin & blackmore, greenock. passage liverpool for kingroad, bristol channel. struck horse rock in misty weather and sank. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1985

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 1985, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H1310/85/24 14.8.85 H1310/85/24 14.8.85 SMALL, VERY BROKEN-UP WK OF PADDLE STEAMER LOCATED AND DIVED ON IN 515100N, 051800W APPROX, ABOUT 0.5M W OF CHARTED POSN OF WHITEPLAIN IN 515101.5N, 051708W ([12080] QV). (R B WOODS). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 22.2.12 22.2.12 LIES IN 5150.876N, 0516.790W [WGD]. TWO BOILERS, STANDING ON THEIR ENDS, THE ENGINE AND DEBRIS REMAIN. LIES IN ROCKY GULLY. (DIVER MAGAZINE, 3.2012). INS AS FOUL. 25.1.13 25.1.13 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (EMU, HI 1365). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: 2 BOILERS, ENGINE & DEBRIS, LIES IN ROCKY GULLY

Position: 51 51.076 N,5 16.79 W

 

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