This is the information page about the shipwreck William rhodes moorhouse, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 1.649 N,4 58.511 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.

 

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5. Boscastle (possibly)
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7. Englishman
8. Ethel
9. Gramsbergen
10. Hematite
11. Herefordshire
12. Hms whirlwind
13. Inspire
14. Leysian
15. Little wing
16. Lucy
17. Mandala
18. Margaretha
19. Moyallon
20. Rosylin
21. Summertime
22. Sutton (possibly)
23. Venture
24. Vernicos alexia
25. Vernicos barbara iv
26. Vernicos giorgis
27. Whitehaven
28. William rhodes moorhouse

 

Name: WILLIAM RHODES MOORHOUSE

Length 28.3 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 112 ton

Cause: sank following flooding in fish-room. (pembrokeshire shipwrecks).

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 63 cm

Known since: 1968, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H02142/41 23.4.68 WK IN 520138N, 045829W. SWEPT CLEAR AT 63FT. (THV ALERT, HN 17.4.68) CHART AS WK 10FMS 3FT

- NM 865/88. H5001/72 21.12.72 WK IN 520138N, 045826W, USING HSA. SWEPT - CLEAR AT 14.0, FOUL AT 14.2MTRS. GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SEABED BROKEN SHELL. ASSUMED THAT SHOAL SWEPT DEPTH MAY BE DUE TO FISHING NETS AND FLOATS FOULING WRECK. (BOAT PARTY, SURVEY 1972). [THIS SWEPT DEPTH MUST BE ACCEPTED - W.O.] CHART AS SW 7FMS 4FT [14MTRS]

- NM 61/73. H4732/72 22.12.72 ATTEMPT MADE BY DIVER TO EXAMINE WK. NOT LOCATED DUE POOR VISIBILITY AND CURRENT. (R OF SURVEY, 20.10.72). SEP 2021/000100708 17.12.19 WK LOCATED IN 5201.649N, 0458.511W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.91MTRS,IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS, LENGTH 30.1MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, ORIENTATION 063/243DEGS. (KAIKU, H525, HI1592). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 1.649 N,4 58.511 W

 

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