This is the information page about the shipwreck Wilmere (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 16.383 N,5 35.263 W (55.27305, -5.5877166666667)

 

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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. Agba
2. Alamance (probably)
3. Albia (probably)
4. Argyle (possibly)
5. Bonvilston
6. Byron darnton
7. Davaar
8. Dettifoss
9. Dove of oban
10. Empire adventure
11. Falcon
12. Foxy lady
13. Glenhead
14. Harvest hope (possibly)
15. Hms adept (possibly)
16. Hms breda
17. Karen
18. Lairdscastle (probably)
19. Lupina
20. Menck
21. Middleton (probably)
22. Mobeka
23. Nyanza (possibly)
24. Ospray ii
25. Perelle (possibly)
26. Quesada (possibly)
27. Quesada (possibly)
28. Sandhurst
29. Setter (possibly)
30. St conan
31. U 776
32. Ub-85 / ub-82?
33. Wilmere (probably)

 

Name: WILMERE (PROBABLY)

Length 28.3 meter

Cause: aground near the ship lighthouse, isle of sanda. vessel reported making water. crew safe. vessel later sank on top of existing wreck.

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 1985

Details measurements/cartography: H2894/72 17.8.76 POSN 551629N, 053500W [OGB]. SANK WHILE SALVAGING BYRON DARNTON. (OBAN CG, TLX 13.8.76). H2894/72 15.10.76 WRECK LIES RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE SHIP LTHO AT SANDA IS. NEXT TO WRECK SHE WAS SALVAGING IN 551624N, 053501W. (OBAN CG). H1310/83/13 18.3.83 LARGE E/S CONTACT IN APPROX 20MTRS TO W OF BYRON DARNTON. POSSIBLY THIS WK. (SGT HARGREAVES, 16.2.83). NCA. H2885/83 1.5.86 EXAMINED 7.7.85 IN 551623N, 053512W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. DIVERS FROM RAF LEUCHERS REPORTED WK TO BE POSSIBLY THAT OF A TRAWLER. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 165B). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 55 16.383 N,5 35.263 W

 

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