This is the information page about the shipwreck Woodburn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 47.501 N,4 22.566 W (49.791683333333, -4.3761)

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: WOODBURN

Length 85.4 meter, width: 10.2 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 1788 ton

Cause: 1.8.83 built in 1874 by palmer's co. owned at time of loss by macintyre bros & co. compound inverted engine of 140 nhp. passage madras for london. broke propeller shaft on 1.8.83, 12 miles off cape st vincent. was towed to lisbon by a passing ship. was recovered to england by s tug recovery but came into collision with french liner st germain (3659 gt) and sank within 5 minutes. the master, 16 crew and 1 passenger lost. 11 rescued by 'recovery'. (dods).

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 77 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H1232/69 12.10.77 H1232/69 12.10.77 WK LOCATED 3.9.77 IN POSN BY DECCA. HEIGHT 3FMS IN GEN DEPTH 45FMS. (D J UREN). NCA YET. H4514/76 16.11.77 H4514/76 16.11.77 WK LOCATED 28.8.77 IN 494725N, 042230W [OGB] USING DECCA. OLD WK, BADLY DISINTEGRATED. HT 3FMS IN GEN DEPTH 41FMS. (T ALLEN). CHART AS USC 70.0MTRS. NC 442. H1270/75 9.10.79 H1270/75 9.10.79 LOCATED IN POSN BY DECCA. HEIGHT 17FT. (BOWEN, PLYMOUTH). H/ 19.8.83 19.8.83 DEFINITE WK IN 494744N, 042232W USING DECCA. (TELECON PUGH/CHESTERFIELD, 19.8.83). PRESUMED THIS WK. NCA. HH091/059/01 22.11.05 HH091/059/01 22.11.05 EXAM'D 28.9.04 IN 4947.501N, 0422.566W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 70.2 IN GEN DEPTH 77.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 93.4MTRS, WIDTH 29.6MTRS, HT 7.4MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL DEGRADED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 70MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 5.9.08 5.9.08 DIVED 14.7.08. A BELL MARKED 'WOODBURN, 1874' WAS RECOVERED. WK IS VERY BROKEN DOWN BUT STILL UPRIGHT. (N R CHIPCHASE).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, WELL DEGRADED WK

Position: 49 47.501 N,4 22.566 W

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