Wreck: Zelda (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Zelda, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.869 N,6 23.554 W (49.947817, -6.392567)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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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Shipwreck details

Name: ZELDA

Length 85.3 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 1411 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: reported wrecked in fog on maiden voyage, with no loss of life, on passage liverpool to palermo with general cargo, much of which recovered. (bsac wk register, vol v).

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1970

Details measurements/cartography: 5.10.70 5.10.70 LOCATED MAIDEN BOWER, WEST OF BRYHER, IN 495650N 062330W. MOST OF CARGO SOON RECOVERED BY DIVERS. WELL BROKEN UP, LYING ROUGHLY N/S, BOWS TO NORTH. STERN IS IN 35FT OF WATER AND BOWS IN 90FT. (ST ATHAN SUB AQUA REPORT, 19.6.70). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 31.1.73 31.1.73 DATE OF LOSS QUOTED AS 16.4.1874. (CORNISH SHIPWRECKS VOL 3).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 56.869 N,6 23.554 W

 

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