This is the information page about the shipwreck Zitella, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 27.186 N,1 47.802 W (57.4531, -1.7967)

 

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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. Adventure (probably)
2. Archangel
3. Archangel (possibly)
4. Archangel (possibly)
5. Assyrian
6. Atland
7. Audacious ii
8. Be ready
9. Bel lily
10. Belvoir castle (probably)
11. Ben tarbet
12. Cairnavon
13. Cairnie
14. Cairnmona
15. Cape york
16. Clan macphee
17. Coastal emperor
18. Constant star
19. Contender
20. Craig-gowan
21. Creekirk
22. Elle
23. Emperor (possibly)
24. Empire brigade
25. Empress (part of)(possibly)
26. Faithful iii
27. Fiscus
28. Glen tanar
29. Gunborg
30. Hedrun
31. Hms flotta (possibly)
32. Hms ormonde
33. Hms yesso (probably)
34. Integrity
35. Jacqueline
36. James hall
37. Karemma
38. Kenordoc
39. La brea
40. Lloyd george
41. Magician
42. Malmland
43. Maria w
44. Mercator (probably)
45. Muriel
46. New dawn (possibly)
47. Niritos
48. Norge
49. Ocean herald ii
50. Port denison
51. Prince of wales (possibly)
52. Procyon
53. Ross khartoum
54. Roulette worker
55. Saint magnus
56. Santa catarina
57. Sedgepool
58. Shekatika
59. Sheriffmuir
60. Snefjeld
61. Soesterberg
62. Sovereign
63. St catherine (probably)
64. St clement (possibly)
65. St fergus (possibly)
66. St fergus (possibly)
67. Sturdee
68. Trevorian
69. U 1206 (probably)
70. Ville de hasselt
71. Windward ho (possibly)
72. Xenia
73. Xmas rose
74. Zenith
75. Zitella

 

Name: ZITELLA

Length 113 meter, width: 15.6 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 4254 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: vessel, built 1929 by burntisland sb co ltd. owned at time of loss by 'z' ss co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 35nhp, single shaft. on passage from narvik for middlesbrough. cargo iron ore. stranded.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter

Known since: 1940

Details measurements/cartography: H0251/40 2.8.40 STRANDED 1.5M S OF BUCHAN NESS IN LONG HAVEN BAY. LIES BROADSIDE ON TO BEACH. NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (C IN C ROSYTH, DTD 13.3.40). NCA, POSN 572712N, 014742W FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 57 27.186 N,1 47.802 W

 

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