Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Boston city (possibly), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 38.217 N,5 25.482 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.

 

1. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Athelduchess (forward part)
6. Behar
7. Bestwood (possibly)
8. Boston city (possibly)
9. Brynymor
10. Burry
11. Cambro
12. Celtic revenge (possibly)
13. Clan macduff
14. Clapham (probably)
15. Colonian
16. Concha
17. Dakotian
18. Dalserf
19. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
20. Drina (probably)
21. Eminent (probably)
22. Empire beacon (possibly)
23. Englishman
24. Falcon
25. Faraday
26. Four winds
27. Fowey rose (possibly)
28. Gerard
29. Gisella (possibly)
30. Glenisla (possibly)
31. Graffoe
32. Helene
33. Hematite
34. Hms arbutus
35. Hms caroline (aft part)
36. Hms minicoy
37. Hms penshurst (possibly)
38. Hms pilot vessel no.10
39. Hmsm e39
40. Hurst
41. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
42. Jonas lie (possibly)
43. King edgar
44. Kingstown (probably)
45. Lcg 15
46. Lcg no.16
47. Loch shiel
48. Lord derby (probably)
49. Lucy
50. Luminence
51. Matronna
52. Mersey
53. Mervyn (probably)
54. Morna
55. Morning star
56. Novasli (possibly)
57. Olive branch
58. Pauline elizabeth
59. Philotis
60. Pikepool (probably)
61. Portland (possibly)
62. Prince cadwgan (probably)
63. Queen
64. Rasona
65. Renfrew (possibly)
66. Rhiwabon
67. Rowena
68. Sea farer (possibly)
69. Shamrock
70. South of england
71. St fintan (possibly)
72. St george
73. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
74. Szent istvan
75. Thor
76. Thorold (probably)
77. Trevilla (possibly)
78. U 61 (possibly)
79. Vernicos alexia
80. Vernicos barbara iv
81. Vernicos giorgis
82. Walter l m russ
83. Whitehaven
84. Wiema
85. Wileysike

 

Naam: BOSTON CITY (POSSIBLY)

Lengte 94.7 meter, breedte: 13 meter, tonnage 2711 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods

Oorzaak: built in 1917 by charles hill & son ltd, bristol. owned at time of loss by bristol city line (c hill & sons). three boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage bristol for new york. torpedoed by u 91.

Jaar registratie: 1941

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 58 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 0 cm

Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 2010

Details metingen/cartografie: H1682/41 15.5.41 POSN 513824N, 052448W. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). INS AS OBSTN PA.

- NM 1086/41. H1682/41 29.9.1941 HMS UIVER (M/S TRAWLER) REPD, WHILST CARRYING OUT OROPESA SWEEP ON 20.4.41, THAT WIRE PARTED ON AN OBSTN IN 513826N, 052457W. POSN BY HSA. SWEEP WHICH WAS CUT CLEAN WAS SET TO 10FMS. (FOIC MILFORD HAVEN, 28.4.41). H4819/71 22.11.71 LOCATED IN 513816N, 052512W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50 IN GEN DEPTH 56 TO 58MTRS. SEVERAL STEEP PINNACLES IN VICINITY OF REPD POSN THE HIGHEST OF WHICH GIVES A GOOD SONAR RESPONSE RISES 6 TO 8MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 43/71) AMEND TO WK 27FMS. BR STD. 6.4.72 AMEND TO OBSTN PA 27FMS. NC 1478. H4819/71 8.11.72 LOCATED IN 513810N, 052521W [OGB] USING DECCA & HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. NO SCOUR. GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM ALL DIRNS. APPEARS TO STAND 4-5MTRS HIGH. THOUGHT TO BE LYING ON ITS SIDE IN AN AREA OF SANDWAVES UP TO 10MTRS HIGH WITH 50.0MTRS RIDGE TO N. IDENTIFIED AS WK. (HMS WOODLARK). AMEND TO WK 55MTRS.

- NM 2169/72. H4919/77 29.12.77 NAME SUPPLIED. (E GILES, LTR DTD 11.12.77). H5001/72 4.7.79 LOCATED IN 513810N, 052527W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (HMS HECATE, HI 33A/78). NCA. 5.12.11 LOCATED 6.4.10 IN 5138.217N, 0525.482W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 54.32 IN GEN DEPTH 58.3MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP AT WK. LENGTH 8.3MTRS, WIDTH 7.2MTRS, HT 4.98MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). ?DEBRIS OR BOILER. AMEND WK 54MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?DEBRIS, ?BOILER

Positie: 51 38.217 N,5 25.482 W

 

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