Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Delaware, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 49 56.326 N,6 23.084 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)

 

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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. Annie f conlon
2. Antonios
3. Ardencraig
4. Beechpark
5. Briardene (possibly)
6. Brigit
7. Brinkburn
8. Brodfield
9. Burgerdijk (probably)
10. Cadeby (probably)
11. Camiola (possibly)
12. Castleford
13. Charles maureaur
14. Cita
15. Delaware
16. Douro
17. Earl of arran
18. Earl of lonsdale
19. Enfant de bretagne
20. Erick rickmers
21. Falkland
22. Forester
23. General roberts (possibly)
24. Hathor
25. Headlands (possibly)
26. Hms association
27. Hms blazer
28. Hms colossus
29. Hms eagle (probably)
30. Hms firebrand
31. Hms romney (possibly)
32. Holland iii (probably)
33. Hollandia
34. Horsa
35. Indian city (possibly)
36. Italia
37. Jean gougy
38. Lady charlotte
39. Little western
40. Magdeleine
41. Mando
42. Mar cor (possibly)
43. Minnehaha
44. Padstow (possibly)
45. Plympton
46. Poleire
47. Prinses maria
48. Rachel harvey
49. Richard davey
50. River lune
51. San bartholomeo (possibly)
52. Schiller
53. Seapoint (possibly)
54. Serica (possibly)
55. Setiembre (part of)
56. St vincent (possibly)
57. Sussex
58. Thames
59. Thomas w lawson
60. Toledo (possibly)
61. U 1208 (possibly)
62. U 681 (possibly)
63. Uc 19 (probably)
64. Uc66
65. Venus des isles (pz269)
66. Zelda

 

Naam: DELAWARE

Lengte 115.9 meter, breedte: 11.1 meter, diepgang: 7.9, tonnage 3243 ton
Lading: personnel,general and mixed goods

Oorzaak: struck what was to become known as delaware ledge and sank with a loss of 48 lives en route from liverpool to calcutta. (isles of scilly museum publication no 3). 20.12.1871 registered in liverpool. built in ramsay,isle of man in 1865. she was bound from liverpool to calcutta via suez with a general cargo which included cottons, silks, sheet lead, tin and stationery. in a nw gale on 20.12.1871 she was seen struggling close inshore drifting between mincarto and seal rock and sank seconds after a huge wave had removed her bridge structure. one account states that her engines were overheating and had to be stopped. tonnage given as 3423 gross. (raf honington sub aqua club expedition report - from cornish shipwrecks vol.3). built in 1865 by the isle of man sb co. and owned at the time of loss by c dixon. 42 lives lost. (dods).

Jaar registratie: 1969

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 13 meter

Bekend sinds: 1969, laatst gedetecteerd: 1975

Details metingen/cartografie: H3542/68 21.5.69 WRECK VERY MUCH BROKEN UP IN 20-30FT OF WATER IN 495619N, 062230W. ENGINE MORE OR LESS INTACT. (R EDMONDS DS 5). NCA. H1247/69 23.6.70 LOCATED IN 495612N, 062302W. VERY HEAVILY SALVAGED. ONLY THE DOUBLE BOTTOMS LEFT. HIGHEST OBSTRUCTION FROM BOTTOM IS ABOUT 4FT. NO COMMERCIAL SCRAP LEFT IN HER EXCEPT FOR LEAD. NO BOILERS, NO ENGINE. (CPO R LARN, 20.6.70). NCA. H2568/71 14.11.73 NOT INVESTIGATED AND INFO ABOVE NOT CORROBORATED. (HMS HECATE, R-OF-S APPENDIX 2, 16.7.73). H3227/74 3.1.75 LOCATED IN 495615N, 062303W. WRECK WELL BROKEN UP ON ROCK/SAND BOTTOM IN 60FT. PIECE OF MACHINERY RISES TO 40FT. HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT ANCHORING. (RAF HONINGTON SUB AQUA CLUB EXPEDITION REPORT, 1974). CHART AS FOUL. NE 34. H1280/76/24 22.1.76 LOCATED IN 495617.4N, 062301.8W USING HSA. WELL BROKEN UP ON A ROCK/SAND BOTTOM IN ABOUT 45FT. THE REMAINS OF THE LARGE GEAR CASING RISE TO A DEPTH OF 30FT. POSN QUOTED IS SLIGHTLY REFINED FROM THE POSN OBTAINED IN 1974 AND IS OF THE NORTHERN END OF THE WRECKAGE ADJACENT TO THE GEAR CASING. (RAF HONINGTON SUB AQUA CLUB EXPEDITION REPORT, 1975). AMENDED TO WK 9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 34.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Positie: 49 56.326 N,6 23.084 W

 

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