Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hms vanguard, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 12.78 N,5 46.32 W (53.371616666667, -5.6589166666667)

 

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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. Atika
2. Balthazar
3. Benaiah
4. Bolivar
5. Bolivar (fwd part)(probably)
6. Bydand
7. County of lancaster
8. County of lancaster
9. Cresswell (probably)
10. Dieter
11. Explorer 1
12. Fern (probably)
13. Flying dart
14. Glenorchy (possibly)
15. Hare (probably)
16. Hibernia (possibly)
17. Hms deliverer
18. Hms guide me ii
19. Hms vanguard
20. Howe (possibly)
21. Innisfallen
22. John morrison
23. Leinster
24. Marlay
25. Nellie esplin
26. Normandiet
27. Queen victoria
28. Queen victoria
29. Rose mystique
30. Rose of lough gill
31. Sir charles napier
32. Tayleur
33. Thorn
34. Vesper (possibly)
35. W m barkley (possibly)

 

Naam: HMS VANGUARD

Lengte 85.3 meter, breedte: 16.5 meter, diepgang: 7.3, tonnage 6034 ton

Oorzaak: built 1870 by cammel laird, birkenhead. compound engines of 5812 nhp, twin shaft. 10 x 9 inch, 4 x 40 pounder & 20 smaller guns. passage kingstown for cork. ran into fog when 6 miles off kingstown and visibility reduced to 50 yards. was next ahead of hms iron duke when helm was put to port to avoid a large sailing vessel. she swung out of line and across the bows of iron duke. iron duke went astern but struck with her ram bow hard on the port quarter. vanguard flooded slowly by the stern and sank in 59 minutes. the captain and officers attended to the safety of the crew and no lives were lost. however they paid little attention to saving the ship. captain dawkins appeared before a court martial and was found guilty, severely repremanded and dismissed the service. (sii).

Jaar registratie: 1875

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 46 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 80 cm

Bekend sinds: 1875, laatst gedetecteerd: 2015

Details metingen/cartografie: 11.9.1875 WK IN 531306N, 054627W, WITH G BUOY 150YDS WNW & LTV, G, 0.5M ESE. (COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LTS).

- NM 125/1875. 27.11.1875 LTV MOVED 2C ESE OF WK, & INS 2ND LTV 2C WNW OF WK. (COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LTS).

- NMS 169 & 174/1875. 9.10.1876 FOG SIGNAL 'GONG' ADDED TO LTV ESE OF WK. (COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LTS).

- NM 125/1876. 12.7.1879 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 10FMS. BUOY & LT VESSELS REMOVED. (COMMISSIONERS OF IRISH LTS).

- NM 101/1879. PRE 1955. NOW CHARTED AS NDW. H6872/68 27.10.69 WK SOLD TO S WIGNALL PRODUCTIONS LTD. SURVEY OF WK TO BE CONDUCTED IN 1970. H1935/80 4.2.83 EXAM'D 22.3.82 IN 531246N, 054617W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.7 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. SCOUR 8MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 14MTRS. LARGE WK, LYING E/W, IN A DEPRESSION IN THE SEABED WHICH IS TOO LARGE TO BE A SCOUR. GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR CONTACT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 3). DCS3 TRACES INDICATE POSSIBILITY OF MAST STILL STANDING. INS AS WK 27.5MTRS.

- NM 652/83. H1935/80 15.11.83 EXAM'D 26.10.83 IN 531246N, 054615W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.7 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. SCOUR 10MTRS DEEP. HYDROSEARCH SHADOW HT 15.6MTRS, VERTICAL HT 19.8MTRS, LENGTH 93MTRS, BEAM 14MTRS. LYING 080/260 DEGS, PARTLY ON ITS SIDE IN A SCOUR. HIGHEST POINT, THE MAST, IS TO THE N OF THE MAIN WK AND CLEARLY VISIBLE ON HYDROSEARCH. LEAST DEPTH WAS OBTAINED BY CONNING SHIP OVER MAST AND IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ANY SHOALER DEPTHS EXIST OVER WK. (HMS BULLDOG, 31.10.83). ACCEPT E/S LEAST DEPTH. AMEND TO WK 21.5MTRS.

- NM 3099/83. 5.6.85 APPLICATIONS TO PURCHASE WK MADE BY E K HOULIHAN, DUBLIN AND ALSO BY SEASALV MARINE LTD, PENZANCE. (NRE 31B/2653, 31.5.85). CONTRACT WITH S WIGNALL WAS APPARENTLY CANCELLED IN OCT 1970. H6872/68 24.9.85 INVITATION TO PURCHASE WRECK BY TENDER ISSUED. (DC/RE, 19.8.85). 28.1.98 REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SOLD TO SALVAGE COMPANY IN 1987, & WAS THEN UPRIGHT & IN GOOD CONDITION. (K MCDONALD, LTR DTD 28.12.97). 25.8.09 LOCATED IN LISTED POSN. (GSI SURVEY CV08_03 DTD 2008). 8.2.13 LIES IN 5312.778N, 0546.312W [WGD]. LENGTH 93MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 15MTRS. LIES E/W ON A SANDY SEABED WITH SLIGHT LIST TO STBD. (WARSHIPS, U-BOATS & LINERS - INSS 2012). AMEND POSN. SEP 2014/000061894 26.3.14 LEAST DEPTH 45MTRS. (IRISH WK RECORDS). NCA. 10.4.14 LIES IN 5312.738N, 0546.320W [WGD]. LEAST DEPTH 29.97 IN GEN DEPTH 45.9MTRS. (IRISH WK RECORDS, REVISED LIST). AMEND WK 29.5MTRS. SEP 2015/000263012 4.3.16 WK 29.538MTRS IN 5312.780N, 0546.320W [WGD]. (GSI IRELAND WK RECORDS, CV08_03). NCA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, PARTLY ON ITS SIDE IN A SCOUR

Positie: 53 12.78 N,5 46.32 W

 

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