Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Plympton, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 49 52.836 N,6 20.854 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. Cadeby (probably)
10. Camiola (possibly)
11. Castleford
12. Charles maureaur
13. Cita
14. Delaware
15. Douro
16. Earl of arran
17. Earl of lonsdale
18. Enfant de bretagne
19. Erick rickmers
20. Falkland
21. Forester
22. General roberts (possibly)
23. Hathor
24. Headlands (possibly)
25. Heathmore
26. Hms association
27. Hms blazer
28. Hms colossus
29. Hms decoy (probably)
30. Hms eagle (probably)
31. Hms firebrand
32. Hms pincher
33. Hms romney (possibly)
34. Hollandia
35. Horsa
36. Indian city (possibly)
37. Italia
38. Jean gougy
39. Lady charlotte
40. Little western
41. Magdeleine
42. Mando
43. Mar cor (possibly)
44. Minnehaha
45. Padstow (possibly)
46. Plympton
47. Poleire
48. Prinses maria
49. Rachel harvey
50. Richard davey
51. River lune
52. San bartholomeo (possibly)
53. Schiller
54. Seapoint (possibly)
55. Serica (possibly)
56. Setiembre (part of)
57. St vincent (possibly)
58. Sussex
59. Thames
60. Thomas w lawson
61. Toledo (possibly)
62. Tralee trader
63. U 1208 (possibly)
64. U 681 (possibly)
65. Uc 19 (probably)
66. Venus des isles (pz269)
67. Zelda

 

Naam: PLYMPTON

Lengte 95.7 meter, breedte: 12.3 meter, diepgang: 6.5, tonnage 2869 ton
Lading: foodstuffs: solid

Oorzaak: passage villa constitution for dublin via falmouth. went ashore in thick fog.(cornish shipwrecks vol 3). passage rosario for dublin. struck lethegus in fog, stayed on rocks for a while but slipped off and overturned at low water. (isles of scilly museum publication no.3 and raf st athan sub aqua club report jul '70). built in 1893 by furness, withy & co. owned at the time of loss by lambert bros. passage from rosario, via falmouth, to dublin. wrecked on st agnes. (dods).

Jaar registratie: 1966

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 15 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 115 cm

Bekend sinds: 1966, laatst gedetecteerd: 1997

Details metingen/cartografie: H6040/59 8.11.66 H6040/59 8.11.66 IMMENSE AREA OF WRECKAGE OF TWO SHIPS COMBINED BOTH LYING IN DEEP [90FT] AND WIDE [250YDS] GULLEY RUNNING ABOUT SW/NE FROM LETHERGUS ROCKS. VESSELS ARE THE SS 'HATHOR' [SEE 21822] AND THE SS 'PLYMPTON'. THE BOWS OF THE 'PLYMPTON' ARE INTACT BUT UPSIDE DOWN THE STEM OF THE 'HATHOR' IS INTACT & UPRIGHT. NO OTHER INDIVIDUAL SECTION IDENTIFIABLE EXCEPT THE BOILERS ETC. (RNAS CULDROSE SUB AQUA CLUB REPORT, AUG '66). 20.10.69 20.10.69 MUCH REMAINS OF BOTH VESSELS THOUGH THERE IS MUCH COLLAPSE DUE TO SEA ACTION AND CORROSION. POSN GIVEN AS 160DEGS, 105FT FROM LETHEGUS ROCKS. 'PLYMPTON' UPSIDE DOWN, LYING E/W. BOWS IN 90FT, STERN IN 120FT. STERN TO E. 'HATHOR' IN N/S DIRECTION, BOWS N. STERN IS OVER 'PLYMPTON' BOWS IN 65FT, STERN IN 110FT. (RAF ST ATHAN SUB AQUA CLUB REPORT, JUL '69). 2.10.70 2.10.70 REPORT AGREES WITH REPORT DATED JUL '69. NATURAL COLLAPSE HAS OCCURRED AND LARGE SECTIONS OF UNDER SIDE OF VESSEL ARE STILL INTACT. (REPORT DATED JUL '70). H2568/71 22.3.72 H2568/71 22.3.72 CENTRE POSN OF WKS FIXED, USING HSA, IN 495248N, 062048W [OGB] BY FT LT RAY, RAF SUB AQUA CLUB, FOR HMS HECATE SURVEY. THEY LIE ACROSS ONE ANOTHER APPROX AT RIGHT ANGLES, BOW OF 'PLYMPTON' ABOUT 40FT ABOVE SEABED [PROBABLY ABOUT 140FT] BUT AREA FOUL GROUND. LEAST DEPTH 90FT [27.4 MTRS] AT BOWS OF 'PLYMPTON' [NW] AND 75FT OVER STERN OF 'HATHOR'. SHOALEST DEPTH IN THE VICINITY IS 17MTRS. 'PLYMPTON', UPSIDE DOWN, LIES WNW/ESE BOWS TO WEST. 'HATHOR' LIES NNE/SSW, BOWS SOUTH, 'PLYMPTON' BOWS IN 90FT STERN IN 120FT. 'HATHOR' BOWS IN 135FT STERN IN 75FT. (HMS HECATE, R-OF-S [K6299/2] 15.1.72 AND 3.8.72). INS AS 2 DWP WITH LEGEND 'WRECKS'. BR STD. H3227/74 3.1.74 H3227/74 3.1.74 'PLYMPTON' UPSIDE DOWN & VIRTUALLY INTACT. 'HATHOR' UPRIGHT WITH BOWS ACROSS STERN OF 'PLYMPTON'. A LOT OF SALVAGE WORK HAS TAKEN PLACE. BOWS RISE IN A PYRAMID 35FT HIGH. IRON ANCHOR STILL IN HAWSEPIPE. (RAF SUB AQUA EXPEDITION 1974). H1280/76/24 29.1.76 H1280/76/24 29.1.76 REPORTED POSN 495248.6N, 062047.4W [OGB]. THE 'PLYMPTON' LIES UPSIDE DOWN ON THE BOTTOM; IS VIRTUALLY INTACT ALTHOUGH SOME COLLAPSE HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE STERN RISES 20FT FROM THE SEABED AND THE IRON PROPELLER IS STILL IN PLACE. THE 'HATHOR' LIES UPRIGHT AND HER FRONT SECTION LIES ACROSS THE UPSIDE DOWN STERN END OF THE 'PLYMPTON'. A LOT OF NATURAL COLLAPSE AND SOME SALVAGE WORK HAS OCCURRED PARTICULARLY IN THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THE WRECK, THE BOWS RISE IN A KIND OF PYRAMID SHAPE 35FT FROM THE SEABED TO A DEPTH OF 100FT. A HUGE IRON ANCHOR IS STILL IN THE HAWSEPIPE. THE WRECKS ARE A HAZARD TO SMALL VESSELS ANCHORING IN THE AREA. (RAF HONINGTON SUB AQUA EXPEDITION REPORT, 1-15.8.75). NCA. REPD SOLD TO WESTERN OIL EXPLORATION SERVICES LTD. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL V). 28.6.01 28.6.01 EUT POSN: 4952.836N, 0620.854W. NE 883. HH100/351/19 18.2.03 HH100/351/19 18.2.03 DIVED 7.9.97, LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 35MTRS, MAXIMUM DEPTH OVER WK 41MTRS. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 16.2.03) NCA, NO STATE OF TIDE DETAILS GIVEN. HH100/351/21 12.7.04 HH100/351/21 12.7.04 POSN OF POINT OF HIGHEST MAGNETIC ANOMALY USING DGPS: 4952.841N, 0620.829W [WGD]. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 12.7.04) NCA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, INVERTED

Positie: 49 52.836 N,6 20.854 W

 

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