Adour Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | dangerous wreck |
| Status | Dead = Not detected by numerous sources therefore considered not to exist |
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Adour Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
47 42.472 N,4 1.736 W |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 5 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | ADOUR |
| Type | steam ship |
| Flag | BE |
| Length | 71 m |
| Width | 10.7 m |
| Draught | 4.3 |
| Tonnage | 1105 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Dec 8, 1939 |
| Bottom Texture | Rock |
| Original Detection Year | 1979 |
| Last Detection Year | 2017 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority notice to mariners |
| Surveying Details | H2037/77 10.5.79 DW IN 474230N, 040148W. (BREST NM 79 15 43). BR STD. 6.9.82 SHOWN AS DW IN 474231.8N, 040139.3W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6648 [1980 EDN]. NC 3640. 7.7.83 SS 'ADOUR' IN 474231.8N, 040139.3W [EUR]. LOCATED BY DIVERS IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1983). NC 2352. 16.2.89 POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14574047). 20.5.10 SHOWN AS DW PA IN 4742.472N, 0401.736W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6648 [2ND EDN 2009, 1:20,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 30, 2017 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT 1898 BY AKT GES 'NEPTUN'. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY CIE NATIONALE BELGE DE TRANSPORTS MARITIME. STRUCK ROCKS & SANK AT ILES DE GLENAN, NEAR BREST. (DODS).
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47 42.472 N,4 1.736 W
Adour on Wreck Map
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