Sailing Vessel Wreck Gb 48215

Field Value
Obstruction Category foul ground
Wreck Location
Marine Coordinates (DMM) 		50 22.034 N,4 11.068 W
Latitude, Longitude
Decimal Degrees
  • Latitude: 50.367233
  • Longitude: -4.184467
Water Depth 5 m
Water Level Effect always under water/submerged
Vertical Datum Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide
Type sailing vessel
Flag GB
Length 38.4 m
Width 10.7 m
Tonnage 680
Tonnage Type gross
Cargo armament
Conspic Visual not visually conspicuous
Conspic Radar not radar conspicuous
Date Sunk Sep 27, 1796
Original Detection Year 1970
Original Source national HO/authority wreck information
Surveying Details 21.8.70 WAS BLOWN UP BY HER OWN MAGAZINE WHILE NOT FAR FROM THE DOCKYARD JETTY IN HAMOAZE. (HISTORY OF SHIPWRECKS VOL 4, P216). POSN 502200N, 041100W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY.
Last Amended Date Aug 9, 1999

Circumstances of loss

THE VESSEL WAS BLOWN UP BY HER OWN MAGAZINE WHILE NOT FAR FROM THE DOCKYARD JETTY IN HAMOAZE. APPROXIMATELY 250 LIVES WERE LOST IN THE EXPLOSION, THERE BEING A GREAT MANY MORE PEOPLE ON BOARD THAN USUAL AS THE VESSEL WAS SHORTLY GOING TO SEA. SHE WENT DOWN IN ABOUT 60FT OF WATER AND THE CAUSE WAS NEVER ASCERTAINED. (HISTORY OF SHIPWRECKS, VOL,4, P216).

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