| Chirapo |
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| Location |
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Place Name : Belfast Lough |
Lat / Long : 54 ° 46 ' 8 '' North - 5 ° 38' 25'' West |
System used to obtain Long / Lat : Approximate |
| OS Grid Ref - |
Square : 0 |
8 Figure : 0 |
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| Construction |
| Type : trawler |
Built : |
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Shipyard :
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Hull material : iron |
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| Dimensions |
| Size : 0 tonnes |
Length : m |
Beam : m |
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| History |
| Sunk : 1942 |
Cause : mine |
Date Found : |
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| Depth |
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Shallowest |
Deepest |
| Top : |
18 m |
0 m |
Deck :
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0 m |
0 m |
| Bed : |
28 m |
0 m |
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| Postition |
| Orientation : ENE |
Lying : On port side |
Condition : Some breakup |
Seabed Type : Silt
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Artifacts : none |
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| Wreck Owner |
| Owner : - |
Access : -
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War Grave : Unknown |
Protected : Unknown |
| Restrictions : Public |
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| When to Dive Best time to dive the wreck, relative to high wate |
| 0 - hours |
30 - minutes |
Before - high water |
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| General Information : |
Small Boat Launching : |
Easy launching for sub-6m RIB or inflatable from Whithead harbour. Includes spacous car park of cars trailers etc. Public toilet on site. Short 10min trip to dive site. |
Notes : |
This is usually a dark dive site. Lying in Belfast Lough the vis is rarely great (altho I did get 15m+ on one occasion). (In last year 95 season) three bends have occurred for a variety of reasons. Beware the sudden loss of vis due to silt kick up. Tides are strong outside dive window - if in doubt ask a local diver for best current advice. Wreck penetration not advised for faint hearted. On plus side wreck is easy to find from reliable transits (- contact contributor for further details) and is almost naturalised by a good covering of sponges etc. Fish also plentiful.
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From a dive on : 19/01/1996 |
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