This is the information page about the shipwreck Actuality, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 30.231 N,1 2.937 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alberta
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Balakani
12. Baltrader
13. Beacon 'f'
14. Blue mermaid
15. Bolbec (possibly)
16. Bradglen
17. British oak
18. C 128
19. Dela
20. Delce
21. Diana
22. Duluth
23. E oaze light vessel
24. Empire ghyll
25. Erins isle (possibly)
26. Explorer
27. Fleurita
28. Fox
29. Fred everard
30. Georgia
31. Ghc (possibly)
32. Great nore tower (remains)
33. Great nore towers (remains)
34. Great nore towers (remains).
35. H k daniels
36. Harcourt
37. Hawksdale
38. Hawnby
39. Herland (part of)
40. Herland (part of)
41. Hibernia
42. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
43. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
44. Hms aisha
45. Hms amethyst
46. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
47. Hms ash
48. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
49. Hms capricornus
50. Hms chestnut (probably)
51. Hms conquistador
52. Hms danube 3
53. Hms desiree
54. Hms drummer
55. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
56. Hms london
57. Hms myrtle
58. Hms oriana
59. Hms receptive
60. Hms reed (possibly)
61. Hms resolvo (part of)
62. Hms restango
63. Hms stella orion
64. Hms venetia
65. Hms vimiera (bow section)
66. Hms vimiera (part of)
67. Hms vimiera (stern)
68. Holba
69. Honiton
70. Hopper number 19
71. Houston city
72. Intrepid
73. Lady jane
74. Lca 551
75. Letchworth
76. Lindfar
77. Lion (part of)
78. Lowlands
79. Malrix (possibly)
80. Maplin light house
81. Margam abbey
82. Mercy
83. Mi amigo
84. Molliette
85. Mudlark
86. Nass beacon (ruins)
87. Neptune (possibly)
88. Norman
89. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
90. Pinto
91. Pisces
92. Radiant
93. Restless wave (possibly)
94. Revenge
95. Richard montgomery
96. Ryal
97. Selnes
98. Slesvig
99. Strathearn
100. Strom trooper
101. Sun vii
102. Sunk beacon (remains)
103. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
104. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
105. Toreador
106. Treport
107. Uama
108. Van meerlant (part of)
109. Vera
110. Wardie
111. Westerley star
112. Winifred
113. Winkfield
114. Yassou
115. Zarga

 

Name: ACTUALITY

Length 39.3 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 311 ton
Load: cement

Cause: Steel hull. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage london for norwich. mined. crew of six lost. later dispersed. (lloyds war losses & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20220315

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 3M SW OF MOUSE LTV. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H0922/40 1.7.43 H0922/40 1.7.43 INS WK 7FMS 1FT IN 513013N, 010300E.

- NM 1322/43. H0922/40 4.9.46 H0922/40 4.9.46 DISPERSED TO DEPTH OF 45FT. (HMS SWITHA, 11.8.46). NCA YET. H0922/40 14.10.46 H0922/40 14.10.46 DRIFT SWEPT 30.9.46. CLEAR AT 46, FOUL AT 47FT. POSN 513012N, 010303E. (CAPT. M/S, SHEERNESS, 30.9.46). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT.

- NM 3489/46. H2264/54 31.5.54 H2264/54 31.5.54 LOCATED IN 513015N, 010300E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50FT. (HMS SHACKLETON, 27.2.54 [E9628]). BR STD. H0922/40 11.12.61 H0922/40 11.12.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 44FT, FOUL AT 45FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 57-77FT. EITHER A WK IN TWO PARTS OR TWO WKS. THE LARGER PART WAS CLEARED AT 48FT AND LIES ABOUT 250FT N OF THE SMALLER WHICH WAS CLEAR AT 44FT. (HMS ECHO, 31.10.61). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 2FT.

- NM 2473/61. H6140/68 27.6.68 H6140/68 27.6.68 LOCATED IN 513009N, 010229E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 59FT [LAT]. A POOR SONAR CONTACT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 27.3.68). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 27.9.73 27.9.73 AMEND TO SW 13.1MTRS. NC 1607. H6140/68 19.1.79 H6140/68 19.1.79 SWEPT 4.12.78 IN 503013N, 010303E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 23MTRS. CLEAR AT 14.3MTRS, FOUL AT 14.4MTRS. COVERS LARGE AREA WITH SCOUR TO E OF MAIN WRECKAGE. AREA TO THE N AND S WAS CLOSELY SOUNDED AND REVEALED NO FURTHER WRECKAGE. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 18/78). AMEND TO SW 14.3MTRS.

- NM 363/79. HH100351/05 22.1.92 HH100351/05 22.1.92 LOCATED IN 513017N, 010302E. (M SMITH). HH244/420/01 10.12.92 HH244/420/01 10.12.92 EXAM'D 19.10.92 IN 513012N, 010302.5E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 23MTRS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (PLA WK NO.201/63, CHARTWELL 55/92). NCA. 13.6.05 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5130.235N, 0102.952E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD. RSDRA2022000107740 30.05.22 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY DTD 15.03.2022 IN 5130.231N, 00102.937E. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.87MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS, LENGTH 53.0MTRS, WIDTH 15.0MTRS, HEIGHT 8.4MTRS, (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). NFS. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH IN REVISED POSN LTA
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: EXAM'D BY BDC IN 5130.231N, 00102.937E. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.87MTRS (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). NFS. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH IN REVISED POSN LTA

Position: 51 30.231 N,1 2.937 E

 

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