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 (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Balakani
14. Baltrader
15. Beacon 'f'
16. Blue mermaid
17. Bolbec (possibly)
18. Bradglen
19. British oak
20. C 128
21. Chieftain
22. Daisy maud
23. Dela
24. Delce
25. Diana
26. Duluth
27. E oaze light vessel
28. East shoebury bn (remains of)
29. Empire ghyll
30. Enterprise ranger 2
31. Erins isle (possibly)
32. Explorer
33. Fleurita
34. Fox
35. Fred everard
36. Georgia
37. Ghc (possibly)
38. Gordon
39. Great nore tower (remains)
40. Great nore towers (remains)
41. Great nore towers (remains).
42. H k daniels
43. Harcourt
44. Hawksdale
45. Hawnby
46. Herland (part of)
47. Herland (part of)
48. Hibernia
49. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
50. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
51. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
52. Hms aisha
53. Hms amethyst
54. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
55. Hms ash
56. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
57. Hms capricornus
58. Hms chestnut (probably)
59. Hms conquistador
60. Hms danube 3
61. Hms desiree
62. Hms drummer
63. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
64. Hms london
65. Hms myrtle
66. Hms new spray
67. Hms oriana
68. Hms receptive
69. Hms reed (possibly)
70. Hms resolvo (part of)
71. Hms restango
72. Hms stella orion
73. Hms venetia
74. Hms vimiera (bow section)
75. Hms vimiera (part of)
76. Hms vimiera (stern)
77. Holba
78. Honiton
79. Hopper number 19
80. Houston city
81. How (probably)
82. Intrepid
83. Janie b
84. Lady jane
85. Lca 551
86. Letchworth
87. Lindfar
88. Lion (part of)
89. Lowlands
90. Maitland
91. Malrix (possibly)
92. Maplin light house
93. Maplin survey platform
94. March
95. Margam abbey
96. Margate sand beacon
97. Mercy
98. Mi amigo
99. Molliette
100. Monica (possibly)
101. Mudlark
102. Nass beacon (ruins)
103. Neptune (possibly)
104. Norman
105. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
106. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
107. Pinto
108. Pisces
109. Radiant
110. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
111. Resolute
112. Restless wave (possibly)
113. Revenge
114. Richard montgomery
115. Rosme
116. Rover (possibly)
117. Ryal
118. Selnes
119. Slesvig
120. Sparsholt
121. Strathearn
122. Strom trooper
123. Sun vii
124. Sunk beacon (remains)
125. Sunrise (possibly)
126. Supremity
127. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
128. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
129. Thorvin karsven
130. Toreador
131. Treport
132. Uama
133. Van meerlant (part of)
134. Vera
135. Wardie
136. Warfleth
137. Warp
138. Westerley star
139. William j taylor (part of)
140. Winifred
141. Winkfield
142. Yassou
143. 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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