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 50 48.972 N,0 43.683 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Alaunia
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Alice (possibly)
8. Amsterdam
9. Argonaut
10. Ash
11. Australier (probably)
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Caleb sprague
14. Carlisle castle
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Corinia (possibly)
17. Dona isabel (probably)
18. Duc richard
19. Duchess (possibly)
20. Durango
21. Eagle (possibly)
22. Eco vouga
23. Electra
24. Ella sayer
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. Enero (probably)
28. Euphorbia
29. Evg(no rx152)?
30. Excellence pleske
31. F d lambert (possibly)
32. Frockner
33. Glenartney (possibly)
34. Gold coin
35. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
36. Heathpool
37. Heathpool
38. Hms anne
39. Hms caulonia
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms ghurka
42. Hms myrmidon
43. Hms waterfly
44. Hmt gullfoss
45. Hoheweg
46. Holland v
47. Irisbrook
48. James groves
49. Jan brons
50. Kingfisher (probably)
51. La somme (probably)
52. Lacer
53. Lady alice
54. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
55. Lisbon
56. Lullington
57. Maxwell
58. Milbanke (probably)
59. Morgenster
60. My astor
61. Northfleet
62. Oceana
63. Pontos
64. Robin hood
65. Roecliff
66. Roode zee (possibly)
67. Roseburn
68. Rushing water
69. Rydal hall (possibly)
70. Rytoner
71. Saint emilion (probably)
72. Saint jean pierre
73. Salbya (possibly)
74. Samida
75. Samwake
76. Sierra bravia
77. Sir robert wigham
78. Skerryvore
79. Sparta (possibly)
80. Startled fawn (possibly)
81. Storaa
82. Swale (probably)
83. T s webb
84. Tokufuku maru
85. Trooper
86. Umba (probably)
87. Veerman
88. Ville de bordeaux
89. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
90. Vittoria claudia
91. War monarch
92. Waterland (possibly)
93. Welsh belle
94. Wittering

 

Name: ACTUALITY

Length 61.6 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 945 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Sunk after collision with 'betty ann-s' in poor visibility en route amble to yelland. crew of 12 picked up. (lloyds list). vessel, built in 1945 by goole shipbuilding & repair co. ltd. and owned at the time of loss by f t everard and sons, sank 4m off hastings after colliding with dutch mv 'betty anne-s' whilst en route from warkworth, northumberland to yelland power station, near barnstaple. (msd).

Year of registration: 1963

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 77 cm

Known since: 1963, last detected: 20150604

Details measurements/cartography: H4142/63 11.11.63 SANK IN 504854N, 004348E [OGB]. (LLOYDS LIST). WK 2FMS 3FT IN 504854N, 004348E [OGB] WITH G CAN LT BUOY GPFL(2)G.10S CLOSE SE. (TH NM 94/63).

- NM 2294/63. H4142/63 15.10.64 CONTRACT PLACED FOR DISPERSAL OF WRECK TO LEAST DEPTH OF 45FT MLWS. (TH, 12.10.64). H899/64 8.6.65 SALVAGE OPS AS FROM 24.5.65. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD 24.5.65).

- NM 1145(T)/65. H4142/63 8.11.65 CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 45FT, FOUL AT 46FT. (TH, 13.10.65). BUOY REMOVED. (TH, 27.10.65). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT [13.7MTRS] AND DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2128/65. 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.7MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 26.3.75 LOCATED 23.5.74 IN 504854N, 004342E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.0MTRS. SEABED SMOOTH. DCS3 LENGTH 130-150FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH, AMEND TO REVISED POSN. NE 536. H1309/79 18.12.79 ACCORDING TO DECCA LIES 100YDS E OF CHARTED POSN IN GEN DEPTH 80FT AND STANDING UP 20FT. WELL BLOWN UP. (C WEST, ST LEONARDS). NCA. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 4.6.15; IN 5048.972N, 0043.683E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.34MTRS, GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 077/257. SCOUR 100MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. WK WELL BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 14.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 48.972 N,0 43.683 E

 

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