This is the information page about the shipwreck Afon towy and deerwood (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 54.084 N,1 43.889 E (52.7504, 2.0371)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Alice taylor
5. Alster
6. Alston
7. Artemisia
8. Asteria
9. Ayrshire (possibly)
10. Barrhill
11. Begona no 5
12. Bertha
13. Boulderpool (after part)
14. Boulderpool (fwd part)
15. British triumph
16. Camilla weston
17. Cantabria (probably)
18. Cardanel
19. Chevington
20. Clansman (possibly)
21. Continental (possibly)
22. Corchester
23. Cordene
24. Corduff
25. Courier (probably)
26. Cross sand ltv
27. Dashwood
28. Efos
29. Ems
30. English trader
31. Ethel
32. Excellenz mehnert
33. Friesland
34. Fulgens
35. Galatea (possibly)
36. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
37. Gardenia
38. Geneva
39. George fisher
40. Georgia (for'd part)
41. Glen derry (probably)
42. Granta
43. Hauxley (possibly)
44. Hector gannet
45. Hms agate
46. Hms cantatrice
47. Hms cloughton wyke
48. Hms dhoon (probably)
49. Hms dungeness
50. Hms force
51. Hms francolin
52. Hms glen prosen
53. Hms tonbridge
54. Hms tranio
55. Hms true accord (probably)
56. Hms washington (probably)
57. Hms william stephen
58. Hmsm c 11
59. Hmsm d5
60. Homefire
61. I t l anna b
62. Ilse
63. Ionian (probably)
64. Jevington court
65. King egbert
66. La perouse (possibly)
67. Langeli (possibly)
68. Leelite
69. Londoner (probably)
70. Marden
71. Marsworth
72. Meriones
73. Montferland
74. Mount ida
75. Murdoch (probably)
76. Navarra (possibly)
77. Nereus
78. Nordborg (possibly)
79. Norman queen
80. Oakgrove
81. Ole bull
82. Osprey
83. Otter
84. Oxshott (possibly)
85. Pacific (possibly)
86. Pacific (possibly)
87. Pegrix
88. Prima
89. Regain
90. Robrix
91. Roine
92. Rose marie
93. Roy
94. Rye
95. Salvus ii
96. Seagull
97. Seaham
98. Sheaf water
99. Sir william stephenson
100. St mark
101. Stanmount
102. Thursonian
103. Trevethoe
104. Upminster
105. Vanguard
106. Vanilla (probably)
107. Varoy
108. Vigo
109. Viola (possibly)
110. Waldinge
111. Walkure
112. War valley
113. Whintown (possibly)
114. Willowpool
115. Xanthe
116. Yewvalley (possibly)

 

Name: AFON TOWY AND DEERWOOD (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter, Height above seabed: 105 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20190621

Details measurements/cartography: H02994/41 16.9.41 Y31 (?AFON TOWY) AGROUND IN 525414N, 014400E. HEADING 180 DEGS WITH BACK BROKEN. WELL-DECK AWASH AT HW. FOREMAST, FUNNEL AND PART OF STERN SHOW ABOVE HW. Y.32 AGROUND IN 525404N, 014401E. HEADING 098 DEG WITH LIST TO PORT. BACK BROKEN. PART OF BOW, FOREMAST, MAINMAST AND FUNNEL SHOW ABOVE HW. (FO, GT YARMOUTH, 24.8.41). INS AS ST (2 WKS) IN 525409N, 014400E.

- NM 2157/41. 14.4.44 AMEND TO DW (2WKS).

- NM 817/44. NOT LOCATED DURING SONAR SEARCH. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1950). NCA. H1952/80 25.1.83 EXAM'D 3.6.82 IN 525402N, 014401E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.1 IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. SCOUR 7MTRS. (SOISS, HI 22). BR STD. 21.3.90 BELL, MARKED DEERWOOD, RECOVERED FROM ONE OF THESE WKS. (MR WATSON, TELECON 20.3.90). HH090/604/01 16.11.93 EXAM'D 7.7.93 IN 525402.6N, 014359.6E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. COMPLETELY BURIED WITH NO HEIGHT. LENGTH 10MTRS, BREADTH 2MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEG. CHART AS FOUL. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 604). BR STD. SEP 2020/000100123 19.5.20 EXAM'D 21.06.19; IN 5254.084N, 0143.889E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.45MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS, LENGTH 5.3MTRS, WIDTH 2.9MTRS, HEIGHT 1.45MTRS, ORIENTATION 105/285 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, 2.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 106 DEGS. (MERITAITO, HI 1580). AMEND TO OBSTRN 2.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 54.084 N,1 43.889 E

 

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