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