This is the information page about the shipwreck Africa, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 13.895 N,1 24.416 E (51.4688667, 1.5197833)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Advent
4. Africa
5. Agen
6. Algeria
7. Amplegarth
8. Andaman
9. Angelus (possibly)
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Atlantic (possibly)
13. Avoca
14. Avon
15. Balakani
16. Brandenburg
17. Bravore
18. Camisard
19. Carmen
20. Cathay (part of)
21. Cedrington court
22. Christianssund
23. City of brisbane
24. City of dresden (possibly)
25. Colbert
26. Constanzia
27. Corhaven
28. Correct
29. D'artagnan
30. Dalryan
31. Dartmore
32. De fontaine
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dixie
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Duiveland
39. Dunbar castle
40. E goodwin ltv
41. Efford
42. Eidsiva (probably)
43. Eleonora
44. Embla (possibly)
45. Emile deschamps
46. Emma
47. Emma (possibly)
48. Empire lough (probably)
49. Empress of fort william (probably)
50. Empress of midland (possibly)
51. En avant
52. Falcon (probably)
53. Fearless
54. Filleigh
55. Flachsee
56. Flandres
57. Francesco ciampa
58. Fred everard
59. Frons olivae (probably)
60. Fulmar
61. G 85 (possibly)
62. G-42 (possibly)
63. G-asad
64. Gad 23
65. Genimar
66. Grazia (possibly)
67. Grit (probably)
68. Grosser kurfurst
69. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
70. Halcyon
71. Harcalo
72. Henry moon
73. Heron
74. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
75. Hmhs anglia
76. Hms alert ?
77. Hms aragonite (part of)
78. Hms aries (possibly)
79. Hms artic trapper
80. Hms blackwater
81. Hms brazen
82. Hms carilon
83. Hms carlton
84. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
85. Hms chestnut (probably)
86. Hms city of dundee
87. Hms cleon
88. Hms desiree
89. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
90. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
91. Hms fauvette
92. Hms glen boyne
93. Hms gracie (probably)
94. Hms guardsman
95. Hms kingston galena
96. Hms lydian
97. Hms marcella
98. Hms mastiff (possibly)
99. Hms myrtle
100. Hms napia
101. Hms niger (possibly)
102. Hms northumberland (probably)
103. Hms othello ii
104. Hms peridot
105. Hms pyrope
106. Hms ray of hope
107. Hms restoration (possibly)
108. Hms rodino
109. Hms stella orion
110. Hms stirling castle (probably)
111. Hms tamarisk
112. Hms torbay ii (probably)
113. Hms tourmaline
114. Hms tranquil
115. Hms venetia
116. Hms war sepoy
117. Hms weigelia
118. Hmsm b2
119. Hundvaag
120. Ilaro
121. Ira (possibly)
122. Irene
123. Jacob luckenbach
124. James harrod
125. Josephine willis
126. Kabinda
127. Kadru
128. Karmt
129. Katharina kolkmann
130. Kielce
131. Kirsten skou
132. Koenigshaven
133. L'armandeche
134. Lady stella
135. Latona
136. Laurl coin
137. Lbv (m)396
138. Le pelerin de la mer
139. Leicester
140. Leila najia
141. Leo
142. Lisbeth m
143. Lizzonia
144. Loanda
145. Lord hamilton (possibly)
146. Luray victory
147. Lusitania
148. Mahratta
149. Mahratta ii
150. Maloja 1
151. Malta (probably)
152. Margam abbey
153. Menapier
154. Merel (part of)(possibly)
155. Mersey
156. Monarch
157. Mrav
158. Mudlark
159. Munificent
160. Murillo
161. Nancy moran
162. Naranco
163. Newcastle
164. Newlands
165. Niki
166. Norman
167. Norman
168. North eastern victory
169. Nunima
170. Opal
171. Ousel (probably)
172. Pallieter
173. Paros isle
174. Polgrange
175. Ponzano
176. Portslade (possibly)
177. Preussen
178. Pulborough
179. Quentovic
180. Rio parana
181. River levan
182. Rubislaw
183. Rydal force
184. Rynanna
185. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
186. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
187. Sabac
188. Saidieh
189. Saint ronan (possibly)
190. Saint ronan (possibly)
191. Sambut
192. San calisto
193. Santagata
194. Santagata (?part of)
195. Sea serpent
196. Selma (possibly)
197. Shenandoah
198. Sir russell
199. Slesvig
200. Smarapaan
201. St cecilia
202. Strathclyde
203. Surrey
204. Teeswood
205. Texaco caribbean (after section)
206. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
207. The queen
208. Tongue sand tower (remains)
209. Toward
210. Traquair (probably)
211. Treport
212. Tummel (probably)
213. U 11 (possibly)
214. U 16 (possibly)
215. U 48
216. U 8
217. Uama
218. Ub 108 (possibly)
219. Ub 109
220. Ub 31 ?
221. Ub 38
222. Ub 55 (probably)
223. Ub 56 (possibly)
224. Ub 58 (possibly)
225. Ub 78
226. Ub-33 (probably)
227. Uc 21 (possibly)
228. Uc 26
229. Uc 46
230. Uc 46 (possibly)
231. Uc 77 (possibly)
232. Uc 78 or uc 79
233. W a scholten
234. Westerley star
235. Wheatman (possibly)
236. Will and maggie (probably)
237. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: AFRICA

Length 71.9 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1038 ton
Load: railway: stock and construction materials

Cause: Built in 1903 by earl's co, hull. owned at time of loss by bennett ss co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 233 nhp, single shaft. passage london for boulogne. struck mine laid by uc-6 and was beached inshore at deal. dispersed by explosives. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H3211/17 26.5.17 H3211/17 26.5.17 BEING DISPERSED. LIST OF WRECKS IN PROCESS OF DISPERSION. (CH LETTER). H4665/15 25.9.16 H4665/15 25.9.16 DOVER WRECK IN POSN N 15DEGS E (MAG) 0.425 MILES FROM EXTREMITY OF DEAL PIER. NOT CONSIDERED A DANGER. (VA DOVER). NCA. H6391/19 H6391/19 AGREES WITH ABOVE. CHART AS WK (OLD SYMBOL). BR STD. DEC 1922 AMEND TO DW (1915). NE 1895 & NE 1828. H5872/24 30.8.24 H5872/24 30.8.24 GREEN CAN BUOY CLOSE E OF WRECK. (TH NOTICE NO.49). BR STD. H6830/26 H6830/26 WRECK AND BUOY DELETED FROM CHARTS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H2100/74 9.8.74 H2100/74 9.8.74 TRANSIT SONAR CONTACT IN 511351N, 012443E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. NOT LOCATED BY CLOSE SOUNDING BUT RECOMMEND CHARTING AS FOUL. (ISS, 1974). INS FOUL. NE 1828. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 H1310/84/23 12.9.84 WELL BROKEN UP AND SCATTERED. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, 23.7.84). NCA. HH090/647/01 1.2.96 HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 13.9.95 IN 511352.3N, 012430.6E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.6 IN GEN DEPTH 2.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN UP AND LIES TO THE NW OF THE LISTED POS'N. CHART AS WK 1.6MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 647). BR STD. 20.1.11 SEP 2011/000026099 20.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5113.895N, 0124.416E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.36MTRS. LENGTH 74MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 1.3MTRS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). NO SCOUR. INTACT, ?BOWS SE. AMEND WK 1.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, ?BOWS SE

Position: 51 13.895 N,1 24.416 E

 

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