This is the information page about the shipwreck Afrique, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 36.895 N,0 42.439 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Aigburth
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Atwing (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Beaumanoir (probably)
14. Ben aden
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Braconash (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Commercial
21. Corsham
22. Corsican prince
23. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
24. Creteblock
25. Crimdon (possibly)
26. Dayspring (probably)
27. Defiant
28. Disperser
29. Eaglescliffe (probably)
30. Earl percy
31. Ellida (probably)
32. Ferruccio
33. Fervent
34. Florentia
35. Fred everard
36. Garthwaite
37. Gimle
38. Gothia
39. Gwalia (possibly)
40. Harrow (probably)
41. Hartley
42. Helene
43. Hercules
44. Highgate
45. Hms desire (possibly)
46. Hms dromio
47. Hms locheil
48. Hms lord ridley
49. Hms ruthin castle
50. Hms swallow
51. Hurstwood
52. John miles
53. King james (possibly)
54. Lady helen
55. Lampada (probably)
56. Lanthorn
57. London
58. Lowtyne (possibly)
59. Lucy
60. Marchioness of londonderry
61. Marie stuart
62. Melanie (probably)
63. Membland (possibly)
64. Merrie islington
65. Modemi (possibly)
66. Moorlands
67. Moorwood (possibly)
68. Neptunus (possibly)
69. Oakwell
70. Ottoland (possibly)
71. Pandora
72. Pathfinder
73. Paul
74. Philander (probably)
75. Polanna
76. Polruan
77. Quaggy (probably)
78. Rosella (probably)
79. Rutil
80. Saint ninian
81. Sarah thinnesen
82. Schaldis (possibly)
83. Sir francis
84. Skane
85. Stora-korsnas-link i
86. Suntrap (probably)
87. Talisman (possibly)
88. Tatiana (possibly)
89. Teesdale (possibly)
90. Ub 30
91. Uc 70
92. Voorwarts (possibly)
93. Wallsend
94. Wayside flower
95. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: AFRIQUE

Length 89.9 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2457 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: Torpedoed and sunk by german submarine uc 40. on passage bilbao to middlesborough.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 140 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161216

Details measurements/cartography: 17.6.18 SANK 0.5M OUTSIDE TRACK NEAR L BUOY W (?) OF WHITBY. (PILOTS REPORT, TH LETTER). H3752/26 11.6.26 INS AS NDW (PA) (1918) IN 543700N, 004200W. M011438 22.6.18 A P REPORT POSN 543600N, 004400W. 3.4.74 AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. NC 134. 9.5.85 AMEND TO USCPA 35MTRS. NE 134 & NE 1191. H5103/83 22.9.86 FASTENER IN 543656N, 004209W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 2.2.89 EXAM'D 2.7.88 IN 543654N, 004221W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.4 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LIES 137/317 DEG. V DECAYED AND SPREAD OVER AREA 100 X 25 MTRS. HIGH POINT AT CENTRE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. HH100/351/09 12.6.95 PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE 'AUDAX'. POSITIVE IDENTITY FROM THE BELL. STEERING PEDESTAL RETRIEVED. TWO BOILERS WITH DONKEY BOILER TO STBD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE WHICH HAS SHIFTED TO THE PORT SIDE OF THE WK AND LEANS TOWARDS THE SDBD SIDE. ENGINE MIDSHIPS. LARGE GUN ON STERN. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 16.12.16; IN 5436.895N, 0042.439W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.98MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS, LENGTH 95.7MTRS, WIDTH 19.8MTRS, HEIGHT 4.72MTRS, ORIENTATION 140/320 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT, BUT SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 36.895 N,0 42.439 W

 

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