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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Elemore
32. Ellida (probably)
33. Ferruccio
34. Fervent
35. Florentia
36. Fred everard
37. Garthwaite
38. Gimle
39. Gothia
40. Gwalia (possibly)
41. Harrow (probably)
42. Hartley
43. Helene
44. Hercules
45. Highgate
46. Hms desire (possibly)
47. Hms dromio
48. Hms locheil
49. Hms lord ridley
50. Hms ruthin castle
51. Hms swallow
52. Hurstwood
53. John miles
54. King james (possibly)
55. Lady helen
56. Lampada (probably)
57. Lanthorn
58. London
59. Lowtyne (possibly)
60. Lucy
61. Marchioness of londonderry
62. Marie stuart
63. Melanie (probably)
64. Membland (possibly)
65. Merrie islington
66. Modemi (possibly)
67. Moorlands
68. Moorwood (possibly)
69. Neptunus (possibly)
70. Oakwell
71. Onslow
72. Ottoland (possibly)
73. Pandora
74. Pathfinder
75. Paul
76. Philander (probably)
77. Polanna
78. Polruan
79. Quaggy (probably)
80. Rosella (probably)
81. Rutil
82. Saint ninian
83. Sarah thinnesen
84. Schaldis (possibly)
85. Scotia
86. Sir francis
87. Skane
88. Stora-korsnas-link i
89. Suntrap (probably)
90. Talisman (possibly)
91. Tatiana (possibly)
92. Teesdale (possibly)
93. Ub 30
94. Uc 70
95. Voorwarts (possibly)
96. Wallsend
97. Wayside flower
98. 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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