This is the information page about the shipwreck Aigburth, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 26.725 N,0 27.92 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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Angelo rose
8. Ard aidhm
9. Ardens (probably)
10. Ardgantoch
11. Athos
12. Aucuba (possibly)
13. Audax
14. Avance (probably)
15. Balfron (probably)
16. Ballater
17. Ballogie
18. Battersea
19. Beaumanoir (probably)
20. Berwick (possibly)
21. Black prince (possibly)
22. Bonhomme richard
23. Botha (possibly)
24. Brentwood
25. Bur
26. Cap palos (part of)
27. Castleford (probably)
28. Commercial
29. Constantia
30. Corsican prince
31. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
32. Creteblock
33. Crimdon (possibly)
34. Defiant
35. Deptford
36. Disperser
37. Doris burton (probably)
38. Eaglescliffe (probably)
39. Earl percy
40. Eli
41. Ellida (probably)
42. Erich lea
43. Ferruccio
44. Florence (possibly)
45. Florentia
46. Fred everard
47. G.3
48. Garthwaite
49. Gem (bow section)
50. Gem (stern section)
51. Gimle
52. Glamorganbrook
53. Glengarry (probably)
54. Glow (part of) (possibly)
55. Glow (part of) (possibly)
56. Gwalia (possibly)
57. Hannah
58. Harrow (probably)
59. Hercules
60. Hercules
61. Highgate
62. Hms banyers
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms desire (possibly)
65. Hms dromio
66. Hms garmo (probably)
67. Hms locheil
68. Hms lord ridley
69. Hms swallow
70. Hms thalia
71. Hornsund (probably)
72. Houghton
73. Hurstwood
74. Jane
75. Jerv
76. Lady ann
77. Lady helen
78. Lampada (probably)
79. Lanthorn
80. Leersum (probably)
81. Lerwick (probably)
82. Linaria (probably)
83. London
84. Lowtyne (possibly)
85. Lucy
86. M c holm
87. Madame renee
88. Manx queen
89. Marchioness of londonderry
90. Marie stuart
91. Martina
92. Melanie (probably)
93. Membland (possibly)
94. Merrie islington
95. Modemi (possibly)
96. Moorlands
97. Moorwood (possibly)
98. Namorado field jacket
99. Norenda (possibly)
100. Norhilda
101. Novillo
102. Oakwell
103. Onslow
104. Pandora
105. Paul
106. Phare (probably)
107. Philander (probably)
108. Polanna
109. Polruan
110. Princess olga (possibly)
111. Quaggy (probably)
112. Rikard nordraak
113. Runswick
114. Rutil
115. Saint ninian
116. Sapphire (probably)
117. Sarah thinnesen
118. Scotia
119. Sir francis
120. Sixty-six
121. Skane
122. Sna ii
123. Southborough
124. Springhill
125. Sumus (probably)
126. Suntrap (probably)
127. Tangistan
128. Taurus (probably)
129. Trelyon
130. Ub 30
131. Ub 41
132. Ub 75
133. Uc 70
134. Vaaren
135. Vaaren (possibly)
136. Victo (bow section)
137. Victo (stern section)
138. Victoria (probably)
139. Wallsend
140. Westowrie
141. Woodstock (bow section)
142. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: AIGBURTH

Length 59.4 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 824 ton
Load: coal

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine while on passage tyne to treport.

Year of registration: 1989

Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 151 cm

Known since: 1989, last detected: 20161213

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 2 MILES NE BY E FROM S. CHEEK, ROBIN HOOD BAY. H6331/87 27.1.89 WK EXAM'D 3.5.88 IN 542642N, 002749W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.7 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.6MTRS. LIES IN TWO PARTS, THE NORTHERN IS 35MTRS LONG, LYING 175/355 DEG; THE SOUTHERN IS 45MTRS LONG, LYING 135/315 DEG. WELL BROKEN UP. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS AS WK 40MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/06 22.2.93 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS WK OF AIGBURTH. [WGD] POSN - 542643N, 002746W. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). HH100/351/09 6.6.95 STEAM TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE BOILER, THREE FURNACES. ENGINE IS AFT. IDENTIFIED FROM THE BELL. (A C JACKSON/RACEY). SEP 2017/000002822 24.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16 IN 5426.725N, 0027.920W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 41.41MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 19.4MTRS, HT 4.62MTRS, ORIENTATION 151/331 DEGS. WK IS WELL BROKEN UP AND SEVERE STATE OF DECAY. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 26.725 N,0 27.92 W

 

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