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 (54.4542667, -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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Angelo rose
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Athos
11. Aucuba (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Avance (probably)
14. Balfron (probably)
15. Ballater
16. Ballogie
17. Battersea
18. Beaumanoir (probably)
19. Berwick (possibly)
20. Black prince (possibly)
21. Bonhomme richard
22. Botha (possibly)
23. Brentwood
24. Bur
25. Cap palos (part of)
26. Castleford (probably)
27. Commercial
28. Constantia
29. Corsican prince
30. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
31. Creteblock
32. Crimdon (possibly)
33. Defiant
34. Deptford
35. Disperser
36. Doris burton (probably)
37. Eaglescliffe (probably)
38. Earl percy
39. Eli
40. Ellida (probably)
41. Erich lea
42. Ferruccio
43. Florence (possibly)
44. Florentia
45. Fred everard
46. G.3
47. Garthwaite
48. Gem (bow section)
49. Gem (stern section)
50. Gimle
51. Glamorganbrook
52. Glengarry (probably)
53. Glow (part of) (possibly)
54. Glow (part of) (possibly)
55. Gwalia (possibly)
56. Hannah
57. Harrow (probably)
58. Hercules
59. Hercules
60. Highgate
61. Hms banyers
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms dromio
65. Hms garmo (probably)
66. Hms locheil
67. Hms lord ridley
68. Hms swallow
69. Hms thalia
70. Hornsund (probably)
71. Houghton
72. Hurstwood
73. Jane
74. Jerv
75. Lady ann
76. Lady helen
77. Lampada (probably)
78. Lanthorn
79. Leersum (probably)
80. Lerwick (probably)
81. Linaria (probably)
82. London
83. Lowtyne (possibly)
84. Lucy
85. M c holm
86. Madame renee
87. Manx queen
88. Marchioness of londonderry
89. Marie stuart
90. Martina
91. Melanie (probably)
92. Membland (possibly)
93. Merrie islington
94. Modemi (possibly)
95. Moorlands
96. Moorwood (possibly)
97. Namorado field jacket
98. Norenda (possibly)
99. Norhilda
100. Novillo
101. Oakwell
102. Pandora
103. Paul
104. Phare (probably)
105. Philander (probably)
106. Polanna
107. Polruan
108. Princess olga (possibly)
109. Quaggy (probably)
110. Rikard nordraak
111. Runswick
112. Rutil
113. Saint ninian
114. Sapphire (probably)
115. Sarah thinnesen
116. Sir francis
117. Sixty-six
118. Skane
119. Sna ii
120. Southborough
121. Springhill
122. Sumus (probably)
123. Suntrap (probably)
124. Tangistan
125. Taurus (probably)
126. Ub 30
127. Ub 41
128. Ub 75
129. Uc 70
130. Vaaren
131. Vaaren (possibly)
132. Victo (bow section)
133. Victo (stern section)
134. Victoria (probably)
135. Wallsend
136. Westowrie
137. Woodstock (bow section)
138. 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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