This is the information page about the shipwreck Airston (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 34.732 N,1 3.856 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alberta
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Balakani
12. Baltrader
13. Beacon 'f'
14. Blue mermaid
15. Bolbec (possibly)
16. Bradglen
17. British oak
18. C 128
19. City of brisbane
20. Dalryan
21. Dela
22. Delce
23. Diana
24. Duluth
25. E oaze light vessel
26. Empire ghyll
27. Erins isle (possibly)
28. Explorer
29. Fleurita
30. Fox
31. Fred everard
32. Georgia
33. Ghc (possibly)
34. Great nore tower (remains)
35. Great nore towers (remains)
36. Great nore towers (remains).
37. H k daniels
38. Harcourt
39. Hawksdale
40. Hawnby
41. Herland (part of)
42. Herland (part of)
43. Hibernia
44. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
45. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
46. Hms aisha
47. Hms amethyst
48. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
49. Hms ash
50. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
51. Hms capricornus
52. Hms chestnut (probably)
53. Hms conquistador
54. Hms danube 3
55. Hms desiree
56. Hms drummer
57. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
58. Hms myrtle
59. Hms oriana
60. Hms receptive
61. Hms reed (possibly)
62. Hms resolvo (part of)
63. Hms restango
64. Hms stella orion
65. Hms venetia
66. Hms vimiera (bow section)
67. Hms vimiera (part of)
68. Hms vimiera (stern)
69. Holba
70. Honiton
71. Hopper number 19
72. Houston city
73. Intrepid
74. Lady jane
75. Lca 551
76. Letchworth
77. Lindfar
78. Lion (part of)
79. Lowlands
80. Main topman
81. Malrix (possibly)
82. Maplin light house
83. Margam abbey
84. Mercy
85. Mi amigo
86. Molliette
87. Mudlark
88. Nass beacon (ruins)
89. Neptune (possibly)
90. Norman
91. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
92. Opal
93. Pinto
94. Pisces
95. Radiant
96. Restless wave (possibly)
97. Revenge
98. Richard montgomery
99. Ryal
100. Selnes
101. Slesvig
102. Strathearn
103. Strom trooper
104. Sun vii
105. Sunk beacon (remains)
106. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
107. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
108. Tongue sand tower (remains)
109. Toreador
110. Treport
111. Uama
112. Van meerlant (part of)
113. Vera
114. Wardie
115. Westerley star
116. Winifred
117. Winkfield
118. Yassou
119. Zarga

 

Name: AIRSTON (PROBABLY)

Length 32.3 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 2.3
Load: sand

Cause: Built in 1915 by dalmuir, dumbarton. owned at time of loss by j j prior. petrol engine of 40hp, single shaft. passage river colne for london. cargo sand. sank, cause unknown. three men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1937

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1937, last detected: 1993

Details measurements/cartography: H1685/37 5.3.37 MAST REPORTED BY MV LEWES CASTLE TO SHOW 2FT IN POSN 200YDS W OF MAPLIN SPIT LT BUOY. (WALTON CG, 1.3.37). NCA YET. HH244/430/03 31.3.93 WK LOCATED 6.3.93 IN 513442N, 010357.5E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.2 IN GEN DEPTHS 7.2-13MTRS. WRECKAGE EXTENDS 100 X 30MTRS IN NE/SW DIR'N WITH SCOUR, DEPTH 14MTRS TO NE AND SW. (PLA 211/70 - CHARTWELL 12/93).

- NM 1289/93. RSDRA2023000037588 27.3.23 EXAM'D BDC FROM PLA WEST SWIN CHANNEL SURVEY 04-06.04.2022; LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.68 IN GEN DEPTH 14.32MTRS, LENGTH 36.9MTRS, WIDTH 9.2MTRS, HT 2.64MTRS. (BDC H525.2 BASED on PLA WEST SWIN CHANNEL SURVEY DTD 04-06.04.2022).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE, SCOUR TO NE & SW

Position: 51 34.732 N,1 3.856 E

 

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