This is the information page about the shipwreck Alf everard (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.769 N,0 53.42 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: ALF EVERARD (PART OF)
Length 29.9 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 2.9, tonnage 213 ton
Load: clay products
Cause: Built in 1925 by fellows & co ltd, gt yarmouth. owned at time of loss by alfred everard & sons ltd. 4 cylinder oil engine of 63bhp, single shaft. passage charlestown for london. sank following collision with british mv city of johannesburg. an ex-spritsail london barge. (sibi & ll).
Year of registration: 1954
Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm
Known since: 1954, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: H8366/53 19.1.54 H8366/53 19.1.54 LOCATED 066DEG, 1.42M FROM GT NORE TWR. MARKED BY G SPH BUOY, INT.Q.G.10S LAID 091DEG, 300FT FROM WK. (TH NM 131/53). INS AS DW WITH BUOY.
- NM 145/54. H8366/53 16.6.54 H8366/53 16.6.54 DISPERSAL OPS IN HAND. (NAVEAM 5026). NCA YET. H8366/53 30.3.55 H8366/53 30.3.55 DISPERSAL OPS CONTINUE. (TH HARWICH). NCA. H8366/53 H8366/53 DISPERSAL COMPLETED FEBRUARY 1955. (TRINITY HOUSE 1955). AMEND TO FOUL. DELETE BUOY.
- NM 2872/55. H4710/63 5.5.64 H4710/63 5.5.64 EXAM'D USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44 IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. SCOUR 48FT. (HMS ECHO, 1.12.63). H8366/53 5.3.65 H8366/53 5.3.65 SWEPT CLEAR AT 39FT, FOUL AT 41FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44FT IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. SCOUR 52FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE). INS AS OBSTN 6FMS 3FT.
- NM 400/55. H448/64 10.8.67 H448/64 10.8.67 AMEND TO OBSTN 6FMS 2FT. (CHANGE OF DATUM TO LAT). 26.9.73 26.9.73 AMEND TO OSW 11.6MTRS. NC 1185. H3531/74 22.12.75 H3531/74 22.12.75 EXAM'D IN 512946N, 005332E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.7MTRS, FOUL AT 12.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12-14MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.6MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT 38/75 DTD 5.11.75). AMEND TO SW 11.7MTRS.
- NM BLOCK. H4253/83 7.6.83 H4253/83 7.6.83 EXAM'D 13.9.82 IN 512944N, 005330E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.2MTRS, FOUL AT 12.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR 14MTRS. (MAPLIN, 23.9.82). AMEND TO SW 12.2MTRS. BR STD. HH244/420/01 9.12.92 HH244/420/01 9.12.92 EXAM'D 14.9.92 IN 512943.9N, 005330.3E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11.8-13.7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.7MTRS. LIES IN TWO PARTS. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (PLA WK REPORT 63/92). NCA. HH244/420/03 8.6.98 HH244/420/03 8.6.98 EXAM'D 11.5.98 IN 512944.0N, 005330.4E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.5MTRS. WRECKAGE IS MAINLY SITTING IN A SCOUR, THE HIGH POINT IS 0.5MTR ABOVE THE IMMEDIATE SEA BED. AREA OF WRECKAGE PROBABLY 40 BY 25MTRS ON AN E/W AXIS. TO BE RESWEPT. (PLA WK REPORT 19/98). BR STD. HH246/400/05 8.7.99 HH246/400/05 8.7.99 EXAM'D 16.6.99 IN 5129.733N, 0053.506E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.4, FOUL 12.8MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT 27/99 DTD 18.6.99). AMEND TO SW 12.4MTRS. BR STD. 13.6.05 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5129.769N, 0053.420E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 29.769 N,0 53.42 E