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 29.783 N,0 53.628 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: 1964
Water depth above wreck: 13 meter
Known since: 1964, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H4710/63 5.5.64 H4710/63 5.5.64 LOCATED IN 512945N, 005344E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41FT IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. NO SCOUR. CONTACT ON SONAR FROM E. (HMS ECHO, 1.12.63). INS AS OBSTN 6FMS 5FT. BR STD. H8366/53 5.3.65 H8366/53 5.3.65 SWEPT CLEAR AT 40FT, FOUL AT 42FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41FT IN GEN DEPTH 44FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 22.10.64). DELETE.
- NM 400/65. 27.5.68 27.5.68 OBSTN 6FMS 4FT [LAT] SHOWN ON NE 1185. 26.9.73 26.9.73 AMEND OSW 11.9MTRS. NC 1185. H3531/74 22.12.75 H3531/74 22.12.75 EXAM'D IN 512946N, 005343E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. CLEAR AT 11.9MTRS, FOUL AT 12.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13-14MTRS. NO SCOUR. MAY BE A SEABED FEATURE AND NOT WRECKAGE. (PLA WK REPORT NO.39/75, 5.11.75). AMEND SW 11.9MTRS.
- NM BLOCK. H4253/83 7.6.83 H4253/83 7.6.83 CLOSE SOUNDING HAS AGAIN REVEALED NO WRECKAGE OR SCOUR IN THIS POSN. MOST LIKELY A SEABED FEATURE WITH LEAST E/S DEPTH OF 12.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.8MTRS. NO FURTHER EXAMINATION THIS POSN INTENDED. (MAPLIN, SR17/82, 25.5.82). AMEND DEPTH SWEPT 12.1MTRS. BR STD. HH244/351/01 7.8.91 HH244/351/01 EXAM'D 7.8.91 IN 512944.5N, 005342.5E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13-13.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. CLASSIFIED AS WK BUT COULD BE SEABED FEATURE. RETAIN AS SW 11.9MTRS. (PLA WK NO.201/7, HAVENGORE NO 11/91). NCA. HH244/351/01 2.4.92 HH244/351/01 2.4.92 SHOWN AS SW 11.9MTRS IN 512944.5N, 005342.5E ON 1185,1607. HH246/400/03 28.4.97 HH246/400/03 28.4.97 EXAM'D 20.2.97 IN 512945.0N, 005342.6E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.1 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.5MTRS BUT IS VIRTUALLY NON EXISTANT. COVERS 35MTRS BY 10MTRS. LIES E/W. (PLA WK REPORT 3/97). BR STD. 13.6.05 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5129.783N, 0053.628E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: SLIGHT SCOUR, VIRTUALLY NON-EXISTANT
Position: 51 29.783 N,0 53.628 E