This is the information page about the shipwreck Archon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 27.749 N,1 23.455 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agamemnon
5. Agen
6. Alabama (possibly)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Astrologer
12. Avon
13. Balakani
14. Balgownie (probably)
15. Baltrader
16. Blue mermaid
17. Bravore
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. City of brisbane
21. Constanzia
22. Correct
23. Dalryan
24. Dela
25. Delce
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Diana
28. Dinard
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Duiveland
32. Dunbar castle
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Embla (possibly)
35. Emile deschamps
36. Empire ghyll
37. Empress of midland (possibly)
38. Erins isle (possibly)
39. Fearless
40. Filleigh
41. Flandres
42. Fleurita
43. Flores (probably)
44. Franz fischer (possibly)
45. Fred everard
46. Frons olivae (probably)
47. Fulmar
48. Gad 23
49. Genimar
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Grazia (possibly)
52. Harcalo
53. Hardingham (probably)
54. Hawksdale
55. Hawnby
56. Hibernia
57. Highwave (probably)
58. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
59. Hm torpedo boat no.12
60. Hms alert ?
61. Hms aragonite (part of)
62. Hms aries (possibly)
63. Hms artic trapper
64. Hms carilon
65. Hms chestnut (probably)
66. Hms coquette
67. Hms desiree
68. Hms drummer
69. Hms fauvette
70. Hms gracie (probably)
71. Hms guardsman
72. Hms leandros
73. Hms lydian
74. Hms marcella
75. Hms mastiff (possibly)
76. Hms myrtle
77. Hms napia
78. Hms niger (possibly)
79. Hms northumberland (probably)
80. Hms pyrope
81. Hms ray of hope
82. Hms restoration (possibly)
83. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
84. Hms stella orion
85. Hms stirling castle (probably)
86. Hms tamarisk
87. Hms tourmaline
88. Hms tranquil
89. Hms velia (possibly)
90. Hms venetia
91. Ilaro
92. Ira (possibly)
93. Irene
94. Jacob luckenbach
95. James harrod
96. Kabinda
97. Karmt
98. Koenigshaven
99. L'armandeche
100. Laurl coin
101. Lbv (m)396
102. Le pelerin de la mer
103. Lisbeth m
104. Lord hamilton (possibly)
105. Luray victory
106. Mahratta
107. Mahratta ii
108. Mahseer
109. Malta (probably)
110. Margam abbey
111. Menapier
112. Mercy
113. Merel (part of)(possibly)
114. Mersey
115. Mi amigo
116. Mudlark
117. Nancy moran
118. Neptune (possibly)
119. Newlands
120. Niore
121. Norman
122. North eastern victory
123. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
124. Opal
125. Paros isle
126. Persistant whisper
127. Ponzano
128. Port dalhousie (possibly)
129. Prince igor (probably)
130. Restless wave (possibly)
131. Rubislaw
132. Rydal force
133. Rynanna
134. Saidieh
135. Salerno (possibly)
136. San calisto
137. Santagata
138. Santagata (?part of)
139. Selma (possibly)
140. Slesvig
141. Spaarndem
142. Stad maastricht
143. Strathearn
144. Sun vii
145. Sunk beacon (remains)
146. Surrey
147. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
148. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
149. Telegraaf xviii
150. The sultan
151. Tongue sand tower (remains)
152. Treport
153. Tummel (probably)
154. U 48
155. Uama
156. Uc 21 (possibly)
157. Ursus (part)
158. Walsingham
159. Westerley star
160. Wheatman (possibly)
161. Winkfield
162. Woodtown (possibly)
163. Yassou
164. Ypapanti

 

Name: ARCHON

Length 109.5 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3511 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: Ex-slotaan, ex-ameland. built in 1916 by rotterdam d m, rotterdam. owned at time of loss by oinoussai. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 301hp, single shaft. passage river plate for london. cargo maize. foundered following collision.

Year of registration: 1933

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter

Known since: 1933, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H6171/33 15.9.33 WRECK MARKED BY G CAN BUOY, GP FL(2)G, 10SEC. (C IN C NORE & RAMSGATE CG). - TNM 1460/33. H7644/35 15.11.35 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH 43FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 54FT. POSN 63DEG 2.52M FROM N MARGATE BN. (TH 14.11.35). INS AS WK 7FMS 1FT. BUOY DELETED. H4576/56 11.7.56 EXAM'D IN 512742N, 012330E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 37FT, FOUL AT 39FT. GENERAL DEPTH 52FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 38FT. SCOUR 55FT. SEABED SAND. (ECES SWEEP REPORT 10.7.56). AMEND TO SW 6FMS 1FT.

- NM 1980/56. H926/62 15.3.62 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 42FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 49FT. (ISS 1961). H351/67 25.1.67 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 46FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 50FT. (ISS 26.12.66). H4118/71 25.8.71 EXAM'D 24.5.71 IN 512743N, 012333E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 40FT, FOUL 41FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 43FT. SEABED 50FT. SCOUR TO 55FT. IN TWO PARTS WITH SMALL SCOUR. (PLA MAPLIN SWEEPING REPORT NO 4/71). AMEND TO SW 6FMS 4FT. BR STD. H4118/71 4.5.77 EXAM'D IN 512743N, 012331 [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SMALL WK WITH 2 DETACHED PIECES CLOSE N. SWEPT CLEAR 12.7MTRS, FOUL 13.0MTRS. GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR 16.7MTRS. E/S DEPTH 12.9MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT 20.9.76). BR STD. 10.11.82 INS SW 12.7 MTRS IN 512744N, 012333E. NC 1183. 5.3.07 EXAM'D 20.6.02 IN 5127.749N, 0123.455E [WGD]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.4 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR 6.6MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 180MTRS E AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE S PORTION. SWEPT 22.4.03 CLEAR 12.8MTRS, FOUL 12.9MTRS. RETAIN SW 12.7MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 22.4.03). RETAIN SW 12.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SMALL WK

Position: 51 27.749 N,1 23.455 E

 

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