This is the information page about the shipwreck Aridity (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 30.886 N,1 0.013 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. Baltrader
12. Beacon 'f'
13. Blue mermaid
14. Bolbec (possibly)
15. Bradglen
16. British oak
17. C 128
18. Dela
19. Delce
20. Duluth
21. E oaze light vessel
22. Empire ghyll
23. Erins isle (possibly)
24. Explorer
25. Fox
26. Fred everard
27. Georgia
28. Ghc (possibly)
29. Great nore tower (remains)
30. Great nore towers (remains)
31. Great nore towers (remains).
32. H k daniels
33. Harcourt
34. Hawnby
35. Herland (part of)
36. Herland (part of)
37. Hibernia
38. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
39. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
40. Hms aisha
41. Hms amethyst
42. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
43. Hms ash
44. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
45. Hms capricornus
46. Hms conquistador
47. Hms danube 3
48. Hms desiree
49. Hms drummer
50. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
51. Hms london
52. Hms london
53. Hms myrtle
54. Hms oriana
55. Hms receptive
56. Hms reed (possibly)
57. Hms resolvo (part of)
58. Hms restango
59. Hms stella orion
60. Hms venetia
61. Hms vimiera (bow section)
62. Hms vimiera (part of)
63. Hms vimiera (stern)
64. Holba
65. Honiton
66. Hopper number 19
67. Houston city
68. Intrepid
69. Lady jane
70. Lca 551
71. Letchworth
72. Lion (part of)
73. Lowlands
74. Malrix (possibly)
75. Maplin light house
76. Margam abbey
77. Mercy
78. Mi amigo
79. Molliette
80. Mudlark
81. Nass beacon (ruins)
82. Neptune (possibly)
83. Norman
84. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
85. Pinto
86. Pisces
87. Radiant
88. Restless wave (possibly)
89. Revenge
90. Richard montgomery
91. Ryal
92. Selnes
93. Strathearn
94. Strom trooper
95. Sun vii
96. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
97. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
98. Toreador
99. Treport
100. Uama
101. Van meerlant (part of)
102. Vera
103. Wardie
104. Westerley star
105. Winifred
106. Winkfield
107. Yassou
108. Zarga

 

Name: ARIDITY (PROBABLY)

Length 39.6 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 336 ton

Cause: Passage hull for london. mined.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: 5.9.72 5.9.72 SANK 40YDS NE OF E OAZE LTV. (WW2SL). POSN 513030N, 010030E APPROX FOR FILING. HH244/351/01 9.3.92 HH244/351/01 9.3.92 IN 513051N, 010006E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 8.4MTRS. WRECKAGE EXTENDING OVER A 50MTR RADIUS. (PLA NAV WARNING 3/92).

- NM 862/92. HH244/351/01 2.4.92 HH244/351/01 2.4.92 EXAM'D 5.3.92 IN 513051N, 010006 [OGB]. SWEPT CLEAT AT 8.4, FOUL AT 9.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.5 IN GEN DEPTHS 9.6-11MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.6MTRS. WRECKAGE COVERS AREA 76 X 32MTRS, ORIENTATED N/S. SWEEP PARTED ON FOULING WITH WHITE PAINT ON ONE SINKER AND RED PAINT ON THE OTHER. SCOUR MAILNLY TO S OF WK MOUND BUT WITH AN EXTENSION TO ENE FOR 100MTRS. COULD BE REMAINS OF MARCATO, DISPERSED IN 1926. LAUNCH OSPREY WAS ALSO LOST IN THIS VICINITY IN APRIL 1986 AND MAY HAVE LODGED IN THIS WRECKAGE. (PLA WK NO.201/114, CHARTWELL NO.2/92). NFA. HH244/420/03 8.6.98 HH244/420/03 8.6.98 EXAM'D 27.4.98 IN 513050.9N, 010006.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.6 IN GEN DEPTH 10.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.1MTRS. COVERS 90MTRS IN N/S DIRECTION AND UP TO 110MTRS IN NE/SW DIRECTION. SCOURING DEEPER AND EXTENDS SOME 150MTRS BOTH E AND W OF THE WK. RETAIN AS SW 8.4MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT 15/98). BR STD. 13.6.05 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5130.886N, 0100.013E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, SCOUR EXTENDS 150MTRS E & W

Position: 51 30.886 N,1 0.013 E

 

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