This is the information page about the shipwreck Ashford, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.149 N,0 7.685 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Aracataca
3. Aristos
4. Ashford
5. Barn hill
6. Bernicia
7. Blanefield
8. Branksome chine (possibly)
9. Braunton
10. Caleb sprague
11. Carrie dingle
12. Celtic
13. Charles m
14. City of brisbane
15. City of waterford
16. Clara
17. D144 (possibly).
18. Davenport
19. Devon coast
20. Eduard (possibly)
21. Emerald (possibly)
22. Esperanza
23. F/v joanna c
24. Fife coast (possibly)
25. Fortuna
26. Fulham vii (probably)
27. George sutton
28. Gerlen (possibly)
29. Girlvine (possibly)
30. Glenartney (possibly)
31. Glendinning (possibly)
32. Gull (possibly)
33. Harold
34. Hms ariadne
35. Hms avanturine
36. Hms balfour
37. Hms borneo
38. Hms inverclyde
39. Hms keryado (probably)
40. Hms lancer ii
41. Hms ocean sunlight
42. Hms resolution (possibly)
43. Hms taipo
44. Holme force (possibly)
45. Hush wing
46. Inger (possibly)
47. James groves
48. Joseph roberts (possibly)
49. La cycogne (probably)
50. Lalen mendi
51. Leven (possibly)
52. Lornaston (possibly)
53. Mill gate (probably)
54. Mira
55. Mohlenpris (possibly)
56. Mount stuart
57. Mv adur valley?
58. Newent
59. Noordster
60. Northlands (possibly)
61. Nyon
62. Oceana
63. Ouse (possibly)
64. Petit forban
65. Rytoner
66. Saint ronaig
67. Seaford
68. Seven seas (possibly)
69. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
70. St rogatien (possibly)
71. Stanhope
72. T r thompson
73. U 212 (probably)
74. U 275 (probably)
75. U 40 (possibly)
76. U 413 (possibly)
77. U 671
78. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
79. Ub 130
80. Vasco
81. Venus
82. Wilhelmina j
83. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: ASHFORD

Length 84.1 meter, width: 11.4 meter, draught: 6, tonnage 1909 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1881 by j l thompson & sons, sunderland. owned at the time of loss by j hopper, sunderland. passage seaham for st nazaire. sank while under tow of steam tug 'dominion' after being damaged during a collision with german barque 'pirat'. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1980, last detected: 20150715

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 8 MILES WSW OF BEACHY HEAD. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H1965/76 4.12.80 EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 503907N, 000747E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 89.9MTRS, BEAM 12.9MTRS, HT 11.1MTRS. LARGE WK WITH 2 HIGH POINTS, LYING 070/250DEGS, BOWS SW. NO MASTS DETECTED, BUTS HOLDS EITHER SIDE CENTRAL BRIDGE STRUCTURE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). CHART AS WK 23.0MTRS. BR STD. H1310/83/4 22.7.83 DIVED ON SEVERAL TIMES. WK HAS '3-ISLAND' CONFIGURATION, WITH BRIDGE AMIDSHIPS AND 2 HOLDS EITHER SIDE. CARGO COAL. APPARENTLY A WW1 CASUALTY JUDGING BY CONDITION OF WK. HULL INTACT EXCEPT FOR DAMAGE ON STBD BOW. IRON 4-BLADED PROPELLER [SPARE IN AFT HOLD]. HIGHEST POINTS ARE STEERING ENGINE AMIDSHIPS AND WINCHES ON BOW. LIES IN 4.5MTR HOLE WITH STERN APPROX W. IRON TELEGRAPH ENSCRIBED 'MECHAN & SONS, GLASGOW' RECOVERED. (T W BENNETTO, 18.7.83). H1310/29/86 24.11.86 NOW CONSIDERED MOST PROBABLY WK OF SS 'ASHFORD'. (T W BENNETTO, 28.10.86). 18.6.04 LIES IN 5039.12N, 0007.82E [WGD]. INTACT, UPRIGHT. WOODEN SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECKS GONE, MASTS MISSING. PLATEWORK WELL CORRODED AND COLLAPSING. (DIVER MAGAZINE, JULY 2004). NCA. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 15.07.15 IN 5039.149N, 0007.685E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.03MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31.63MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, HT 7.3MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, SCOUR 40MTRS TOWARDS 055, SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 39.149 N,0 7.685 E

 

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