This is the information page about the shipwreck Athelduke, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 36.355 N,1 28.4 W (55.617133333333, -1.4278666666667)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Aepos
3. Alert (possibly)
4. Annie walker (probably)
5. Arbutus
6. Athelduke
7. Auckland castle
8. Aulton (possibly)
9. Baltanglia
10. Buka
11. Chris christenson
12. Coquet mouth
13. Cor jesu (possibly)
14. Coryton
15. Don (possibly)
16. Driebergen
17. Dutchman
18. Eglinton
19. Elziena
20. Elziena (possibly)
21. Emily reaich
22. Emma
23. Espire
24. Everene (possibly)
25. Fingal
26. Florence dombey (possibly)
27. George and mary (possibly)
28. Hazard (probably)
29. Hesvik (possibly)
30. Hms ascot
31. Hms herring
32. Hms kopanes
33. Hms patia
34. Hooghammen
35. Hornchurch (probably)
36. Igor
37. Invergyle
38. Isbul & margarit
39. Jan van ryswyck
40. Lafonia
41. Lunesdale (possibly)
42. Maystone (possibly)
43. Merwede
44. Morlaix (probably)
45. Moulmein (possibly)
46. Nidelven
47. Ocean venture
48. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
49. Peik (probably)
50. Pluto
51. Provider a
52. Regian
53. Rising sun
54. Skovdal (probably)
55. Snowdonia
56. Somali
57. Spey (possibly)
58. Sphynx
59. St andre
60. St fergus
61. Stork (possibly)
62. Tadorne
63. The tetrarch (probably)
64. Thistle
65. Thomas jackson (possibly)
66. Tillycorthie
67. Tioga
68. U 1274

 

Name: ATHELDUKE

Length 121 meter, width: 15.2 meter, tonnage 8966 ton
Load: foodstuffs: liquid

Cause: built in 1929 by r duncan & co, port glasgow. owned at time of loss by the united molasses co ltd. twin bronze propellers powered by aft positioned 12 cylinder oil engine of 709 hp built by j r kinkaid & co ltd. torpedoed in port quarter whilst in convoy f584 when attacked by u1274. of crew of 51, one was lost. cargo 12000 tons molasses. she remained afloat for some time before she finally sank. broke in two after impacting on the seabed. (r young).

Year of registration: 1999

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm

Known since: 1999, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: HH242/640/03 24.5.99 HH242/640/03 24.5.99 LOCATED IN 5536.333N, 0128.400W [WGD]. LENGTH 150MTRS, WIDTH 70MTRS. DCS3 HT 8MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. (MV ANTARES, HN DTD 18.5.99). INS AS WK 45MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/15 17.9.99 HH100/351/15 17.9.99 DIVED AND CONFIRMED AS THE ATHELDUKE. LIES IN TWO HUGE SECTION, ONE 11MTRS HIGH AND THE OTHER 19MTRS HIGH. SIX METRE BRONZE PROPELLORS ARE STILL ATTACHED TO THE WK AS ARE THE RUDDERS. BULK OF WK CONSISTS OF STEEL HULL WITH DECKING AND MANY METRES OF LARGE STEEL PIPES. TRAWL NETS ARE DRAPED OVER THE WK. (R YOUNG, LTR DTD 14.9.99). HH090/843/01 21.12.99 HH090/843/01 21.12.99 EXAM'D 19.6.99 IN 5536.355N, 0128.400W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43.3 IN GEN DEPTH 54/3MTRS. NO SCOUR. OVERALL LENGTH 195MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS. DCS3 HT 10.2MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED SAND. IN TWO PIECES AND GENERALLY WELL BROKEN UP. (GARDLINE, HI 843). AMEND TO WK 43MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PIECES. GENERALLY WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 55 36.355 N,1 28.4 W

 

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