This is the information page about the shipwreck Atherton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.364 N,0 58.762 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Azariah (poss)
12. Beacon 'f'
13. Blue mermaid
14. Bolbec (possibly)
15. Bradglen
16. British oak
17. C 128
18. Chieftain
19. Daisy maud
20. Dela
21. Delce
22. Duluth
23. E oaze light vessel
24. East shoebury bn (remains of)
25. Enterprise ranger 2
26. Erins isle (possibly)
27. Explorer
28. Fox
29. Fred everard
30. Georgia
31. Gordon
32. Great nore tower (remains)
33. Great nore towers (remains)
34. Great nore towers (remains).
35. H k daniels
36. Harcourt
37. Hawnby
38. Herland (part of)
39. Herland (part of)
40. Hibernia
41. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
42. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
43. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
44. Hms aisha
45. Hms amethyst
46. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
47. Hms ash
48. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
49. Hms capricornus
50. Hms conquistador
51. Hms danube 3
52. Hms desiree
53. Hms drummer
54. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
55. Hms london
56. Hms london
57. Hms new spray
58. Hms oriana
59. Hms princess irene
60. Hms receptive
61. Hms reed (possibly)
62. Hms resolvo (part of)
63. Hms restango
64. Hms stella orion
65. Hms venetia
66. Hms vimiera (bow section)
67. Hms vimiera (part of)
68. Hms vimiera (stern)
69. Holba
70. Honiton
71. Hopper number 19
72. Houston city
73. How (probably)
74. Intrepid
75. Janie b
76. Lady jane
77. Lca 551
78. Letchworth
79. Lion (part of)
80. Maitland
81. Malrix (possibly)
82. Maplin light house
83. Maplin survey platform
84. March
85. Margam abbey
86. Mercy
87. Mi amigo
88. Molliette
89. Mudlark
90. Nass beacon (ruins)
91. Neptune (possibly)
92. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
93. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
94. Pinto
95. Pisces
96. Radiant
97. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
98. Resolute
99. Restless wave (possibly)
100. Revenge
101. Richard montgomery
102. Rosme
103. Rover (possibly)
104. Ryal
105. Selnes
106. Sparsholt
107. Strathearn
108. Strom trooper
109. Sun vii
110. Sunrise (possibly)
111. Supremity
112. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
113. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
114. Thorvin karsven
115. Toreador
116. Treport
117. Uama
118. Van meerlant (part of)
119. Vera
120. Wardie
121. Warp
122. Westerley star
123. William j taylor (part of)
124. Winifred
125. Winkfield
126. Zarga

 

Name: ATHERTON

Year of registration: 1921

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 22 cm

Known since: 1921, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H7831/21 28.12.21 H7831/21 28.12.21 LOCATED IN 342DEG, 2.5M FROM MIDDLE GROUND BN IN GEN DEPTH 54FT. DW IN 512920N, 005824E, MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, OCC(2)10S. (CINC NORE, 1921).

- NM 61/22. H1249/23 19.2.23 H1249/23 19.2.23 DISPERSED TO 48FT [LWST]. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH, 12.2.23 & TH NM 17/23, 16.2.23).

- NM 445/23. H01025/40 31.7.48 H01025/40 31.7.48 DRIFT SWEPT IN 512919N, 005856E. CLEAR AT 45FT, FOUL AT 46FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 16.7.48).

- NM 1711/48. H2264/54 31.5.54 H2264/54 31.5.54 LOCATED IN 512919N, 005852E USING SONAR. (HMS SHACKLETON, 1954 [E9628]). LC 1607. H01025/40 8.12.61 H01025/40 8.12.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 47FT, FOUL AT 48FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52FT IN GEN DEPTH 55-60FT. SCOUR DEPTH 68FT. APPEARS TO BE IN 2 PARTS ABOUT 250FT APART, OR 2 SUPERSTRUCTURES WITH CENTRE COVERED BY SAND. (HMS EGERIA, 5.9.61). BR STD. H3161/69 26.11.71 H3161/69 26.11.71 EXAM'D IN 512921N, 005851E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 47FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.5FT IN GEN DEPTH 55FT. SCOUR DEPTH 64FT. LIES SW/NE AND IS ABOUT 150FT LONG. SCOUR TO THE N. (MV MAPLIN). NCA. H6140/68 19.1.79 H6140/68 19.1.79 SWEPT 12.10.78. EASY TO FIND. NO CHANGE SINCE 1971. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 13/78). NCA. HH244/420/02 21.6.93 HH244/420/02 21.6.93 EXAM'D 14.4.93 IN 512920N, 005852E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16-18MTRS. LARGE WK, EASY TO FIND. STANDS IN PART 4MTRS ABOVE RIVER BED AND FRAGMENTED PARTS LIE OVER AN AREA 50 X 15MTRS IN A SSW DIR'N. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (PLA WK NO.201/45, CHARTWELL 35/93). BR STD. 13.6.05 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5129.364N, 0058.762E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD. 23.2.07 23.2.07 EXAM'D 2.2.05. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.3 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP OFF NW CORNER AND NOT EXTENSIVE. RETAIN AS SW 14MTRS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 23.5.05). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGE WK, INTACT

Position: 51 29.364 N,0 58.762 E

 

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