This is the information page about the shipwreck Australier (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 46.223 N,0 52.714 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Cabo espartel
14. Carlisle castle
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. De fontaine
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duc richard
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Enero (probably)
29. Euphorbia
30. Evg(no rx152)?
31. Excellence pleske
32. G-asad
33. Gold coin
34. Grit (probably)
35. Grosser kurfurst
36. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
37. Heron
38. Hms anne
39. Hms blackwater
40. Hms caulonia
41. Hms cleon
42. Hms ghurka
43. Hms myrmidon
44. Hms waterfly
45. Hmt gullfoss
46. Hoheweg
47. Holland
48. Hydaspes (possibly)
49. Irene
50. Jan brons
51. Jokai
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. La somme (probably)
54. Lacer
55. Lady alice
56. Leila najia
57. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
58. Lizzonia
59. Maxwell
60. Milbanke (probably)
61. Mon bijou/fias
62. Morgenster
63. Mrav
64. My astor
65. Naranco
66. Newcastle
67. Northfleet
68. Nunima
69. Pontos
70. Portslade (possibly)
71. River levan
72. Robin hood
73. Roecliff
74. Roode zee (possibly)
75. Roseburn
76. Rushing water
77. Rydal hall (possibly)
78. Saint emilion (probably)
79. Saint jean pierre
80. Salbya (possibly)
81. Samida
82. Samwake
83. Seine
84. Sierra bravia
85. Sir robert wigham
86. Sir russell
87. Skerryvore
88. Sparta (possibly)
89. St cecilia
90. Startled fawn (possibly)
91. Storaa
92. Swale (probably)
93. T s webb
94. Tokufuku maru
95. Trooper
96. Ub 31 ?
97. Umba (probably)
98. Veerman
99. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
100. Vittoria claudia
101. War monarch
102. Waterland (possibly)
103. Welsh belle
104. Wittering

 

Name: AUSTRALIER (PROBABLY)

Length 105.5 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 3687 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: Ex-aldergate. built in 1906 by bartram & sons of sunderland. owned at time of loss by anglier ss co. home port london. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 315 hp. single shaft. passage bilbao for middlesborough. cargo iron ore. was torpedoed & sunk by ub 57. 5 lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1989

Water depth above wreck: 44 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1989, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: TORPEDOED IN POSN 214 DEGS, DUNGENESS LT 6 MILES. (LL & DODS). HH100/351/01 15.9.89 HH100/351/01 15.9.89 LARGE WK LOCATED IN 504604N, 005300E [OGB] USING DECCA. LIES ON PORT SIDE ON A VERY STEEP SAND BANK WITH BOW HEADING 130DEGS. BEAM APPROX 60FT. (J S BLIGHT, 25.8.89). CHART AS NDW. BR STD. HH100/351/02 12.1.90 HH100/351/02 12.1.90 LOCATED AGAIN ON 11.12.89 IN 504617.5N, 005238.5E [OGB] USING DECCA. LIES ON EDGE OF A TROUGH, RUNNING APPROX NW/SE, WITH GREATEST DEPTH 59MTRS. DEPTH OBTAINED OVER WK WAS 42MTRS & THAT OVER CREST OF ADJACENT BANK WAS 37MTRS. (J S BLIGHT, 3.1.90). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/06 17.3.93 HH100/351/06 17.3.93 LARGE WK LOCATED IN 1986 IN 504606.5N, 005252E [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 110FT. LIES SE/NE ON SIDE OF BANK WHICH DROPS FROM DEPTH 120FT TO 180FT. (P J BATT, 23.2.93). AMEND TO WK PA 33MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1139/93. 14.10.93 14.10.93 LOCATED IN 504610N, 005250E [OGB] USING DECCA. STANDS ABOUT 15FT HIGH. (C MARTIN, TELECON 13.10.93). NCA. HH090/611/01 6.12.94 HH090/611/01 6.12.94 EXAM'D IN 504612.9N, 005242.4E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.4MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). NCA. HH090/611/01 25.1.95 HH090/611/01 25.1.95 EXAM'D 3.10.94 IN 504612.9N, 005242.4E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.4 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 10.5MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 15-20MTRS. LIES 150/330DEGS. INTACT. SITS ON SIDE OF TROUGH SOME 20MTRS DEEP. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). BR STD. HH091/159/01 3.7.07 HH091/159/01 3.7.07 EXAM'D 7.11.06 IN 5046.223N, 0052.714E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.71 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. SCOUR EXTENDS 280MTRS TOWARDS 051 DEGS AND 30MTRS TOWARDS 225 DEGS. LENGTH 108MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 10MTRS. LIES 175/355 DEGS WITH BOWS S. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, UPRIGHT. CLOSE E OF ENCROACHING SANDBANK. AMEND WK 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, BOW S, CLOSE E OF ENCROACHING SANDBANK

Position: 50 46.223 N,0 52.714 E

 

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