This is the information page about the shipwreck B o borjesson, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 36.092 N,0 20.625 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Airdrie (possibly)
2. Amelie-mathilde
3. Amenity
4. Argo
5. Avalon
6. B o borjesson
7. Bellerophon
8. Benmacdhui
9. Breitenburg
10. British councillor
11. British prince
12. Briton (possibly)
13. Cadmus
14. Canada
15. Capitaine edmond laborie
16. Chloris (possibly)
17. City of birmingham
18. Corhampton
19. Corinth (possibly)
20. Corland
21. Cramlington (possibly)
22. Dana (possibly)
23. Daphne ii
24. Dayrian
25. Deerpool (after section)
26. Deodata
27. Diana
28. Dido
29. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
30. Dunsany
31. Empress (probably)
32. Ethel (possibly)
33. Exmoor
34. Fane
35. Faunus
36. Femke
37. Fermo
38. Flourish
39. Fowberry tower (part)
40. Francis
41. Fryken
42. Georgie
43. Georgios
44. Gerhardt (possibly)
45. Girl kitty (possibly)
46. Giuseppe
47. Gladeto
48. Gluckauf (possibly)
49. Gothic
50. Grangemouth
51. Harlech
52. Hms benvolio
53. Hms botanic
54. Hms calverton
55. Hms corfield
56. Hms egret
57. Hms kos xvi (probably)
58. Hms mistletoe
59. Hms othello
60. Hms princess victoria
61. Hms remillo
62. Hms strathborve (part)
63. Hms susarion
64. Hms warland (possibly)
65. Homer
66. Horsted
67. Ightham (possibly)
68. Ionic (probably)
69. J b paddon
70. Jane (possibly)
71. Janet helen (possibly)
72. Jersey (probably)
73. John and thomas
74. John mowlem
75. John rettig (probably)
76. Kalo (probably)
77. Katina bulgari
78. Kimberley (possibly)
79. Konstantinos hadjipateras
80. Kyma
81. Ladas (possibly)
82. Lady anstruther (probably)
83. Lancaster (possibly)
84. Laurel (possibly)
85. Lifeguard (possibly)
86. Lightship no 83
87. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
88. Lindy sue
89. Lismore
90. Lord haig (possibly)
91. Lord haig (possibly)
92. Lottie (possibly)
93. Lucerne
94. Lutha
95. Lyra (bow section)
96. Magdalyn ann
97. Maggie
98. Magnolia
99. Marian francis
100. Marie dawn
101. Matanuska (probably)
102. Merchiston
103. Modig
104. Modiva (possibly)
105. Monimia (possibly)
106. Nimrod
107. Odessa
108. Onesta
109. Ophir ii (possibly)
110. Orsa
111. Otis tetrax
112. Paraciers
113. Polzella (possibly)
114. Portia
115. Ravonia (part)
116. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
117. Rayford
118. Realf
119. Reculver
120. Retriever
121. Revello
122. Revi
123. Revigo (possibly)
124. Rhuys
125. Rievaulx abbey
126. Rivaulx
127. River don (part of)(probably)
128. River witham
129. Rivergate
130. Rosebud (possibly)
131. Sagacity
132. Salacon
133. Salmondby
134. Saltoun
135. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
136. Schieland (possibly)
137. Sea pearl
138. Sota eduardo
139. Stylianos chandris
140. Thessaly
141. Togston (possibly)
142. Triton
143. Umbe
144. Upminster (possibly)
145. Varangmalm (possibly)
146. Vechstroom
147. Venture (possibly)
148. Wayside flower (possibly)
149. Whitemantle (possibly)
150. William hanson
151. Windsor (part of)
152. Winga
153. Xavier
154. Zeemermin

 

Name: B O BORJESSON

Length 79.6 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1586 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Built in 1907 by akt ges. 'neptun'. triple expansion engine. sunk by mine while on passage london for tyne & sunderland. owned at time of loss by rederi a/b gefion. 6 lives lost.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0163/39 28.11.39 DW SUNK 081DEGS, 8.5M FROM SPURN LTHO. MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)10S. (TRINITY HOUSE, 28.11.39).

- NM 2705/39 & FNM 2706/39. H0273/41 27.1.41 DW IN 533605N, 002050E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 179/41. H01624/44 14.6.44 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 3FMS 5FT. (CAPT M/S HUMBER).

- NM 1213/44. H0163/39 14.7.47 DISPERSED TO 45FT IN 533606N, 002054E. (C-IN-C NORE 29.6.47) H0163/39 14.7.48 CLEAR AT 39 FT, FOUL AT 40FT. SCOUR 8FT. POSN 533603N, 002037E. (SO HMSMLS 29.6.48). H0163/39 7.6.49 NO TRACE FOUND. CONSIDERED PROBABLY DISPERSED. (C-IN-C NORE 26.5.49) H0163/39 1.9.49 LOCATED BY E/S. LEAST DEPTH 44FT. SCOUR 52FT. SURROUNDING DEPTH 45FT. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 42FT, FOUL AT 43FT [MLWS]. TIDE READINGS GRIMSBY. POSN 533605N, 002050E, FIXED BY DECCA. TRACING HELD. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER JULY 1949). CHART AS WK 7FMS.

- NM 1764/49. H6450/68 5.12.68 LOCATED 28.5.68 IN 533606N, 002040E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S OVER WK 45FT. GENERAL E/S DEPTH 48FT. DEPTH OF SCOUR BY E/S 55FT [LAT]. WK LIES IN OWN SCOUR AND BANK ECHOES PREDOMINATE. (HMS EGERIA, HI 39/68). BR STD. H4601/68 15.8.72 LOCATED IN 533608.1N 002043E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH, BY DIVER, SONAR & E/S, 12.45MTRS. (HMS NURTON & SO ISS 8.8.72). NC 109. H2395/73 9.1.74 LOCATED IN 533605N, 002042E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 14.6MTRS. SCOUR 17.0MTRS [LAT]. FLAT SEABED. WK FOUND LYING IN ITS OWN SCOUR. (HMS EGERIA, K6826/2). RETAIN HMS NURTON'S POSN AND DEPTH. NCA. 6.8.01 RECORD REVIEWED. INCORRECT DEPTH QUALITY APPLIED. NOT SWEPT. AMEND TO WK 12.4MTRS. BR STD. 4.9.13 EXAM'D 19.5.13 IN 5336.092N, 0020.625E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.12 IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. LENGTH 71MRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 1.38MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS WITH BOWS E. WELL BROKEN, POSSIBLY PARTLY BURIED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). DEBRIS WITH SCOUR HOLE AT EACH END. AMEND WK 14.1 IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED, BOWS E, SCOUR AT BOTH ENDS

Position: 53 36.092 N,0 20.625 E

 

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