This is the information page about the shipwreck Balfron (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 23.141 N,0 21.498 W (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. Aigburth
2. Albatross
3. Amsteldam
4. Amulet
5. Angelo rose
6. Appolonia
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Aucuba (possibly)
11. Avance (probably)
12. Balfron (probably)
13. Ballater
14. Ballogie
15. Battersea
16. Beaumanoir (probably)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Bonhomme richard
19. Botha (possibly)
20. Brentwood
21. Bur
22. Cap palos (part of)
23. Castleford (probably)
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Defiant
30. Deptford
31. Disperser
32. Doris burton (probably)
33. Dunstaffnage
34. Eaglescliffe (probably)
35. Eli
36. Ellida (probably)
37. Erich lea
38. Ferruccio
39. Florence (possibly)
40. Florentia
41. Fred everard
42. G.3
43. Garthwaite
44. Gem (bow section)
45. Gem (stern section)
46. Gimle
47. Girl ita
48. Glamorganbrook
49. Glengarry (probably)
50. Glow (part of) (possibly)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Greltoria (probably)
53. Gwalia (possibly)
54. Hannah
55. Harrow (probably)
56. Hercules
57. Hercules
58. Highgate
59. Hms akranes
60. Hms banyers
61. Hms desire (possibly)
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms dromio
64. Hms garmo (probably)
65. Hms lord ridley
66. Hms swallow
67. Hms thalia
68. Hms thomas cornwall
69. Hornsund (probably)
70. Houghton
71. Hurstwood
72. Jane
73. Jerv
74. Kilrea
75. Lady ann
76. Lady helen
77. Lampada (probably)
78. Lanthorn
79. Leander
80. Leersum (probably)
81. Lerwick (probably)
82. Linaria (probably)
83. Lindum
84. London
85. Lowtyne (possibly)
86. M c holm
87. Madame renee
88. Malvina (fwd part)
89. Manx queen
90. Marchioness of londonderry
91. Marie stuart
92. Martina
93. Mazeppa
94. Melanie (probably)
95. Membland (possibly)
96. Merrie islington
97. Middlesborough
98. Modemi (possibly)
99. Mongolian
100. Moorlands
101. Norenda (possibly)
102. Norhilda
103. Novillo
104. Oakwell
105. Paul
106. Phare (probably)
107. Philander (probably)
108. Polanna
109. Polruan
110. Princess olga (possibly)
111. Quaggy (probably)
112. Rikard nordraak
113. Rosa
114. Runswick
115. Saint ninian
116. Sapphire (probably)
117. Sarah thinnesen
118. Scotia
119. Seistan
120. Serenity
121. Sir francis
122. Sirajah
123. Sixty-six
124. Skane
125. Sna ii
126. Southborough
127. Springhill
128. Sumus (probably)
129. Suntrap (probably)
130. Tangistan
131. Taurus (probably)
132. Thea
133. Trelyon
134. Trongate
135. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
136. Ub 30
137. Ub 41
138. Ub 75
139. Vaaren
140. Vaaren (possibly)
141. Victo (bow section)
142. Victo (stern section)
143. Victoria (probably)
144. Wallsend
145. Westowrie
146. Woodstock (bow section)
147. Woodstock (stern section)
148. Zeepaard

 

Name: BALFRON (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 287 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20160220

Details measurements/cartography: H067/41 4.7.41 POSN 038 DEGS, 3.5M FROM RAVENSCAR. (NOIC, HARTLEPOOL). H1310/84/22 1.8.84 WK, PROBABLY BALFRON, DIVED ON IN 542304N, 002120W USING RADAR. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS [HWS]. (P J LASSEY, 19.7.84). INS AS WKPA 32MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/03 25.10.90 DIVED ON IN 542306.5N, 002132W USING RADAR. NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BUT WW II ARTIFACTS RECOVERED AND GENERAL SIZE/ENGINE/BOILER CORRECT FOR BALFRON. (A C JACKSON, 16.10.90). HH100/351/06 24.2.93 POSN NOW 542308N, 002123.5W USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH100/730/01 14.11.97 EXAM'D 12.7.97 IN 542308.6N, 002130.3W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.2MTRS. LENGTH 47MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 105/285 DEGS. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 730). UPRIGHT, SOME DEBRIS. BR STD. SEP 2016/000007250 13.06.16 EXAM'D 20.02.16 IN 5423.141N, 0021.498W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 42.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 44.2MTRS, WIDTH 8.9MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 287/107. SCOUR LENGTH 31.4MTRS, 0.7MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 288. WRECK IS PARTIALLY INTACT, EASTERN EDGE HAS COLLAPSED. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 42MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially intact

Position: 54 23.141 N,0 21.498 W

 

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