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 (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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