This is the information page about the shipwreck Baltrader, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 40.779 N,1 18.194 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. 150
2. Actuality
3. Afrin (probably)
4. Agamemnon
5. Airston (probably)
6. Alberta
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Alice marie
10. Archon
11. Aridity (probably)
12. Astrologer
13. Atlanticos
14. Avon
15. Balakani
16. Balgownie (probably)
17. Baltrader
18. Blue mermaid
19. Bonnington court
20. Bradglen
21. British oak
22. Cairnside
23. Cedrington court
24. City of brisbane
25. Corcrest
26. Cormount (probably)
27. Dalryan
28. Dela
29. Delce
30. Denise germaine (possibly)
31. Diana
32. Dolcoath (part)
33. Dolcoath (part)
34. Dunbar castle
35. Dynamo
36. E oaze light vessel
37. Embla (possibly)
38. Emile deschamps
39. Empire bridge
40. Empire ghyll
41. Erins isle (possibly)
42. Erna boldt (probably)
43. European gateway (part of)
44. Fleurita
45. Flores (probably)
46. Fort massac
47. Fred everard
48. Georgia
49. Ghc (possibly)
50. Grazia (possibly)
51. Great nore towers (remains).
52. Grisdeale
53. Harcourt
54. Hawksdale
55. Hawnby
56. Hibernia
57. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
58. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
59. Hm torpedo boat no.12
60. Hmml 127 (possibly)
61. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
62. Hms aisha
63. Hms amethyst
64. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
65. Hms arethusa
66. Hms ash
67. Hms carilon
68. Hms chestnut (probably)
69. Hms conquistador
70. Hms coquette
71. Hms desiree
72. Hms drummer
73. Hms fauvette
74. Hms gracie (probably)
75. Hms guardsman
76. Hms japan
77. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
78. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
79. Hms ludlow
80. Hms marconi
81. Hms marsa
82. Hms mastiff (possibly)
83. Hms myrtle
84. Hms oriana
85. Hms pyrope
86. Hms ray of hope
87. Hms reed (possibly)
88. Hms sisapon
89. Hms stella orion
90. Hms tamarisk
91. Hms tourmaline
92. Hms tunisian
93. Hms velia (possibly)
94. Hms venetia
95. Hms william wesney
96. Hnlms 227
97. Holba
98. Houston city
99. Intrepid
100. Irene
101. Josefina thorden (after part)
102. Kankakee
103. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
104. Koningen emma (possibly)
105. Lady jane
106. Lady salisbury
107. Laurl coin
108. Lbv (m)396
109. Lindfar
110. Lisbeth m
111. Lowland
112. Lowlands
113. Mac 5 (possibly)
114. Mahseer
115. Main topman
116. Maplin light house
117. Margam abbey
118. Menapier
119. Mercy
120. Mi amigo
121. Molliette
122. Morar
123. Mudlark
124. Neptune (possibly)
125. Newlands
126. Niore
127. Norhauk
128. Norman
129. Norwich trader
130. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
131. Opal
132. Pallieter (possibly)
133. Paros isle
134. Persistant whisper
135. Ponzano
136. Prince igor (probably)
137. Princess juliana
138. Profit
139. Protinus (possibly)
140. Quickstep
141. Restless wave (possibly)
142. Rubislaw
143. Ryal
144. Saidieh
145. Salerno (possibly)
146. San calisto
147. Second chance (possibly)
148. Selma (possibly)
149. Selnes
150. Simon bolivar
151. Slesvig
152. Spaarndem
153. Stad maastricht
154. Strathearn
155. Sun vii
156. Sunbeam
157. Sunk beacon (remains)
158. Sunk head tower
159. Surrey
160. Sweep ii
161. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
162. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
163. Tay bar
164. Telegraaf xviii
165. Terukuni maru
166. The sultan
167. Tongue sand tower (remains)
168. Treport
169. Uama
170. Uc 21 (possibly)
171. Uc 72 (possibly)
172. Ursus (part)
173. Vancouver
174. Vera
175. Walsingham
176. Wearside
177. Westerley star
178. Winifred
179. Winkfield
180. Woodtown (possibly)
181. Yassou
182. Ypapanti

 

Name: BALTRADER

Length 77.7 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1699 ton
Load: wine,general and mixed goods

Cause: Ex-banka. built in 1919 by akt burmeister & wain, kobenhavn. owned at time of loss by united baltic corporation ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage seveill for london. sank after detonating a mine laid by german aircraft. 2 lives lost. later dispersed by explosives as it formed navigational hazard. (sibi, ww2sl & llww2).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 354 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H01022/40 9.11.40 H01022/40 9.11.40 WK IN 514045N, 011820E. (HMS WOOLSTON & CINC NORE, 9.11.40) H01022/40 11.11.40 H01022/40 11.11.40 WK, 2 MASTS & FUNNEL SHOWING 054.5DEGS, 4.11M FROM E BARROW BN. MAST 20FT ABOVE MHWS. (CINC NORE, 11.11.40) 591 QZH ISSUED. 16.12.40 HO1022/40 16.12.40 WK IN 514040N, 011820E BY HSA, OR 054.5DEGS, 4.11M FROM EAST BARROW BN. TWO MASTS & FUNNEL SHOWING, MAST 19FT ABOVE MHWS. EXAM'D 11.11.40. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS, HN DTD 12.11.40) CHART AS DW.

- NM 3021/40. H01022/40 21.6.44 H01022/40 21.6.44 POSN NOW 514045N, 011814E BY HSA, OR 298DEGS, 1C FROM CHARTED POSN. EXAM'D 29.4.44. MAST 31FT ABOVE CHART DATUM, OTHER MAST & FUNNEL NO LONGER VISIBLE. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS, HN 14.5.44)

- NM 1402/44. H01022/40 17.10.45 H01022/40 17.10.45 G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S LAID 125DEG, 1C FROM WK. (CINC NORE & TH)

- NM 3449/45. 28.9.50 HO1022/40 28.9.50 WK DISPERSED TO WITHIN 5FT OF SEABED. 770 CHARGES EXPENDED, FURTHER DISPERSAL IMPRACTICABLE. (CINC NORE, 25.9.50) 31.10.50 HO1022/40 31.10.50 EXAM'D 28.9.50, FIXED IN 514043N, 011819E [OGB] BY HSA. DRIFT SWEEP BY SMLS 324 & 325, CLEAR AT 35FT, FOUL AT 36FT. GEN DEPTH 43FT [TIDAL DATUM: SHEERNESS]. TRACING HELD. (SML 324, 14.10.50) H01022/40 10.11.52 H01022/40 10.11.52 TRINITY HOUSE HAVE ACCEPTED DISPERSAL OF WK IN 514043N, 011819E TO DEPTH OF 35FT IN GEN DEPTH 43FT. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH, 30.10.52 & 5.11.52)

- NM 2405/52. H4399/71 21.9.71 H4399/71 21.9.71 EXAM'D IN 514045N, 011819E, USING THAMES HF [2 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.7 IN GEN DEPTH 13.1-13.7MTRS. SCOUR 14.3MTRS DEEP. LIES E/W. (HMS EGERIA, H525 NO.17/71, 5.4.71) NE 1975. H3921/73 25.1.78 H3921/73 25.1.78 LOCATED 7.10.77 IN 514044N, 011819E, USING PLA HF6 [2 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.1, FOUL AT 12.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.4 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.6MTRS. MANY PIECES OF WKGE COVER AN AREA APPROX 100MTRS N/S BY 50MTRS E/W. VERY SLIGHT SCOUR. POSN GIVEN IS THAT OF SHALLOWEST POINT AT SE CORNER OF AREA. SWEEP PARTED WHENEVER IT FOULED. (PLA WK REPORT MAPLIN 12/77, 7.10.77) R/S. HH244/430/03 1.10.93 HH244/430/03 1.10.93 EXAM'D 20.8.93 IN 514044.5N, 011817E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.1 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.2MTRS. LIES IN 4 MAIN PARTS WITH NUMEROUS SMALL PIECES OF WKGE NEARBY. (PLA WK REPORT 215/7 CHARTWELL 60/93) BR STD. HH244/430/09 16.1.04 HH244/430/09 16.1.04 WK SW 12.5MTRS SHOWN IN 5140.790N, 0118.200E [WGD] ON PLA SURVEY 215/5 DTD JUN-JUL'03. BR STD. 6.3.07 6.3.07 EXAM'D 10.7.03 IN 5140.7947N, 0118.1898E [WGD]. SWEPT CLEAR 12.5, FOUL 13.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.2 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR 2.1MTRS DEEP. AREA OF DEBRIS WITH THE MAIN AREA OF WRECAGE EXTENDING 80MTRS ALONG 010/190 DEGS. (PLA WK REPORT DTD 20.8.03). RETAIN SW 12.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2021/000262046 11.10.21 EXAM'D BY BDC DW LOCATED IN 5140.779N, 0118.194E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.90MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13.7MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 41.7MTRS, HT 0.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 354DEGS.(PLA SURVEY, DTD 15.07.2015, H525). NFA. RETAIN DW 12.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 51 40.779 N,1 18.194 E

 

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