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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
3. Actuality
4. Afrin (probably)
5. Agamemnon
6. Aircraft
7. Airston (probably)
8. Alberta
9. Albion (probably)
10. Algeria
11. Alice marie
12. Annie
13. Archon
14. Aridity (probably)
15. Astrologer
16. Atlanticos
17. Avon
18. Azariah (poss)
19. Balakani
20. Balgownie (probably)
21. Baltrader
22. Bella donna
23. Blue mermaid
24. Bonnington court
25. Bradglen
26. British oak
27. Cairnside
28. Cedrington court
29. Chieftain
30. City of brisbane
31. Corcrest
32. Corheath
33. Cormount (probably)
34. Daisy maud
35. Dalryan
36. Dela
37. Delce
38. Denise germaine (possibly)
39. Diana
40. Dolcoath (part)
41. Dolcoath (part)
42. Dortejensen
43. Drofli
44. Dunbar castle
45. Dynamo
46. E oaze light vessel
47. Embla (possibly)
48. Emile deschamps
49. Empire bridge
50. Empire ghyll
51. Enterprise ranger 2
52. Erins isle (possibly)
53. Erna boldt (probably)
54. European gateway (part of)
55. Excelsior
56. Fleurita
57. Flores (probably)
58. Fort massac
59. Fred everard
60. Georgia
61. Ghc (possibly)
62. Girasol
63. Grazia (possibly)
64. Great nore towers (remains).
65. Grisdeale
66. Harcourt
67. Hawksdale
68. Hawnby
69. Hibernia
70. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
71. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
72. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
73. Hm torpedo boat no.12
74. Hmml 127 (possibly)
75. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
76. Hms aisha
77. Hms amethyst
78. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
79. Hms arethusa
80. Hms ash
81. Hms blanche
82. Hms carilon
83. Hms chestnut (probably)
84. Hms conquistador
85. Hms coquette
86. Hms desiree
87. Hms drummer
88. Hms dundalk
89. Hms fauvette
90. Hms gracie (probably)
91. Hms guardsman
92. Hms japan
93. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
94. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
95. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
96. Hms ludlow
97. Hms marconi
98. Hms marsa
99. Hms mastiff (possibly)
100. Hms myrtle
101. Hms oriana
102. Hms pyrope
103. Hms ray of hope
104. Hms reed (possibly)
105. Hms sisapon
106. Hms st seiriol
107. Hms stella orion
108. Hms tamarisk
109. Hms tourmaline
110. Hms tunisian
111. Hms velia (possibly)
112. Hms venetia
113. Hms william wesney
114. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
115. Hnlms 227
116. Holba
117. Houston city
118. Intrepid
119. Irene
120. Iris (possibly)
121. Josefina thorden (after part)
122. Josephine charlotte
123. Kankakee
124. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
125. Koningen emma (possibly)
126. Lady jane
127. Lady salisbury
128. Laurl coin
129. Lbv (m)396
130. Lindfar
131. Lisbeth m
132. Little world
133. Lowland
134. Lowlands
135. Mac 5 (possibly)
136. Mahseer
137. Main topman
138. Maitland
139. Maplin light house
140. March
141. Margam abbey
142. Margate sand beacon
143. Menapier
144. Mercy
145. Mi amigo
146. Molliette
147. Monica (possibly)
148. Morar
149. Mudlark
150. Neptune (possibly)
151. Newlands
152. Niore
153. Norhauk
154. Norman
155. Norwich trader
156. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
157. Ocean lassie
158. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
159. Opal
160. Pallieter (possibly)
161. Paros isle
162. Persistant whisper
163. Ponzano
164. Prince igor (probably)
165. Princess juliana
166. Profit
167. Protinus (possibly)
168. Quickstep
169. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
170. Regin (possibly)
171. Resolute
172. Restless wave (possibly)
173. Rosme
174. Rover (possibly)
175. Rubislaw
176. Rumania
177. Ryal
178. Saidieh
179. Salerno (possibly)
180. San calisto
181. Second chance (possibly)
182. Selma (possibly)
183. Selnes
184. Sheaf field
185. Simon bolivar
186. Slesvig
187. Spaarndem
188. Stad maastricht
189. Strathearn
190. Sun vii
191. Sunbeam
192. Sunk beacon (remains)
193. Sunk head tower
194. Sunrise (possibly)
195. Supremity
196. Surrey
197. Sweep ii
198. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
199. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
200. Tay bar
201. Telegraaf xviii
202. Terukuni maru
203. The sultan
204. Thorvin karsven
205. Tongue sand tower (remains)
206. Treport
207. Uama
208. Uc 21 (possibly)
209. Uc 72 (possibly)
210. Ursus (part)
211. Vancouver
212. Vera
213. Volante (possibly)
214. Walsingham
215. Warfleth
216. Wearside
217. Westerley star
218. Winifred
219. Winkfield
220. Woodtown (possibly)
221. Yampa (part of)
222. Yampa (part of)
223. Yampa (part of)
224. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
225. Yassou
226. 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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