This is the information page about the shipwreck Barn hill, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 47.391 N,0 20.182 E (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Alaunia
3. Alice (possibly)
4. Amsterdam
5. Aracataca
6. Ashford
7. Barn hill
8. Blanefield
9. Branksome chine (possibly)
10. Braunton
11. Broderick (probably)
12. Caleb sprague
13. Carrie dingle
14. Caterham
15. Celtic
16. Charles m
17. Clara
18. D144 (possibly).
19. Davenport
20. Devon coast
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Eduard (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. F/v joanna c
29. Frockner
30. Fulham vii (probably)
31. George sutton
32. Glenartney (possibly)
33. Gold coin
34. Harold
35. Heathpool
36. Heathpool
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms ocean sunlight
43. Hms resolution (possibly)
44. Hms taipo
45. Holland v
46. Inger (possibly)
47. Irisbrook
48. James groves
49. Jan brons
50. Joseph roberts (possibly)
51. Kingfisher (probably)
52. Lalen mendi
53. Leven (possibly)
54. Lisbon
55. Lullington
56. Ma monette
57. Mill gate (probably)
58. Mira
59. Mohlenpris (possibly)
60. Mount stuart
61. Mv adur valley?
62. Newent
63. Nyon
64. Oceana
65. Pontos
66. Roecliff
67. Rushing water
68. Rytoner
69. Saint ronaig
70. Samwake
71. Seaford
72. Seven seas (possibly)
73. Sir robert wigham
74. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
75. Stanhope
76. Startled fawn (possibly)
77. Storaa
78. T r thompson
79. U 275 (probably)
80. U 40 (possibly)
81. Ub 130
82. Vasco
83. Venus
84. Ville de bordeaux
85. Wittering

 

Name: BARN HILL

Length 121.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 9.4, tonnage 5439 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: bombed and set on fire by german aircraft. grounded in sinking condition and burned for several days. was on passage halifax, n.s. to london. cargo included aluminium ingots and canned food. set on fire by bomb from german dornier down funnel. 5 lives lost. (diver magazine april 1999)

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter, Height above seabed: 74 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0347/40 18.4.40 HULL VISIBLE AT LWOS. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH). NCA YET. H0347/40 6.5.40 POSN 504718N, 002008E BY BEARING AND DISTANCE. (NOIC NEWHAVEN). NOT A DANGER TO NAVIGATION. NCA. H0347/40 30.8.55 ST IN 504718N, 002008E. (HM SLOOP AXIA).

- NM 1852/55. 17.8.70 MR DILLINGHAM WISHES TO BUY AND APPLYING TO BOT. RISDON BEAZLEY ESTIMATE 25TONS COPPER, ETC, LEFT ON BOARD AND YET TO BE SALVAGED. (TELECON) H4959/73 26.3.75 LOCATED 19.10.74 IN 504723N, 002020E [OGB] USING HIFIX. VISUAL EXAMINATION DRIES 3MTRS. GENERAL SEA BED DEPTH 0.6MTRS BY E/S. NO SCOUR. SEABED FLAT. LENGTH APPROX 100FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). NE 536. 9.10.86 STATED TO LIE 200YDS W OF CHARTED POSN AND TO DRY 6FT. MUCH WRECKAGE LIES CLOSER INSHORE THAN THAT PORTION WHICH DRIES. (B R SMITH, SOUTHAMPTON BOAT SHOW BOOK). H5467/87 28.10.87 ONLY BOILERS AND OTHER WRECKAGE CLOSER INSHORE, SHOW AT LW. (HIST WKS OF SE ENGLAND). 23.2.94 WK (DRIES 3MTRS) IN THREE PORTIONS IN: [A] 504720.5N, 002011.5E, [B] 504722N, 002020E, [C] 504722.5N, 002024E. (SOVEREIGN HARBOUR CHARTLET '94, SOUTH COAST CRUISING CHART P.77 [1993] & PHAROS MARINE FAX).

- NM BLOCK 1252/94, PLAN ON 536. 23.4.99 3 BOILERS SHOW AT LOW WATER. SALVAGED OF METALS, BUT BROKEN. (DIVER MAGAZINE, APRIL 1999). [WGD] CHARTED CENTRE POSN: 5047.400N, 0020.179E. 4.12.13 LOCATED, TOO SHOAL TO SURVEY. (EGS, HI 1312). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: THREE PORTIONS OF WK LINKED BY DANGER LINE

Position: 50 47.391 N,0 20.182 E

 

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