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 (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Devon coast
20. Dona isabel (probably)
21. Duchess (possibly)
22. Eagle (possibly)
23. Eduard (possibly)
24. Emerald (possibly)
25. Emma
26. F d lambert (possibly)
27. F/v joanna c
28. Frockner
29. Fulham vii (probably)
30. George sutton
31. Glenartney (possibly)
32. Gold coin
33. Harold
34. Heathpool
35. Heathpool
36. Hms ariadne
37. Hms avanturine
38. Hms balfour
39. Hms borneo
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms ocean sunlight
42. Hms resolution (possibly)
43. Hms taipo
44. Holland v
45. Inger (possibly)
46. Irisbrook
47. James groves
48. Jan brons
49. Joseph roberts (possibly)
50. Kingfisher (probably)
51. Lalen mendi
52. Leven (possibly)
53. Lisbon
54. Lullington
55. Ma monette
56. Mill gate (probably)
57. Mira
58. Mohlenpris (possibly)
59. Mount stuart
60. Mv adur valley?
61. Newent
62. Nyon
63. Oceana
64. Pontos
65. Roecliff
66. Rushing water
67. Rytoner
68. Saint ronaig
69. Samwake
70. Seaford
71. Seven seas (possibly)
72. Sir robert wigham
73. Stanhope
74. Startled fawn (possibly)
75. Storaa
76. T r thompson
77. U 275 (probably)
78. U 40 (possibly)
79. Ub 130
80. Vasco
81. Venus
82. Ville de bordeaux
83. 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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