This is the information page about the shipwreck Ben aden, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 50.707 N,0 30.937 W (54.9103833, -0.7836333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Anboto mendi (possibly)
4. Ard aidhm
5. Ardgantoch
6. Athelstane
7. Athos
8. Audax
9. Auriga
10. Ben aden
11. Berwick (possibly)
12. Commercial
13. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
14. Dayspring (probably)
15. Disperser
16. Doris burton (probably)
17. Earl percy
18. Ellida (probably)
19. Gothia
20. Gwalia (possibly)
21. Hercules
22. Hms desire (possibly)
23. Hms locheil
24. Hurstwood
25. Imperialist (possibly)
26. Jytte (possibly)
27. Kim david
28. Lampada (probably)
29. Marchioness of londonderry
30. Marie stuart
31. Merrie islington
32. Moorwood (possibly)
33. Namorado field jacket
34. Nemesia (possibly)
35. Neptunus (possibly)
36. Pandora
37. Polanna
38. Rutil
39. Schaldis (possibly)
40. Thermopylae
41. Ub 30
42. Voorwarts (possibly)

 

Name: BEN ADEN

Length 32.4 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 176 ton

Cause: Built in 1900 by hall, russel & co ltd, aberdeen owned at time of loss by r h davidson & co ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 62 nhp, single shaft. passage hartlepool for fishing and return. stopped by ub-39 and sunk by time bombs.

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 61 meter, Height above seabed: 89 cm

Known since: 1981, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: H1310/81/14 1.7.81 WK IN 545036N, 003100W. POSN BY DECCA. (K HERRON). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H6331/87 7.5.88 EXAM'D 7.5.88 IN 545042N, 003050W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57.5 IN GEN DEPTH 61MTRS. SCOUR 0.6MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 3.85MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, BEAM 4MTRS. INTACT, LYING 089/269 DEG. (LAND & MARINE ENG. LTD, HI 414B). BR STD. 9.3.15 HAS BEEN DIVED AND IDENTIFIED BY THE BRASS NAME PLATE FROM THE BOW AND THE ENGINE MAKER'S PLATE AS THE HARTLEPOOL S TRAWLER BEN ADEN. (C H RACEY, EMAIL DTD 6.3.15).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 54 50.707 N,0 30.937 W

 

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