This is the information page about the shipwreck Bernicia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 26.77 N,0 26.17 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. Alaunia
2. Alice (possibly)
3. Ash
4. Ashford
5. Bernicia
6. Blanefield
7. Branksome chine (possibly)
8. Braunton
9. Caleb sprague
10. Carlisle castle
11. Carrie dingle
12. Caterham
13. Charles m
14. Clara
15. D144 (possibly).
16. Devon coast
17. Dona isabel (probably)
18. Duchess (possibly)
19. Ebenezer
20. Emerald (possibly)
21. Emma
22. Ezel (possibly)
23. F d lambert (possibly)
24. Frockner
25. Fulham vii (probably)
26. George sutton
27. Glenartney (possibly)
28. Gold coin
29. Gris brumaire (possibly)
30. Harold
31. Heathpool
32. Heathpool
33. Hms ariadne
34. Hms avanturine
35. Hms balfour
36. Hms borneo
37. Hms gambri (possibly)
38. Hms taipo
39. Holland v
40. Inger (possibly)
41. Irisbrook
42. James groves
43. Jan brons
44. Joseph roberts (possibly)
45. Kingfisher (probably)
46. Lalen mendi
47. Laura
48. Lisbon
49. Lullington
50. Ma monette
51. Maine
52. Mill gate (probably)
53. Mira
54. Mohlenpris (possibly)
55. Mount stuart
56. Mv adur valley?
57. Newent
58. Noordster
59. Nyon
60. Oceana
61. Petit forban
62. Playa de finisterre
63. Pontos
64. Rytoner
65. Saint marcouf
66. Samwake
67. Seaford
68. Seven seas (possibly)
69. Skerryvore
70. St rogatien (possibly)
71. Stanhope
72. Startled fawn (possibly)
73. Storaa
74. Teesborough
75. U 40 (possibly)
76. U 671
77. Ub 130
78. Ville de bordeaux
79. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
80. War monarch
81. Wittering

 

Name: BERNICIA

Length 67.4 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 957 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Passage rouen for london. captured and scuttled by german submarine. (naval staff monographs, vol.17).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 41 meter, Height above seabed: 124 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 20M SSE FROM BEACHY HEAD. (WW1SL; LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H1271/76 21.9.81 H1271/76 21.9.81 SHOWN AS NDW IN 502606N, 002654E ON FR 6824 [1981 EDN]. NE 2451. 8.2.91 8.2.91 NOT INCLUDED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS. NC 2451. 16.9.91 16.9.91 SCATTERED WRECKAGE STANDING ABOUT 6FT HIGH LOCATED IN 502645N, 002611E [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, TELECON). INS AS WK USC 35MTRS. BR STD. 20.1.14 20.1.14 EXAM'D 3.10.13 IN 5026.770N, 0026.170E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.86 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 116MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 2MTRS. LIES 124/304 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1416). AMEND WK 38MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SCATTERED WRECKAGE

Position: 50 26.77 N,0 26.17 E

 

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