This is the information page about the shipwreck Berwick (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 42.342 N,0 37.119 W (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Audax
12. Battersea
13. Beaumanoir (probably)
14. Ben aden
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Castleford (probably)
20. Commercial
21. Corsican prince
22. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
23. Creteblock
24. Crimdon (possibly)
25. Dayspring (probably)
26. Defiant
27. Disperser
28. Eaglescliffe (probably)
29. Earl percy
30. Elemore
31. Ellida (probably)
32. Erich lea
33. Ferruccio
34. Florentia
35. Fred everard
36. Garthwaite
37. Gimle
38. Gothia
39. Gwalia (possibly)
40. Harrow (probably)
41. Hartley
42. Helene
43. Hercules
44. Highgate
45. Hms desire (possibly)
46. Hms dromio
47. Hms locheil
48. Hms lord ridley
49. Hms ruthin castle
50. Hms swallow
51. Hurstwood
52. John miles
53. Jytte (possibly)
54. Kim david
55. Lampada (probably)
56. Lanthorn
57. Lerwick (probably)
58. London
59. Lowtyne (possibly)
60. Lucida
61. Lucy
62. Marchioness of londonderry
63. Marie stuart
64. Martina
65. Melanie (probably)
66. Membland (possibly)
67. Merrie islington
68. Modemi (possibly)
69. Moorlands
70. Moorwood (possibly)
71. Namorado field jacket
72. Nemesia (possibly)
73. Neptunus (possibly)
74. Oakwell
75. Onslow
76. Ottoland (possibly)
77. Pandora
78. Paul
79. Philander (probably)
80. Polanna
81. Polruan
82. Quaggy (probably)
83. Rutil
84. Saint ninian
85. Sarah thinnesen
86. Schaldis (possibly)
87. Skane
88. Stora-korsnas-link i
89. Suntrap (probably)
90. Thermopylae
91. Ub 30
92. Uc 70
93. Voorwarts (possibly)
94. Wayside flower
95. Woodstock (bow section)
96. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: BERWICK (POSSIBLY)

Length 55.8 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 537 ton
Load: coal

Cause: iron hulled ss completed in 1855 by scott & co., greenock, with 2 cylinder compound inverted engine of 90nhp, 1 boiler, single shaft with 4 bladed iron propeller. owned at time of loss by isaac whitfield, london. on passage sunderland for portsmouth. foundered about 10m ne of huntcliffe, near saltburn in wind conditions variable force 2. crew of 16 rescued. (r young, sibi)

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 56 meter, Height above seabed: 108 cm

Known since: 1980, last detected: 1989

Details measurements/cartography: H2534/74 2.1.80 BAD OBSTN IN 544222N, 003648W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS VOL.1). H1310/81/14 1.7.81 WK IN 544215N, 003712W. POSN BY DECCA. (K HERRON). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H6331/87 3.2.89 EXAM'D 2.8.88 IN 544220N, 003701W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 56MTRS. SLIGHT SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS. BROKEN AND IN TWO PARTS. BOW, 25MTRS LONG AND LYING 140/320DEG, LIES 20MTRS N OF MAIN BODY WHICH IS 30MTRS LONG AND LYING 108/288DEG. HIGH POINT IS AT E END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. 30.8.01 EUT POSN: 5442.342N, 0037.119W. NE 134. 14.10.08 DIMENSIONS & POSN LOST WOULD SUGGEST THAT THIS WK IS POSSIBLY "BERWICK". (R YOUNG, E-MAIL 13.10.08)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PIECES, 20MTRS APART, SLIGHT SCOUR

Position: 54 42.342 N,0 37.119 W

 

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