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 (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. Ellida (probably)
31. Erich lea
32. Ferruccio
33. Florentia
34. Fred everard
35. Garthwaite
36. Gimle
37. Gothia
38. Gwalia (possibly)
39. Harrow (probably)
40. Hartley
41. Helene
42. Hercules
43. Highgate
44. Hms desire (possibly)
45. Hms dromio
46. Hms locheil
47. Hms lord ridley
48. Hms ruthin castle
49. Hms swallow
50. Hurstwood
51. John miles
52. Jytte (possibly)
53. Kim david
54. Lampada (probably)
55. Lanthorn
56. Lerwick (probably)
57. London
58. Lowtyne (possibly)
59. Lucida
60. Lucy
61. Marchioness of londonderry
62. Marie stuart
63. Martina
64. Melanie (probably)
65. Membland (possibly)
66. Merrie islington
67. Modemi (possibly)
68. Moorlands
69. Moorwood (possibly)
70. Namorado field jacket
71. Nemesia (possibly)
72. Neptunus (possibly)
73. Oakwell
74. Ottoland (possibly)
75. Pandora
76. Paul
77. Philander (probably)
78. Polanna
79. Polruan
80. Quaggy (probably)
81. Rutil
82. Saint ninian
83. Sarah thinnesen
84. Schaldis (possibly)
85. Skane
86. Stora-korsnas-link i
87. Suntrap (probably)
88. Thermopylae
89. Ub 30
90. Uc 70
91. Voorwarts (possibly)
92. Wayside flower
93. Woodstock (bow section)
94. 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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