This is the information page about the shipwreck Bettann (stern section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 40.317 N,1 1.033 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)

 

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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. Ala
2. Albatros
3. Angry fish
4. Armenier
5. Arno (possibly)
6. Asborg
7. Bettann (bow section)
8. Bettann (stern section)
9. Braat ii
10. Camberwell
11. Cambrian
12. Cambrian (part of)
13. Cambrian princess (probably)
14. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
15. Camswan
16. Capable
17. Cuba
18. Cuba
19. Daylesford
20. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
21. Donegal (possibly)
22. Duddon (probably)
23. Elford
24. Empress queen
25. Excelsior
26. Faith
27. Fallodon
28. Flag theofano
29. Fort yale
30. Fpt iv
31. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
32. G-cbpt
33. Gerarda
34. Germa geisha
35. Glen (possibly)
36. Grace dieu
37. Grip fast
38. Harry sharman
39. Hauler
40. Highland brigade
41. Hm lct 427 (after part)
42. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
43. Hms apley (possibly)
44. Hms boxer
45. Hms crestflower
46. Hms evadne (possibly)
47. Hms hazard
48. Hms hazardous
49. Hms insolent
50. Hms invincible
51. Hms p12 (stern section).
52. Hms prince leopold
53. Hms undine
54. Hms velox
55. Hmsm a1
56. Inger
57. Irishman
58. Isleworth
59. Kurland
60. Lct 1068
61. Leon
62. Lowmount
63. Luciston
64. Luis
65. Mary rose
66. Meandros (possibly)
67. Minerva (possibly)
68. Montecrana (possibly)
69. Moonraker (probably)
70. Oriflamme
71. Orion
72. Pearl (probably)
73. Polandia (possibly)
74. Ps ryde
75. Roway
76. Rtc no.9
77. Sinah
78. Sines (possibly)
79. Spearfish
80. Stokes bay pier (remains)
81. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
82. Teelin head
83. Tweed
84. U 1195
85. U 90
86. Ub 21
87. Ub 81
88. Vadne
89. Vanessa (probably)
90. Volkerak
91. Wapello
92. Weston maid (possibly)
93. Withern

 

Name: BETTANN (STERN SECTION)

Length 46.3 meter, width: 8.5 meter, tonnage 299 ton
Load: clay products

Cause: 19.1.67 reported taking water, anchored in st helen's roads where she eventually sank 19.1.67. during salvage ops was cut into two sections which were raised & towed to be dumped in deep water. stern section [45ft long] broke away from tow & sank again. [bow section lies 503608n, 005720w, see 19968].

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 11 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: H1262/64 24.1.67 H1262/64 24.1.67 WRECK OF COASTER IN POSN 106.5DEGS, 1.62M FROM HORSE SAND FORT LIGHT, MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY QKFLG CLOSE W. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, SIG DTD 19.1.67).

- NM 270/67. H1262/64 6.4.67 H1262/64 6.4.67 ST IN AMENDED POSN 504432N, 010148W [OGB], NOW MARKED BY SPH G CLOSE W. (QHM PORTSMOUTH, HN DTD 14.3.67).

- NM 741/67. H6871/68 18.4.67 H6871/68 18.4.67 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS, R SPH BUOYS LAID E & W OF WRECK. (PL NM 32/68, 16.4.68). H6871/68 11.9.68 H6871/68 11.9.68 RAISING OPS DUE TO START, R SPH BUOYS REMOVED. (PL NM 52/68, 19.8.68). H6871/68 4.12.68 H6871/68 4.12.68 STERN SECTION SANK 279.5DEGS, 2.5M FROM NAB TR. (C-IN-C, PORTSMOUTH, SIG DTD 4.12.68). NCA YET. H6871/68 16.12.68 H6871/68 16.12.68 LEAST DEPTH REPD AS 5FT. MARKED BY LT BUOY. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, SIG DTD 16.12.68). H6871/68 1.1.69 H6871/68 1.1.69 WK TO BE DISPERSED USING EXPLOSIVES. (PORTSMOUTH NM 12/69). H6871/68 14.2.69 H6871/68 14.2.69 ESTIMATED LEAST DEPTH NOW 20FT. G CAN LT BUOY, FLG5S, LAID 020DEGS, 170YDS FROM WK. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, SIG DTD 14.2.69). NCA YET. H6871/68 25.2.69 H6871/68 25.2.69 BUOY MOVED TO 278.5DEGS, 2.45M FROM NAB TR. (AQHM PORTSMOUTH, TELECON). H6871/68 3.3.69 H6871/68 3.3.69 LEAST DEPTH NOW 15FT. (PORTSMOUTH NM 19/69). CHART AS DW IN 504017N, 010057W WITH G CAN BUOY, FLG5S, CLOSE SE.

- NM 501/69. H6871/68 9.10.69 H6871/68 9.10.69 POSN NOW FOUL. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (PORTSMOUTH NM 40/69).

- NM 1617/69. H2893/71 10.11.71 H2893/71 10.11.71 LEAST DEPTH NOW 6.7MTRS (22FT). MARKED BY UNLIT DAN BUOY. (PORTSMOUTH NM 50/71). NCA YET. AWAIT CONFIRMATION. H2893/71 20.12.71 H2893/71 20.12.71 AMEND OBSTN 3FMS 4FT.

- NM 47/72. H2435/72 4.5.72 H2435/72 4.5.72 POSN CONFIRMED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.0MTRS (19.75FT). FURTHER DISPERSAL/REMOVAL BY PORTSMOUTH CDT IN DUE COURSE. (SCES, 7.2.72). PLOTTED IN 504018N, 010057E ON FAIR SHEET [K6356/70]. AMEND TO OBSTN 6.0MTRS IN CHARTED POSN. NC 2050. H2435/72 19.5.72 H2435/72 19.5.72 EXAM'D 12.6.69 IN 504017N, 010057W USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 4.3, FOUL AT 4.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.3 IN GEN DEPTH 12.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, FLG5S, 090DEGS, 40YDS FROM WK. (SCES, 13.6.69). H4824/75 7.3.77 H4824/75 7.3.77 EXAM'D 19.10.76 IN 504017N, 010057W [OGB]. SWEPT CLEAR & FOUL 7.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.5MTRS [LAT] IN GEN DEPTH 12.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. (SCES, HI 72/76). AMEND TO SW 7.3MTRS. BR STD. H4824/75 22.8.80 H4824/75 22.8.80 EXAM'D 3.7.79 & 6.9.79 IN 504018N, 010057W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.6 IN GEN DEPTHS 12-13MTRS. VERY SMALL IN EXTENT, ABOUT 15MTRS LONG. LIES E/W. (FSL WATERWITCH, HI 80B/79). NCA. H1310/85/3 17.1.85 H1310/85/3 17.1.85 DIVED ON IN 1984. WRECKAGE COVERS ONLY A FAIRLY SMALL AREA BUT STANDS SOME 6MTRS ABOVE THE SEABED. STARTING TO COLLAPSE IN PARTS. (M PRITCHARD, 7.1.85). NCA. H3847/86 5.1.90 H3847/86 5.1.90 EXAM'D IN 504018N, 010057W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12.6MTRS. SCOUR 0.1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LIES 011/191DEGS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 366). RETAIN SW 7.3MTRS. NCA. [WGD] POSN: 5040.318N, 0101.038W. 7.6.10 SEP 2010/000090029 7.6.10 LOCATED IN 5040.317N, 0101.033W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.8MTRS. LENGTH 15.2MTRS, WIDTH 4.5MTRS, HT 3.4MTRS. (NATURAL ENGLAND, SOUTH WIGHT EUROPEAN MARINE SITE SURVEY (NETSURVEY)). BR STD. 9.7.10 SEP 2010/000109905 9.7.10 POORLY DEFINED FEATURE. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.78MTRS, APPROX 3.8MTRS IN HT. (SDC BATHY, EXAMINATION OF NATURAL ENGLAND'S DIGITAL DATA). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: See Also: 19968

Position: 50 40.317 N,1 1.033 W

 

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