This is the information page about the shipwreck Birtley, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 3.522 N,1 17.183 E (53.0506667, 1.1718667)

 

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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. Actuosity (possibly)
2. Algarve
3. Ambrose fleming
4. Antiope
5. Aquarius (possibly)
6. Asteria
7. Baron ailsa
8. Bertha
9. Birtley
10. Blackburn
11. Boulderpool (fwd part)
12. British triumph
13. Burgos
14. Camilla weston
15. Carrier
16. Chatwood (possibly)
17. Chelsea (possibly)
18. Chevychase
19. Clan morrison
20. Clansman (possibly)
21. Continental (possibly)
22. Corchester
23. Cormarsh
24. Czestochowa
25. Duncarron
26. Efos
27. Eikhaug
28. Empire newcomen
29. Empress
30. Ethel
31. Fireglow
32. Francois trixier
33. Friesland
34. Gardenia
35. George royle
36. Georgia (stern section)
37. Giorgio ohlsen
38. Granta
39. Hauxley (possibly)
40. Heathfield
41. Hms arley
42. Hms cap d'antifer
43. Hms caroline moller
44. Hms cloughton wyke
45. Hms dungeness
46. Hms francolin
47. Hms kylemore
48. Hms solomon
49. Hms vortigern
50. Hmsm c 11
51. Hmsm umpire
52. Homefire
53. I t l anna b
54. Jessie maersk
55. Jevington court
56. Kenton
57. Keymun
58. King egbert
59. Lanterna (probably)
60. Londoner (probably)
61. Marden
62. Minorca
63. Nimrod (probably)
64. Ole bull
65. Ottar jarl
66. Otter
67. P.l.m. 25
68. Pacific (possibly)
69. Pacific (possibly)
70. Pegrix
71. Pontfield (forepart)
72. Rimac
73. Robert w pomeroy
74. Rosalie (possibly)
75. Salvus ii
76. Schieland
77. Sitona
78. St mark
79. St thomas (possibly)
80. Tayjack 1 (part of)
81. Tayjack 1 (part of)
82. Teddington
83. Thursonian
84. Trajan
85. Traviata (possibly)
86. Trelissick
87. Tyneford
88. Upminster
89. Varoy
90. Vera (probably)
91. Virgin de lourdres
92. Welholme (possibly)
93. Western mist (possibly)
94. Westland
95. Winhill or whinhill
96. Zephyr

 

Name: BIRTLEY

Length 101.8 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2873 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: 15.9.41 struck a mine on 15.9.41. sank on 16.9.41. was on passage london to tyne.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 1 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20200414

Details measurements/cartography: H03213/41 5.12.41 SUNK IN 530331N, 011711E. LIES UPRIGHT IN GEN DEPTH 11.5FMS ON HEADING 350 DEG. 1 MAST SHOWS 14FT AT MHWS. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 16.9.41). INS AS DW.

- NM 2883/41. H03213/41 22.6.43 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 1FT. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN).

- NM 1234/43. H03213/41 7.8.48 LOCATED IN 530328N, 011717E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 48FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58 IN GEN DEPTH 72FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1948 - POST DISPERSAL SURVEY). AMEND TO WK 8FMS.

- NM 1751/48. 11.5.72 AMEND TO WK 14.3MTRS. NC 106. 29.11.77 AMEND TO SW 14.3MTRS. NE 106. HH090/561/01 4.1.93 EXAM'D 20.9.92 IN 530329.3N, 011717.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.6, FOUL AT 18.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.9 IN GEN DEPTH 21.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.4MTR. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS, LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. (SEATEAM, HI 561). ACCEPT E/S DEPTH. AMEND TO WK 17.9MTRS.

- NM 263/93. SEP 2020/000083299 11.1.21 EXAM'D 14.04.20; IN 5303.522N, 0117.183E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 17.48MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 58.48MTRS, WIDTH 15.41MTRS, HT 5.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 001/181 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 49.55MTRS, WIDTH 52.1MTRS, 0.78MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 087 DEGS. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1673, H525 WI-9214). AMEND DW 17.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Remains of broken wreckage, two distinct features

Position: 53 3.522 N,1 17.183 E

 

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