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 (53.050666666667, 1.1718666666667)

 

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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. Ayrshire (possibly)
8. Baron ailsa
9. Bertha
10. Birtley
11. Blackburn
12. Blackburn (possibly)
13. Boulderpool (fwd part)
14. British triumph
15. Burgos
16. Camilla weston
17. Carrier
18. Chatwood (possibly)
19. Chelsea (possibly)
20. Chevychase
21. Clan morrison
22. Clansman (possibly)
23. Continental (possibly)
24. Corchester
25. Corea
26. Cormarsh
27. Czestochowa
28. Duncarron
29. Efos
30. Eikhaug
31. Empire newcomen
32. Empress
33. Ethel
34. Fireglow
35. Francois trixier
36. Friesland
37. Gardenia
38. George royle
39. Georgia (stern section)
40. Giorgio ohlsen
41. Granta
42. Hauxley (possibly)
43. Heathfield
44. Hms arley
45. Hms cap d'antifer
46. Hms caroline moller
47. Hms cloughton wyke
48. Hms dungeness
49. Hms francolin
50. Hms kylemore
51. Hms nogi
52. Hms solomon
53. Hms vortigern
54. Hmsm c 11
55. Hmsm umpire
56. Homefire
57. Hull trader
58. I t l anna b
59. Jessie maersk
60. Jevington court
61. Kenton
62. Keymun
63. King egbert
64. Lanterna (probably)
65. Londoner (probably)
66. Marden
67. Minorca
68. Nimrod (probably)
69. Ole bull
70. Ottar jarl
71. Otter
72. P.l.m. 25
73. Pacific (possibly)
74. Pacific (possibly)
75. Pegrix
76. Pontfield (forepart)
77. Rimac
78. Robert w pomeroy
79. Rosalie (possibly)
80. Salvus ii
81. Schieland
82. Sitona
83. St mark
84. St thomas (possibly)
85. Tayjack 1 (part of)
86. Tayjack 1 (part of)
87. Tayjack 1 (part of)
88. Teddington
89. Thursonian
90. Trajan
91. Traviata (possibly)
92. Trelissick
93. Tyneford
94. Upminster
95. Varoy
96. Vera (probably)
97. Virgin de lourdres
98. Welholme (possibly)
99. Western mist (possibly)
100. Westland
101. Winhill or whinhill
102. 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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