This is the information page about the shipwreck Bonnington court, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 50.801 N,1 33.259 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Ambient (probably)
8. Angelus
9. Annie
10. Atlanticos
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Baltrader
13. Bella donna
14. Blackhill
15. Bonnington court
16. British fortune (probably)
17. Brixton
18. Cairnside
19. Carica milica
20. Cedarwood (possibly)
21. Cerne
22. Churston
23. City of brisbane
24. Clan monroe
25. Coalgas
26. Corcrest
27. Cormount (probably)
28. Coureur des mers
29. Cressdene (possibly)
30. Dagmar (probably)
31. Denise germaine (possibly)
32. Disa (possibly)
33. Drofli
34. Duiveland
35. Dulwich
36. Dynamo
37. Empire bridge
38. Empire ghyll
39. Erins isle (possibly)
40. Erna boldt (probably)
41. Estrella (possibly)
42. European gateway (part of)
43. Excelsior
44. F stobart (probably)
45. Faithful star
46. Fleurita
47. Flores (probably)
48. Fort massac
49. Forth
50. Franz fischer (possibly)
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Friargate (possibly)
53. Gannet (possibly)
54. Gerhard
55. Ghc (possibly)
56. Golconda (possibly)
57. Grantleyhall (possibly)
58. Grenadier (probably)
59. Grisdeale
60. Groeswen (probably)
61. Hardingham (probably)
62. Harlington (probably)
63. Harlyn (probably)
64. Harriet
65. Hawksdale
66. Hebe
67. Heworth
68. Highwave (probably)
69. Hillglen
70. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
71. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
72. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
73. Hm torpedo boat no.12
74. Hmml 127 (possibly)
75. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
76. Hms adonis (possibly)
77. Hms arethusa
78. Hms coquette
79. Hms donna nook
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms dundalk
82. Hms eros (possibly)
83. Hms forward iii
84. Hms franc tireur
85. Hms hastfen
86. Hms hirose (probably)
87. Hms japan
88. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
89. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
90. Hms leandros
91. Hms lord airedale
92. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
93. Hms ludlow
94. Hms marconi
95. Hms marsa
96. Hms monarch
97. Hms moravia (possibly)
98. Hms nadine
99. Hms new comet (possibly)
100. Hms oriana
101. Hms resono (possibly)
102. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
103. Hms sisapon
104. Hms sisters melville
105. Hms st seiriol
106. Hms tervani
107. Hms tunisian
108. Hms velia (possibly)
109. Hms william wesney
110. Hmsm e6
111. Hmtb 10
112. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
113. Hnlms 227
114. Ingi
115. Iris (possibly)
116. J c dalble
117. Janny
118. Josefina thorden (after part)
119. Kankakee
120. Khartoum (possibly)
121. Knarsdale
122. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
123. Koningen emma (possibly)
124. Kwasind
125. Lady salisbury
126. Lincairn (possibly)
127. Lindfar
128. Lisette
129. Little world
130. Lonhelen (possibly)
131. Lowland
132. Mac 5 (possibly)
133. Mahseer
134. Main topman
135. Marie leonhardt (probably)
136. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
137. Mexico
138. Mi amigo
139. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
140. Moidart
141. Morar
142. Neptune (possibly)
143. Nereus
144. Nico
145. Nicolaos piangos
146. Niore
147. Norhauk
148. Norwich trader
149. Ocean lassie
150. Old charlton
151. Ostprussen (possibly)
152. Pallieter (possibly)
153. Paullette
154. Peik
155. Persistant whisper
156. Pescado
157. Peter hamre
158. Petshenga (possibly)
159. Polgarth
160. Port dalhousie (possibly)
161. Prince igor (probably)
162. Princess juliana
163. Profit
164. Protinus (possibly)
165. Quickstep
166. Ravenscraig (possibly)
167. Rhenas (possibly)
168. Rumania
169. Salerno (possibly)
170. Salerno (possibly)
171. Savona (probably)
172. Second chance (possibly)
173. Sheaf field
174. Simon bolivar
175. Spaarndem
176. Stad maastricht
177. Storm
178. Sunbeam
179. Sunk beacon (remains)
180. Sunk head tower
181. Sweep ii
182. Tay bar
183. Telegraaf xviii
184. Tergestea
185. Terukuni maru
186. The sultan
187. Thornaby (possibly)
188. Thyra
189. Torchbearer
190. Tummel (probably)
191. Uc 11 (possibly)
192. Uc 72 (possibly)
193. Ursus (part)
194. Vae victis
195. Vancouver
196. Volante (possibly)
197. Volscian (possibly)
198. Walsingham
199. Warrenpoint
200. Wearside
201. White ghost
202. Wychwood (possibly)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)
205. Yampa (part of)
206. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
207. Yassou
208. Yewkyle (possibly)
209. Ypapanti

 

Name: BONNINGTON COURT

Length 123.4 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 4909 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1929 by r duncan & co. owned at time of loss by court line. oil engine of 490nhp. passage ipswich and harwich for the tyne. bombed and sunk by german aircraft. (ww2sl & dods).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 34 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 20220610

Details measurements/cartography: H0425/41 27.3.41 INS DW IN 515110N, 013400E.

- NM 702/41. H0425/41 27.3.41 INS G CON BUOY, GPFL(3) G 10S, 080 DEG, 0.5C FROM WK. - TFNM 708/41. H0425/41 5.5.41 AMEND POSN TO 515047N, 013313E.

- NM 976/41. H0425/41 5.5.41 AMEND POSN OF BUOY. - TFNM 979/41. H0425/41 26.6.41 AMEND POSN AS ABOVE.

- NM 1472/41. H0425/41 15.4.59 LUCAS WIRE SWEEP MAY 1948. CLEAR AT 38, FOUL AT 40FT IN GEN DEPTH 56FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41FT. POSN BY DECCA. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, SWEEP REPORT 27.7.48). H0425/41 15.4.59 EXAM'D 18.9.51 USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 40, FOUL AT 41FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44FT. GEN DEPTH 49FT. WK STANDS 9FT ABOVE SEABED. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 24.10.51). H1334/60 5.5.60 LEAST E/S DEPTH OVER WRECK 50FT. (ECES, 1959). 12.6.69 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 3FT. (CHANGE OF DATUM TO LAT). NE 1975. H2134/70 26.2.70 EXAM'D 28.5.69 IN 515046N, 013324E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT WRECK CLEAR AT 12.6MTRS, FOUL AT 13.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.3 IN GEN DEPTHS 14.3 TO 15.3MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.2MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 1/69). NC 1965. H3180/75 22.9.75 CLOSE SOUNDED BUT NOT LOCATED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). NCA. H1955/80 22.3.82 EXAM'D 12.11.81 IN 515046N, 013322E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.5, FOUL AT 12.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.3 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2 - 3MTRS. APPARENTLY BROKEN UP, THE AREA OF WKGE LIES OVER AREA 160 X 30MTRS, APPROX, ORIENTATED 035/215 DEGS. (SOISS, HI 25, WK 3). BR STD. H2913/83 17.10.84 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 12.2.88 EXAM'D 14.8.87 IN 515047N, 013323E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.9, FOUL AT 13.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.2 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.3MTRS. WELL-BURIED DEBRIS LYING N/S WITH AREA ROUGHLY 75 X 50MTRS. LARGE MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 1160 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).

- NM 768/88. HH090/494/01 23.8.90 HH090/494/01 23.8.90 EXAM'D 20.6.90 IN 515047N, 013323E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.6 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.3MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. PARTIALLY BURIED DEBRIS COVERING AREA 75 X 45MTRS, APPROX IN AREA OF RIPPLED SAND. MOST OF THE WKGE LIES IN A SHALLOW DEPRESSION. V LARGE MAG. ANOMALY OBSERVED. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 494). NCA. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). HH090/742/01 19.5.97 EXAM'D 23.4.97 IN 515046.3N, 013323.8E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.4MTRS, NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF SCATTERED AND WELL BROKEN DEBRIS, WELL BURIED. FOUL NOT OBTAINED DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF SANDWAVES. (NP 1016, HI 742).

- NM 2126/97. HH090/768/01 3.7.98 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 768). NCA. HH090/851/01 7.7.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 851). HH090/885/01 2.6.00 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NOT EXAMINED. WK NOW BURIED IN A SANDWAVE AREA. (NP 1016, HI 885). NCA. HH090/935/01 7.6.01 LOCATED BY DCS3, MAGNOMETER AND E/S. NOT EXAMINED. CONSIDERED TO BE COMPLETELY BROKEN UP OR ENTIRELY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 935). NCA. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 110/290 DEGS. GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/023/01 2.6.03 EXAM'D 22.3.03 IN 5150.942N, 0133.044E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.6, FOUL 14.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 15.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 18.3, WIDTH 10.1MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.8MTR. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN AND SCATTERED WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 1023). COORDINATE CONVERSION INCORRECT. POSN IS 5150.839N, 0133.298E [WGD]. AMEND SW 14.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/116/01 15.12.05 EXAM'D 4.7.05 IN 5150.854N, 0133.309E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.05 IN GEN DEPTH 15.4MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 18MTRS TOWARDS 190 DEGS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 0.4MTRS. DEBRIS EXTENDS 140MTRS TOWARDS 010 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN PIECES OF WRECKAGE AND DEBRIS FIELD. (NP 1016, HI 1116). NCA. HH091/165/01 28.3.07 EXAM'D 24.6.06 IN 5150.827N, 0133.292E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.77 IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 0.7MTRS. APPEARS TO BE AN AREA OF SCATTERED AND BROKEN DEBRIS. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1165). NCA. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA. 11.11.10 EXAM'D 8.2010 IN 5150.854N, 0133.308E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.84 IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. HT 0.7MTR. APPEARS TO BE AN AREA OF SCATTERED AND BROKEN DEBRIS. (MMT, HI 1339). NCA. 12.11.10 LEAST DEPTH 14.48MTRS IN 5050.827N, 0133.294E [WGD], IN MAIN MASS JUST N OF SCOUR PIT. (SDC REPROCESSING OF HI 1339). BR STD. SEP 2012/000129754 17.7.12 LOCATED 24.3.12 IN 5150.82778N, 0133.28702E [WGD]. LENGTH 83.6MTRS, WIDTH 53.4MTRS, HT 0.2MTR. LARGE SCATTERED DEBRIS FIELD. (EMU, FOR HANSON AGGREGATES, REPORT DTD 22.6.12). NCA. 27.2.13 LOCATED 2012 IN 5120.825N, 0133.271E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.6MTRS. (SDC BATHY REPROCESSING OF NETSURVEY, HI 1398). WRECK-SHAPED DEBRIS. NCA. SEP 2014/000153152 13.10.14 EXAM'D 26.6.14 IN 5150.816N, 0033.269E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.44 IN GEN DEPTH 15.2MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 13.70MTRS. SCOUR 2.3MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 11.3MTRS. LENGTH 23.5MTRS, WIDTH 4.2MTRS, HT 0.7MTR. LIES 030/210 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS FIELD EXTENDS 155MTRS. WK HAS COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. (EGS, HI 1459). SCOUR EXTENDS TOWARDS 135 DEGS FROM LARGEST ITEM. DEBRIS LEADS TOWARDS 040 DEGS. AMEND WK 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2016/000181430 8.3.17 EXAM'D 14.08.16; IN 5150.817N, 0133.276E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS, LENGTH 143MTRS, WIDTH 41.36MTRS, HEIGHT 3.23MTRS, ORIENTATION 032/212 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 34.18MTRS, 2.1MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 119 DEGS. WRECK IS LARGELY BROKEN UP WITH PARTS THAT ARE BURIED. (EGS, HI 1522, RRS TE2A). AMEND WK 13.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP2019/000280195 04.12.19 EXAM'D 10.09.19; IN 5150.801N, 0133.259E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 12.76MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS, LENGTH 143.59MTRS, WIDTH 43.09MTRS, HEIGHT 3.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 029/209 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 53.79MTRS,WIDTH 64.67MTRS,0.28MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 103 DEGS. SCATTERED REMAINS OF LARGE WRECK WITH DEBRIS PROTRUDING FROM A LARGELY FLAT SEABED. (MCA, H525 HI1641). AMEND WK 12.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2022/000210614 27.09.2022 EXAM'D 10.06.2022 IN 5150.801N, 0133.259E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 12.700000000000001MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. LENGTH 126.9MTRS, WIDTH 35.5MTRS, HEIGHT 2.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 034/214 DEGS. UK NM 6651/19. SCATTERED REMAINS OF LARGE WRECK WITH DEBRIS PROTRUDING FROM A LARGELY FLAT SEABED. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1763 TE3A).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 6651/19. SCATTERED REMAINS OF LARGE WRECK WITH DEBRIS PROTRUDING FROM A LARGELY FLAT SEABED

Position: 51 50.801 N,1 33.259 E

 

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