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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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