This is the information page about the shipwreck Botha (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 30.97 N,0 31.337 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Angelo rose
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Athelstane
11. Athos
12. Audax
13. Balfron (probably)
14. Ballater
15. Ballogie
16. Battersea
17. Beaumanoir (probably)
18. Berwick (possibly)
19. Black prince (possibly)
20. Botha (possibly)
21. Brentwood
22. Bur
23. Cap palos (part of)
24. Castleford (probably)
25. Commercial
26. Constantia
27. Corsican prince
28. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
29. Creteblock
30. Crimdon (possibly)
31. Dayspring (probably)
32. Defiant
33. Disperser
34. Doris burton (probably)
35. Eaglescliffe (probably)
36. Earl percy
37. Eli
38. Ellida (probably)
39. Erich lea
40. Ferruccio
41. Florence (possibly)
42. Florentia
43. Fred everard
44. Garthwaite
45. Gem (bow section)
46. Gem (stern section)
47. Gimle
48. Glamorganbrook
49. Glengarry (probably)
50. Glow (part of) (possibly)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Gothia
53. Gwalia (possibly)
54. Harrow (probably)
55. Hercules
56. Highgate
57. Hms banyers
58. Hms desire (possibly)
59. Hms desire (possibly)
60. Hms dromio
61. Hms garmo (probably)
62. Hms locheil
63. Hms lord ridley
64. Hms swallow
65. Hornsund (probably)
66. Houghton
67. Hurstwood
68. Jane
69. Lady ann
70. Lady helen
71. Lampada (probably)
72. Lanthorn
73. Leersum (probably)
74. Lerwick (probably)
75. Linaria (probably)
76. London
77. Lowtyne (possibly)
78. Lucy
79. M c holm
80. Madame renee
81. Manx queen
82. Marchioness of londonderry
83. Marie stuart
84. Martina
85. Melanie (probably)
86. Membland (possibly)
87. Merrie islington
88. Modemi (possibly)
89. Moorlands
90. Moorwood (possibly)
91. Namorado field jacket
92. Norenda (possibly)
93. Norhilda
94. Novillo
95. Oakwell
96. Pandora
97. Paul
98. Phare (probably)
99. Philander (probably)
100. Polanna
101. Polruan
102. Princess olga (possibly)
103. Quaggy (probably)
104. Rikard nordraak
105. Rutil
106. Saint ninian
107. Sapphire (probably)
108. Sarah thinnesen
109. Schaldis (possibly)
110. Sir francis
111. Sixty-six
112. Skane
113. Sna ii
114. Southborough
115. Springhill
116. Sumus (probably)
117. Suntrap (probably)
118. Taurus (probably)
119. Ub 30
120. Ub 41
121. Ub 75
122. Uc 70
123. Vaaren
124. Vaaren (possibly)
125. Victo (bow section)
126. Victo (stern section)
127. Victoria (probably)
128. Wallsend
129. Westowrie
130. Woodstock (bow section)
131. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: BOTHA (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 47 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161214

Details measurements/cartography: 1918 ? REPD SUNK 3 MILES E OF WHITBY BY THREE DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES. (BROTHERLY LOVE, NOEL AND HONORA ALL SUNK SAME DAY IN SAME AREA). H3752/26 11.6.26 INS NDW(PA)(1918) IN 543030N, 003114W. BR STD. H4593/59 9.11.59 AMEND TO NDWPA. NC 1200. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). DELETED. H5103/83 12.9.86 FASTENERS IN 543033N, 003148W & 543016N, 003142W. POS BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H6331/87 27.1.89 CONTACT EXAM'D 7.7.88 IN 543058N, 003114W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.7 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.2MTRS. APPARENTLY A MOUND SOME 18MTRS IN DIAMETER. CHART AS FOUL. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS AS WK 44MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 7.6.95 BIG PILE OF BOULDERS, SMALL AMOUNT OF WRECKAGE. NO ENGINES OR BOILERS SEEN. PROBABLY A WOODEN SAILING SHIP. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 14.12.16 IN 5430.970N, 0031.337W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 44.63MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS, LENGTH 19.1MTRS, WIDTH 10.3MTRS, HEIGHT 2.37MTRS, ORIENTATION 010/190 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE A MOUND OF BOULDERS, NO INDICATION OF ANY WRECKAGE WITHIN THE BATHYMETRY OR WATER COLUMN DATA. PRESUMABLY A CARGO FROM A VESSEL WHICH HAS NOW DECAYED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 44MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 30.97 N,0 31.337 W

 

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