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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Angelo rose
8. Ard aidhm
9. Ardens (probably)
10. Ardgantoch
11. Athelstane
12. Athos
13. Audax
14. Balfron (probably)
15. Ballater
16. Ballogie
17. Battersea
18. Beaumanoir (probably)
19. Berwick (possibly)
20. Black prince (possibly)
21. Botha (possibly)
22. Brentwood
23. Bur
24. Cap palos (part of)
25. Castleford (probably)
26. Commercial
27. Constantia
28. Corsican prince
29. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
30. Creteblock
31. Crimdon (possibly)
32. Dayspring (probably)
33. Defiant
34. Disperser
35. Doris burton (probably)
36. Eaglescliffe (probably)
37. Earl percy
38. Eli
39. Ellida (probably)
40. Erich lea
41. Ferruccio
42. Florence (possibly)
43. Florentia
44. Fred everard
45. Garthwaite
46. Gem (bow section)
47. Gem (stern section)
48. Gimle
49. Glamorganbrook
50. Glengarry (probably)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Glow (part of) (possibly)
53. Gothia
54. Gwalia (possibly)
55. Harrow (probably)
56. Hercules
57. Highgate
58. Hms banyers
59. Hms desire (possibly)
60. Hms desire (possibly)
61. Hms dromio
62. Hms garmo (probably)
63. Hms locheil
64. Hms lord ridley
65. Hms swallow
66. Hornsund (probably)
67. Houghton
68. Hurstwood
69. Jane
70. Lady ann
71. Lady helen
72. Lampada (probably)
73. Lanthorn
74. Leersum (probably)
75. Lerwick (probably)
76. Linaria (probably)
77. London
78. Lowtyne (possibly)
79. Lucy
80. M c holm
81. Madame renee
82. Manx queen
83. Marchioness of londonderry
84. Marie stuart
85. Martina
86. Melanie (probably)
87. Membland (possibly)
88. Merrie islington
89. Modemi (possibly)
90. Moorlands
91. Moorwood (possibly)
92. Namorado field jacket
93. Norenda (possibly)
94. Norhilda
95. Novillo
96. Oakwell
97. Onslow
98. Pandora
99. Paul
100. Phare (probably)
101. Philander (probably)
102. Polanna
103. Polruan
104. Princess olga (possibly)
105. Quaggy (probably)
106. Rikard nordraak
107. Rutil
108. Saint ninian
109. Sapphire (probably)
110. Sarah thinnesen
111. Schaldis (possibly)
112. Scotia
113. Sir francis
114. Sixty-six
115. Skane
116. Sna ii
117. Southborough
118. Springhill
119. Sumus (probably)
120. Suntrap (probably)
121. Taurus (probably)
122. Trelyon
123. Ub 30
124. Ub 41
125. Ub 75
126. Uc 70
127. Vaaren
128. Vaaren (possibly)
129. Victo (bow section)
130. Victo (stern section)
131. Victoria (probably)
132. Wallsend
133. Westowrie
134. Woodstock (bow section)
135. 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

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway