This is the information page about the shipwreck Braat ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 30.001 N,1 19.374 W (50.242166666667, -1.28825)

 

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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. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Ajax
3. Albatros
4. Algerian
5. Asborg
6. Ashanti (possibly)
7. Augustenburg
8. Barbara (possibly)
9. Bettann (stern section)
10. Braat ii
11. Brestois
12. Camberwell
13. Cambrian
14. Cambrian (part of)
15. Campen
16. Camswan
17. Capable
18. Carbon
19. Castle crag
20. Ceres (possibly)
21. Cleddy (probably)
22. Cuba
23. Daylesford
24. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
25. Duddon (probably)
26. Dulce t
27. Empire crusader
28. Empress queen
29. Ernest lagouve
30. Espagne
31. Excelsior
32. Faith
33. Fallodon
34. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
35. G-cbpt
36. Glen (possibly)
37. Gorizont
38. Grip fast
39. Harry sharman
40. Hauler
41. Highland brigade
42. Hm lct 427 (after part)
43. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
44. Hms acheron (bow section)
45. Hms acheron (stern section)
46. Hms albion ii
47. Hms assurance
48. Hms boxer
49. Hms crestflower
50. Hms hazard
51. Hms invincible
52. Hms listrac (probably)
53. Hms michael clements
54. Hms new dawn
55. Hms p12 (stern section).
56. Hms pomone
57. Hms tiger
58. Hms undine
59. Hms velox
60. Hms warwick deeping
61. Hmsm swordfish
62. Hmsm upstart
63. Iduna
64. Indutionmare
65. Inger
66. Irex
67. Irishman
68. Isleworth
69. Joannis millas
70. Juno
71. Kurland
72. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
73. Lct 1068
74. Lct 757 (possibly)
75. Lct 809
76. Leon
77. Londonier
78. Luciston
79. Luis
80. Luxor
81. Margaret smith
82. Mary rose
83. Meandros (possibly)
84. Mechanician
85. Mendi
86. Millmer
87. Minca 35
88. Minerva (possibly)
89. Molina
90. Moonraker (probably)
91. Myrtlegrove (probably)
92. Neath (possibly)
93. Nichola (probably)
94. Nw68
95. Nw96
96. Olivine
97. Oriflamme
98. Pearl (probably)
99. Pool fisher
100. Ps ryde
101. Redesmere
102. Reindeer
103. Rosehill (probably)
104. Roway
105. Rtc no.9
106. Serrana (bow section)
107. Serrana (stern part)
108. Simla
109. Sinah
110. Smyrna
111. Spyros (possibly)
112. Stokes bay pier (remains)
113. Teamwork
114. Terlings
115. Tweed
116. U 122 (possibly)
117. U 152
118. U 153 (possibly)
119. U 90
120. Ub 122 (possibly)
121. Ub 21
122. Vadne
123. Vanessa (probably)
124. Vari solo sailor
125. Varvassi
126. Volkerak
127. Wapello
128. War knight
129. Weston maid (possibly)
130. Westville
131. Withern
132. Witte zee
133. Woodham
134. Y48

 

Name: BRAAT II

Length 80.8 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 1834 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-fornjot, ex-trudvang. built in 1914 by fredrikstad mek verks, freidrikstad. owned at the time of loss by shipsakties braatt. triple expansion engine of 188nhp, single shaft. passage newport for rouen. cargo coal. torpedoed and sunk by ub-30. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: 8.3.18 SS BRAAT II SUNK IN 502800N, 012200W. SANK AT ONCE. (IDSA MASTER, DOCKET M12127). H6391/19 BRAAT II SUNK 7MILES SW BY S OF ST CATHERINES PT. (LL WW1). 16.3.18 SS LONDONIER IN 503100N, 011900W. (IOSA MASTER, DOCKET M13700). 23.3.18 WK IN 503100N, 011900W, 10MILES WSW OF ST CATHERINES. (AP PORTSMOUTH, DOCKET M07900). H3287/24 12.5.24 H3287/24 12.5.24 AMENDED WK SYMBOL TO DW IN 503100N, 011900W. BR STD. H4607/28 27.7.28 SURVEY MADE IN VICINITY BUT NO OBSTN LOCATED. (TH 27.7.28). DELETED BY NM. H1098/57 8.3.37 CHARTED AS NDW ON F016. 25.3.41 NOW CHARTED AS NDW. NC 2012. H6897/55 19.12.55 LOCATED IN 502958N, 011916W USING DECCA. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 16FMS, GEN DEPTH 20FMS. SEA BED HARD SAND. E/S TRACE HELD. (HMS SCOTT, 31.10.55). AMENDED TO WK 16FMS [29MTRS] IN REVISED POSN. NE 2045. H2555/74 19.3.74 WK IN 502959N, 011916W USING HSA. DECCA USED. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30.0MTRS. NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO SCOUR. APPROX 300FT LONG, LYING 045/225DEGS & GIVES ONLY VERY POOR SONAR RESPONSE. (SCES). AMENDED SW 30MTRS. NC 2045 & NC 2450. HH090/962/01 4.12.02 EXAM'D 31.7.02 IN 5030.001N, 0119.373W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 31.8, FOUL 32.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.4 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 88MTRS, WIDTH 32MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.8MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 120/300 DEGS. APEARS TO BE BROKEN INTO THREE MAIN PIECES. STATED BY M WOODWARD TO NOT BE THE LONDONIER. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMEND TO SW 31MTRS. BR STD. 13.5.05 THIS IS NOT THE LONDONIER. SEE [18965]. (D C WENDES, PERSONAL VISIT). 2.2.07 THIS IS BRAAT II. STANDS 6MTRS IN 40MTRS ON ROCKY SEABED WITH BOWS NE. BRIDGE STEERING POSN REMOVED. SERIAL NUMBER CHECKED AGAINST ARCHIVES AND FOUND TO HAVE BEEN SOLD TO A/S FORNJOT (FINN FRIIS & CO) IN 1914. (D C WENDES, SOUTH COAST SHIPWRECKS). NCA. SEP 2020/000123102 5.10.21 EXAM’D 3.10.20 IN 5030.001N, 0119.374W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.83TRS IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 29MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. ORIENTATION 035/215 DEGS. LARGELY BROKEN UP. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1586). AMEND NDW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN INTO THREE MAIN PIECES, BOWS NE

Position: 50 30.001 N,1 19.374 W

 

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