This is the information page about the shipwreck Bradglen, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 31.043 N,1 3.323 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Balakani
14. Baltrader
15. Beacon 'f'
16. Blue mermaid
17. Bolbec (possibly)
18. Bradglen
19. British oak
20. C 128
21. Chieftain
22. Daisy maud
23. Dela
24. Delce
25. Diana
26. Drofli
27. Duluth
28. E oaze light vessel
29. East shoebury bn (remains of)
30. Empire ghyll
31. Enterprise ranger 2
32. Erins isle (possibly)
33. Explorer
34. Fleurita
35. Fox
36. Fred everard
37. Georgia
38. Ghc (possibly)
39. Gordon
40. Great nore tower (remains)
41. Great nore towers (remains)
42. Great nore towers (remains).
43. H k daniels
44. Harcourt
45. Hawksdale
46. Hawnby
47. Herland (part of)
48. Herland (part of)
49. Hibernia
50. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
51. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
52. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
53. Hms aisha
54. Hms amethyst
55. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
56. Hms ash
57. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
58. Hms capricornus
59. Hms chestnut (probably)
60. Hms conquistador
61. Hms danube 3
62. Hms desiree
63. Hms drummer
64. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
65. Hms myrtle
66. Hms new spray
67. Hms oriana
68. Hms receptive
69. Hms reed (possibly)
70. Hms resolvo (part of)
71. Hms restango
72. Hms stella orion
73. Hms venetia
74. Hms vimiera (bow section)
75. Hms vimiera (part of)
76. Hms vimiera (stern)
77. Holba
78. Honiton
79. Hopper number 19
80. Houston city
81. How (probably)
82. Intrepid
83. Janie b
84. Lady jane
85. Lca 551
86. Letchworth
87. Lindfar
88. Lion (part of)
89. Lowlands
90. Maitland
91. Malrix (possibly)
92. Maplin light house
93. Maplin survey platform
94. March
95. Margam abbey
96. Margate sand beacon
97. Mercy
98. Mi amigo
99. Molliette
100. Monica (possibly)
101. Mudlark
102. Nass beacon (ruins)
103. Neptune (possibly)
104. Norman
105. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
106. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
107. Pinto
108. Pisces
109. Radiant
110. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
111. Resolute
112. Restless wave (possibly)
113. Revenge
114. Richard montgomery
115. Rosme
116. Rover (possibly)
117. Ryal
118. Selnes
119. Slesvig
120. Sparsholt
121. Strathearn
122. Strom trooper
123. Sun vii
124. Sunk beacon (remains)
125. Sunrise (possibly)
126. Supremity
127. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
128. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
129. Thorvin karsven
130. Toreador
131. Treport
132. Uama
133. Van meerlant (part of)
134. Vera
135. Volante
136. Wardie
137. Warfleth
138. Warp
139. Westerley star
140. William j taylor (part of)
141. Winifred
142. Winkfield
143. Yassou
144. Zarga

 

Name: BRADGLEN

Length 121.9 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 4741 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built in 1930 by w grey & co, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by leeds shipping co. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 285hp, single shaft. passage jacksonville for london. cargo included spelter, steel resin & pig iron. mined. eight men lost.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H03270/41 24.10.41 DW WITH A G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S.

- NM 2470/41 & FNM 2474/41. H5128/44 21.4.44 ADD MAST 30FT. (E7301).

- NM BLOCK. H1410/50 1.3.50 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 1FT AND DELETE LIGHT BUOY. (TH NM 15/50).

- NM 391/50. H1410/50 7.3.52 SALVAGE OPERATIONS TAKING PLACE. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD). - TNM 487/52. H1410/50 4.9.52 RE SALVAGE OPERATIONS, BUOYS LAID. TH). - TNM 651/52 & TMN 1644/52. H1410/50 15.4.53 BUOYS WITHDRAWN. (TH). H03270/41 15.5.58 EXAM'D 10.10.57 IN 513102N, 010320E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 55FT, FOUL 59FT. GENERAL DEPTH 7-11FMS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 56FT. SCOUR 76FT. SEA BED MUD AND SAND. (ECES SWEEP REPORT 10.3.58). AMEND TO WK 9FMS 1FT. BR STD. H782/62 14.3.62 SCOUR TO 75FT WITH LARGE BUMP, PROBABLY SAND (47FT), TO NORTH. FOUND SLIGHTLY NE OF CHARTED POSITION. (ISS 1961). H1331/65 25.3.65 LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT. GENERAL DEPTH 54FT-60FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE 29.10.64). AMEND TO WK 8FMS.

- NM 725/65. H6140/68 27.6.68 EXAM'D IN 513101N, 010324E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 52FT, FOUL AT 54FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 56FT. GENERAL DEPTH 64FT. SCOUR 82FT. APPEARS TO HAVE SUNK IN SCOUR AND IS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. NO SONAR CONTACT. (HMS ENTERPRISE 22.4.68). 27.9.73 AMEND TO SW 15.8MTRS [LAT]. NC 1607. H3531/74 11.12.75 EXAM'D IN 513100N, 010324E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 16.2MTRS, FOULED AT 16.6MTRS. GENERAL DEPTH 19-20MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPT 18.8MTRS. SCOUR 26MTRS. SMALL AREA OF WRECKAGE WHICH IS NOT EASY TO LOCATE. THE SCOUR HOLE IS MAINLY TO THE WEST. (PLA WRECK REPORT NO 12/75, M/L MAPLIN).

- NM BLOCK. HH244/420/03 1.11.96 EXAM'D 6.8.96 IN 513100.4N, 010324.4E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 22.4MTRS. COULD BE FRAGMENTED DEBRIS ON THE S SIDE OF THE SCOUR WITH THE MOST PROMINENT LUMP BEING AT 18.9MTRS. MAIN BULK IS A METRE HIGH LUMP WELL SETTLED IN THE HOLE. RETAIN AS SW 16.2MTRS. (PLA SURVEY REPORT 33/96). NCA. 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5131.043N, 0103.323E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAIN PART IS 1MTR HIGH PORTION IN SCOUR HOLE

Position: 51 31.043 N,1 3.323 E

 

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