This is the information page about the shipwreck Braunton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 38.927 N,0 10.594 E (50.652366666667, -0.61618333333333)

 

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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. 010
2. 025
3. 20
4. 5 fyfilld
5. Aalesund (possibly)
6. Abel tasman (part of)(possibly)
7. Acadian
8. Addarwa
9. Advanti
10. Aeolian sky
11. Afon dulais
12. Ailsa craig (probably)
13. Ajax
14. Ala
15. Alan dean
16. Alaska
17. Alaunia
18. Albatros
19. Albert c field (probably)
20. Alcyon (possibly)
21. Alex van opstal
22. Alexandrovna
23. Algarve
24. Algerian
25. Algiers
26. Alison (possibly)
27. Amy
28. Angele (possibly)
29. Angelena bm 271
30. Angry fish
31. Ann marie (possibly)
32. Anna
33. Anna sophie
34. Antioche iii (probably)
35. Antoinette (probably)
36. Apache
37. Aparima
38. Arabic
39. Aracataca
40. Arctic dawn
41. Arfon
42. Ariel
43. Armenian
44. Armenier
45. Arno (possibly)
46. Arthurtown
47. Asborg
48. Ashanti (possibly)
49. Ashford
50. Athen
51. Atlantico
52. Atlas (probably)
53. Aud
54. Avalanche
55. Avalon g ii
56. Axwell
57. Azemmour
58. Bamse (probably)
59. Barn hill
60. Baron garioch
61. Baron herries
62. Barryman
63. Basil-2
64. Baygitano
65. Bayonne
66. Ben vrakie (possibly)
67. Berar
68. Bernicia
69. Betelgeuse (bow section)
70. Betsy anna
71. Bettann (bow section)
72. Bettann (stern section)
73. Binnendijk
74. Black hawk (aft section)
75. Black hawk (fwd section)
76. Blanefield
77. Bleamoor (probably)
78. Bobbyb
79. Bogstad
80. Bokn (possibly)
81. Bolette (possibly)
82. Boma
83. Borgny
84. Borgund i (possibly)
85. Braat ii
86. Brabant
87. Braedale (probably)
88. Branksome chine (possibly)
89. Braunton
90. Brava
91. Brestois
92. Bretagne
93. Bretton hall
94. Brisk (probably)
95. Britannia (probably)
96. British inventor (bow section)
97. Broadhurst (probably)
98. Broomhill (probably)
99. Buesten
100. Bull steamer (possibly)
101. Cairndhu
102. Caleb sprague
103. Camberwell
104. Cambrian
105. Cambrian (part of)
106. Cambrian princess (probably)
107. Camelot challenger (possibly)
108. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
109. Campen
110. Camswan
111. Candia
112. Capable
113. Carasa (possibly)
114. Carbineer
115. Carbon
116. Carentan
117. Carl
118. Carrie dingle
119. Castle crag
120. Castlereagh
121. Castor 1
122. Caterham
123. Cato
124. Celtic
125. Ceres (possibly)
126. Charles m
127. Chasseur 6
128. Chasseur 7
129. Chateau yqem
130. Cheerful
131. City of brisbane
132. City of mexico
133. City of swansea (probably)
134. Clan macmillan
135. Clan macnab
136. Clan macvey
137. Clangula (probably)
138. Clara
139. Clarinda
140. Cleddy (probably)
141. Coquetdale (probably)
142. Countess of erne
143. Cristina
144. Crown of india (possibly)
145. Crown point
146. Cuba
147. Cuba
148. D144 (possibly).
149. Dageid
150. Dagmar
151. Davenport
152. Daylesford
153. Del rio
154. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
155. Derna (probably)
156. Devon coast
157. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
158. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
159. Diligent
160. Donegal (possibly)
161. Duddon (probably)
162. Dudley rose
163. Duke of buccleuch
164. Dulce t
165. Dumfries
166. Dundee (probably)
167. Dutton
168. Earl of abergavenny
169. Edale
170. Eduard (possibly)
171. Elena r
172. Elford
173. Elna e
174. Elsa (possibly)
175. Emerald (possibly)
176. Empire crusader
177. Empress queen
178. Emsstrom
179. Enecuri
180. Erik boye
181. Ernest lagouve
182. Espagne
183. Ethel (probably)
184. Everleigh
185. Evertsen
186. Excelsior
187. Excelsior (possibly)
188. Ezra weston (bow section)
189. Ezra weston (stern section)
190. F d lambert (possibly)
191. F/v joanna c
192. Faith
193. Fallodon
194. Fenna (probably)
195. Fife coast (possibly)
196. Flag theofano
197. Fleur de lys
198. Florazan
199. Fluent
200. Forester (& pontoon)
201. Fort yale
202. Fpt iv
203. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
204. Franziska
205. Frode
206. Frogner ?
207. Fulham vii (probably)
208. Fylrix
209. G-cbpt
210. Galicia
211. Gartland
212. Gascony
213. Gefion
214. General jackson
215. General leman (possibly)
216. Genevieve (possibly)
217. Geopotes viii
218. George sutton
219. Georgios kyriakides
220. Gerarda
221. Gerlen (possibly)
222. Germa geisha
223. Germaine
224. Gibel-hamam
225. Girdleness
226. Girl barbara
227. Girl patricia
228. Glen (possibly)
229. Glenarm head (possibly)
230. Glenarm head (possibly)
231. Glenartney (possibly)
232. Glendinning (possibly)
233. Glenlee
234. Gleno
235. Glocliffe
236. Glory
237. Goathland
238. Golfstrom
239. Gorizia
240. Grace dieu
241. Grane
242. Gregynog
243. Greleen
244. Greta c
245. Grip fast
246. Gripfast
247. Halsewell
248. Hampshire
249. Harold
250. Harpalus (possibly)
251. Harry sharman
252. Hartburn (probably)
253. Hartlepool (part of)
254. Hartlepool (part of)
255. Hartley (possibly)
256. Hauler
257. Heathpool
258. Heathpool
259. Hedwig lunstedt
260. Hemsley 1
261. Heroine (probably)
262. Hesperian
263. Highland brigade
264. Highland corrie
265. Himalaya
266. Hm lct 427 (after part)
267. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
268. Hmcs regina
269. Hmhs rewa
270. Hms acheron (bow section)
271. Hms acheron (stern section)
272. Hms albion ii
273. Hms apley (possibly)
274. Hms arfon
275. Hms ariadne
276. Hms assurance
277. Hms avanturine
278. Hms balfour
279. Hms boadicea
280. Hms borneo
281. Hms boxer
282. Hms buccaneer
283. Hms crestflower
284. Hms eleanor (probably)
285. Hms empress of india (ex renown)
286. Hms evadne (possibly)
287. Hms fame
288. Hms fisgard ii
289. Hms gambri (possibly)
290. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
291. Hms harstad
292. Hms hazard
293. Hms hazardous
294. Hms hickory
295. Hms implacable
296. Hms insolent
297. Hms invincible
298. Hms james fennel
299. Hms john mitchell
300. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
301. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
302. Hms lancer ii
303. Hms landrail (probably)
304. Hms listrac (probably)
305. Hms lord hailsham
306. Hms marmora
307. Hms michael clements
308. Hms minion
309. Hms moldavia
310. Hms new dawn
311. Hms northcoates
312. Hms ocean sunlight
313. Hms p12 (stern section).
314. Hms pine
315. Hms pomone
316. Hms prince leopold
317. Hms recoil (bow section)(probably)
318. Hms recoil (stern section)(probably)
319. Hms remindo (possibly)
320. Hms resolution (possibly)
321. Hms sapper
322. Hms sargasso
323. Hms savage
324. Hms taipo
325. Hms undine
326. Hms velox
327. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
328. Hms warrior ii
329. Hms warwick
330. Hms warwick deeping
331. Hms waterlily
332. Hmsm a1
333. Hmsm a3
334. Hmsm l24
335. Hmsm m2
336. Hmsm p555
337. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
338. Hmsm sidon
339. Hmsm swordfish
340. Hmsm upstart
341. Hmy viva 2
342. Holme force (possibly)
343. Honeydew
344. Hopemount (probably)
345. Hugin
346. Humbergate (probably)
347. Hunsgrove
348. Huntsmoor
349. Iduna
350. Ikeda (possibly)
351. Indiana
352. Indutionmare
353. Inger
354. Inger (possibly)
355. Ingo
356. Ingrid frem
357. Inisinver
358. Iolanthe
359. Iona
360. Irex
361. Irishman
362. Isbjorn
363. Island maid
364. Island mist
365. Isleworth
366. Italia
367. Jade star gypsy
368. Jaffa
369. James groves
370. Janna
371. Jgena (possibly)
372. Joannis millas
373. John taylor
374. Jordan a
375. Joseph roberts (possibly)
376. Juno
377. Juvenile delinquent
378. Kai (possibly)
379. Karen marie (probably)
380. Kendal castle
381. Kensington court
382. Kurland
383. Kyarra
384. Kynance (probably)
385. L c tower
386. L h carl
387. L'ebauche
388. Lady of avenel
389. Lake edon
390. Lake owens
391. Lalen mendi
392. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
393. Lass o'doune (probably)
394. Lci(l)99
395. Lct 1068
396. Lct 381
397. Lct 757 (possibly)
398. Lct 809
399. Lcvp 120
400. Leny (possibly)
401. Leon
402. Les mercenaires
403. Leven (possibly)
404. Lia'g
405. License to kill (possibly)
406. Lightfoot (possibly)
407. Lil boat
408. Lisa maria
409. Lochavon
410. Lola (possibly)
411. Lombard (possibly)
412. London trader (possibly)
413. Londonier
414. Longsand
415. Lord stewart
416. Lowmount
417. Lst 507 (bow section)
418. Lst 507 (stern section)
419. Lst 531
420. Lucinda (possibly)
421. Luciston
422. Luis
423. Lulonga (possibly)
424. Ma monette
425. Maaslust
426. Madryn
427. Magog
428. Mallard (possibly)
429. Marcelle
430. Marga
431. Margaret smith
432. Marguerite (possibly)
433. Marguerite pry
434. Maria asumpta
435. Marie des isles
436. Marie marguerite (possibly)
437. Marie therese
438. Marion lightbody
439. Martha
440. Mary rose
441. Mayflower
442. Meandros (possibly)
443. Mechanician
444. Mefjord (possibly)
445. Mendi
446. Michelle
447. Midland queen
448. Mill gate (probably)
449. Millmer
450. Milly (possibly)
451. Milo
452. Minca 35
453. Minerva (possibly)
454. Minerva (probably)
455. Miown
456. Mira
457. Modavia
458. Mohlenpris (possibly)
459. Moidart
460. Molesey (possibly)
461. Molina
462. Montecrana (possibly)
463. Moonraker (probably)
464. Morning star
465. Mount stuart
466. Mv adur valley?
467. Myrtlegrove (probably)
468. N verberckmoes (possibly)
469. Nailsea lass
470. Navasota
471. Neath (possibly)
472. Neree (possibly)
473. Neree (possibly)
474. Neree (probably)
475. Nestlea
476. Newent
477. Nichola (probably)
478. Nidarholm
479. Nil desperandum (probably)
480. Noordster
481. Norma (possibly)
482. Normandy
483. Northlands (possibly)
484. Northville (possibly)
485. Nw68
486. Nw96
487. Ny-eeasteyr
488. Nyasaland
489. Nyon
490. Oakwood
491. Oceana
492. Onega
493. Onward (probably)
494. Orfordness
495. Oriflamme
496. Orion
497. Orne (possibly)
498. Pacific reliance
499. Pagenturm
500. Par time and tide bell
501. Pas (c.182)
502. Patrice didier (probably)
503. Pearl (probably)
504. Pearn pride (possibly)
505. Peer gynt (possibly)
506. Pelham (possibly)
507. Pentyrch
508. Peronne
509. Petersham
510. Petit forban
511. Phoenix
512. Piedras
513. Pitchipoy (possibly)
514. Polandia (possibly)
515. Pomeranian
516. Pool fisher
517. Porthkerry
518. Portugal
519. Prinses juliana (part of)(possibly)
520. Ps ryde
521. Quail
522. Quarnero
523. Queenswood (part of)(possibly)
524. Quest
525. Radaas (probably)
526. Ramsgarth
527. Ramsholm (possibly)
528. Rapana
529. Rayder
530. Redesmere
531. Reggestroom (probably)
532. Reindeer
533. Reine des flots
534. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
535. Risoy (probably)
536. Rosehill (probably)
537. Rossmore (possibly)
538. Rosten (possibly)
539. Rota
540. Roway
541. Rowella
542. Royal adelaide
543. Rtc no.9
544. Runswick
545. Rytoner
546. Saint andre (probably)
547. Saint ronaig
548. Sally jane
549. Salsette ii
550. Saphir
551. Sarah anderson (possibly)
552. Sarah jayne
553. Saratoga
554. Sardomene
555. Scaldis
556. Seaford
557. Seahawk
558. Security (possibly)
559. Serrana (bow section)
560. Serrana (stern part)
561. Seven seas (possibly)
562. Sevilla
563. Shad thames
564. Shanes castle
565. Sheer grace
566. Shirala
567. Shoreham (probably)
568. Simla
569. Sinah
570. Sines (possibly)
571. Siracusa
572. Sissa norway
573. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
574. Skopelos sky (after part)
575. Sna i (possibly)
576. Sonia (possibly)
577. Southampton
578. Sparkling foam (possibly)
579. Spearfish
580. Sphene (probably)
581. Spyros (possibly)
582. St dunstan
583. St george
584. St joseph
585. St olaf
586. St rogatien (possibly)
587. St stanislas
588. Stancrest
589. Stanhope
590. Stanwold
591. Start
592. Stavros (possibly)
593. Sten (possibly)
594. Stokes bay pier (remains)
595. Sudon (possibly)
596. Surdelo
597. Svint
598. Swainby (probably)
599. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
600. T r thompson
601. Tagona
602. Tamele
603. Tampa (possibly)
604. Teamwork
605. Teelin head
606. Terlings
607. Terrapin
608. Theotokos
609. Thera (possibly)
610. Thierry (possibly)
611. Togimo
612. Towneley
613. Tracy
614. Trafalgar (possibly)
615. Trito
616. Tweed
617. U 1021 (possibly)
618. U 1195
619. U 1200
620. U 212 (probably)
621. U 275 (probably)
622. U 322 (possibly)
623. U 325 (possibly)
624. U 40 (possibly)
625. U 400 (possibly)
626. U 480
627. U 671
628. U 86 (formerly)
629. U 86 (possibly)
630. U 90
631. Ub 130
632. Ub 21
633. Ub 65
634. Ub 74
635. Ub 81
636. Ub 86 (possibly)
637. Ull (probably)
638. Union crystal (possibly)
639. Ursa (probably)
640. Vadne
641. Valdes (probably)
642. Vanessa (probably)
643. Vari solo sailor
644. Varia
645. Varvassi
646. Vasco
647. Venezuela
648. Venus
649. Venus
650. Vera (probably)
651. Vesuvio (possibly)
652. Vesuvius
653. Vigda
654. Villasandino
655. Virgin atlantic challenger
656. Volkerak
657. Vosges
658. W h dwyer
659. Wapello
660. War baron (probably)
661. War helmet
662. War knight
663. Warnow (possibly)
664. Weston maid (possibly)
665. Westville
666. Withern
667. Witte zee
668. Woodbury
669. Woodham
670. Zaanstroom

 

Name: BRAUNTON

Length 115.8 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 4575 ton
Load: armament

Cause: built in 1911 by richardson, duck & co, stockton-on-tees. owned at the time of loss by tantem steam navigation co ltd. three boilers, triple expansione engine of 30nhp, single shaft. passage boulogne for newport. torpedoed by ub-29. (sibi, ww1sl).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 83 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20150716

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 4.5 MILES S BY W FROM BEACHY HEAD. (WW1SL). H4959/73 29.10.74 WK LOCATED IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, SIG DTD 21.10.74). NCA YET - AWAIT FULL SURVEY DETAILS. NAVEAM 355/74(A) ISSUED. H4959/73 6.5.75 EXAM'D 17.9.74 IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23 IN GEN DEPTH 29.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEA BED FLAT. LENGTH FROM DCS3 TRACE 150FT. WISPY E/S RETURNS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 23.0MTRS [12FMS 3FT].

- NM 1531/75. H4959/73 27.5.76 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.2, FOUL AT 16.3MTRS IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB]. (SOISS, SIG DTD 23.5.76). NAVEAM 203/76 ISSUED. AMEND TO SW 16.2MTRS [8FMS 5FT].

- NM 1080/76. H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 23.5.76. HMS BEAGLE'S POSN CONFIRMED USING DECCA. TWO SHIP DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 16.2, FOUL AT 16.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.2 IN GEN DEPTH 29.6MTRS. WK IS BETWEEN 380 AND 450FT LONG. LIES 080/260DEGS. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). NFA. 1.9.77 WK IDENTIFIED AS THE 'BRAUNTON'. LIES UPRIGHT WITH SHELLS SCATTERED AROUND ON SEABED. (F HINDS, R.BEAZLEY LTD, TELECON). H1289/77 24.10.77 WK IN 503845N, 001050E IDENTIFIED AS THE 'BRAUNTON' [4575 TONS]. CARGO OF SHELLS & CASTINGS. WK LIES E/W. BOW [WEST] IS 42FT HIGH. STERN SECTION IS APPROX 36FT HIGH. MIDSHIPS DAMAGED. 4 HOLDS CENTRAL BRIDGE. NO SCOUR. WK IS UPRIGHT. CARGO IS VISIBLE. (R J TODD). H1965/76 4.12.80 EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 503854N, 001044E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 128.3MTRS, BEAM 25.5MTRS, HT 12.7MTRS. LYING 083/263DEGS. NOT QUITE UPRIGHT WITH HIGH POINTS AT BOW & STERN & LEAST DEPTH OVER STERN AT E END OF WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). NCA. H1310/83/4 7.9.83 DIVED ON 7.8.83. WK LIES ALONG TIDE WITH BOW W. BOW & STERN ARE INTACT AND LIE ON PORT SIDE WITH ABOUT 60DEG LIST. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BOMBS IN HOLDS AND SCATTERED AROUND. (T W BENNETTO, 2.9.83). 6.6.89 MANIFEST INDICATES CARGO WAS EMPTY STEEL PROJECTILES. (T HANLAN). HH100/351/16 24.7.00 LOCATED IN 5038.937N, 0010.638E [WGD] USING DGPS. LENGTH 117MTRS. LIES 073/253 DEGS FROM PLOT. (M SNELLING, EMAIL DTD 11.7.00). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 16.07.15 IN 5038.927N, 0010.594E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.11MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29.11MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 125MTRS, HT 10MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 19.11MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOW & STERN INTACT & LIE ON PORT SIDE

Position: 50 38.927 N,0 10.594 E

 

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