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 (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Alaunia
3. Aracataca
4. Aristos
5. Ashford
6. Barn hill
7. Bernicia
8. Blanefield
9. Branksome chine (possibly)
10. Braunton
11. Caleb sprague
12. Carrie dingle
13. Caterham
14. Celtic
15. Charles m
16. City of brisbane
17. City of waterford
18. Clara
19. D144 (possibly).
20. Davenport
21. Devon coast
22. Eduard (possibly)
23. Emerald (possibly)
24. Esperanza
25. F d lambert (possibly)
26. F/v joanna c
27. Fife coast (possibly)
28. Fortuna
29. Fulham vii (probably)
30. George sutton
31. Girlvine (possibly)
32. Glenartney (possibly)
33. Gull (possibly)
34. Harold
35. Heathpool
36. Heathpool
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms inverclyde
43. Hms keryado (probably)
44. Hms lancer ii
45. Hms ocean sunlight
46. Hms resolution (possibly)
47. Hms taipo
48. Holme force (possibly)
49. Hush wing
50. Inger (possibly)
51. James groves
52. Joseph roberts (possibly)
53. La cycogne (probably)
54. Lalen mendi
55. Leven (possibly)
56. Lornaston (possibly)
57. Ma monette
58. Mill gate (probably)
59. Mira
60. Mohlenpris (possibly)
61. Mount stuart
62. Mv adur valley?
63. Newent
64. Noordster
65. Nyon
66. Oceana
67. Ouse (possibly)
68. Petit forban
69. Rytoner
70. Saint ronaig
71. Seaford
72. Seven seas (possibly)
73. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
74. St rogatien (possibly)
75. Stanhope
76. T r thompson
77. U 275 (probably)
78. U 40 (possibly)
79. U 413 (possibly)
80. U 671
81. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
82. Ub 130
83. Vasco
84. Venus
85. Wilhelmina j
86. Zeester (possibly)

 

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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