This is the information page about the shipwreck Breitenburg, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 31.686 N,0 3.214 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. 212
2. ? susie mo ii
3. Abbotsford
4. Adela (possibly)
5. Admiral nelson
6. Agnes
7. Alarm
8. Albanian
9. Albatross
10. Albert
11. Albert (part of)
12. Albert (part of)
13. Albert (possibly)
14. Albion (probably)
15. Alcazar
16. Alcides
17. Alexandra
18. Alhambra
19. Alice
20. Alice davies
21. Amenity
22. Amlwch rose
23. Anatolian
24. Angloman (possibly)
25. Angmering
26. Angola
27. Angola (part of)(possibly)
28. Ann sumner
29. Ann widnal
30. Anne
31. Anne elizabeth
32. Ant
33. Anteros
34. Apapa
35. Architect
36. Ardlough
37. Aris
38. Armagh
39. Arno mendi
40. Arosa
41. Asmund
42. Atika
43. Auchenarden
44. Auspicious
45. Avalon
46. Avon
47. Avon
48. Azalea
49. B o borjesson
50. Bactria
51. Balthazar
52. Barrister
53. Bayswater (possibly)
54. Beachy
55. Bella
56. Ben cruachan
57. Benaiah
58. Bengar
59. Bengollyun
60. Benholm
61. Berwyn
62. Bessie
63. Bijou
64. Blairnevis
65. Blanche (possibly)
66. Bolivar
67. Bolivar (fwd part)(probably)
68. Boston
69. Boubolina
70. Boy stephen
71. Bradda
72. Braeglen
73. Braganza
74. Brazilian
75. Breitenburg
76. British viscount
77. Buenos ayres
78. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
79. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
80. Burbo tower (remains)
81. Burbo tower (remains)
82. Burbo tower (remains)
83. Burbo tower (remains)
84. Burgedin
85. Bydand
86. C s parnell
87. Cairnross
88. Calcium (probably)
89. Calderon
90. Cambank
91. Cameronian
92. Canada
93. Captain mclintock
94. Carl august
95. Caroline
96. Carrie
97. Carson
98. Cartegena
99. Cascapedia
100. Castilian
101. Castle queen
102. Catherine
103. Catherine
104. Chacabuco (possibly)
105. Chagres
106. Chase
107. Christina shearer
108. Chrysopolis
109. City of birmingham
110. City of brussels
111. City of st andrews
112. Clwyd (probably)
113. Clytie
114. Cognac
115. Colin russell
116. Collingwood
117. Colombus
118. Colorado
119. Conargo
120. Concord
121. Coniston (probably)
122. Constance
123. Coral bank
124. Corbet
125. Corinth (possibly)
126. Cork
127. Cornish coast
128. Corrientes
129. Counsellor iii
130. Countess of devon
131. County of lancaster
132. Cramlington (possibly)
133. Cressado
134. Cressida
135. Cresswell (probably)
136. Croydon
137. Cumbrae
138. Dagmar
139. Dakota
140. Dalewood (probably)
141. Daphne ii
142. Dayrian
143. Deerpool (after section)
144. Deerpool (for'd section)
145. Delfina
146. Denbigh coast
147. Denham
148. Derbent
149. Diana
150. Dido
151. Dieter
152. Ditton
153. Douglas
154. Douglas
155. Downshire (possibly)
156. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
157. Dublin
158. Dundalk
159. Dunmail
160. Dunsany
161. Dunvegan castle
162. Ebeneezer
163. Ebenezer
164. Ebenezer
165. Edward finch
166. Eilean glas
167. El oso
168. Elephant
169. Eliza bonstead
170. Elizabeth
171. Elizabeth dal
172. Elizabeth lathom
173. Ellan vannin
174. Ellen sarah
175. Ellen southwold
176. Emelie
177. Emmeline
178. Empire wind
179. Empress (probably)
180. Empress eugenie
181. Empress eugenie
182. Endymion
183. Eros
184. Ester ann
185. Esther
186. Ethel (possibly)
187. Eurymedon
188. Eversfield
189. Excel
190. Exmoor
191. Fairearn (probably)
192. Fairisle
193. Fairlie and jane
194. Fairy
195. Farfield
196. Faunus
197. Fawn (possibly)
198. Fb 110 (possibly)
199. Fb 112 (possibly)
200. Fb 116 (possibly)
201. Fb 118 (possibly)
202. Fb 265 (possibly)
203. Fb 267 (possibly)
204. Fb 275 (possibly)
205. Fb 278 (possibly)
206. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
207. Fb 295 (possibly)
208. Fb 296 (possibly)
209. Fb 297 (possibly)
210. Fb 300 (possibly)
211. Fb 43 (possibly)
212. Fb 47 (possibly)
213. Fb 56 (possibly)
214. Fb 72 (possibly)
215. Fb 83 (possibly)
216. Fb 86 (possibly)
217. Fb 98 (probably)
218. Femke
219. Fermo
220. Fern (probably)
221. Ferocious
222. Fin-ar-bed
223. Flamingo
224. Flying dart
225. Flying hawk
226. Four brothers
227. Four brothers (possibly)
228. Fowberry tower (part)
229. Fowberry tower (part)
230. Francis
231. Frolic
232. Gannochy
233. Geofredo (part of)
234. Geofredo (part of)
235. Geofredo (part of)
236. Georgie
237. Georgios
238. Gerhardt (possibly)
239. Germania
240. Ghambira
241. Girl kitty (possibly)
242. Giuseppe
243. Gladeto
244. Gladstone
245. Gleneden
246. Glenford
247. Glenorchy (possibly)
248. Gorsethorn
249. Gothic
250. Grappler
251. Gratitude
252. Guillermo
253. Gwydir
254. Hannah
255. Hannah landles
256. Hare (probably)
257. Harlech
258. Harmony
259. Harold
260. Hawkesbury
261. Hebe
262. Hebe (possibly)
263. Heemskerk
264. Helen
265. Heminge
266. Henry j smith
267. Herbert
268. Herlief
269. Hero
270. Heron 2
271. Hildena
272. Hindlea
273. Hms benvolio
274. Hms calverton
275. Hms campina
276. Hms cochrane
277. Hms corfield
278. Hms cortina
279. Hms deliverer
280. Hms egret
281. Hms guide me ii
282. Hms lormont
283. Hms manners (stern section)
284. Hms mistletoe
285. Hms othello
286. Hms princess victoria
287. Hms remillo
288. Hms silicia
289. Hms st cyrus
290. Hms strathborve (part)
291. Hms westphalia (possibly)
292. Hms yorkshire belle
293. Holyhead
294. Hopper f
295. Hopper number 6
296. Horizon (possibly)
297. Hornby (possibly)
298. Hoveringham 2
299. Hvideorn
300. Hyacinth
301. Ibis
302. Ida
303. Ida
304. India
305. Innisfallen
306. Ionic (probably)
307. Ionic star
308. Irene chalmers
309. J b kee
310. J c swindlehurst
311. J w t
312. James and grace gregory
313. Jerseymoor
314. Jessie
315. Jessie brown
316. John & ann
317. John and thomas
318. John bull
319. John mowlem
320. John pierce
321. John w elliot
322. June
323. Juno
324. Jura
325. Katy
326. Kelvindale
327. Kenmare
328. Kilcoan (probably)
329. Kinkorth
330. Kirkmichael
331. La plata (possibly)
332. La rochelle (possibly)
333. Lady irene of menai
334. Laura
335. Leeds (probably)
336. Leinster
337. Lelia
338. Letty
339. Lightstone (probably)
340. Lilly (possibly)
341. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
342. Linda blanche
343. Lionel george
344. Little burbo beacon
345. Liverpool
346. Lizzie morton
347. Loch fergus
348. Lochmonar (fwd part)
349. Lochranza castle
350. Lord delamere
351. Lord delamere (possibly)
352. Lord haig (possibly)
353. Lord haig (possibly)
354. Lord selborne
355. Loweswater
356. Lowther range (probably)
357. Lucerne
358. Lugar
359. Lurigethan
360. Lutha
361. Lylie
362. Lynkar
363. Lyra (bow section)
364. Maarten cornelis
365. Magdalyn ann
366. Maja
367. Major
368. Mancunium
369. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
370. Mantura
371. Manx fairy
372. Margaret
373. Marian francis
374. Marie l
375. Marie moller
376. Marion
377. Marlay
378. Marn
379. Marquess of bute (possibly)
380. Marshall (probably)
381. Mary
382. Mary
383. Mary agnes
384. Mary ann
385. Mary ann
386. Mary coles (possibly)
387. Mary jane
388. Mary kate
389. Mary olivia
390. Matador
391. Mayflower (part of)
392. Meath
393. Meeuw
394. Mermaid (probably)
395. Mersey
396. Mhari l
397. Mid jordan beacon
398. Miner
399. Minerva
400. Miriam thomas
401. Missouri
402. Modig
403. Modiva (possibly)
404. Mona 2 (possibly)
405. Monimia (possibly)
406. Moyalla
407. Mtb 539
408. Munster
409. Murielle
410. My lady
411. Nadejda (possibly)
412. Nar
413. Nautilus
414. Nazarine
415. Nellie esplin
416. Nelson
417. Neptune
418. Nestos
419. Nickolai
420. Nicola faith
421. Nimrod
422. Noranya
423. Normandiet
424. Normandy coast
425. North jordan bn
426. Nydia (probably)
427. Ocean harvest ii
428. Ocean home
429. Ocean monarch
430. Odessa
431. Old england
432. Olive branch
433. Opal (possibly)
434. Oria
435. Orizava (or urizaza)
436. Orsa
437. Osctilia
438. Osseo
439. Otis tetrax
440. Ousebridge
441. Outer east dolphin
442. Pacific (possibly)
443. Palmella (possibly)
444. Pamela
445. Paraciers
446. Parker
447. Patriarch
448. Peaceful star
449. Pegasus (possibly)
450. Pegu (bow section)
451. Pegu (stern)
452. Penrhos (probably)
453. Penryn
454. Penstone
455. Penvearn
456. Perseverance
457. Perseverance
458. Peru (probably)
459. Phoenician
460. Pigeon
461. Planet
462. Polly williams
463. Polwell (probably)
464. Ponce
465. Portia
466. President harbitz
467. Primrose
468. Princess victoria
469. Progress
470. Prudence
471. Queen
472. Queen victoria
473. Queen victoria
474. Queens tower
475. Rambler
476. Raoul et aurelie
477. Rea 1
478. Rea 10
479. Rea 5
480. Rea 7 (possibly)
481. Rea 8 (possibly)
482. Rea 9 (possibly)
483. Reculver
484. Rescue
485. Residu
486. Resurgam
487. Retriever
488. Rhosneigr
489. Rhyl
490. Rievaulx abbey
491. Ringsend
492. Rissa
493. Rivaulx
494. River don (part of)(probably)
495. River humber
496. River witham
497. Robert & elizabeth
498. Robert marsden
499. Robert seymour
500. Roelas
501. Rose mystique
502. Rosebud
503. Rothsay castle
504. Roussalka
505. Rudyard kipling
506. Sagacity
507. Saint olaf
508. Salacon
509. Salaminia (probably)
510. Salmondby
511. Saltoun
512. San toy
513. Sandmail
514. Sandra glen
515. Sarah
516. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
517. Sarpfos
518. Sea dog
519. Seagull
520. Seahow
521. Seaville (part of)
522. Seaville (part of)
523. Selina
524. Severn
525. Sharelga
526. Sir charles napier
527. Sir george grey
528. Skate ii (debris from)(probably)
529. Skomer
530. Slasher
531. Slieve bloom
532. Smelter
533. Sonia
534. Sons of the sea
535. Sota eduardo
536. Sparling
537. Speke (possibly)
538. Sportsman
539. Spurn
540. St ibar
541. St michan (possibly)
542. St oliver
543. Stanleigh
544. Star of hope
545. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
546. Strathrye
547. Sulairia
548. Sultan
549. Sunda
550. Superb
551. Susahana or susanah
552. Swan
553. Tacoma city (part of)
554. Tacoma city (southern part)
555. Talbot
556. Tancred
557. Tarbert
558. Tayleur
559. Teano
560. Telmo
561. The lady mostyn
562. The marquis
563. Theme
564. Therese emile yvon
565. Thomas
566. Thomas
567. Thomas davies
568. Thomas deas
569. Thorn
570. Thornton
571. Tijl uilenspiegel
572. Tongue beacon
573. Tongue beacon (possibly)
574. Torch
575. Tower base
576. Town of wexford (possibly)
577. Trentham hall
578. Treveal
579. Trial
580. Trieste
581. Trinidad
582. Triton
583. Tt 6 (possibly)
584. U 1024 (probably)
585. U 246
586. U-1051
587. Ullapool
588. Ulstermore
589. United states
590. Upminster (possibly)
591. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
592. Uss roanoke
593. Valeria
594. Vanguard
595. Venture (possibly)
596. Vesper (possibly)
597. Vesta
598. Victory
599. Vigsnes
600. Ville de llanes
601. Vine (possibly)
602. Violet (probably)
603. Vivar
604. W m barkley (possibly)
605. W.m.j
606. Walter
607. Walter dean
608. Wasp
609. Weazel
610. Wern (possibly)
611. Westward ho
612. Whitemantle (possibly)
613. William hanson
614. William huskisson
615. William rawcliffe
616. Windsor (part of)
617. Windsor (part of)
618. Winga
619. Wisemans
620. Woodville
621. Xavier
622. Xavier
623. Ystroom (probably)
624. Zealandia
625. Zeemermin

 

Name: BREITENBURG

Length 54.3 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 422 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: arrived off humber in sinking condition & was beached to prevent complete loss.

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1978, last detected: 1989

Details measurements/cartography: H5970/69 27.10.78 H5970/69 27.10.78 BEACHED 218DEG, 3.8M FROM SPURN HIGH LT. MARKED BY R LT FLOAT, QKFLR 1.5C N. (BTDB HUMBER, LTR DTD 5.9.78). SALVAGE OPS TO COMMENCE 22.9.78. (LL, 26.9.78). SALVAGE ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL SO FAR. FURTHER ATTEMPTS TO BE MADE. (LL, 24.10.78). H5970/69 9.11.78 H5970/69 9.11.78 SALVAGE ATTEMPTS CONTINUE BUT LIKELY TO LAST UP TO 4 MONTHS. WK NOW AWASH AT HW. (BTDB HUMBER, TELECON 9.11.78).

- NM 2782(T)/78. 15.11.78 15.11.78 FURTHER SALVAGE ATTEMPT UNSUCCESSFUL AS WEIGHT OF SILT & REMAINING CARGO WILL NOT PERMIT VESSEL TO BE RIGHTED. HEAVIER EQUIPMENT BEING ARRANGED. (LL, 15.11.78). H5970/69 5.12.78 H5970/69 5.12.78 STILL STRANDED & SUBMERGED AT HIGH TIDE. CONSTRUCTIVE TOTAL LOSS. NOW OWNED BY A SCRAP MERCHANT. (LL, 1.12.78). H5970/69 27.3.79 H5970/69 27.3.79 BREAKING UP & SINKING INTO SAND. NOT CLEAR WHETHER DEMOLITION WILL EVER TAKE PLACE. (LL, 20.3.79). ADVISED NOW TO TAKE PERMANENT NM ACTION. (BTDB HUMBER, TELECON 27.3.79).

- NM 865/79. H5970/69 11.12.79 H5970/69 11.12.79 DEMOLITION TO COMMENCE 5.12.79. (BTDB HUMBER 87/79). H5970/69 4.3.80 H5970/69 4.3.80 R CAN BUOY, QR SUBSTITUTED FOR LT FLOAT. (BTDB HUMBER NM H18/80).

- NM 605/80. H5970/69 12.10.81 H5970/69 12.10.81 DISPERSAL OPS TO COMMENCE 12.10.81 USING EXPLOSIVES. (BTDB HUMBER, NM 73/81). H5970/69 28.1.83 H5970/69 28.1.83 DEMOLITION COMPLETE, REDUCED TO 0.5MTRS. BUOY REMOVED. (HUMBER NM 16/83). BR STD. 11.8.89 11.8.89 WK 0.5MTR SHOWN IN 533140.1N, 000319E ON HUMBER 13/3. NE 1188.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 31.686 N,0 3.214 E

 

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