This is the information page about the shipwreck British oak, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 44.201 N,1 3.247 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. Aircraft
4. Airston (probably)
5. Alberta
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alf everard (part of)
8. Alice marie
9. Argus
10. Aridity (probably)
11. Astrologer
12. Atherton
13. Azariah (poss)
14. Balakani
15. Baltrader
16. Beacon 'f'
17. Blue mermaid
18. Bolbec (possibly)
19. Bradglen
20. British oak
21. C 128
22. Chieftain
23. Daisy maud
24. Dela
25. Delce
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 marsa
66. Hms myrtle
67. Hms new spray
68. Hms oriana
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. Lady jane
84. Lca 551
85. Letchworth
86. Lindfar
87. Lion (part of)
88. Lowlands
89. Main topman
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. Mudlark
101. Nass beacon (ruins)
102. Neptune (possibly)
103. Norman
104. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
105. Ocean lassie
106. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
107. Pallieter (possibly)
108. Pinto
109. Pisces
110. Princess juliana
111. Radiant
112. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
113. Resolute
114. Restless wave (possibly)
115. Richard montgomery
116. Rosme
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. Sweep ii
128. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
129. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
130. Tay bar
131. Thorvin karsven
132. Treport
133. Uama
134. Van meerlant (part of)
135. Vera
136. Volante
137. Wardie
138. Warfleth
139. Warp
140. Westerley star
141. William j taylor (part of)
142. Winifred
143. Winkfield
144. Yampa (part of)
145. Yampa (part of)
146. Yampa (part of)
147. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
148. Yassou
149. Zarga

 

Name: BRITISH OAK

Length 29.9 meter

Cause:

Year of registration: 1948

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 106 cm

Known since: 1948, last detected: 20160902

Details measurements/cartography: H6339/48 INS DW AND G CON BUOY.

- NM 2190/48. WK HAS A CONSPIC MAST. (TH HARWICH). H6339/48 11.1.49 DELETE FROM ALL CHARTS. (TH).

- NM 49/49. H2101/74 18.4.74 WK OF 'BRITISH OAK' FOUND 514410N, 010324E. LEAST E/S 5MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HN).

- NM 849/74. H2101/74 3.6.74 LOCATED IN 514410N, 010322E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.1MTRS. SCOUR 7.1MTRS. A VERY SMALL WRECK. WIDE BUT SHALLOW SCOUR ON TOP OF RIDGE ABOUT 20MTRS LONG. LYING E/W. (ISS, 1974). BR STD. H2918/83 24.4.86 EXAM'D 19.10.85 IN 514411N, 010320E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.5 IN GEN DEPTH 8.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.2MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 30MTRS. LYING E/W. MAG ANOMALY VERY LOCALISED. (NP 1016, HI 197). RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000181430 2.9.16 EXAM'D 2.9.16: IN 5144.201N, 0103.247E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.14MTRS, GEN DEPTH 7.9MTRS. LENGTH 23.97MTRS, WIDTH 3.86MTRS, HT 1.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 106/286 DEGS. WK PARTIALLY BURIED AND INTACT. DEBRIS FIELD TOWARDS 031 DEGS. (EGS, HI 1522, RRS TE10). AMEND DW 6.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 44.201 N,1 3.247 E

 

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