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 (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alberta
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Balakani
12. Baltrader
13. Beacon 'f'
14. Blue mermaid
15. Bolbec (possibly)
16. Bradglen
17. British oak
18. C 128
19. Dela
20. Delce
21. Duluth
22. E oaze light vessel
23. Empire ghyll
24. Erins isle (possibly)
25. Explorer
26. Fleurita
27. Fox
28. Fred everard
29. Georgia
30. Ghc (possibly)
31. Great nore tower (remains)
32. Great nore towers (remains)
33. Great nore towers (remains).
34. H k daniels
35. Harcourt
36. Hawksdale
37. Hawnby
38. Herland (part of)
39. Herland (part of)
40. Hibernia
41. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
42. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
43. Hms aisha
44. Hms amethyst
45. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
46. Hms ash
47. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
48. Hms capricornus
49. Hms chestnut (probably)
50. Hms conquistador
51. Hms danube 3
52. Hms desiree
53. Hms drummer
54. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
55. Hms marsa
56. Hms myrtle
57. Hms oriana
58. Hms reed (possibly)
59. Hms resolvo (part of)
60. Hms restango
61. Hms stella orion
62. Hms venetia
63. Hms vimiera (bow section)
64. Hms vimiera (part of)
65. Hms vimiera (stern)
66. Holba
67. Honiton
68. Hopper number 19
69. Houston city
70. Intrepid
71. Lady jane
72. Lca 551
73. Letchworth
74. Lindfar
75. Lion (part of)
76. Lowlands
77. Main topman
78. Malrix (possibly)
79. Maplin light house
80. Margam abbey
81. Mercy
82. Mi amigo
83. Molliette
84. Mudlark
85. Nass beacon (ruins)
86. Neptune (possibly)
87. Norman
88. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
89. Pallieter (possibly)
90. Pinto
91. Pisces
92. Princess juliana
93. Radiant
94. Restless wave (possibly)
95. Richard montgomery
96. Ryal
97. Selnes
98. Slesvig
99. Strathearn
100. Strom trooper
101. Sun vii
102. Sunk beacon (remains)
103. Sweep ii
104. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
105. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
106. Tay bar
107. Treport
108. Uama
109. Van meerlant (part of)
110. Vera
111. Wardie
112. Westerley star
113. Winifred
114. Winkfield
115. Yassou
116. Zarga

 

Name: BRITISH OAK

Length 29.9 meter

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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