This is the information page about the shipwreck British officer (after part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.749 N,1 24.107 W (55.012483, -1.401783)

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.

Name: BRITISH OFFICER (AFTER PART)

Length 134.1 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 6990 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1922 by palmers co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by british tanker co ltd. three boilers, two turbines for 654bhp, single shaft. passage sheerness for the tyne. mined when entering r tyne and went ashore inside tyne pier. 5 men lost. broke in two when being towed into harbour. stern sank and fore part was beached. stern part later dispersed. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H01126/40 13.1.41 DW LIES 155.5DEG, 1.4C FROM TYNE N PIER LT, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 62/41. H01126/40 12.3.41 POSN NOW 166DEG, 810FT FROM N PIER LT, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, FL(2)G.10S, 067DEGS, 1.5C FROM WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - TFNM 554/41 & NM 543/41. H01126/40 28.5.41 AMEND BUOY POSN TO 070DEGS, 0.9C FROM WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - TFNM 1224/41. H01126/40 11.11.41 AMEND BUOY POSN TO 121DEGS, 1050FT FROM N PIER LT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 2668/41. H01126/40 17.12.41 LT BUOY NOW 147DEGS, 790FT FROM N PIER LT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 2992/41. H01126/40 29.5.42 MOVE LT BUOY TO 132DEGS, 780FT FROM N PIER LT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - TFNM 1134/42. H01126/40 31.8.42 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 29FT [4FMS 4FT]. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 1868/42 & FNM 1886/42. H5415/51 11.10.51 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (AB SIGNAL 071041A). - NAVEAM 3600 ISSUED. 9.9.55 NOW SHOWN AS WK 4FMS 5FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1934. 26.6.72 NOW SHOWN AS WK 8.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 1934. H1944/86 3.11.86 LEAST E/S DEPTH NOW 10.8MTRS LYING 341DEG [T], 160MTRS FROM S PIER LTHO. (PORT OF TYNE AUTHORITY, SURVEY, DTD 1 & 9.9.86). GIVES POSN 550044.8N, 012411W [OGB].

- NM 3480/86. HH242/620/05 8.5.91 EXISTENCE OF WK CONFIRMED. (P OF TYNE SURVEYOR, TELECON DTD 24.4.91). NFA. HH090/796/01 5.1.99 OBSERVED ON ONE LINE OF SONAR LYING BETWEEN TYNE PIERS. NOT INVESTIGATED AS OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA. (GARDLINE, HI 796). NCA. 28.10.04 EUT POSN: 5500.752N, 0124.115W. NE 1934. HH091/177/01 & SEP 2007/000048948 2.7.07 EXAM'D 10.3.07 IN 5500.749N, 0124.107W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.13 IN GEN DEPTH 12.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 1.2MTRS. LIES 100/280DEGS. AREA OF DEBRIS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1177). AMEND WK 11.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 12.7.12 LOCATED 24.6.12 IN 5500.750N, 0124.110W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.33 IN GEN DEPTH 13.0MTRS NO SCOUR. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1359). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 55 0.749 N,1 24.107 W

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