This is the information page about the shipwreck Briton (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 54.218 N,0 21.844 E (53.6109, 0.26485)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. B o borjesson
4. Bellerophon
5. Benmacdhui
6. Brema
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Briton (possibly)
10. Cadmus
11. Canada
12. Caroline
13. Cecil (possibly)
14. Chant 63
15. Chloris (possibly)
16. Corhampton
17. Corinth (possibly)
18. Corland
19. Cyclope
20. Dana (possibly)
21. Diana
22. Diana
23. Dido
24. Dryade
25. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
26. Empress (probably)
27. Fermo
28. Flourish
29. Forest queen
30. Francis
31. Georgios
32. Gerhardt (possibly)
33. Giuseppe
34. Gluckauf (possibly)
35. Grangemouth
36. Harnis (probably)
37. Helmsman (probably)
38. Hms benvolio
39. Hms botanic
40. Hms dirk
41. Hms fairy
42. Hms falcon (stern section)
43. Hms kos xvi (probably)
44. Hms warland (possibly)
45. Homer
46. Horsted
47. Hugh taylor
48. Ida
49. Inge marguerite (possibly)
50. Ionic (probably)
51. J b paddon
52. Jane (possibly)
53. Janet helen (possibly)
54. Jersey (probably)
55. John rettig (probably)
56. Kalo (probably)
57. Kieldrecht (possibly)
58. Kimberley (possibly)
59. Kingston cameo
60. Knuthenborg
61. Ladas (possibly)
62. Lady anstruther (probably)
63. Laurel (possibly)
64. Leonora
65. Lifeguard (possibly)
66. Lightship no 83
67. Lismore
68. Lyra (bow section)
69. Maggie
70. Magnolia
71. Marian francis
72. Markersdall (probably)
73. Merchiston
74. Modig
75. Modiva (possibly)
76. Norfolk coast
77. Onward (possibly)
78. Ophir ii (possibly)
79. Orsa
80. Otis tetrax
81. Our lorraine
82. Paraciers
83. Peebles (possibly)
84. Portia
85. Rado (possibly)
86. Realf
87. Revello
88. Revi
89. Revigo (possibly)
90. River don (part of)(probably)
91. Royston
92. Saltoun
93. Sea pearl
94. Sna iii
95. Sota eduardo
96. Stanburn
97. Storm drift
98. Tees
99. Togston (possibly)
100. Two brothers
101. Uc 39
102. Uc 47
103. Uc 75
104. Umbe
105. Upminster (possibly)
106. Varangmalm (possibly)
107. Vechstroom
108. Wayside flower (possibly)
109. Whitemantle (possibly)
110. Winga

 

Name: BRITON (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 190 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 18M SE BY E FROM FLAMBOROUGH HD OR PA 535700N, 002048E. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST & WW1SL). H1942/76 9.3.81 SMALL INDEFINITE CONTACT, PROBABLY OLD WK PARTIALLY BURIED, LOCATED 17.7.80 IN 535413N, 002157E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.2 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. DCS3 HT 1MTR, LENGTH 25MTRS. LYING 010/190 DEGS. (SOISS, HI 65/80). BR STD. SEP 2016/000053291 12.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5354.218N, 0021.844E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 44.25MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS, LENGTH 28.4MTRS, WIDTH 11.9MTRS, HEIGHT 1.36MTRS, ORIENTATION 190/010 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 10MTRS, TOWARD 190 DEGS. WRECK IS VERY OLD AND MOSTLY DISINTEGRATED AND PARTLY BURIED. POSSIBLY IT IS UPTURNED ON THE SEA BED. A SECOND OBJECT IS LOCATED 50M TO THE WEST, DIMENSIONS 4M X 2M IN SIZE. THERE IS A WEAK MAGNETIC ANOMALY AT THE WRECK. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 44MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wreck degraded and partially buried.

Position: 53 54.218 N,0 21.844 E

 

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