This is the information page about the shipwreck Broderick (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 46.33 N,0 37.73 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Alan dean
3. Alaunia
4. Albuera
5. Alice (possibly)
6. Amsterdam
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Barn hill
11. Branksome chine (possibly)
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Caleb sprague
14. Carlisle castle
15. Carrie dingle
16. Caterham
17. Ceta (stern section)
18. Clara
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. Dona isabel (probably)
21. Duchess (possibly)
22. Durango
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Ella sayer
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. Enero (probably)
28. Euphorbia
29. Evg(no rx152)?
30. F d lambert (possibly)
31. Frockner
32. Glenartney (possibly)
33. Gold coin
34. Harold
35. Heathpool
36. Heathpool
37. Hms anne
38. Hms ariadne
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms caulonia
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms ghurka
43. Hms resolution (possibly)
44. Hms waterfly
45. Hoheweg
46. Holland v
47. Irisbrook
48. James groves
49. Jan brons
50. Kingfisher (probably)
51. La somme (probably)
52. Lacer
53. Lady alice
54. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
55. Lisbon
56. Lullington
57. Ma monette
58. Maxwell
59. My astor
60. Oceana
61. Pontos
62. Robin hood
63. Roecliff
64. Rushing water
65. Rydal hall (possibly)
66. Rytoner
67. Saint emilion (probably)
68. Saint jean pierre
69. Samwake
70. Seaford
71. Sir robert wigham
72. Skerryvore
73. Sparta (possibly)
74. Startled fawn (possibly)
75. Storaa
76. Swale (probably)
77. Umba (probably)
78. Veerman
79. Ville de bordeaux
80. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
81. War monarch
82. Waterland (possibly)
83. Wittering

 

Name: BRODERICK (PROBABLY)

Length 111.3 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 4321 ton
Load: ballast,general and mixed goods

Cause: Torpedoed & sunk 8m ssw of hastings by german submarine ub 57. (ll ww1 & der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20150618

Details measurements/cartography: H2469/18 1.5.18 SUNK IN APPROX 504600N, 003800E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 29.4.18 TELEGRAM POSITION 504430N, 003400E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 2.5.18 POSN 7M SSE OF HASTINGS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H2696/18 24.5.18 SUNK IN 504640N. 003815E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AN 644/18. SUNK 8M SSW OF HASTINGS. (LL WW1). H6391/19 SUNK IN 504600N, 003800E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 16.9.19 CHARTED AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] WITH A BUOY NE. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H7221/21 24.11.21 MASTER OF SS 'SEBU' REPORTS STRIKING OBJECT IN THIS POSITION. H7755/21 20.12.21 WK IN 504640N, 003815E. DISPERSED ONE PORTION TO 48FT AT LWST. GENERAL DEPTH OVER REMAINDER 60FT. (TH, 20.12.21). AMENDED TO WK 8FMS IN 504640N, 003815E AND BUOY DELETED. BR STD. H3874/24 3.6.24 HISTORY OF WRECK SUPPLIED TO HMS KELLETT. H8/24 6.6.24 INFORMATION FROM HASTINGS FISHERMEN. WRECK WILL PROBABLY BE LOCATED. FURTHER REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN POSN HAS BEEN EXAMINED. (HMS KELLET, 6.6.24). H5978/24 11.5.18 WK IN 504640N, 003815E. TWO MASTS VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF THE TIDE. (TH, 11.5.18, LETTER CONTAINING HISTORY OF WRECK, 11.6.24).H5978/24 WRECK LOCATED IN 504614.7N, 003744.2E OR 185DEGS, 6.34M FROM FAIRLIGHT CHURCH. STATED BY LOCAL FISHERMEN TO BE THAT OF THE 'BRODERICK'. LEAST DEPTH 26FT. HULL 10FT ABOVE GROUND. LIES IN 70FT. (HMS KELLETT, 4.9.24). AMENDED TO WK 4.25FMS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H5978/24 19.9.24 NOW CHARTED WITH LIT G CAN BUOY GPFL(2)G CLOSE S. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H4490/54 2.12.55 LIGHT BUOY EXTINGUISHED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H4490/54 19.10.59 GRAY & THOMPSON, IN CHARGE OF SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN 1955, STATE THAT THIS IS THE 'BRODERICK' WRECK IN 504616N, 003742E. NO SIGN OF 'CARLISLE CASTLE'. [SEE WK [20475] IN 504228N, 003910E]. (GRAY & THOMPSON, 1955). 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS WK 14.6MTRS IN 504616N, 003742E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H4959/73 26.3.75 EXAM'D IN 504616N, 003747E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16-23MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED IRREGULAR TENDING TOWARDS SAND WAVES. A SMALL WK LYING ON THE SIDE OF A SAND WAVE IN A DIRN 042/222DEGS. 20MTRS LONG. (HMS EGERIA, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 16.2MTRS [8FMS] IN REVISED POSN. NE 536. H4121/76 3.8.76 SURVEYED 30.4.76. HMS EGERIA'S 1974 POSITION CONFIRMED USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17-21MTRS. IRREGULAR SEA BED. NO SCOUR. DCS3 TRACE SHOWS WRECK BROKEN UP, NO SHADOWS. SWEEPING NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY; ACCEPT LEAST E/S DEPTH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). AMEND TO WK 15.7MTRS [8.3FMS]. NE 536. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 18.6.15; IN 5046.330N, 0037.730E [WGD]. LEAST WCD 13.22MTRS, GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225. WK BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 13.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 46.33 N,0 37.73 E

 

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