This is the information page about the shipwreck Brodfield, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 54.605 N,6 17.568 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)

 

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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. Annie f conlon
2. Antonios
3. Ardencraig
4. Beechpark
5. Briardene (possibly)
6. Brigit
7. Brinkburn
8. Brodfield
9. Cadeby (probably)
10. Camiola (possibly)
11. Castleford
12. Charles maureaur
13. Cita
14. Delaware
15. Douro
16. Earl of arran
17. Earl of lonsdale
18. Enfant de bretagne
19. Erick rickmers
20. Falkland
21. Forester
22. General roberts (possibly)
23. Hathor
24. Headlands (possibly)
25. Heathmore
26. Hekla (possibly)
27. Hms association
28. Hms blazer
29. Hms colossus
30. Hms decoy (probably)
31. Hms eagle (probably)
32. Hms firebrand
33. Hms pincher
34. Hms romney (possibly)
35. Holland iii (probably)
36. Hollandia
37. Horsa
38. Indian city (possibly)
39. Italia
40. Jean gougy
41. Lady charlotte
42. Little western
43. Magdeleine
44. Mando
45. Mar cor (possibly)
46. Minnehaha
47. Padstow (possibly)
48. Plympton
49. Poleire
50. Prinses maria
51. Rachel harvey
52. Richard davey
53. River lune
54. San bartholomeo (possibly)
55. Schiller
56. Seapoint (possibly)
57. Serica (possibly)
58. Setiembre (part of)
59. St vincent (possibly)
60. Sussex
61. Thames
62. Thomas w lawson
63. Toledo (possibly)
64. Tralee trader
65. U 1208 (possibly)
66. Uc 19 (probably)
67. Venus des isles (pz269)
68. Zelda

 

Name: BRODFIELD

Length 128.1 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 8.7, tonnage 5685 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1899 by hawthorn leslie & co. ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at the time of loss by blue star line. wrecked near church point, st mary's. passage le havre for barry. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H3227/74 3.1.74 H3227/74 3.1.74 FOUND BY RAF SUB-AQUA CLUB EXPEDITION IN 495434N, 061730W SE OF MAINMARK ROCK. WELL BROKEN UP ON SHALLOW ROCK BOTTOM FROM HWL TO 50FT CONTOUR. BOILERS INTACT. LYING E/W WITH BOWS EAST. NO HAZARD TO NAVIGATION. (RAF HONINGTON SUB-AQUA CLUB EXPEDITION REPORT, 26.11.74). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 15.1.82 15.1.82 LIES IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. (BSAC WK REGISTER, VOL 4). 2.6.03 2.6.03 RECORD REVIEWED. INS AS FOUL. BR STD. HH100/351/21 29.7.04 HH100/351/21 29.7.04 LOCATED USING MAGNETOMTER & DIVED. END POSNS IN 4954.609N, 0617.598W & 4954.601N, 0617.537W [WGD] USING DGPS, NOT POSSIBLE TO TELL WHICH END IS STERN. 2 VERTICAL BOILERS ARE HIGHEST POINT IN GEN DEPTHS 6-12MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 12.7.04) AMEND F TO CENTRAL POSN 4954.605N, 0617.568W. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 54.605 N,6 17.568 W

 

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