This is the information page about the shipwreck Cairnside, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 55.095 N,1 35.356 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Ambient (probably)
5. Angelus
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Baltrader
9. Bonnington court
10. British captain
11. British fortune (probably)
12. Brixton
13. Cairnside
14. Carica milica
15. Cedarwood (possibly)
16. Churston
17. Clan monroe
18. Coalgas
19. Corcrest
20. Cormount (probably)
21. Coureur des mers
22. Cressdene (possibly)
23. Dagmar (probably)
24. Denise germaine (possibly)
25. Disa (possibly)
26. Dulwich
27. Dynamo
28. Edernian
29. El argentino
30. Empire bridge
31. Empire ghyll
32. Erna boldt (probably)
33. Estrella (possibly)
34. European gateway (part of)
35. F stobart (probably)
36. Faithful star
37. Fleurita
38. Flores (probably)
39. Fort massac
40. Forth
41. Franz fischer (possibly)
42. Friargate (possibly)
43. Friargate (possibly)
44. Gannet (possibly)
45. Gena
46. Gerhard
47. Ghc (possibly)
48. Golconda (possibly)
49. Grantleyhall (possibly)
50. Grenadier (probably)
51. Grisdeale
52. Groeswen (probably)
53. Hardingham (probably)
54. Harlington (probably)
55. Harlyn (probably)
56. Harriet
57. Hebe
58. Hendon hall
59. Highwave (probably)
60. Hillglen
61. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
62. Hm torpedo boat no.12
63. Hmml 127 (possibly)
64. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
65. Hms adonis (possibly)
66. Hms arethusa
67. Hms coquette
68. Hms donna nook
69. Hms duchess of hamilton
70. Hms eros (possibly)
71. Hms forward iii
72. Hms franc tireur
73. Hms hastfen
74. Hms hirose (probably)
75. Hms japan
76. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
77. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
78. Hms leandros
79. Hms lord airedale
80. Hms ludlow
81. Hms marconi
82. Hms marsa
83. Hms monarch
84. Hms moravia (possibly)
85. Hms nadine
86. Hms new comet (possibly)
87. Hms resono (possibly)
88. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
89. Hms river clyde (possibly)
90. Hms sisapon
91. Hms sisters melville
92. Hms tervani
93. Hms tunisian
94. Hms velia (possibly)
95. Hms waveflower
96. Hms william wesney
97. Hmsm e6
98. Hmtb 10
99. Hnlms 227
100. Hornchurch
101. Ignis (possibly)
102. Ingi
103. J c dalble
104. Janny
105. Jim
106. Josefina thorden (after part)
107. Kankakee
108. Khartoum (possibly)
109. Knarsdale
110. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
111. Koningen emma (possibly)
112. Kwasind
113. Lady salisbury
114. Lincairn (possibly)
115. Lindfar
116. Lisette
117. Lonhelen (possibly)
118. Lowland
119. Mac 5 (possibly)
120. Magdapur
121. Mahseer
122. Main topman
123. Mangara
124. Marie leonhardt (probably)
125. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
126. Mexico
127. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
128. Moidart
129. Morar
130. Nereus
131. Newhaven (possibly)
132. Nico
133. Nicolaos piangos
134. Niore
135. Norhauk
136. Norwich trader
137. Ocean pride
138. Old charlton
139. Ostprussen (possibly)
140. Paullette
141. Peik
142. Persistant whisper
143. Pescado
144. Peter hamre
145. Petshenga (possibly)
146. Phryne
147. Plawsworth (possibly)
148. Polgarth
149. Port dalhousie (possibly)
150. Prince igor (probably)
151. Princess juliana
152. Profit
153. Protinus (possibly)
154. Quickstep
155. Ravenscraig (possibly)
156. Rhenas (possibly)
157. Salerno (possibly)
158. Salerno (possibly)
159. Savona (probably)
160. Scimitar
161. Second chance (possibly)
162. Simon bolivar
163. Stad maastricht
164. Storm
165. Sunbeam
166. Sunk beacon (remains)
167. Sunk head tower
168. Sweep ii
169. Telegraaf xviii
170. Tergestea
171. Terukuni maru
172. The sultan
173. Thornaby (possibly)
174. Thyra
175. Torchbearer
176. Uc 11 (possibly)
177. Uc 72 (possibly)
178. Vae victis
179. Vancouver
180. Volscian (possibly)
181. Walsingham
182. Warrenpoint
183. Wearside
184. White ghost
185. Wychwood (possibly)
186. Yassou
187. Yewkyle (possibly)
188. Ypapanti

 

Name: CAIRNSIDE

Length 50.3 meter, width: 8 meter, draught: 3.1, tonnage 560 ton

Cause: Built in 1913 by a hal & co ltd, aberdeen. owned at time of loss by the wear steam shipping co. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 88hp, single shaft. passage erith for leith. cargo oil cake. struck submerged object and sank.

Year of registration: 1919

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1919, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H5042/19 2.8.19 H5042/19 2.8.19 DW PA 2.5C SE OF SW SHIPWASH BUOY. (BOARD OF TRADE).

- NM 1360/19. H3409/52 1.10.52 H3409/52 1.10.52 WK 1FT IN 515506N, 013527E. NO FURTHER INFORMATION. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER).

- NM BLOCK 1840/52. H1144/65 3.8.65 H1144/65 3.8.65 EXAM'D IN 515504N, 013527E USING DECCA. E/S DEPTH 7 IN 18-23FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. NOT EXAM'D FOR LEAST DEPTH. (HMS ECHO, 10.11.64). H1144/65 22.11.66 H1144/65 22.11.66 ONLY SCOUR FOUND. DIVER UNABLE TO LOCATE WK - VISIBILITY ONLY 18 INCHES. (HMS MYRMIDON, 11.10.65). H3186/73 8.5.73 H3186/73 8.5.73 EXAM'D IN 515503N, 013529E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LIES ON SIDE OF BANK. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 2.2MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA. H4726/77 16.3.79 H4726/77 16.3.79 EXAM'D IN 515502N, 013526E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.8 IN GEN DEPTHS 1-3MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H2913/83 18.10.84 H2913/83 18.10.84 NOT LOCATED. AREA OVER SHIPWASH NOT SWEPT BY SONAR. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. HH090/573/01 29.9.93 HH090/573/01 29.9.93 LOCATED 14.8.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN ON MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NOT EXAM'D. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/667/01 19.12.95 HH090/667/01 19.12.95 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3 AND MAGNETOMETER. (OCEONICS, HI 667). AMENDED TO ABEY.

- NM 1567/96. HH090/690/01 20.5.96 HH090/690/01 20.5.96 EXAM'D 26.4.96 IN 515503.6N, 013528.4E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.4 IN GEN DEPTH 2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. APPEARS TO BE SPLIT IN TWO. EACH PORTION APPROX 10MTRS BY 5MTRS WITH NO OBVIOUS ORIENTATION. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS TO BE SITTING IN ITS OWN SMALL SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. (NP 1016, HI 690). BR STD. HH242/270/01 12.8.96 HH242/270/01 12.8.96 STILL SHOWN AS WK 1.8MTRS IN ENTERPRISE'S 1979 POSN ON HARWICH HARBOUR CONSERVANCY BOARD SURVEY 51/2 CONDUCTED JUN 1996. FALLS OUTSIDE AREA COVERED BY SURVEY. NCA. HH242/550/09 6.7.99 HH242/550/09 6.7.99 NOW WK 1.7MTRS IN 5155.096N, 0135.357E [WGD]. (NP 1016, HN DTD 11.6.99). NCA YET. HH090/851/01 9.7.99 HH090/851/01 9.7.99 EXAM'D 10.6.99 IN 5155.096N, 0135.357E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.7 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 040/220 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN ONE PIECE, APPARENLY UPRIGHT. PARTIALLY BURIED. LIES HARD AGAINST A STEEPLY SHOALING BANK WHICH IS SHOALER THAN THE WK. (NP 1016, HI 851). BR STD. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 HH090/993/01 1.7.02 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.4MTRS. LIES 110/290 DEGS. GEN DEPTH NOW 5MTRS. SCOUR SOME 2MTRS DEEP. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/115/01 18.10.05 HH091/115/01 18.10.05 EXAM'D 14.7.05 IN 5155.095N, 0135.356E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.35 IN GEN DEPTH 3.5MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 20MTRS TOWARDS 210 DEGS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 2MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 030 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL WK, UPRIGHT. (NP 1016, HI 1115).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, NE END BURIED, BOWS SW

Position: 51 55.095 N,1 35.356 E

 

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