This is the information page about the shipwreck Caleb sprague, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 38.309 N,0 25.41 E (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Alice (possibly)
5. Amsterdam
6. Ashford
7. Barn hill
8. Bernicia
9. Blanefield
10. Branksome chine (possibly)
11. Braunton
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Caleb sprague
14. Carlisle castle
15. Carrie dingle
16. Caterham
17. Charles m
18. Clara
19. D144 (possibly).
20. Dagana
21. Davenport
22. Devon coast
23. Dona isabel (probably)
24. Duchess (possibly)
25. Eagle (possibly)
26. Emerald (possibly)
27. Emma
28. F d lambert (possibly)
29. Frockner
30. Fulham vii (probably)
31. George sutton
32. Glenartney (possibly)
33. Gold coin
34. Harold
35. Heathpool
36. Heathpool
37. Hms anne
38. Hms ariadne
39. Hms avanturine
40. Hms balfour
41. Hms borneo
42. Hms gambri (possibly)
43. Hms resolution (possibly)
44. Hms taipo
45. Hoheweg
46. Holland v
47. Inger (possibly)
48. Irisbrook
49. James groves
50. Jan brons
51. Joseph roberts (possibly)
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. Lady alice
54. Lalen mendi
55. Lisbon
56. Lullington
57. Ma monette
58. Mill gate (probably)
59. Mira
60. Mohlenpris (possibly)
61. Mount stuart
62. Mv adur valley?
63. Newent
64. Noordster
65. Nyon
66. Oceana
67. Petit forban
68. Pontos
69. Roecliff
70. Rushing water
71. Rytoner
72. Samwake
73. Seaford
74. Seven seas (possibly)
75. Sir robert wigham
76. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
77. Skerryvore
78. St rogatien (possibly)
79. Stanhope
80. Startled fawn (possibly)
81. Storaa
82. Teesborough
83. U 40 (possibly)
84. U 671
85. Ub 130
86. Umba (probably)
87. Ville de bordeaux
88. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
89. Wittering

 

Name: CALEB SPRAGUE

Length 76.2 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1813 ton
Load: timber,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german e-boat while on passage london to newport. (ww2sl). vessel, built in 1943 by pacific bridge co. and owned at the time of loss by ministry of war transport (whimster & co.), was torpedoed and sunk by german e-boats. 25 lives lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 44 meter, Height above seabed: 95 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20150630

Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 29.10.59 SUNK 10 MILES SE OF BEACHY HEAD. (TRADES DIV. LIST & AMENDMENTS). PLOTS IN 503800N, 002700E, APPROX. 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. NC 536. H4959/73 4.4.75 EXAM'D 21.10.74 IN 503814N, 002536E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.6 IN GEN DEPTH 46MTRS. NO SCOUR. SONAR LENGTH 200-250 FT. A RIDGE ON SEABED, DEPTH 37MTRS, EXISTS JUST N OF WK. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMEND WK 34MTRS. NE 536. H4959/73 20.5.76 BEAGLE'S POSN IN ERROR. POSN FROM HIFIX COORDS IS 503816N, 002529E, WHICH AGREES WELL WITH FAIR SHEET. (WRECKS OFFICER). AMEND TO 503816N, 002529E [OGB].

- NM 1080/76. H2979/74 1.12.76 LOCATED USING DECCA. LIES E/W WITH STERN E. HIGH POINT - MIDSHIPS BRIDGE STRUCTURE STANDING ABOUT 35FT HIGH. STERN ABOUT 30FT HIGH. ONLY DAMAGE SEEN IS TO PORT SIDE IN HOLDS 3 & 4. IDENTIFIED AS 'CALEB SPRAGUE' BY CARGO - WOOD & STEEL. (E GILES, 13.11.76). NCA. H2979/74 26.9.77 RECOVERY OF CARGO REPORTED. (RISDON BEAZLEY, TLX 26.8.77). STATED NOT 'CALEB SPRAGUE'. (RISDON BEAZLEY, TELECON 5.9.77)]. H1283/79/143 31.8.79 LOCATED USING DECCA. POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS 'CALEB SPRAGUE'. BELL RECOVERED. (J A COLEMAN, 20.6.79). SEP 2015/000083465 26.11.15 EXAM'D 30.06.15, WK SHOWN IN 5038.309N, 0025.410E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 5.5MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND NDW 38MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 38.309 N,0 25.41 E

 

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