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 (50.7173333, 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. 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. Devon coast
22. Dona isabel (probably)
23. Duchess (possibly)
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. Frockner
29. Fulham vii (probably)
30. George sutton
31. Glenartney (possibly)
32. Gold coin
33. Harold
34. Heathpool
35. Heathpool
36. Hms anne
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms resolution (possibly)
43. Hms taipo
44. Hoheweg
45. Holland v
46. Inger (possibly)
47. Irisbrook
48. James groves
49. Jan brons
50. Joseph roberts (possibly)
51. Kingfisher (probably)
52. Lady alice
53. Lalen mendi
54. Lisbon
55. Lullington
56. Ma monette
57. Mill gate (probably)
58. Mira
59. Mohlenpris (possibly)
60. Mount stuart
61. Mv adur valley?
62. Newent
63. Noordster
64. Nyon
65. Oceana
66. Petit forban
67. Pontos
68. Roecliff
69. Rushing water
70. Rytoner
71. Samwake
72. Seaford
73. Seven seas (possibly)
74. Sir robert wigham
75. Skerryvore
76. St rogatien (possibly)
77. Stanhope
78. Startled fawn (possibly)
79. Storaa
80. Teesborough
81. U 40 (possibly)
82. U 671
83. Ub 130
84. Umba (probably)
85. Ville de bordeaux
86. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
87. 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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