This is the information page about the shipwreck Castleford (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 25.537 N,0 22.956 W (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. Aigburth
2. Albatross
3. Amsteldam
4. Amulet
5. Angelo rose
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardens (probably)
8. Ardgantoch
9. Athos
10. Aucuba (possibly)
11. Audax
12. Avance (probably)
13. Balfron (probably)
14. Ballater
15. Ballogie
16. Battersea
17. Beaumanoir (probably)
18. Berwick (possibly)
19. Black prince (possibly)
20. Bonhomme richard
21. Botha (possibly)
22. Brentwood
23. Bur
24. Cap palos (part of)
25. Castleford (probably)
26. Commercial
27. Constantia
28. Corsican prince
29. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
30. Creteblock
31. Crimdon (possibly)
32. Defiant
33. Deptford
34. Disperser
35. Doris burton (probably)
36. Eaglescliffe (probably)
37. Eli
38. Ellida (probably)
39. Erich lea
40. Ferruccio
41. Florence (possibly)
42. Florentia
43. Fred everard
44. G.3
45. Garthwaite
46. Gem (bow section)
47. Gem (stern section)
48. Gimle
49. Glamorganbrook
50. Glengarry (probably)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Glow (part of) (possibly)
53. Greltoria (probably)
54. Gwalia (possibly)
55. Hannah
56. Harrow (probably)
57. Hercules
58. Hercules
59. Highgate
60. Hms banyers
61. Hms desire (possibly)
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms dromio
64. Hms garmo (probably)
65. Hms locheil
66. Hms lord ridley
67. Hms swallow
68. Hms thalia
69. Hornsund (probably)
70. Houghton
71. Hurstwood
72. Jane
73. Jerv
74. Lady ann
75. Lady helen
76. Lampada (probably)
77. Lanthorn
78. Leander
79. Leersum (probably)
80. Lerwick (probably)
81. Linaria (probably)
82. Lindum
83. London
84. Lowtyne (possibly)
85. Lucy
86. M c holm
87. Madame renee
88. Malvina (fwd part)
89. Manx queen
90. Marchioness of londonderry
91. Marie stuart
92. Martina
93. Melanie (probably)
94. Membland (possibly)
95. Merrie islington
96. Middlesborough
97. Modemi (possibly)
98. Mongolian
99. Moorlands
100. Norenda (possibly)
101. Norhilda
102. Novillo
103. Oakwell
104. Pandora
105. Paul
106. Phare (probably)
107. Philander (probably)
108. Polanna
109. Polruan
110. Princess olga (possibly)
111. Quaggy (probably)
112. Rema
113. Rikard nordraak
114. Rosa
115. Runswick
116. Rutil
117. Saint ninian
118. Sapphire (probably)
119. Sarah thinnesen
120. Scotia
121. Seistan
122. Serenity
123. Sir francis
124. Sirajah
125. Sixty-six
126. Skane
127. Sna ii
128. Southborough
129. Springhill
130. Sumus (probably)
131. Suntrap (probably)
132. Tangistan
133. Taurus (probably)
134. Trelyon
135. Trongate
136. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
137. Ub 30
138. Ub 41
139. Ub 75
140. Uc 70
141. Vaaren
142. Vaaren (possibly)
143. Victo (bow section)
144. Victo (stern section)
145. Victoria (probably)
146. Wallsend
147. Westowrie
148. Woodstock (bow section)
149. Woodstock (stern section)
150. Zeepaard

 

Name: CASTLEFORD (PROBABLY)

Length 77.7 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1741 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine uc 40. sank in 3 minutes. was on passage hull to leith.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 154 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161214

Details measurements/cartography: 22.3.18 POSN 542530N, 002330W. (AP REPORT, VAEC M07896). H1547/18 19.3.18 OTHER POSNS REPORTED: 3M EAST HALF SOUTH (MAG) OF S CHEEK ROBIN HOOD BAY (M 14025); 2M EAST X NORTH FROM S CHEEK, ROBIN HOOD BAY. H3752/26 11.6.26 INS NDW (1918) (PD) IN 542530N, 002330W ON 1191. 21.6.72 AMEND TO NDW (PD). NC 129. 28.8.73 AMEND TO USCPD 28MTRS. NC 129. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). DELETED. H1310/86/34 19.12.86 WK LOCATED IN 542537N, 002300W. LIES UPSIDE DOWN - STERN TWISTED AND COLLAPSED TO PORT. GUN ON STERN. HOLED STBD SIDE. LEAST DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS (MHWS). (G. WADSWORTH, 13.11.86). TIDAL REDUCTION 6MTRS. INS AS WK 42MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/06 22.2.93 WK LOCATED IN 542532N, 002251.5E USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/730/01 14.11.97 EXAM'D 26.7.97 IN 542532.9N, 002257.7W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. NO SCOUR. NOT INVESTIGATED BY DCS3 DUE TO FISHING EQUIPMENT IN AREA. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS. LIES 159/339 DEGS. BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 730). BR STD. SEP 2017/000002822 25.5.17 EXAM'D 14.12.16 IN 5425.537N, 0022.956W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 41.21MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS, LENGTH 66.8MTRS, WIDTH 21.7MTRS, HEIGHT 7.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 154/334 DEGS. WRECK LIES WITH ITS STARBOARD BILGE KEEL UPPERMOST BUT SUBSTANTIAL PARTS OF ITS LENGTH HAVE COLLAPSED. DEBRIS INCLUDING MAST CAN BE SEEN ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE WRECK. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 41MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 25.537 N,0 22.956 W

 

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