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 (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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