This is the information page about the shipwreck Chevychase, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 17.129 N,1 13.002 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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. Ahamo
2. Algarve
3. Amberley
4. Ambrose fleming
5. Andarina
6. Antiope
7. Aquarius (possibly)
8. Asteria
9. Baron ailsa
10. Birtley
11. Blackburn
12. British triumph
13. Burgos
14. Carrier
15. Chatwood (possibly)
16. Chelsea (possibly)
17. Chevychase
18. Clan morrison
19. Continental (possibly)
20. Cormarsh
21. Czestochowa
22. Dauntless (possibly)
23. Duncarron
24. Efos
25. Eikhaug
26. Empire newcomen
27. Empress
28. Fireglow
29. Francois trixier
30. Gardenia
31. George royle
32. Giorgio ohlsen
33. Granta
34. Harden
35. Hauxley (possibly)
36. Heathfield
37. Hjordis
38. Hms arley
39. Hms cap d'antifer
40. Hms caroline moller
41. Hms cloughton wyke
42. Hms cobra
43. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
44. Hms kylemore
45. Hms queenworth
46. Hms solomon
47. Hms st donats
48. Hms vortigern
49. Hmsm umpire
50. Homefire
51. Jessie maersk
52. Jevington court
53. Keymun
54. La combattante (stern section)
55. Marden
56. Minorca
57. Nimrod (probably)
58. Ogono
59. Ottar jarl
60. P.l.m. 25
61. Pacific
62. Pacific (possibly)
63. Pontfield (forepart)
64. Rimac
65. Robert w pomeroy
66. Salvus ii
67. Schieland
68. Siri maria
69. Sitona
70. St mark
71. St thomas (possibly)
72. Trajan
73. Traviata (possibly)
74. Trelissick
75. Upminster
76. Virgin de lourdres
77. Welholme (possibly)
78. Welsh prince
79. Western mist (possibly)
80. Westland
81. Wimbledon
82. Winhill or whinhill
83. Zephyr
84. Zor

 

Name: CHEVYCHASE

Length 93 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 2719 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1926 by smith's dock co ltd, middlesbrough. owned at time of loss by hill steam shipping co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 266hp, single shaft. passage blyth for london. cargo 4153 tons coal. mined.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 17 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H0259/40 29.3.40 INS AS DW.

- NM 1179/40. H0259/40 24.6.41 LOCATED IN 531656N, 011251E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 20FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53 IN GEN DEPTH 70FT. LIES 056/236 DEG ON EVEN KEEL. (HMS FRANKLIN, 4.6.41). AMEND TO WK 3FMS 2FT IN 531656N, 011251E.

- NM 1451/41. H0259/40 14.2.49 G CON LT BUOY, GP FL(3) G 10SEC, CLOSE NE OF WRECK. (TH).

- NM 274/49. H0259/40 19.7.49 OROPESA SWEEP AFTER DISPERSAL CLEAR AT 47FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68 IN GEN DEPTH 75FT. LOCATED USING SONAR IN 531654N, 011258E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1949 & TH). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 5FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1392/49. H0332/62 4.2.63 H4729/62 SONAR CONTACT OF POSSIBLE WRECK 0.3 CABLES NNE OF CHARTED POSN. (HMS SCOTT, 1962). NCA. 8.3.72 AMEND TO WK 14.0MTRS. NC 105. HH090/565/01 4.12.92 EXAM'D 1.10.92 IN 531706.5N, 011306.6E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.2, FOUL AT 17.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.0 IN GEN DEPTH 22.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS, LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. AREA OF LARGE BROKEN DEBRIS. ORIENTATED 100/280 DEG. (SEATEAM, HI 565).

- NM 45/93. SEP 2018/000212985 13.9.18 EXAM'D 29.3.18 IN 5317.129N, 0113.002E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.31MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS, LENGTH 95.5MTRS, WIDTH 39.6MTRS, HEIGHT 5.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 017/197 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 37MTRS, 0.3MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 198 DEGS. WELL BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1515). AMEND TO DW 17.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF LARGE, BROKEN DEBRIS

Position: 53 17.129 N,1 13.002 E

 

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