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 (53.372983333333, 1.0462166666667)

 

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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. Blackburn (possibly)
13. British triumph
14. Burgos
15. Carrier
16. Chatwood (possibly)
17. Chelsea (possibly)
18. Chevychase
19. Clan morrison
20. Continental (possibly)
21. Cormarsh
22. Czestochowa
23. Dauntless (possibly)
24. Duncarron
25. Efos
26. Eikhaug
27. Empire newcomen
28. Empress
29. Fireglow
30. Francois trixier
31. Gardenia
32. George royle
33. Giorgio ohlsen
34. Granta
35. Harden
36. Hauxley (possibly)
37. Heathfield
38. Hjordis
39. Hms arley
40. Hms cap d'antifer
41. Hms caroline moller
42. Hms cloughton wyke
43. Hms cobra
44. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
45. Hms kylemore
46. Hms loch alsh
47. Hms queenworth
48. Hms solomon
49. Hms st donats
50. Hms vortigern
51. Hmsm umpire
52. Homefire
53. Hull trader
54. Jessie maersk
55. Jevington court
56. Keymun
57. La combattante (stern section)
58. Marden
59. Minorca
60. Nimrod (probably)
61. Ogono
62. Ottar jarl
63. P.l.m. 25
64. Pacific
65. Pacific (possibly)
66. Pontfield (forepart)
67. Rimac
68. Robert w pomeroy
69. Salvus ii
70. Schieland
71. Siri maria
72. Sitona
73. St mark
74. St thomas (possibly)
75. Trajan
76. Traviata (possibly)
77. Trelissick
78. Upminster
79. Virgin de lourdres
80. Welholme (possibly)
81. Welsh prince
82. Western mist (possibly)
83. Westland
84. Wimbledon
85. Winhill or whinhill
86. Zephyr
87. 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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