This is the information page about the shipwreck Chieftain, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 30.682 N,1 2.048 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Baltrader
14. Beacon 'f'
15. Blue mermaid
16. Bolbec (possibly)
17. Bradglen
18. British oak
19. C 128
20. Chieftain
21. Daisy maud
22. Dela
23. Delce
24. Diana
25. Duluth
26. E oaze light vessel
27. East shoebury bn (remains of)
28. Empire ghyll
29. Enterprise ranger 2
30. Erins isle (possibly)
31. Explorer
32. Fleurita
33. Fox
34. Fred everard
35. Georgia
36. Ghc (possibly)
37. Gordon
38. Great nore tower (remains)
39. Great nore towers (remains)
40. Great nore towers (remains).
41. H k daniels
42. Harcourt
43. Hawksdale
44. Hawnby
45. Herland (part of)
46. Herland (part of)
47. Hibernia
48. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
49. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
50. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
51. Hms aisha
52. Hms amethyst
53. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
54. Hms ash
55. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
56. Hms capricornus
57. Hms chestnut (probably)
58. Hms conquistador
59. Hms danube 3
60. Hms desiree
61. Hms drummer
62. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
63. Hms london
64. Hms london
65. Hms myrtle
66. Hms new spray
67. Hms oriana
68. Hms receptive
69. Hms reed (possibly)
70. Hms resolvo (part of)
71. Hms restango
72. Hms stella orion
73. Hms venetia
74. Hms vimiera (bow section)
75. Hms vimiera (part of)
76. Hms vimiera (stern)
77. Holba
78. Honiton
79. Hopper number 19
80. Houston city
81. How (probably)
82. Intrepid
83. Janie b
84. Lady jane
85. Lca 551
86. Letchworth
87. Lion (part of)
88. Lowlands
89. Maitland
90. Malrix (possibly)
91. Maplin light house
92. Maplin survey platform
93. March
94. Margam abbey
95. Margate sand beacon
96. Mercy
97. Mi amigo
98. Molliette
99. Monica (possibly)
100. Mudlark
101. Nass beacon (ruins)
102. Neptune (possibly)
103. Norman
104. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
105. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
106. Pinto
107. Pisces
108. Radiant
109. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
110. Resolute
111. Restless wave (possibly)
112. Revenge
113. Richard montgomery
114. Rosme
115. Rover (possibly)
116. Ryal
117. Selnes
118. Sparsholt
119. Strathearn
120. Strom trooper
121. Sun vii
122. Sunk beacon (remains)
123. Sunrise (possibly)
124. Supremity
125. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
126. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
127. Thorvin karsven
128. Toreador
129. Treport
130. Uama
131. Van meerlant (part of)
132. Vera
133. Volante
134. Wardie
135. Warfleth
136. Warp
137. Westerley star
138. William j taylor (part of)
139. Winifred
140. Winkfield
141. Yassou
142. Zarga

 

Name: CHIEFTAIN

Year of registration: 1947

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter

Known since: 1947, last detected: 1978

Details measurements/cartography: H8381/46 6.1.47 DW WITH G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S, CLOSE SE. (TH).

- NM 38/47. H8381/46 22.7.47 EXAM'D IN 513039N, 010209E [OGB] USING HSA. AFTER DISPERSAL. SWEPT CLEAR 45FT. GENERAL DEPTH VARIES FROM 6.5FMS TO 9.5FMS. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 50FT. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED 328DEG 340FT FROM WK BUOY. DELETE BUOY. (TH). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 1725/47. H782/62 14.3.62 SEARCHED FOR, NOTHING FOUND. (ISS 1961). H6140/68 27.6.68 EXAM'D 21.3.68. NOT LOCATED BY CLOSE SOUNDING WITHIN 2 CABLES OF LISTED POSN. AMEND TO FOUL. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 22.4.68). BR STD. H5742/68 31.10.69 F SHOWN IN 513036.5N, 010207.6E [OGB] ON ISS SURVEY. NCA. H6140/68 22.1.79 NOT FOUND DURING CLOSE E/S SEARCH OF AREA. RETAIN AS FOUL. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 14/78). NCA. 20.4.06 EUT POSN: 5130.682N, 0102.048E. NE 1607.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 30.682 N,1 2.048 E

 

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