This is the information page about the shipwreck City of brisbane, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 32.379 N,1 22.312 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Ability
3. Africa
4. Agamemnon
5. Airston (probably)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Alice marie
9. Annie
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Astrologer
13. Atlanticos
14. Avon
15. Azariah (poss)
16. Balakani
17. Balgownie (probably)
18. Baltrader
19. Bella donna
20. Blackhill
21. Blue mermaid
22. Bonnington court
23. Bravore
24. Brendonia
25. Cathay (part of)
26. Cedrington court
27. City of brisbane
28. Corheath
29. Correct
30. Daisy maud
31. Dalryan
32. Dela
33. Delce
34. Denise germaine (possibly)
35. Diana
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dortejensen
39. Drofli
40. Duiveland
41. Dunbar castle
42. Dynamo
43. E goodwin ltv
44. Embla (possibly)
45. Emile deschamps
46. Empire ghyll
47. Empress of midland (possibly)
48. Erins isle (possibly)
49. Fleurita
50. Flores (probably)
51. Franz fischer (possibly)
52. Fred everard
53. Frons olivae (probably)
54. Fulmar
55. Gad 23
56. Ghc (possibly)
57. Girasol
58. Grazia (possibly)
59. Harcalo
60. Hardingham (probably)
61. Hawksdale
62. Hawnby
63. Hibernia
64. Highwave (probably)
65. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
66. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
67. Hm torpedo boat no.12
68. Hmml 127 (possibly)
69. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
70. Hms alert ?
71. Hms aragonite (part of)
72. Hms aragonite (part of)
73. Hms artic trapper
74. Hms blanche
75. Hms carilon
76. Hms chestnut (probably)
77. Hms coquette
78. Hms desiree
79. Hms drummer
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms fauvette
82. Hms gracie (probably)
83. Hms guardsman
84. Hms hastfen
85. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
86. Hms leandros
87. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
88. Hms marcella
89. Hms mastiff (possibly)
90. Hms myrtle
91. Hms napia
92. Hms northumberland (probably)
93. Hms oriana
94. Hms pyrope
95. Hms ray of hope
96. Hms reed (possibly)
97. Hms resono (possibly)
98. Hms restoration (possibly)
99. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
100. Hms stella orion
101. Hms stirling castle (probably)
102. Hms tamarisk
103. Hms tourmaline
104. Hms velia (possibly)
105. Hms venetia
106. Hmsm e6
107. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
108. Ilaro
109. Irene
110. Iris (possibly)
111. Josefina thorden (after part)
112. Josephine charlotte
113. Kabinda
114. Kankakee
115. Karmt
116. Koenigshaven
117. Lady jane
118. Laurl coin
119. Lbv (m)396
120. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
121. Lindfar
122. Lisbeth m
123. Lolworth
124. Lord hamilton (possibly)
125. Mac 5 (possibly)
126. Mahratta
127. Mahratta ii
128. Mahseer
129. Main topman
130. Malta (probably)
131. Maplin light house
132. March
133. Margam abbey
134. Margate sand beacon
135. Marie leonhardt (probably)
136. Menapier
137. Mercy
138. Merel (part of)(possibly)
139. Mersey
140. Mi amigo
141. Monica (possibly)
142. Morar
143. Mudlark
144. Neptune (possibly)
145. Newlands
146. Niore
147. Norhauk
148. Norman
149. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
150. Ocean king (possibly)
151. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
152. Opal
153. Paros isle
154. Peik
155. Persistant whisper
156. Ponzano
157. Port dalhousie (possibly)
158. Prince igor (probably)
159. Profit
160. Quickstep
161. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
162. Regin (possibly)
163. Resolute
164. Restless wave (possibly)
165. Rooswijk
166. Rubislaw
167. Rumania
168. Ryal
169. Rydal force
170. Rynanna
171. Saidieh
172. Salerno (possibly)
173. San calisto
174. Second chance (possibly)
175. Selma (possibly)
176. Simon bolivar
177. Slesvig
178. Spaarndem
179. Stad maastricht
180. Strathearn
181. Sun vii
182. Sunk beacon (remains)
183. Sunk head tower
184. Surrey
185. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
186. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
187. Telegraaf xviii
188. Terukuni maru
189. The sultan
190. Thorvin karsven
191. Tongue sand tower (remains)
192. Toromoree
193. Treport
194. Tummel (probably)
195. U 48
196. Uama
197. Ub 12 (possibly)
198. Uc 21 (possibly)
199. Uc 72 (possibly)
200. Ursus (part)
201. Vera
202. Volante (possibly)
203. Walsingham
204. Warfleth
205. Wearside
206. Westerley star
207. Winifred
208. Winkfield
209. Woodtown (possibly)
210. Yassou
211. Ypapanti

 

Name: CITY OF BRISBANE

Length 141.1 meter, width: 18 meter, draught: 9.4, tonnage 8006 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1920 by swan hunter, wigham richardson & gemmel ltd, beverley. owned at time of loss by ellerman lines ltd. three boilers, two s turbines. passage port pirie for london. cargo of 2000 tons lead ingots, tinned fruit, wool, flour and frozen food. bombed and set on fire. beached on the s end of long sand, still burning. metals salvaged and vessel later dispersed. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 67 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H0771/40 25.9.40 INS ST.

- NM 2316/40. H0748/40 13.8.40 HULL WELL ABOVE HW. FUNNEL STANDS 50FT ABOVE HIGH WATER. LYING 024/204 DEGS. LENGTH 463FT. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS 11.8.40). H0748/40 25.8.42 SWEEP OF KNOCK DEEP 21.8.42. DRIES 8FT. NO MAST VISIBLE. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS 23.8.42). H0748/40 9.4.47 INS G CON BUOY 172DEGS 1.5CABLES FROM WRECK. (THNM 34/47).

- NM 898/47. H0748/40 29.9.49 SALVAGE IN PROGRESS. - TNM 2148/49. H0748/40 27.10.49 SALVAGE SUSPENDED.

- NM 2289/49. H0748/40 17.6.50 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. (RISDON BEAZLEY). - TNM 1153/50. H0748/40 20.11.50 SALVAGE DISCONTINUED. (RISDON BEAZLEY). - TNM 2235/50. H0748/40 11.1.52 SALVAGE OPERATIONS COMPLETED. (RISDON BEAZLEY).

- NM 60/52. H3489/54 29.5.54 DISPERSED BY PRIVATE CONTRACTORS TO WITHIN 1FT OF THE SEABED TOWARDS THE END OF 1951. (TH 27.5.54). AMEND TO F.

- NM 1642/54. H1331/60 12.7.60 NO TRACE BY E/S OR A/S CONSIDERED TO BE NON EXISTANT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, SEP/NOV 1959). H351/67 25.1.67 NOT SEARCHED FOR. (ISC ROS 22.12.66). H4525/69 31.7.69 LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.2 IN GEN DEPTH 5MTRS. SCOUR 7.4MTRS. POSN 513219N, 012224E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 135/69). H1428/74 3.7.74 POSN 513218N, 012221E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. FOUND BY WIRE DRAG SWEEP IN 3.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. BOTTOM WIRE FOULED IN SEVERAL PLACES OCCURING IN ENE/WSW DIRN BUT WIRE CAME CLEAR OF OBSTNS. RETAIN AS FOUL. (PLA WK REPORT NO 11/74). NCA. H1428/74 9.6.80 LOCATED IN 513219N, 012222E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.7MTRS, FOUL AT 4.0MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 4.0MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 7MTRS. SCATTERED WRECKAGE ON UNEVEN SEABED. (PLA WK REPORT MAPLIN 4/80). NCA. HH244/410/03 24.4.96 REPEAT OF DETAILS ABOVE. (PLA LIST OF WRECKS/OBSTNS DTD MARCH '96).

- NM 1738/96. SEP 2021/325693 03.12.21 LOCATED IN 5132.378N, 0123.312E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.61MTRS. SHOALEST DEPTH ~75MTRS NE OF CHARTED FEATURE. (PLA SURVEY 03/11/2021 AND PLA H-102). AMEND DEPTH AND LOCATION OF CHARTED WRECK.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SCATTERED WRECKAGE

Position: 51 32.379 N,1 22.312 E

 

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