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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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