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 50 44.538 N,0 0.688 E (50.652366666667, -0.61618333333333)

 

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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. 025
2. 20
3. 5 fyfilld
4. Abel tasman (part of)(possibly)
5. Addarwa
6. Advanti
7. Aeolian sky
8. Afon dulais
9. Aguila (possibly)
10. Ailsa craig (probably)
11. Ajax
12. Ala
13. Alaska
14. Albatros
15. Albert c field (probably)
16. Alcyon (possibly)
17. Alex van opstal
18. Alexandrovna
19. Algerian
20. Algiers
21. Alison (possibly)
22. Amy
23. Angele (possibly)
24. Angelena bm 271
25. Angry fish
26. Ann marie (possibly)
27. Anna sophie
28. Antioche iii (probably)
29. Antoinette (probably)
30. Apache
31. Aparima
32. Arabic
33. Aracataca
34. Arctic dawn
35. Arfon
36. Ariel
37. Armenian
38. Armenier
39. Arno (possibly)
40. Arthurtown
41. Asborg
42. Ashford
43. Atlantico
44. Atlas (probably)
45. Aud
46. Avalanche
47. Axwell
48. Azemmour
49. Balvenie (possibly)
50. Bamse (probably)
51. Baron garioch
52. Baron herries
53. Barryman
54. Basil-2
55. Baygitano
56. Ben vrakie (possibly)
57. Berar
58. Betelgeuse (bow section)
59. Betsy anna
60. Bettann (bow section)
61. Bettann (stern section)
62. Binnendijk
63. Black hawk (aft section)
64. Black hawk (fwd section)
65. Blanefield
66. Bobbyb
67. Bogstad
68. Bolette (possibly)
69. Boma
70. Borgny
71. Borgund i (possibly)
72. Braat ii
73. Brabant
74. Braedale (probably)
75. Braunton
76. Brava
77. Brestois
78. Bretagne
79. Brisk (probably)
80. Britannia (probably)
81. British inventor (bow section)
82. Broomhill (probably)
83. Cairndhu
84. Camberwell
85. Cambrian
86. Cambrian (part of)
87. Cambrian princess (probably)
88. Camelot challenger (possibly)
89. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
90. Campen
91. Camswan
92. Candia
93. Capable
94. Carasa (possibly)
95. Carbineer
96. Carbon
97. Carentan
98. Carl
99. Castle crag
100. Castlereagh
101. Castor 1
102. Celtic
103. Ceres (possibly)
104. Charles m
105. Chateau yqem
106. City of brisbane
107. City of swansea (probably)
108. Clan macvey
109. Clangula (probably)
110. Clarinda
111. Cleddy (probably)
112. Countess of erne
113. Crown of india (possibly)
114. Crown point
115. Cuba
116. Cuba
117. D144 (possibly).
118. Dagmar
119. Davenport
120. Del rio
121. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
122. Derna (probably)
123. Devon coast
124. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
125. Diamant
126. Diligent
127. Donegal (possibly)
128. Duddon (probably)
129. Duke of buccleuch
130. Dulce t
131. Dumfries
132. Earl of abergavenny
133. Eduard (possibly)
134. Elena r
135. Elford
136. Ellesmere (possibly)
137. Elna e
138. Empire crusader
139. Empire otter
140. Empress queen
141. Emsstrom
142. Enecuri
143. Erik boye
144. Ernest lagouve
145. Espagne
146. Ethel (probably)
147. Eugene pergeline
148. Everleigh
149. Excelsior
150. Excelsior (possibly)
151. Ezra weston (bow section)
152. Ezra weston (stern section)
153. F/v joanna c
154. Faith
155. Fallodon
156. Fenna (probably)
157. Fife coast (possibly)
158. Fiona patricia
159. Flag theofano
160. Fleur de lys
161. Florazan
162. Florence reynolds
163. Fluent
164. Forester (& pontoon)
165. Fpt iv
166. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
167. Franziska
168. Frode
169. Frogner ?
170. Fulham vii (probably)
171. G-cbpt
172. Galicia
173. Gartland
174. Gascony
175. Gefion
176. General jackson
177. George sutton
178. Gerarda
179. Germa geisha
180. Germaine
181. Germaine
182. Gibel-hamam
183. Girdleness
184. Glen (possibly)
185. Glenlee
186. Glocliffe
187. Golfstrom
188. Grace dieu
189. Grane
190. Gregynog
191. Greleen
192. Grip fast
193. Gripfast
194. Halsewell
195. Harpalus (possibly)
196. Harry sharman
197. Hartlepool (part of)
198. Hartlepool (part of)
199. Hauler
200. Hedwig lunstedt
201. Hemsley 1
202. Heroine (probably)
203. Hesperian
204. Highland brigade
205. Highland corrie
206. Himalaya
207. Hm lct 427 (after part)
208. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
209. Hmcs regina
210. Hmhs rewa
211. Hms acheron (bow section)
212. Hms acheron (stern section)
213. Hms albion ii
214. Hms apley (possibly)
215. Hms arfon
216. Hms assurance
217. Hms avanturine
218. Hms borneo
219. Hms boxer
220. Hms buccaneer
221. Hms crestflower
222. Hms eleanor (probably)
223. Hms empress of india (ex renown)
224. Hms evadne (possibly)
225. Hms fame
226. Hms fisgard ii
227. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
228. Hms hazard
229. Hms hazardous
230. Hms hickory
231. Hms implacable
232. Hms insolent
233. Hms invincible
234. Hms james fennel
235. Hms john mitchell
236. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
237. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
238. Hms lancer ii
239. Hms landrail (probably)
240. Hms marmora
241. Hms new dawn
242. Hms northcoates
243. Hms ocean sunlight
244. Hms p12 (stern section).
245. Hms pine
246. Hms pomone
247. Hms prince leopold
248. Hms recoil (bow section)(probably)
249. Hms recoil (stern section)(probably)
250. Hms remindo (possibly)
251. Hms sapper
252. Hms sargasso
253. Hms taipo
254. Hms undine
255. Hms velox
256. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
257. Hms warwick
258. Hms warwick deeping
259. Hms waterlily
260. Hmsm a1
261. Hmsm a3
262. Hmsm m2
263. Hmsm p555
264. Hmsm sidon
265. Hmsm swordfish
266. Hmsm upstart
267. Hmy viva 2
268. Holme force (possibly)
269. Honeydew
270. Hopemount (probably)
271. Hugin
272. Humbergate (probably)
273. Hunsgrove
274. Indiana
275. Indutionmare
276. Inger (possibly)
277. Ingrid frem
278. Inisinver
279. Iolanthe
280. Iona
281. Irex
282. Irishman
283. Island maid
284. Island mist
285. Isleworth
286. Italia
287. Jaffa
288. Janna
289. Jgena (possibly)
290. Joannis millas
291. Johanna
292. John taylor
293. Joseph roberts (possibly)
294. Juno
295. Juvenile delinquent
296. Kai (possibly)
297. Kensington court
298. Kurland
299. Kyarra
300. Kynance (probably)
301. L c tower
302. L'ebauche
303. Lady of avenel
304. Lake edon
305. Lake owens
306. Lalen mendi
307. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
308. Lci(l)99
309. Lct 1068
310. Lct 809
311. Lcvp 120
312. Leny (possibly)
313. Leon
314. Leven (possibly)
315. License to kill (possibly)
316. Lightfoot (possibly)
317. Lil boat
318. Lisa maria
319. Lola (possibly)
320. Lombard (possibly)
321. London trader (possibly)
322. Londonier
323. Longsand
324. Lord stewart
325. Lowmount
326. Lst 507 (bow section)
327. Lst 507 (stern section)
328. Lst 531
329. Luciston
330. Luis
331. Madryn
332. Magnolia
333. Magog
334. Marcelle
335. Marga
336. Margaret smith
337. Marguerite (possibly)
338. Marguerite pry
339. Maria asumpta
340. Marie des isles
341. Marie elaine (possibly)
342. Marie marguerite (possibly)
343. Marion lightbody
344. Martha
345. Mary rose
346. Mayflower
347. Mechanician
348. Mefjord (possibly)
349. Mendi
350. Michelle
351. Midland queen
352. Mill gate (probably)
353. Millmer
354. Milly (possibly)
355. Minca 35
356. Minerva (possibly)
357. Minerva (probably)
358. Mira
359. Mohlenpris (possibly)
360. Moidart
361. Molesey (possibly)
362. Molina
363. Montecrana (possibly)
364. Moonraker (probably)
365. Morning star
366. Mount stuart
367. Mv adur valley?
368. Myrtlegrove (probably)
369. N verberckmoes (possibly)
370. Nailsea lass
371. Narragansett
372. Navasota
373. Neath (possibly)
374. Nestlea
375. New york city
376. Newent
377. Nichola (probably)
378. Nidarholm
379. Nil desperandum (probably)
380. Noordster
381. Norma (possibly)
382. Northfield (possibly)
383. Nw68
384. Nw96
385. Ny-eeasteyr
386. Nyon
387. Oakwood
388. Onega
389. Onward (probably)
390. Oriflamme
391. Orion
392. Pacific reliance
393. Pas (c.182)
394. Pearl (probably)
395. Pearn pride (possibly)
396. Pelham (possibly)
397. Peronne
398. Piedras
399. Pitchipoy (possibly)
400. Poitiers (part of)(possibly)
401. Pomeranian
402. Pool fisher
403. Porthkerry
404. Portugal
405. Prinses juliana (part of)(possibly)
406. Ps ryde
407. Punta festinanzo
408. Quail
409. Queenswood (part of)(possibly)
410. Quest
411. Radaas (probably)
412. Ramsgarth
413. Ramsholm (possibly)
414. Randsfjord
415. Rapana
416. Rayder
417. Redesmere
418. Reindeer
419. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
420. Risoy (probably)
421. Rita-rudi
422. Rosehill (probably)
423. Roway
424. Rowella
425. Royal adelaide
426. Rtc no.9
427. Runswick
428. Saint ronaig
429. Sally jane
430. Salsette ii
431. Saphir
432. Sarah anderson (possibly)
433. Saratoga
434. Sardomene
435. Scaldis
436. Seahawk
437. Security (possibly)
438. Serrana (bow section)
439. Serrana (stern part)
440. Seven seas (possibly)
441. Shad thames
442. Shanes castle
443. Sheer grace
444. Shirala
445. Shoreham (probably)
446. Simla
447. Sinah
448. Sines (possibly)
449. Siracusa
450. Sissa norway
451. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
452. Skopelos sky (after part)
453. Sna i (possibly)
454. Sonia (possibly)
455. Southampton
456. Sparkling foam (possibly)
457. Sphene (probably)
458. Spyros (possibly)
459. St dunstan
460. St george
461. St joseph
462. St olaf
463. St stanislas
464. Stancrest
465. Stanhope
466. Stanwold
467. Start
468. Stavros (possibly)
469. Stokes bay pier (remains)
470. Sudon (possibly)
471. Surdelo
472. Svint
473. Swainby (probably)
474. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
475. T r thompson
476. Tagona
477. Tamele
478. Tampa (possibly)
479. Teamwork
480. Teneriffa (possibly)
481. Terlings
482. Terrapin
483. Theotokos
484. Thera (possibly)
485. Thierry (possibly)
486. Togimo
487. Towneley
488. Tracy
489. Trafalgar (possibly)
490. Treverbyn
491. Tweed
492. U 1021 (possibly)
493. U 1195
494. U 275 (probably)
495. U 325 (possibly)
496. U 40 (possibly)
497. U 400 (possibly)
498. U 86 (formerly)
499. U 86 (possibly)
500. U 90
501. Ub 130
502. Ub 21
503. Ub 65
504. Ub 74
505. Ub 81
506. Ull (probably)
507. Ursa (probably)
508. Vadne
509. Vanessa (probably)
510. Vari solo sailor
511. Varia
512. Varvassi
513. Vasco
514. Venezuela
515. Venus
516. Venus
517. Vesuvio (possibly)
518. Victoria
519. Vigda
520. Villasandino
521. Volkerak
522. Vosges
523. Vt-efo
524. Wapello
525. War helmet
526. War knight
527. Warnow (possibly)
528. Weston maid (possibly)
529. Westville
530. Withern
531. Witte zee
532. Woodbury
533. Woodham
534. Zaanstroom

 

Name: CITY OF BRISBANE

Length 137.5 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.1, tonnage 7094 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: 13.8.1918 built in 1918 by swan hunter & wigham, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by ellerman lines. triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage london for buenos aires. in ballast. torpedoed 13.8.1918 by ub-57. taken in tow but grounded off newhaven and sank 14.8.1918.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 26 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20151123

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN POSN 2.6M S 55DEGS W FROM NEWHAVEN BREAKWATER IN 13FMS. MAST AND FUNNEL SHOWING. A DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (BOT TEL NEWHAVEN). AMENDED POSN 504444N, 000120E. (TEL PORTSMOUTH). POSN 3M OFF SW OF NEWHAVEN BREAKWATER. (BOT WR 8/132, DOCKET M38855). H4621/18 31.8.18 FUNNEL HAS NOW DISAPPEARED. (ANM 1001/18). H6391/19 POSN 504445N, 000120E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H6391/19 25.3.20 WK IN 504415N, 000055E. (ADMIRALTY). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1919).

- NM 674/20. H4346/20 21.6.20 POSN OF WK GIVEN AS 504436N, 000038E OR 222DEGS, 2.6M FROM NEWHAVEN PIER LT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AMEND POSN. SQ DATE. H3164/22 27.5.22 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH 54FT. POSN 2.6M SW FROM NEWHAVEN. (TH NM 254/22). AMEND TO WK 9FMS 0FT (1918) & DELETE LT BUOY.

- NM 880/22. H6278/36 28.9.36 LEAST WATER OVER WK 40FT. POSN 203.5DEGS, 3.22M FROM NEWHAVEN CH. (HMS FLINDERS, 18.9.36). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 3FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1905/36. H7523/36 14.11.36 GIVES OBSERVATIONS OBTAINED FOR DEFLECTION OF MAG COMPASS WHEN IN VICINITY OF WK. (HMS FLINDERS, 14.11.36). 23.2.70 STERN BROKEN UP BUT REST OF WK FAIRLY COMPLETE. WHEELHOUSE AND TOP SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED IN HOLDS. SITTING UPRIGHT ON SEABED OF SAND AT A HEIGHT OF 30FT. (SUB AQUA DIVER'S REPORT, FEB 1970). 23.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS WK 12.2MTRS. NC 1652. 7.4.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 11.8MTRS [LAT]. NC 1652. H2699/76 18.7.78 LOCATED 23 & 27.6.75 IN 504430.1N, 000048.6E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19.1MTRS. (HMS FAWN, HI 41/75). H1309/79 21.9.79 AN UNCONFIRMED REPORT STATES THAT A MAGNETIC COMPASS DEFLECTION OCCURS IN AREA OF WK. WK IN PARTS. BOW SECTION 3MTRS HIGH. STEEL PLATES & GIRDERS PROMINENT. UPRIGHT, LISTING TO PORT. SLIGHT SCOUR ON PORT SIDE CUTTING UNDER BOW SECTION, UPPER PART OF WHICH INTACT. (J SALSBURY, 7.8.79). H1965/76 3.12.80 EXAM'D 23.4.80 IN 504433N, 000050E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 157MTRS, BEAM 28.5MTRS, HT 10.4 MTRS. LYING 038/218DEGS, BOWS SW, WHICH IS HIGHEST POINT. AFTER SECTION PARTIALLY BURIED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). CHART AS WK 10MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2795/80. 24.12.80 OWNED BY METAL RECOVERIES, NEWHAVEN. WK IS BROKEN IN TWO PARTS. (BSAC WRECK REGISTER, VOL III). H1310/83/41 22.6.84 OBSERVED POSN 504424N, 000019E [OGB] USING DECCA. (VULCAN DIVING SERVICES, 19.6.84). NCA. SEP 2015/000083467 5.5.16 EXAM'D 23.11.15; IN 5044.538N, 0000.688E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.94MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20.7MTRS. SCOUR 230MTRS, LENGTH 140.5MTRS, WIDTH 28.5MTRS, HT 8.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 026/206. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK MOSTLY INTACT, PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE 2015, HI 1478). AMEND DW 11.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS SW, IN TWO PARTS, AFT SECTION PARTIALLY BURIED

Position: 50 44.538 N,0 0.688 E

 

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