This is the information page about the shipwreck Clan morrison, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 7.349 N,1 17.768 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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. Actuosity (possibly)
2. Ahamo
3. Algarve
4. Ambrose fleming
5. Antiope
6. Aquarius (possibly)
7. Artemisia
8. Asteria
9. Baron ailsa
10. Bertha
11. Birtley
12. Blackburn
13. Boulderpool (fwd part)
14. British triumph
15. Burgos
16. Camilla weston
17. Cantabria (probably)
18. Chatwood (possibly)
19. Chelsea (possibly)
20. Chevychase
21. Clan morrison
22. Clansman (possibly)
23. Continental (possibly)
24. Corchester
25. Cormarsh
26. Czestochowa
27. Duncarron
28. Efos
29. Eikhaug
30. Empire newcomen
31. Empress
32. Ethel
33. Fireglow
34. Francois trixier
35. Friesland
36. Gardenia
37. George royle
38. Georgia (stern section)
39. Giorgio ohlsen
40. Granta
41. Hauxley (possibly)
42. Heathfield
43. Hms arley
44. Hms cap d'antifer
45. Hms caroline moller
46. Hms cloughton wyke
47. Hms dungeness
48. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
49. Hms francolin
50. Hms kylemore
51. Hms solomon
52. Hms vortigern
53. Hmsm c 11
54. Hmsm umpire
55. Homefire
56. I t l anna b
57. Jessie maersk
58. Jevington court
59. Kenton
60. Keymun
61. King egbert
62. La combattante (stern section)
63. Lanterna (probably)
64. Londoner (probably)
65. Marden
66. Minorca
67. Nimrod (probably)
68. Ogono
69. Ole bull
70. Ottar jarl
71. Otter
72. P.l.m. 25
73. Pacific
74. Pacific (possibly)
75. Pacific (possibly)
76. Pegrix
77. Pontfield (forepart)
78. Rimac
79. Robert w pomeroy
80. Rosalie (possibly)
81. Rose marie
82. Salvus ii
83. Schieland
84. Sitona
85. St mark
86. St thomas (possibly)
87. Tayjack 1 (part of)
88. Tayjack 1 (part of)
89. Teddington
90. Thursonian
91. Trajan
92. Traviata (possibly)
93. Trelissick
94. Tyneford
95. Upminster
96. Varoy
97. Vera (probably)
98. Virgin de lourdres
99. Welholme (possibly)
100. Western mist (possibly)
101. Westland
102. Winhill or whinhill
103. Zephyr
104. Zor

 

Name: CLAN MORRISON

Length 124.7 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 10.1, tonnage 5936 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Mined while on passage southampton to blyth.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 96 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H0349/40 11.4.40 INS DW IN 531715N, 011800E. - FNM 922/40. H0349/40 15.5.40 NS ON CHARTS.

- NM 1214/40. H0349/40 5.8.40 INS G CAN BUOY, GP FL(2)G, 210DEG, 1C FROM WK. - FNM 194/40. H0953/40 20.2.41 AMEND TO WK 4FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN).

- NM 350/41. H349/40 24.6.41 LOCATED IN 530717N, 011758E. BUOY 211DEG, 210YDS FROM WK. (HMS FRANKLIN, JUN 1941). H0349/40 14.9.41 INS BUOY. - FNM 2415/41. H0349/40 3.9.48 AMEND TO WK 8FMS 4FT. DELETE BUOY. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN).

- NM 1979/48. H0349/40 1.9.60 FOUND IN 530718N, 011806E USING HSA. (FLEETWOOD, 21.3.40). H0349/40 15.1.60 OROPESA SWEEP - CLEAR AT 52FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68 IN GEN DEPTH 72FT. POSN 530721N, 011750E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1948). 8.3.72 AMEND TO WK 15.5MTRS. NC 105. H2496/72 5.6.72 LIES BROKEN IN TWO AND TWISTED THROUGH 90 DEG, JOINED ON STBD SIDE. ENTIRE WK SILTED UP BUT WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE PROUD OF SEABED. NO SCOUR. LIES NNW/SSE, TURNING TO ENE. STANDS GENERALLY 6 TO 8FT HIGH, BUT HIGHEST POINT IS 14FT. GEN DEPTH ABOUT 12FMS. POSSIBLY THE CLAN MORRISION. (UNDERMARINE OPS, 2.5.72). NCA. 30.11.77 AMEND TO SW 15.MTRS. NE 106. HH100/351/01 23.2.90 WK DIVED ON IN 530724N, 011754E USING DECCA. (P J LASSEY, 12.6.89). NCA. HH090/561/01 6.1.93 EXAM'D 16.9.92 IN 530719.3N, 011750.1E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 19.0, FOUL AT 19.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.5 IN GEN DEPTH 21.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.6MTRS, LENGTH 200MTRS, WIDTH 60MTRS. LIES 095/275 DEG. (SEATEAM, HI 561).

- NM 263/93. SEP 2018/000159338 10.7.18 EXAM'D 27.3.18 IN 5307.349N, 0117.768E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.36MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 185.6TRS, WIDTH 42.9MTRS, HEIGHT 3.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 096/276 DEGS. BROKEN IN TWO PARTS AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1515_H102_002_18). AMEND DW 17.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3551/18

Position: 53 7.349 N,1 17.768 E

 

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