This is the information page about the shipwreck Clara, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.321 N,0 24.121 E (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Alaunia
3. Alice (possibly)
4. Amsterdam
5. Ashford
6. Barn hill
7. Bernicia
8. Blanefield
9. Branksome chine (possibly)
10. Braunton
11. Broderick (probably)
12. Caleb sprague
13. Carlisle castle
14. Carrie dingle
15. Caterham
16. Charles m
17. Clara
18. D144 (possibly).
19. Davenport
20. Devon coast
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Eduard (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. Frockner
29. Fulham vii (probably)
30. George sutton
31. Glenartney (possibly)
32. Gold coin
33. Harold
34. Heathpool
35. Heathpool
36. Hms anne
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms resolution (possibly)
43. Hms taipo
44. Holland v
45. Inger (possibly)
46. Irisbrook
47. James groves
48. Jan brons
49. Joseph roberts (possibly)
50. Kingfisher (probably)
51. Lady alice
52. Lalen mendi
53. Lisbon
54. Lullington
55. Ma monette
56. Mill gate (probably)
57. Mira
58. Mohlenpris (possibly)
59. Mount stuart
60. Mv adur valley?
61. Newent
62. Noordster
63. Nyon
64. Oceana
65. Petit forban
66. Pontos
67. Roecliff
68. Rushing water
69. Rytoner
70. Samwake
71. Seaford
72. Seven seas (possibly)
73. Sir robert wigham
74. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
75. Skerryvore
76. St rogatien (possibly)
77. Stanhope
78. Startled fawn (possibly)
79. Storaa
80. Teesborough
81. U 40 (possibly)
82. U 671
83. Ub 130
84. Umba (probably)
85. Ville de bordeaux
86. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
87. Wittering

 

Name: CLARA

Length 95.4 meter, width: 13.2 meter, draught: 6.2

Cause: built in 1898 by richardson, duck & co. owned at time of loss by burdick & cook. triple expansion engine of 245 nhp, single shaft. taken in tow by tug following collision. crew abandoned when decks were awash. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 20150629

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 7.5.75 WK EXAM'D 22.10.74 IN 503924N, 002419E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.0 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. NO SCOUR. SONAR LENGTH 50FT. (HMS BEAGLE, H525 1.1.75, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 27MTRS [14FMS 4FT]. NE 536 & NE 2451. H4242/75 25.5.76 PREVIOUS POSN IN ERROR. SHOWN IN 503916.8N, 002415.8E [OBG] ON FAIR SHEET. AMEND POSN. BR STD. H2979/74 30.11.76 LOCATED USING MAGNETOMETER. STANDS 15FT ABOVE SEABED. (E GILES, 13.11.76). NCA. HH100/351/05 30.4.92 WK LIES IN 503909N, 002417E [OGB] USING DECCA. LENGTH 200FT, WIDTH 20FT. LIES E/W. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). NCA. 9.6.09 TWO DIVERS HAVE RECOVERED SPOONS MARKED WITH THE NAME 'CLARA' AND THE SHIPPING LINE 'BURDICK & COOK'. (D RONNAN, EMAIL DTD 9.6.09). NCA. SEP 2015/000083465 26.11.15 EXAM'D 29.06.15, WK SHOWN IN 5039.321N, 0024.121E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.43MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. LENGTH 77MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND DW 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 39.321 N,0 24.121 E

 

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