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 (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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.

 

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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. Devon coast
20. Dona isabel (probably)
21. Duchess (possibly)
22. Eagle (possibly)
23. Eduard (possibly)
24. Emerald (possibly)
25. Emma
26. F d lambert (possibly)
27. Frockner
28. Fulham vii (probably)
29. George sutton
30. Glenartney (possibly)
31. Gold coin
32. Harold
33. Heathpool
34. Heathpool
35. Hms anne
36. Hms ariadne
37. Hms avanturine
38. Hms balfour
39. Hms borneo
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms resolution (possibly)
42. Hms taipo
43. Holland v
44. Inger (possibly)
45. Irisbrook
46. James groves
47. Jan brons
48. Joseph roberts (possibly)
49. Kingfisher (probably)
50. Lady alice
51. Lalen mendi
52. Lisbon
53. Lullington
54. Ma monette
55. Mill gate (probably)
56. Mira
57. Mohlenpris (possibly)
58. Mount stuart
59. Mv adur valley?
60. Newent
61. Noordster
62. Nyon
63. Oceana
64. Petit forban
65. Pontos
66. Roecliff
67. Rushing water
68. Rytoner
69. Samwake
70. Seaford
71. Seven seas (possibly)
72. Sir robert wigham
73. Skerryvore
74. St rogatien (possibly)
75. Stanhope
76. Startled fawn (possibly)
77. Storaa
78. Teesborough
79. U 40 (possibly)
80. U 671
81. Ub 130
82. Umba (probably)
83. Ville de bordeaux
84. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
85. 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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