This is the information page about the shipwreck Cressdene (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 53.302 N,1 38.874 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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Ambient (probably)
5. Angelus
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Batavier 5
9. Bonnington court
10. British captain
11. British fortune (probably)
12. Brixton
13. Cairnside
14. Carica milica
15. Cedarwood (possibly)
16. Churston
17. Clan monroe
18. Coalgas
19. Corcrest
20. Cormount (probably)
21. Coureur des mers
22. Cressdene (possibly)
23. Dagmar (probably)
24. Denise germaine (possibly)
25. Disa (possibly)
26. Dulwich
27. Dynamo
28. Empire bridge
29. Erna boldt (probably)
30. Estrella (possibly)
31. European gateway (part of)
32. F stobart (probably)
33. Faithful star
34. Flores (probably)
35. Fort massac
36. Forth
37. Franz fischer (possibly)
38. Friargate (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Gannet (possibly)
41. Gena
42. Gerhard
43. Golconda (possibly)
44. Grantleyhall (possibly)
45. Grenadier (probably)
46. Grisdeale
47. Groeswen (probably)
48. Hardingham (probably)
49. Harlington (probably)
50. Harlyn (probably)
51. Harriet
52. Hebe
53. Hendon hall
54. Highwave (probably)
55. Hillglen
56. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
57. Hm torpedo boat no.12
58. Hmml 127 (possibly)
59. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
60. Hms adonis (possibly)
61. Hms arethusa
62. Hms coquette
63. Hms donna nook
64. Hms duchess of hamilton
65. Hms eros (possibly)
66. Hms forward iii
67. Hms franc tireur
68. Hms hastfen
69. Hms hirose (probably)
70. Hms holdene
71. Hms japan
72. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
73. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
74. Hms leandros
75. Hms lord airedale
76. Hms ludlow
77. Hms marconi
78. Hms monarch
79. Hms moravia (possibly)
80. Hms nadine
81. Hms new comet (possibly)
82. Hms resono (possibly)
83. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
84. Hms river clyde (possibly)
85. Hms river clyde (possibly)
86. Hms sisapon
87. Hms sisters melville
88. Hms tervani
89. Hms tunisian
90. Hms velia (possibly)
91. Hms waveflower
92. Hms william wesney
93. Hmsm e6
94. Hmtb 10
95. Hnlms 227
96. Hornchurch
97. Ignis (possibly)
98. Ingi
99. Ionian (possibly)
100. J c dalble
101. Janny
102. Jim
103. Josefina thorden (after part)
104. Kankakee
105. Khartoum (possibly)
106. Knarsdale
107. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
108. Koningen emma (possibly)
109. Kwasind
110. Lady salisbury
111. Lincairn (possibly)
112. Lindfar
113. Lisette
114. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
115. Lonhelen (possibly)
116. Lowland
117. Mac 5 (possibly)
118. Magdapur
119. Mahseer
120. Marie leonhardt (probably)
121. Mecklenburg
122. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
123. Mexico
124. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
125. Moidart
126. Morar
127. Nereus
128. Nico
129. Nicolaos piangos
130. Niore
131. Norhauk
132. Norwich trader
133. Old charlton
134. Ostprussen (possibly)
135. Paullette
136. Peik
137. Persistant whisper
138. Pescado
139. Peter hamre
140. Petshenga (possibly)
141. Phryne
142. Plawsworth (possibly)
143. Polgarth
144. Port dalhousie (possibly)
145. Prince igor (probably)
146. Princess juliana
147. Profit
148. Protinus (possibly)
149. Quickstep
150. Ravenscraig (possibly)
151. Rhenas (possibly)
152. Salerno (possibly)
153. Salerno (possibly)
154. Savona (probably)
155. Scimitar
156. Second chance (possibly)
157. Simon bolivar
158. Stad maastricht
159. Storm
160. Sunbeam
161. Sunk beacon (remains)
162. Sunk head tower
163. Sweep ii
164. Telegraaf xviii
165. Tergestea
166. Terukuni maru
167. The sultan
168. Thornaby (possibly)
169. Thyra
170. Torchbearer
171. Uc 11 (possibly)
172. Uc 72 (possibly)
173. Vae victis
174. Vancouver
175. Volscian (possibly)
176. Walsingham
177. Warrenpoint
178. Wearside
179. White ghost
180. Wychwood (possibly)
181. Yewkyle (possibly)
182. Ypapanti

 

Name: CRESSDENE (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 20160222

Details measurements/cartography: H01131/42 16.5.42 DW MARKED BY G CAN BUOY, IN 515318N, 013245E.

- NM 1016/42. H01131/42 AMEND TO WK 6FMS. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1323/43. H01131/42 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 3FT.

- NM 224/46. H01131/49 10.7.49 OROPESA SWEEP MAY 1948. CLEAR AT 40, FOUL AT 42FT IN GEN DEPTH 72FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 27.7.48). AMEND TO WK 8FMS.

- NM 1100/49. H01131/49 10.7.49 SWEPT AGAIN MAY 1949. POSN 515314N, 013853E. CLEAR AT 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 76FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 23.6.49). 24.1.72 AMEND TO WSW 14.6MTRS. NC 2051. H4358/74 22.11.74 EXAM'D IN 515321N, 013900E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. NO SCOUR. SONAR LENGTH 100MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEG. (HMS EGERIA, HI 19/74). BR STD. H4139/76 11.1.77 EXAM'D 5.10.76 IN 515315N, 013854.6E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 15.9, FOUL AT 16.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.4 IN GEN DEPTH 23.5MTRS. LARGE WK, OR SCATTERED WRECKAGE 125 X 50MTRS, LYING NE/SW. NO SCOUR. FOUL WAS OBTAINED 30MTRS FROM THE N END. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 31/76). BR STD. HH244/351/01 3.4.92 LOCATED 6.2.92 DURING SURVEY OF PROPOSED RELACEMENT DEEP WATER ANCHORAGE AT SUNK. POSN 515316N, 013859E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. WRECKAGE OF LENGTH ABOUT 80MTRS LYING 010/190 DEG, APPROX. (PLA WK REPORT, 11/92). NCA. HH090/667/01 19.12.95 EXAM'D 30.7.95 IN 515318.02N, 013852.55E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 17.4, FOUL 17.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.3 IN GEN DEPTH 23.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS. PRONOUNCED MAGNETIC SIGNATURE. LARGE DEGRADED WRECK/DEBRIS. WK IS STREWN WITH OLD NETS/BUOYS AS REPORTED BY DIVERS. (OCEONICS, HI 667). BR STD. HH090/823/01 21.8.98 LOCATED IN CHARTED POSN. NOT FULLY SURVEYED DUE TO FLOATS AND LINES. (NP 1016, HI 823). NCA. SEP 2015/000083463 17.7.16 EXAM'D 22.2.16 IN 5153.302N, 0138.874E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. LENGTH 119.8MTRS, WIDTH 31.3MTRS, HT 5.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 030/210. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK ENTIRELY BROKEN UP, GENERAL SHAPE OF SHIP SEEN DUE TO GENERAL REMNANTS OF KEY STRUCTURAL PARTS. (MMT, HI 1474). AMEND TO DW 17.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wk entirely broken up.

Position: 51 53.302 N,1 38.874 E

 

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