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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aircraft
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Angelus
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Batavier 5
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British captain
15. British fortune (probably)
16. Brixton
17. Cairnside
18. Carica milica
19. Cedarwood (possibly)
20. Churston
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Dagmar (probably)
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Disa (possibly)
30. Dulwich
31. Dynamo
32. Empire bridge
33. Erna boldt (probably)
34. Estrella (possibly)
35. European gateway (part of)
36. Excelsior
37. F stobart (probably)
38. Faithful star
39. Flores (probably)
40. Fort massac
41. Forth
42. Franz fischer (possibly)
43. Friargate (possibly)
44. Friargate (possibly)
45. Gannet (possibly)
46. Gena
47. Gerhard
48. Golconda (possibly)
49. Grantleyhall (possibly)
50. Grenadier (probably)
51. Grisdeale
52. Groeswen (probably)
53. Hardingham (probably)
54. Harlington (probably)
55. Harlyn (probably)
56. Harriet
57. Hebe
58. Hendon hall
59. Heworth
60. Highwave (probably)
61. Hillglen
62. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
63. Hm torpedo boat no.12
64. Hmml 127 (possibly)
65. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
66. Hms adonis (possibly)
67. Hms arethusa
68. Hms coquette
69. Hms donna nook
70. Hms duchess of hamilton
71. Hms dundalk
72. Hms eros (possibly)
73. Hms forward iii
74. Hms franc tireur
75. Hms hastfen
76. Hms hirose (probably)
77. Hms holdene
78. Hms japan
79. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
80. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
81. Hms leandros
82. Hms lord airedale
83. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
84. Hms ludlow
85. Hms marconi
86. Hms monarch
87. Hms moravia (possibly)
88. Hms nadine
89. Hms new comet (possibly)
90. Hms resono (possibly)
91. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
92. Hms river clyde (possibly)
93. Hms river clyde (possibly)
94. Hms sisapon
95. Hms sisters melville
96. Hms st seiriol
97. Hms tervani
98. Hms tunisian
99. Hms velia (possibly)
100. Hms waveflower
101. Hms william wesney
102. Hmsm e6
103. Hmtb 10
104. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
105. Hnlms 227
106. Hornchurch
107. Ignis (possibly)
108. Ingi
109. Ionian (possibly)
110. Iris (possibly)
111. J c dalble
112. Janny
113. Jim
114. Josefina thorden (after part)
115. Kankakee
116. Khartoum (possibly)
117. Knarsdale
118. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
119. Koningen emma (possibly)
120. Kwasind
121. Lady salisbury
122. Lincairn (possibly)
123. Lindfar
124. Lisette
125. Little world
126. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
127. Lonhelen (possibly)
128. Lowland
129. Mac 5 (possibly)
130. Magdapur
131. Mahseer
132. Marie leonhardt (probably)
133. Mecklenburg
134. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
135. Mexico
136. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
137. Moidart
138. Morar
139. Nereus
140. Nico
141. Nicolaos piangos
142. Niore
143. Norhauk
144. Norwich trader
145. Ocean lassie
146. Old charlton
147. Ostprussen (possibly)
148. Paullette
149. Peik
150. Persistant whisper
151. Pescado
152. Peter hamre
153. Petshenga (possibly)
154. Phryne
155. Plawsworth (possibly)
156. Polgarth
157. Port dalhousie (possibly)
158. Prince igor (probably)
159. Princess juliana
160. Profit
161. Protinus (possibly)
162. Quickstep
163. Ravenscraig (possibly)
164. Rhenas (possibly)
165. Rumania
166. Salerno (possibly)
167. Salerno (possibly)
168. Savona (probably)
169. Scimitar
170. Second chance (possibly)
171. Sheaf field
172. Simon bolivar
173. Stad maastricht
174. Storm
175. Sunbeam
176. Sunk beacon (remains)
177. Sunk head tower
178. Sweep ii
179. Telegraaf xviii
180. Tergestea
181. Terukuni maru
182. The sultan
183. Thornaby (possibly)
184. Thyra
185. Torchbearer
186. Uc 11 (possibly)
187. Uc 72 (possibly)
188. Vae victis
189. Vancouver
190. Volante (possibly)
191. Volscian (possibly)
192. Walsingham
193. Warrenpoint
194. Wearside
195. White ghost
196. Wychwood (possibly)
197. Yampa (part of)
198. Yampa (part of)
199. Yampa (part of)
200. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
201. Yewkyle (possibly)
202. 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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