This is the information page about the shipwreck Crimdon (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 30.168 N,0 33.287 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Ballogie
14. Battersea
15. Beaumanoir (probably)
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Defiant
30. Disperser
31. Eaglescliffe (probably)
32. Earl percy
33. Eli
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Florence (possibly)
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gem (bow section)
42. Gem (stern section)
43. Gimle
44. Glengarry (probably)
45. Glow (part of) (possibly)
46. Glow (part of) (possibly)
47. Gwalia (possibly)
48. Harrow (probably)
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms banyers
53. Hms desire (possibly)
54. Hms dromio
55. Hms garmo (probably)
56. Hms locheil
57. Hms lord ridley
58. Hms swallow
59. Hornsund (probably)
60. Houghton
61. Hurstwood
62. Jane
63. Lady ann
64. Lady helen
65. Lampada (probably)
66. Lanthorn
67. Lerwick (probably)
68. London
69. Lowtyne (possibly)
70. Lucy
71. M c holm
72. Madame renee
73. Manx queen
74. Marchioness of londonderry
75. Marie stuart
76. Martina
77. Melanie (probably)
78. Membland (possibly)
79. Merrie islington
80. Modemi (possibly)
81. Moorlands
82. Moorwood (possibly)
83. Namorado field jacket
84. Norenda (possibly)
85. Norhilda
86. Novillo
87. Oakwell
88. Pandora
89. Paul
90. Phare (probably)
91. Philander (probably)
92. Polanna
93. Polruan
94. Princess olga (possibly)
95. Quaggy (probably)
96. Rikard nordraak
97. Rutil
98. Saint ninian
99. Sarah thinnesen
100. Schaldis (possibly)
101. Sir francis
102. Sixty-six
103. Skane
104. Sna ii
105. Southborough
106. Springhill
107. Sumus (probably)
108. Suntrap (probably)
109. Taurus (probably)
110. Ub 30
111. Ub 41
112. Ub 75
113. Uc 70
114. Victo (bow section)
115. Victo (stern section)
116. Victoria (probably)
117. Wallsend
118. Westowrie
119. Woodstock (bow section)
120. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: CRIMDON (POSSIBLY)

Length 79.9 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 1599 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1878 by william grey, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by rederiaktieb, embla. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 167hp, single shaft. machinery by t richardson, hartelpool. passage the tyne for rouen. cargo 2050 tons coal. torpedoed by uc 40.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 180 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: M35807 28.7.18 POSN 542930N, 003115W. SANK IN 1.5 MINUTES WITH WHITBY HIGH LT BRG W. (PILOT - S10 GRIMSBY IDSA). 1.8.18 POSN 543000N, 003400W. (VAEC, AP REPORT). M012910 27.8.18 POSN 543000N, 003200W. (VAEC, AP REPORT). H3752/26 11.6.26 INS AS NDW(PA)(1918) IN 543000N, 003200W. BR STD. H4593/59 9.11.59 AMEND TO NDW(PA). NC 1200. 28.8.73 AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. NC 129. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). DELETED. H5103/83 26.9.86 THREE FASTENERS IN MEAN POSN 543045N, 003302W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET - WHITBY AREA). H1311/88 11.10.88 WK IN 543009N, 003325W. (M FREEMAN, 30.09.88). INS AS NDWPA. H6331/87 26.1.89 EXAM'D 21.6.88 IN 543009N, 003311W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTHS 43-45MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.8MTRS. BROKEN UP INTO 2 SECTIONS - NORTHERN 50MTRS LONG, 20MTRS WIDE, LYING 155/335 DEG AND SOUTHERN 30MTRS LONG, 12MTRS WIDE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK 39MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/09 6.6.95 WELL DECAYED AND SPREAD ABOUT. STERN TO MIDSHIPS INCLUDING PROP SHAFT IS THE MOST INTACT PART, BUT NOT MUCH ABOVE SEABED. SINGLE BOILER. PROBABLE STEAM COMPOUND ENGINE AMIDSHIPS. (A C JACKSON/RACEY). SEP2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16 IN 5430.168N, 0033.287W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 37.86MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS, LENGTH 61.5MTRS, WIDTH 18.9MTRS, HEIGHT 6.04MTRS, ORIENTATION 180/360 DEGS. WRECK IS A LARGE VESSEL LYING BROKEN INTO TWO IN THE MIDSHIPS BOW AND STERN SECTIONS LIE AT 90 DEGS. NORTHERN SECTION 48MTRS LONG, SOUTH SECTION 60MTRS LONG. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 37MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 30.168 N,0 33.287 W

 

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