This is the information page about the shipwreck Dartmeet, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 3.534 N,4 7.641 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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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. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Anna
4. Arandora star
5. August conseil (possibly)
6. Australbush (possibly)
7. Bell virtue
8. Birgitte
9. Brenda
10. Brialan
11. Carol anne
12. Chancellor
13. Charlwood
14. Cheapside (possibly)
15. Chelydra (possibly)
16. City of antwerp
17. Claverley (possibly)
18. Constance
19. Dartmeet
20. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
21. Dirigo (possibly)
22. Duguesclin
23. Dutton
24. East point
25. Eastern prince
26. Edam ii
27. Elizabeth caroline
28. Empire harry
29. Encourage
30. Exploiter
31. Flying foam (possibly)
32. Fylrix
33. Glen strathallan
34. Halfdan (possibly)
35. Halloween
36. Hazel claire (possibly)
37. Heron i
38. Hms abelard
39. Hms coronation (part)
40. Hms coronation (part)
41. Hms elk (probably)
42. Hms foyle
43. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
44. Hms lord stonehaven
45. Hms ramillies
46. Hms scylla
47. Hms stockforce (possibly)
48. Hms ullswater
49. Hmsm a7
50. Hmsm h 52
51. Hmsm m1
52. Hmsm untiring
53. Hopper barge no.42
54. James eagan layne
55. Juno
56. Kazan
57. Kishmul of ayr
58. Koningin der engelen (probably)
59. Lab
60. Lochwood
61. Louis shied
62. Maine
63. Marie
64. Mcgregor
65. Medoc
66. Merc enterprise (probably)
67. Oregon
68. Persier
69. Phoenix
70. Poulmic
71. Reine des flots
72. Rio sorocaba
73. Rosehill
74. Sabrina
75. Skaala
76. Solstice ph199
77. Spyros
78. St katharine (probably)
79. Tasmania (possibly)
80. Ternefjell
81. Tinker di
82. Totnes castle
83. U 1063
84. Unicorn
85. W woolvern (possibly)
86. Woodburn
87. Wreathier
88. Yewforest

 

Name: DARTMEET

Length 61.1 meter, width: 9.6 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 886 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1916 by j meyer's sb co ltd, zaltbommel. owned at time of loss by w ball & sons, torquay. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 96nhp, single shaft. machinery by richardsons, westgarth & co ltd, middlesbrough. foundered following collision with ss swazi of london. (sibi). lost soon after completion, cause unknown. (n r chipchase).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 69 meter, Height above seabed: 152 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: 3.3.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT AND GOOD POSN IN 500300N, 040900W. (ESCORT GROUP 2). H113/45 4.7.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 500300N, 040930W APPROX. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). H3950/70 23.9.70 NOW CHARTED AS NDW IN 500300N, 040900W. (AUBD 302/88). NC 1613. H3110/72 4.1.73 WK IN 500328.3N, 040733.5W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD ALL ROUND CONTACT, GOOD E/S TRACE. FLAT BOTTOM AREA. LEAST DEPTH 62.0MTRS IN 70.0MTRS. SEABED FINE SAND, BROKEN SHELL & WOOD. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1975). CHART AS WK 62MTRS IN 500328N, 040733W [OGB]. NC 1267. H1280/76/31 26.3.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 500335N, 040734W [OGB] USING DECCA. (LTR DATED 29.1.76 REFERS). NCA. H2063/82 28.1.85 EXAM'D 19.7.84 IN 500334N, 040729W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 64 IN GEN DEPTH 70MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS APPROX. LARGE, BROKEN WK CONTACT WITH POOR SHADOW. LYING 010/190DEGS. EXAM'D BY HMS FAWN. (HMS HECATE, 5.12.84). NCA. HH091/059/01 19.4.05 EXAM'D 6.7.04 IN 5003.534N, 0407.641W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 64.2 IN GEN DEPTH 69.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 56MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS, HT 4.7MTRS. LIES 152/332 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. COLLAPSED AND PARTLY BURIED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 64MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 7.7.05 DIVED 27.6.05 IN LISTED POSN. THIS IS THE WK OF A SMALL COASTER OF APPROX 750GT. UPRIGHT BUT WELL BROKEN EXCEPT FOR THE STERN. THERE IS A SINGLE BOILER AND A TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. DEBRIS FROM THE HULL LIE ALONG THE STBD SIDE. A STEERING HELM WAS RECOVERED MARKED: 'DONKIN & CO, NEWCASTLE, 1915. NO 3595'. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. HH100/351/22 8.8.05 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 'DARTMEET' BY THE HELM SERIAL NUMBER. (N R CHIPCHASE).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED EXCEPT FOR STERN

Position: 50 3.534 N,4 7.641 W

 

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