This is the information page about the shipwreck Daylesford, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 22.269 N,1 16.225 W (50.242166666667, -1.28825)

 

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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. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Ajax
3. Albatros
4. Albert
5. Asborg
6. Ashanti (possibly)
7. Augustenburg
8. Barbara (possibly)
9. Bettann (stern section)
10. Borgsten (probably)
11. Braat ii
12. Brestois
13. Camberwell
14. Camswan
15. Carbon
16. Castle crag
17. Cleddy (probably)
18. Cuba
19. Cuba
20. Daylesford
21. Elford
22. Empire crusader
23. Empress queen
24. Ernest lagouve
25. Espagne
26. Faith
27. Fallodon
28. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
29. Gorizont
30. Grip fast
31. Harry sharman
32. Hauler
33. Highland brigade
34. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
35. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
36. Hms acheron (bow section)
37. Hms acheron (stern section)
38. Hms albion ii
39. Hms boxer
40. Hms crestflower
41. Hms listrac (probably)
42. Hms michael clements
43. Hms p12 (stern section).
44. Hms tiger
45. Hms warwick deeping
46. Hmsm swordfish
47. Hmsm upstart
48. Iduna
49. Implacable
50. Indutionmare
51. Inger
52. Isleworth
53. Joannis millas
54. Juno
55. Kurland
56. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
57. Lct 757 (possibly)
58. Leon
59. Londonier
60. Luis
61. Meandros (possibly)
62. Mendi
63. Millmer
64. Minerva (possibly)
65. Molina
66. Olivine
67. Oriflamme
68. Pool fisher
69. Redesmere
70. Reindeer
71. Rosehill (probably)
72. Simla
73. Smyrna
74. Terlings
75. Tweed
76. U 122 (possibly)
77. U 123
78. U 152
79. U 153 (possibly)
80. U 90
81. Ub 122 (possibly)
82. Ub 81
83. Val de saire
84. Volkerak
85. Wapello
86. War knight
87. Westville
88. Witte zee
89. Woodham
90. Wyndhurst
91. Y48

 

Name: DAYLESFORD

Length 73.4 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1406 ton
Load: coal,coke

Cause: built in 1882 by r thompson & son, sunderland. owned at time of loss by new lines ss co ltd. two boilers, compound expansion engine of 175nhp, single shaft. passage blyth for torre de mar. sank following collision with russian schooner puhlin, which also foundered. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 41 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: H0121/45 22.3.45 H0121/45 22.3.45 NSC REPORTED IN 502300N, 011500. EXTENT OF TARGET 5DEGS TO 15DEGS AT 1500YDS. (PORTSMOUTH LIST PASI). NCA. HH100/351/14 26.3.99 HH100/351/14 26.3.99 LOCATED IN 5022.233N, 0116.117W [OGB] USING DECCA. WK OF STEAMER. LIES E/W WITH BOWS E. FAIRLY BROKEN UP. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH. (M PRITCHARD, 9.3.99). CHARTED DEPTH 40MTRS. INS AS WK 36MTRS.

- NM 1592/99. HH090/962/01 12.12.02 HH090/962/01 12.12.02 EXAM'D 17.7.02 IN 5022.269N, 0116.225W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 33.9, FOUL 34.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.7 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 28MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.8MTRS. LIES 100/280 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. VERY BROKEN. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMEND TO SW 33MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 25.5.05 HH100/351/22 25.5.05 VIRTUALLY CERTAIN THAT THIS IS DAYLESFORD, AS ITS SIZE, CARGO OF COAL, MACHINERY CONFIGURATION AND LOCATION ALL FIT. AN IRON WRECK, VIRTUALLY UPRIGHT. (D C WENDES, EMAIL DTD 24.5.05). NCA. 27.5.08 27.5.08 DIVED 20.5.08 IN LISTED POSN. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS BY ECHO SOUNDER AND DEPTH GAUGE. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. SEABED GRAVEL. DEBRIS WITHIN 4MTRS. WK IS BOLT UPRIGHT. BOILER AND COMPOUND ENGINE ARE THE HIGHEST POINT. SOME WRECKAGE LIES OUT TO THE SIDES. IDENTITY CONFIRMED BY MAKERS' PLATE. (D WOODWARD, DELTA DIVERS, REPORT DTD 21.5.08). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN, BOWS E, ENGINE/BOILERS HIGHEST POINT

Position: 50 22.269 N,1 16.225 W

 

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