This is the information page about the shipwreck Defiant, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 31.072 N,0 39.627 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. Atlas (possibly)
11. Atwing (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Balfron (probably)
14. Battersea
15. Beaumanoir (probably)
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Castleford (probably)
21. Commercial
22. Constantia
23. Corsham
24. Corsican prince
25. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
26. Creteblock
27. Crimdon (possibly)
28. Dayspring (probably)
29. Defiant
30. Disperser
31. Eaglescliffe (probably)
32. Earl percy
33. Ellida (probably)
34. Erich lea
35. Ferruccio
36. Fervent
37. Florentia
38. Fred everard
39. Garthwaite
40. Gimle
41. Glow (part of) (possibly)
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Gothia
44. Gwalia (possibly)
45. Harrow (probably)
46. Hartley
47. Helene
48. Hercules
49. Highgate
50. Hms desire (possibly)
51. Hms dromio
52. Hms locheil
53. Hms lord ridley
54. Hms ruthin castle
55. Hms swallow
56. Hurstwood
57. John miles
58. Lady helen
59. Lampada (probably)
60. Lanthorn
61. Lerwick (probably)
62. London
63. Lowtyne (possibly)
64. Lucy
65. Madame renee
66. Marchioness of londonderry
67. Marie stuart
68. Martina
69. Melanie (probably)
70. Membland (possibly)
71. Merrie islington
72. Modemi (possibly)
73. Moorlands
74. Moorwood (possibly)
75. Novillo
76. Oakwell
77. Pandora
78. Pathfinder
79. Paul
80. Phare (probably)
81. Philander (probably)
82. Polanna
83. Polruan
84. Quaggy (probably)
85. Rosella (probably)
86. Rutil
87. Saint ninian
88. Sarah thinnesen
89. Schaldis (possibly)
90. Sir francis
91. Skane
92. Southborough
93. Springhill
94. Stora-korsnas-link i
95. Sumus (probably)
96. Suntrap (probably)
97. Talisman (possibly)
98. Taurus (probably)
99. Ub 30
100. Uc 70
101. Wallsend
102. Woodstock (bow section)
103. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: DEFIANT

Length 16 meter, draught: 1.8, tonnage 58 ton

Cause: Wooden hull. grounded. took water while in tow and sank. crew recovered. (lloyds casualty week).

Year of registration: 10

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 134 cm

Known since: 2010, last detected: 20161217

Details measurements/cartography: SEP 2010/000171843 22.10.10 SANK IN 5431.082N, 0039.644W [WGD]. POSN CONFIRMED BY SOUNDING BY M FISHING EMULATOR II. (HUMBER CG, EMAIL DTD 15.10.10). NCA. SEP 2010/000171702 22.10.10 EXAM'D IN 5431.082N, 0039.644W [WGD]. LEAST DEPTH 12.6MTRS. TOW ROPE ATTACHED TO WK WITH SMALL BUOY ATTACHED TO IT. (NLB PHAROS, VIA TH, EMAIL DTD 16.10.10). INS AS WK 12.6MTRS. BR STD. SEP2017/000002822 28.4.17 EXAM'D 17.12.16 IN 5431.072N, 0039.627W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.66MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS, LENGTH 29.9MTRS, WIDTH 4.7MTRS, HEIGHT 2.28MTRS, ORIENTATION 134/314 DEGS. WRECK IS DEFIANT LYING AMONG ROCKS, COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND DW 13.6MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 31.072 N,0 39.627 W

 

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