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 (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Elemore
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Erich lea
36. Ferruccio
37. Fervent
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gimle
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Gothia
45. Gwalia (possibly)
46. Harrow (probably)
47. Hartley
48. Helene
49. Hercules
50. Highgate
51. Hms desire (possibly)
52. Hms dromio
53. Hms locheil
54. Hms lord ridley
55. Hms ruthin castle
56. Hms swallow
57. Hurstwood
58. John miles
59. Lady helen
60. Lampada (probably)
61. Lanthorn
62. Lerwick (probably)
63. London
64. Lowtyne (possibly)
65. Lucy
66. Madame renee
67. Marchioness of londonderry
68. Marie stuart
69. Martina
70. Melanie (probably)
71. Membland (possibly)
72. Merrie islington
73. Modemi (possibly)
74. Moorlands
75. Moorwood (possibly)
76. Novillo
77. Oakwell
78. Onslow
79. Pandora
80. Pathfinder
81. Paul
82. Phare (probably)
83. Philander (probably)
84. Polanna
85. Polruan
86. Quaggy (probably)
87. Rosella (probably)
88. Rutil
89. Saint ninian
90. Sarah thinnesen
91. Schaldis (possibly)
92. Scotia
93. Sir francis
94. Skane
95. Southborough
96. Springhill
97. Stora-korsnas-link i
98. Sumus (probably)
99. Suntrap (probably)
100. Talisman (possibly)
101. Taurus (probably)
102. Trelyon
103. Ub 30
104. Uc 70
105. Wallsend
106. Woodstock (bow section)
107. 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: 2010

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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