This is the information page about the shipwreck Dela, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 42.286 N,1 9.37 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Airston (probably)
5. Alberta
6. Albion (probably)
7. Alf everard (part of)
8. Alf everard (part of)
9. Algeria
10. Alice marie
11. Archon
12. Argus
13. Aridity (probably)
14. Astrologer
15. Atherton
16. Avon
17. Balakani
18. Baltrader
19. Blue mermaid
20. Bolbec (possibly)
21. Bradglen
22. British oak
23. City of brisbane
24. Dalryan
25. Dela
26. Delce
27. Diana
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. E oaze light vessel
31. Embla (possibly)
32. Empire ghyll
33. Erins isle (possibly)
34. European gateway (part of)
35. Explorer
36. Fleurita
37. Fred everard
38. Georgia
39. Ghc (possibly)
40. Great nore tower (remains)
41. Great nore towers (remains)
42. Great nore towers (remains).
43. Grisdeale
44. H k daniels
45. Harcourt
46. Hawksdale
47. Hawnby
48. Herland (part of)
49. Herland (part of)
50. Hibernia
51. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
52. Hm torpedo boat no.12
53. Hmml 127 (possibly)
54. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
55. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
56. Hms aisha
57. Hms amethyst
58. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
59. Hms arethusa
60. Hms ash
61. Hms capricornus
62. Hms chestnut (probably)
63. Hms conquistador
64. Hms danube 3
65. Hms desiree
66. Hms drummer
67. Hms gracie (probably)
68. Hms guardsman
69. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
70. Hms marsa
71. Hms mastiff (possibly)
72. Hms myrtle
73. Hms oriana
74. Hms pyrope
75. Hms ray of hope
76. Hms reed (possibly)
77. Hms resolvo (part of)
78. Hms sisapon
79. Hms stella orion
80. Hms tamarisk
81. Hms tunisian
82. Hms venetia
83. Hms vimiera (bow section)
84. Hms vimiera (part of)
85. Hms vimiera (stern)
86. Holba
87. Hopper number 19
88. Houston city
89. Intrepid
90. Irene
91. Lady jane
92. Lbv (m)396
93. Lca 551
94. Letchworth
95. Lindfar
96. Lisbeth m
97. Lowlands
98. Mac 5 (possibly)
99. Mahseer
100. Main topman
101. Maplin light house
102. Margam abbey
103. Mercy
104. Mi amigo
105. Molliette
106. Mudlark
107. Nass beacon (ruins)
108. Neptune (possibly)
109. Newlands
110. Norman
111. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
112. Opal
113. Pallieter (possibly)
114. Paros isle
115. Pinto
116. Pisces
117. Ponzano
118. Prince igor (probably)
119. Princess juliana
120. Radiant
121. Restless wave (possibly)
122. Rubislaw
123. Ryal
124. San calisto
125. Selnes
126. Slesvig
127. Spaarndem
128. Stad maastricht
129. Strathearn
130. Strom trooper
131. Sun vii
132. Sunbeam
133. Sunk beacon (remains)
134. Sweep ii
135. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
136. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
137. Tay bar
138. The sultan
139. Tongue sand tower (remains)
140. Treport
141. Uama
142. Van meerlant (part of)
143. Vera
144. Wardie
145. Westerley star
146. Winifred
147. Winkfield
148. Yassou
149. Zarga

 

Name: DELA

Length 32 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 2.2, tonnage 129 ton
Load: sand

Cause: Built in 1915 at south shields. owned at time of loss by j j prior. petrol engine of 90hp, single shaft. passage the river colne for london. a steel ex-'beetle'. abandoned. one of 3 former admiralty lighters in the fleet. (sibi & sea breezes dec 1979).

Year of registration: 1936

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 82 cm

Known since: 1936, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H3513/36 21.8.36 H3513/36 21.8.36 DISPERSED TO 13FT [LWST]. (THNM 18/36 15.8.36). INS WK 13FT.

- NM ACTION. H3513/36 17.10.47 H3513/36 DRAG SWEEP CLEAR 9.5FT, FOUL 10FT. POSN 077.5DEG 5.17M FROM BUXEY BN. (HMS FRANKLIN, 17.10.47).

- NM 2866/47. H2266/54 20.12.55 H2266/54 20.12.55 LEAST DEPTH OVER WRECK 14FT. (HMS SHACKLETON 1953-54). AMEND WK 2FMS 2FT. BR STD. H1325/59 H1325/59 LEAST E/S 14FT. POSN 514216N, 010930E. (ECES HI5A/58). 12.6.69 12.6.69 AMEND WK 2FMS 1FT [LAT]. NE 1975. 24.1.73 24.1.73 AMEND WK 4.0MTRS. NC 1975. H4654/74 22.11.74 H4654/74 22.11.74 EXAM'D IN 514216N, 010931E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. GEN DEPTH 6-7MTRS, SCOUR NIL. GOOD CONTACT OF SMALL EXTENT ABOUT 30MTRS LONG, LYING APPROX NE/SW. (HMS ECHO, HI 13/74). RETAIN AS WK 4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2918/83 16.4.86 H2918/83 16.4.86 EXAM'D 20.10.85 IN 514215N, 010928E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.6 IN GEN DEPTH 7.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS. LYING NW/SE. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 197). NCA. 11.1.12 11.1.12 LOCATED 31.7.11 IN 5142.286N, 0109.370E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.19 IN GEN DEPTH 4.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 28.0MTRS, WIDTH 6.3MTRS, HT 1.0MTRS. LIES 082/262DEGS. ENDS OF WK VISIBLE, MID-SECTION PROBABLY BURIED. RETAIN WK 4MTRS. (MMT, HI 1368). SCOUR 1.1MTR DEEP, MAINLY AROUND E PORTION. AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ENDS VISIBLE, CENTRE ?BURIED, SCOUR AT E PORTION

Position: 51 42.286 N,1 9.37 E

 

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