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 (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Afrin (probably)
4. Agamemnon
5. Aircraft
6. Airston (probably)
7. Alberta
8. Albion (probably)
9. Alf everard (part of)
10. Alf everard (part of)
11. Algeria
12. Alice marie
13. Archon
14. Argus
15. Aridity (probably)
16. Astrologer
17. Atherton
18. Avon
19. Azariah (poss)
20. Balakani
21. Baltrader
22. Bella donna
23. Blue mermaid
24. Bolbec (possibly)
25. Bradglen
26. British oak
27. Chieftain
28. City of brisbane
29. Corheath
30. Daisy maud
31. Dalryan
32. Dela
33. Delce
34. Diana
35. Dolcoath (part)
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dortejensen
38. Drofli
39. E oaze light vessel
40. East shoebury bn (remains of)
41. Embla (possibly)
42. Empire ghyll
43. Enterprise ranger 2
44. Erins isle (possibly)
45. European gateway (part of)
46. Excelsior
47. Explorer
48. Fleurita
49. Fred everard
50. Georgia
51. Ghc (possibly)
52. Girasol
53. Great nore tower (remains)
54. Great nore towers (remains)
55. Great nore towers (remains).
56. Grisdeale
57. H k daniels
58. Harcourt
59. Hawksdale
60. Hawnby
61. Herland (part of)
62. Herland (part of)
63. Hibernia
64. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
65. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
66. Hm torpedo boat no.12
67. Hmml 127 (possibly)
68. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
69. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
70. Hms aisha
71. Hms amethyst
72. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
73. Hms arethusa
74. Hms ash
75. Hms blanche
76. Hms capricornus
77. Hms chestnut (probably)
78. Hms conquistador
79. Hms danube 3
80. Hms desiree
81. Hms drummer
82. Hms dundalk
83. Hms gracie (probably)
84. Hms guardsman
85. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
86. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
87. Hms marsa
88. Hms mastiff (possibly)
89. Hms myrtle
90. Hms oriana
91. Hms pyrope
92. Hms ray of hope
93. Hms reed (possibly)
94. Hms resolvo (part of)
95. Hms sisapon
96. Hms stella orion
97. Hms tamarisk
98. Hms tunisian
99. Hms venetia
100. Hms vimiera (bow section)
101. Hms vimiera (part of)
102. Hms vimiera (stern)
103. Holba
104. Hopper number 19
105. Houston city
106. Intrepid
107. Irene
108. Josephine charlotte
109. Lady jane
110. Lbv (m)396
111. Lca 551
112. Letchworth
113. Lindfar
114. Lisbeth m
115. Lowlands
116. Mac 5 (possibly)
117. Mahseer
118. Main topman
119. Maitland
120. Maplin light house
121. Maplin survey platform
122. March
123. Margam abbey
124. Margate sand beacon
125. Mercy
126. Mi amigo
127. Molliette
128. Monica (possibly)
129. Mudlark
130. Nass beacon (ruins)
131. Neptune (possibly)
132. Newlands
133. Norman
134. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
135. Ocean lassie
136. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
137. Opal
138. Pallieter (possibly)
139. Paros isle
140. Pinto
141. Pisces
142. Ponzano
143. Prince igor (probably)
144. Princess juliana
145. Radiant
146. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
147. Resolute
148. Restless wave (possibly)
149. Rosme
150. Rover (possibly)
151. Rubislaw
152. Ryal
153. San calisto
154. Selnes
155. Sheaf field
156. Slesvig
157. Spaarndem
158. Stad maastricht
159. Strathearn
160. Strom trooper
161. Sun vii
162. Sunbeam
163. Sunk beacon (remains)
164. Sunrise (possibly)
165. Supremity
166. Sweep ii
167. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
168. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
169. Tay bar
170. The sultan
171. Thorvin karsven
172. Tongue sand tower (remains)
173. Treport
174. Uama
175. Van meerlant (part of)
176. Vera
177. Volante
178. Wardie
179. Warfleth
180. Warp
181. Westerley star
182. William j taylor (part of)
183. Winifred
184. Winkfield
185. Yampa (part of)
186. Yampa (part of)
187. Yampa (part of)
188. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
189. Yassou
190. 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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