This is the information page about the shipwreck Delce, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 39.165 N,1 7.064 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. Balakani
17. Baltrader
18. Beacon 'f'
19. Blue mermaid
20. Bolbec (possibly)
21. Bradglen
22. British oak
23. City of brisbane
24. Dalryan
25. Dela
26. Delce
27. Diana
28. E oaze light vessel
29. Empire ghyll
30. Erins isle (possibly)
31. European gateway (part of)
32. Explorer
33. Fleurita
34. Fred everard
35. Georgia
36. Ghc (possibly)
37. Great nore tower (remains)
38. Great nore towers (remains)
39. Great nore towers (remains).
40. H k daniels
41. Harcourt
42. Hawksdale
43. Hawnby
44. Herland (part of)
45. Herland (part of)
46. Hibernia
47. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
48. Hmml 127 (possibly)
49. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
50. Hms aisha
51. Hms amethyst
52. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
53. Hms ash
54. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
55. Hms capricornus
56. Hms chestnut (probably)
57. Hms conquistador
58. Hms danube 3
59. Hms desiree
60. Hms drummer
61. Hms gracie (probably)
62. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
63. Hms marsa
64. Hms myrtle
65. Hms oriana
66. Hms pyrope
67. Hms ray of hope
68. Hms receptive
69. Hms reed (possibly)
70. Hms resolvo (part of)
71. Hms restango
72. Hms sisapon
73. Hms stella orion
74. Hms tunisian
75. Hms venetia
76. Hms vimiera (bow section)
77. Hms vimiera (part of)
78. Hms vimiera (stern)
79. Holba
80. Hopper number 19
81. Houston city
82. Intrepid
83. Lady jane
84. Lca 551
85. Letchworth
86. Lindfar
87. Lowlands
88. Mac 5 (possibly)
89. Mahseer
90. Main topman
91. Malrix (possibly)
92. Maplin light house
93. Margam abbey
94. Mercy
95. Mi amigo
96. Molliette
97. Mudlark
98. Nass beacon (ruins)
99. Neptune (possibly)
100. Newlands
101. Norman
102. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
103. Opal
104. Pallieter (possibly)
105. Paros isle
106. Pinto
107. Pisces
108. Prince igor (probably)
109. Princess juliana
110. Radiant
111. Restless wave (possibly)
112. Rubislaw
113. Ryal
114. San calisto
115. Selnes
116. Slesvig
117. Spaarndem
118. Stad maastricht
119. Strathearn
120. Strom trooper
121. Sun vii
122. Sunk beacon (remains)
123. Sweep ii
124. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
125. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
126. Tay bar
127. The sultan
128. Tongue sand tower (remains)
129. Treport
130. Uama
131. Van meerlant (part of)
132. Vera
133. Wardie
134. Westerley star
135. Winifred
136. Winkfield
137. Yassou
138. Zarga

 

Name: DELCE

Length 29.9 meter, width: 6.1 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 123 ton
Load: sand

Cause: Built in 1916 by blythe shipbuilding co ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by ham lighterage co ltd. four cylinder oil engine, single shaft. stranded. (sibi). barge sank in heavy seas after flooding. one man missing. (th harwich).

Year of registration: 1962

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1962, last detected: 1963

Details measurements/cartography: H925/62 13.3.62 H925/62 13.3.62 LEAST DEPTH 19FT. MARKED BY BUOY UNTIL WRECK DISPERSED TO 35FT. (TH NM 18/62). INS DW, G CON BUOY. (TH NM 18/62). H925/62 13.2.63 H925/62 13.2.63 WK DISPERSED, BUOY REMOVED. (TH HARWICH). DELETE. - ?NM 343/63. H4710/63 4.5.64 H4710/63 4.5.64 LEAST E/S 35FT IN 41FT. SCOUR 43FT. SEABED MUD. SMALL BUT GOOD A/S ECHO. (HMS EGERIA, 9.10.63). INS WK 5FMS 5FT. BR STD. H4710/63 16.8.67 H4710/63 16.8.67 EXAM'D 13.7.67 IN 513909N, 010709E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34FT IN GEN DEPTH 40FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI.44/67). AMEND WK 5FMS 4FT. BR STD. 12.6.69 12.6.69 AMEND WK5 FMS3FT [LAT]. NE 1975. 23.1.73 23.1.73 AMEND WK 10.0MTRS. NC 1975. H4399/76 26.5.76 H4399/76 26.5.76 EXAM'D 16.1.76 IN 513908N, 010710E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 9.7, FOUL 9.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.0 IN GEN DEPTH 12.0MTRS. SCOUR 13.1MTRS. CLEARLY DEFINED WRECK. LYING APPROX NE/SW. (PLA WRECK REPORT FROM M/L MAPLIN DTD 17.1.76).

- NM BLOCK.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: CLEARLY DEFINED WK

Position: 51 39.165 N,1 7.064 E

 

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