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 (51.441933333333, 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. Azariah (poss)
19. Balakani
20. Baltrader
21. Beacon 'f'
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. Dortejensen
36. Drofli
37. E oaze light vessel
38. East shoebury bn (remains of)
39. Empire ghyll
40. Enterprise ranger 2
41. Erins isle (possibly)
42. European gateway (part of)
43. Excelsior
44. Explorer
45. Fleurita
46. Fred everard
47. Georgia
48. Ghc (possibly)
49. Girasol
50. Gordon
51. Great nore tower (remains)
52. Great nore towers (remains)
53. Great nore towers (remains).
54. H k daniels
55. Harcourt
56. Hawksdale
57. Hawnby
58. Herland (part of)
59. Herland (part of)
60. Hibernia
61. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
62. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
63. Hmml 127 (possibly)
64. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
65. Hms aisha
66. Hms amethyst
67. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
68. Hms ash
69. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
70. Hms capricornus
71. Hms chestnut (probably)
72. Hms conquistador
73. Hms danube 3
74. Hms desiree
75. Hms drummer
76. Hms gracie (probably)
77. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
78. Hms marsa
79. Hms myrtle
80. Hms oriana
81. Hms pyrope
82. Hms ray of hope
83. Hms receptive
84. Hms reed (possibly)
85. Hms resolvo (part of)
86. Hms restango
87. Hms sisapon
88. Hms stella orion
89. Hms tunisian
90. Hms venetia
91. Hms vimiera (bow section)
92. Hms vimiera (part of)
93. Hms vimiera (stern)
94. Holba
95. Hopper number 19
96. Houston city
97. Intrepid
98. Janie b
99. Lady jane
100. Lca 551
101. Letchworth
102. Lindfar
103. Lowlands
104. Mac 5 (possibly)
105. Mahseer
106. Main topman
107. Maitland
108. Malrix (possibly)
109. Maplin light house
110. Maplin survey platform
111. March
112. Margam abbey
113. Margate sand beacon
114. Mercy
115. Mi amigo
116. Molliette
117. Monica (possibly)
118. Mudlark
119. Nass beacon (ruins)
120. Neptune (possibly)
121. Newlands
122. Norman
123. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
124. Ocean lassie
125. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
126. Opal
127. Pallieter (possibly)
128. Paros isle
129. Pinto
130. Pisces
131. Prince igor (probably)
132. Princess juliana
133. Radiant
134. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
135. Resolute
136. Restless wave (possibly)
137. Rosme
138. Rover (possibly)
139. Rubislaw
140. Ryal
141. San calisto
142. Selnes
143. Slesvig
144. Spaarndem
145. Stad maastricht
146. Strathearn
147. Strom trooper
148. Sun vii
149. Sunk beacon (remains)
150. Sunrise (possibly)
151. Supremity
152. Sweep ii
153. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
154. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
155. Tay bar
156. The sultan
157. Thorvin karsven
158. Tongue sand tower (remains)
159. Treport
160. Uama
161. Van meerlant (part of)
162. Vera
163. Volante
164. Wardie
165. Warfleth
166. Warp
167. Westerley star
168. William j taylor (part of)
169. Winifred
170. Winkfield
171. Yampa (part of)
172. Yampa (part of)
173. Yampa (part of)
174. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
175. Yassou
176. 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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