This is the information page about the shipwreck Denham (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 53.423 N,1 8.649 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: DENHAM (PROBABLY)
Length 64 meter, width: 9.2 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 869 ton
Load: coal
Cause: built of iron in 1878 by wigham, richardson ltd, newcastle-uopn-tyne. owned at time of loss by j h reah of newcastle. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 98nhp, single shaft. passage from seaham. foundered following collision with danish ss rolf.
Year of registration: 1988
Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm
Known since: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: FOUNDERED 6 MILES NE OF SEAHAM HARBOUR. H6330/87 15.7.88 H6330/87 15.7.88 WK 45.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48.3MTRS IN 545325N, 010833W. (GARDLINE, TELEX 19.7.88, HI 414A). NCA YET. H6330/87 14.11.88 H6330/87 14.11.88 EXAM'D 6.6.88 IN 545325N, 010833W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER 7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.7 IN GEN DEPTH 48.3MTRS. SCOUR 48.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.1MTRS, LENGTH 64MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEG, APPARENTLY PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE SURVEYS, HI 414A). BR STD. 26.3.07 26.3.07 THIS IS PROBABLY DENHAM. (R YOUNG, EMAIL DTD 25.3.07). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: PROBABLY PARTLY BURIED
Position: 54 53.423 N,1 8.649 W