This is the information page about the shipwreck Denham, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 26.315 N,3 5.947 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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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
Length 21.6 meter, width: 5.8 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 103 ton
Cause: sunk by german ground mine. 8 lives lost, 1 survivor.
Year of registration: 1946
Water depth above wreck: -1 meter
Known since: 1946, last detected: 1959
Details measurements/cartography: 18.7.46 18.7.46 SUNK 300DEG 1.14 MILES FROM ST NICHOLAS CH WALLASEY. 20.7.46 20.7.46 VISITED BY MINE DISPOSAL OFFICER. 25.7.46 25.7.46 VISITED BY MOT SURVEYOR. SUNDRY SMALL GEAR RECOVERED. MARCH 1960 REDUCED TO LEVEL OF SURROUNDING BANK, EXCEPT BOW AND TOP OF BOILER. JULY 1960 WORK COMPLETED. HEIGHT ABOVE LBD UNKNOWN. POSN 532618N, 030551W. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). H4284/46 6.8.46 H4284/46 6.8.46 ST WK IN 532620N, 030551W. (MDHB NM).
- NM 2742/46. H3347/58 16.3.59 H3347/58 16.3.59 NOW IN 532618N, 030552W. (MDHB K1720). NC 1951.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 26.315 N,3 5.947 W