This is the information page about the shipwreck Devon coast, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 44.457 N,0 8.761 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Alaunia
3. Aracataca
4. Aristos
5. Ashford
6. Barn hill
7. Bernicia
8. Blanefield
9. Branksome chine (possibly)
10. Braunton
11. Caleb sprague
12. Carrie dingle
13. Celtic
14. Charles m
15. City of brisbane
16. City of waterford
17. Clara
18. D144 (possibly).
19. Davenport
20. Devon coast
21. Eduard (possibly)
22. Emerald (possibly)
23. Esperanza
24. F/v joanna c
25. Fife coast (possibly)
26. Fortuna
27. Fulham vii (probably)
28. George sutton
29. Gerlen (possibly)
30. Girlvine (possibly)
31. Glenartney (possibly)
32. Gull (possibly)
33. Harold
34. Heathpool
35. Heathpool
36. Hms ariadne
37. Hms avanturine
38. Hms balfour
39. Hms borneo
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms inverclyde
42. Hms keryado (probably)
43. Hms lancer ii
44. Hms ocean sunlight
45. Hms resolution (possibly)
46. Hms taipo
47. Holme force (possibly)
48. Hush wing
49. Inger (possibly)
50. James groves
51. Joseph roberts (possibly)
52. Lalen mendi
53. Leven (possibly)
54. Lornaston (possibly)
55. Mill gate (probably)
56. Mira
57. Mohlenpris (possibly)
58. Mount stuart
59. Mv adur valley?
60. Newent
61. Noordster
62. Nyon
63. Oceana
64. Ouse (possibly)
65. Rytoner
66. Saint ronaig
67. Seaford
68. Seven seas (possibly)
69. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
70. Stanhope
71. T r thompson
72. U 275 (probably)
73. U 40 (possibly)
74. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
75. Ub 130
76. Vasco
77. Venus
78. Wilhelmina j
79. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: DEVON COAST

Length 54.9 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 668 ton
Load: cement

Cause: involved in collision 5 miles sse of newhaven and later sank. was on passage swanscombe to liverpool. (lloyds shipping information services).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 20150817

Details measurements/cartography: H4121/76 14.7.76 EXAM'D 19.5.76 IN 504425N, 000850E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.4 IN GEN DEPTH 13.8MTRS. WK OF A SMALL COASTER. KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'THE STONE BOAT' FROM CARGO. LIES 048/228DEGS AND IS POSSIBLY IN TWO PARTS. DCS3 LENGTH 40MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). CHART AS WK 10.4MTRS [5FMS 4FT].

- NM 1546/76. H1284/81 9.11.82 IDENTIFIED AS 'DEVON COAST' FROM BUILDERS PLATE, RECOVERED IN 1981. (D M CLARK, 3.11.82). 24.3.87 DEFINITELY IN 2 PIECES. LYING NW/SE WITH HIGHEST PART SE, THE REST DEAD FLAT. (WATSON, ?TELECON 24.3.87). HH100/351/05 13.8.92 LOCATED IN 504418N, 000854E [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). NCA. HH090/944/01 14.9.01 EXAM'D 19.7.01 IN 5044.461N, 0008.755E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT FOUL AT 11.6MTRS. DUE TO FISHING GEAR ON WK A DEFINITIVE LEAST DEPTH BY SWEEPING OR E/S NOT OBTAINED. GEN DEPTH 16.1MTRS. OVERALL LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 944). RETAIN WK 10.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 30.07.15 IN 5044.457N, 0008.761E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15.7MTRS. LENGTH 58MTRS, HT 4MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS,SCOUR 50MTRS TOWARDS 095, SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 10.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS

Position: 50 44.457 N,0 8.761 E

 

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