This is the information page about the shipwreck Doris burton (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 36.868 N,0 12.988 W (54.6144667, -0.2164667)
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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: DORIS BURTON (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1980
Water depth above wreck: 64 meter, Height above seabed: 92 cm
Known since: 1980, last detected: 1992
Details measurements/cartography: H2534/74 30.1.80 BAD OBSTN IN 543648N, 001247W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS - VOL.1). H1310/81/14 1.7.81 WK IN 543648N, 001255W. POSN BY DECCA. (K HERRON). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH090/554/01 29.1.93 EXAM'D 27.10.92 IN 543651.5N, 001253W [OGB] USING RANGE/RANGE HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60.1 IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTR. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS, LENGTH 25MTRS, BREADTH 6MTRS. LIES 092/272 DEG. (NP 1008, HI 554). BR STD. 27.3.15 THIS IS AN OLD STEAM TRAWLER WITH THE STERN MISSING, APPARENTLY BLOWN OFF. PART OF MAKER'S PLATE RECOVERED. HIGHLY LIKELY TO BE S TRAWLER DORIS BURTON, SUNK 1914. (C RACEY, 26.3.15). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: STERN SECTION MISSING
Position: 54 36.868 N,0 12.988 W