This is the information page about the shipwreck Dunbar castle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 22.696 N,1 36.255 E (51.6597, 1.3079833)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Amplegarth
9. Andaman
10. Angelus (possibly)
11. Archon
12. Ashley
13. Avon
14. Balakani
15. Baltrader
16. Bravore
17. Camisard
18. Carmen
19. Cathay (part of)
20. Cedrington court
21. Cerne
22. City of brisbane
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. Correct
26. Dalryan
27. Diana
28. Dinard
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Duiveland
32. Dunbar castle
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Efford
35. Eidsiva (probably)
36. Eleonora
37. Embla (possibly)
38. Emile deschamps
39. Emma
40. Emma (possibly)
41. Empire ghyll
42. Empress of fort william (probably)
43. Empress of midland (possibly)
44. Falcon (probably)
45. Fearless
46. Filleigh
47. Flandres
48. Flores (probably)
49. Francesco ciampa
50. Franz fischer (possibly)
51. Frons olivae (probably)
52. Fulmar
53. G 85 (possibly)
54. G-42 (possibly)
55. Gad 23
56. Genimar
57. Grazia (possibly)
58. Harcalo
59. Hardingham (probably)
60. Hawksdale
61. Henry b plant
62. Highwave (probably)
63. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
64. Hms alert ?
65. Hms aragonite (part of)
66. Hms aries (possibly)
67. Hms artic trapper
68. Hms carilon
69. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
70. Hms chestnut (probably)
71. Hms fauvette
72. Hms flirt
73. Hms gracie (probably)
74. Hms guardsman
75. Hms hermes
76. Hms kingston galena
77. Hms lydian
78. Hms maida (possibly)
79. Hms marcella
80. Hms mastiff (possibly)
81. Hms myrtle
82. Hms napia
83. Hms niger (possibly)
84. Hms northumberland (probably)
85. Hms othello ii
86. Hms peridot
87. Hms pyrope
88. Hms ray of hope
89. Hms restoration (possibly)
90. Hms rodino
91. Hms stirling castle (probably)
92. Hms tamarisk
93. Hms torbay ii (probably)
94. Hms tourmaline
95. Hms tranquil
96. Hms war sepoy
97. Hms weigelia
98. Hmsm b2
99. Hoegh aigrette
100. Hundvaag
101. Ilaro
102. Ira (possibly)
103. Irene
104. Jacob luckenbach
105. James harrod
106. Kabinda
107. Karmt
108. Koenigshaven
109. L'armandeche
110. Lady stella
111. Laurl coin
112. Lbv (m)396
113. Le pelerin de la mer
114. Leo
115. Lisbeth m
116. Loanda
117. Lord hamilton (possibly)
118. Luray victory
119. Mahratta
120. Mahratta ii
121. Maloja 1
122. Malta (probably)
123. Menapier
124. Merel (part of)(possibly)
125. Mersey
126. Murillo
127. Nagro (possibly)
128. Nancy moran
129. Netty (possibly)
130. Newlands
131. Niore
132. Norman
133. North eastern victory
134. Ocean hound
135. Opal
136. Ousel (probably)
137. Paros isle
138. Peter hamre
139. Polgrange
140. Ponzano
141. Port dalhousie (possibly)
142. Preussen
143. Pulborough
144. Quentovic
145. Rubislaw
146. Rydal force
147. Rynanna
148. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
149. Sabac
150. Saidieh
151. Saint michael veillez sur nous
152. Saint ronan (possibly)
153. Saint ronan (possibly)
154. Sambut
155. San calisto
156. Santagata
157. Santagata (?part of)
158. Selma (possibly)
159. Slesvig
160. Spaarndem
161. Strathclyde
162. Sunk beacon (remains)
163. Surrey
164. Teeswood
165. The queen
166. Tina primo
167. Tongue sand tower (remains)
168. Toornvliet (probably)
169. Toward
170. Traquair (probably)
171. Tummel (probably)
172. U 11 (possibly)
173. U 16 (possibly)
174. U 37
175. U 48
176. Uc 21 (possibly)
177. Uc 46
178. Uc 46 (possibly)
179. Ursus (part)
180. Velocitas
181. Virginie
182. W a scholten
183. Walsingham
184. Wheatman (possibly)
185. Will and maggie (probably)
186. Woodtown (possibly)
187. Xanthence
188. Yassou

 

Name: DUNBAR CASTLE

Length 143.6 meter, width: 18.6 meter, draught: 8.8, tonnage 10002 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Built in 1930 by harland & wolff. owned at the time of loss by union castle mail ss co. passage london for beira. mined. 9 lives lost.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 2 cm

Known since: 1950, last detected: 20171219

Details measurements/cartography: H092/40 15.1.40 PFNM 113/40 ISSUED. H0312/40 3.4.40 DW IN 562251N, 013615E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 855/40. H092/40 23.3.45 INS G CAN BUOY GPFL(3)G.10S 206DEGS 1CABLE FROM WK.

- NM 829/45. H092/40 5.9.45 INS MAST.

- NM 2705/45. H092/40 1.6.50 LOCATED BY OROPESA SWEEP 20.4.50 IN 512242N, 013620E USING HSA. AFTER DISPERSAL CLEAR AT 45FT FOUL AT 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52FT IN GEN DEPTH 56FT. SCOUR 60FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 9.5.50 & TH). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 1044/50. H932/53 22.6.59 A SMALL BUT WELL DEFINED SPIKE 6FT HIGH IN 512242N, 013621E WHICH GAVE A FAIRLY CLEAR A/S ECHO AND A SHALLOW SCOUR 8FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 52FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 54FT. SEABED SAND AND SMALL STONES. (HMS FRANKLIN, 29.1.53). 24.9.68 NOW CHARTED AS WK 7FMS 2FT [LAT]. 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 13.4MT S. NC 1828. H2538/79 5.4.79 EXAM'D 14.9.78 IN 512238N, 013618E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.97MTRS, LENGTH ?18MTRS. LYING 155/335 DEGS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 63/79). AMEND TO WK 15MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090682/01 21.11.95 EXAM'D 22.9.95 IN 512240.1N, 013615.2E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 14.7, FOUL 15MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.75MTS. NO DCS3 HT. COVERS 230MTRS BY 57MTRS. LIES 173/353DEGS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 682). BR STD. SEP 2018/000061842 16.7.18 EXAM'D 19.12.17; WK LOCATED IN 5122.696N, 0136.255E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.25MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS, LENGTH 180.5MTRS, WIDTH 73.5MTRS, HEIGHT 1.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 002/182DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 83MTRS, 1.9MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 350 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL BROKEN UP. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND DW 15.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 51 22.696 N,1 36.255 E

 

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