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, 1.3079833333333)

 

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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. Brendonia
18. Camisard
19. Carmen
20. Cathay (part of)
21. Cedrington court
22. Cerne
23. City of brisbane
24. Constanzia
25. Corhaven
26. Corheath
27. Correct
28. Dalryan
29. Diana
30. Dinard
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Dolcoath (part)
33. Dortejensen
34. Duiveland
35. Dunbar castle
36. E goodwin ltv
37. Efford
38. Eidsiva (probably)
39. Eleonora
40. Embla (possibly)
41. Emile deschamps
42. Emma
43. Emma (possibly)
44. Empire ghyll
45. Empress of fort william (probably)
46. Empress of midland (possibly)
47. Falcon (probably)
48. Fearless
49. Filleigh
50. Flandres
51. Flores (probably)
52. Francesco ciampa
53. Franz fischer (possibly)
54. Frons olivae (probably)
55. Fulmar
56. G 85 (possibly)
57. G-42 (possibly)
58. Gad 23
59. Genimar
60. Girasol
61. Grazia (possibly)
62. Harcalo
63. Hardingham (probably)
64. Hawksdale
65. Henry b plant
66. Highwave (probably)
67. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
68. Hms alert ?
69. Hms aragonite (part of)
70. Hms aragonite (part of)
71. Hms aries (possibly)
72. Hms artic trapper
73. Hms blanche
74. Hms carilon
75. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
76. Hms chestnut (probably)
77. Hms fauvette
78. Hms flirt
79. Hms gracie (probably)
80. Hms guardsman
81. Hms hermes
82. Hms kingston galena
83. Hms lydian
84. Hms maida (possibly)
85. Hms marcella
86. Hms mastiff (possibly)
87. Hms myrtle
88. Hms napia
89. Hms niger (possibly)
90. Hms northumberland (probably)
91. Hms othello ii
92. Hms peridot
93. Hms pyrope
94. Hms ray of hope
95. Hms restoration (possibly)
96. Hms rodino
97. Hms stirling castle (probably)
98. Hms tamarisk
99. Hms torbay ii (probably)
100. Hms tourmaline
101. Hms tranquil
102. Hms war sepoy
103. Hms weigelia
104. Hmsm b2
105. Hoegh aigrette
106. Hundvaag
107. Ilaro
108. Ira (possibly)
109. Irene
110. Jacob luckenbach
111. James harrod
112. Josephine charlotte
113. Kabinda
114. Karmt
115. Koenigshaven
116. L'armandeche
117. Lady stella
118. Laurl coin
119. Lbv (m)396
120. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
121. Le pelerin de la mer
122. Leo
123. Lisbeth m
124. Loanda
125. Lolworth
126. Lord hamilton (possibly)
127. Luray victory
128. Mahratta
129. Mahratta ii
130. Maloja 1
131. Malta (probably)
132. Margate sand beacon
133. Menapier
134. Merel (part of)(possibly)
135. Mersey
136. Monica (possibly)
137. Murillo
138. Nagro (possibly)
139. Nancy moran
140. Netty (possibly)
141. Newlands
142. Niore
143. Norman
144. North eastern victory
145. Ocean hound
146. Ocean king (possibly)
147. Opal
148. Ousel (probably)
149. Paros isle
150. Peter hamre
151. Polgrange
152. Ponzano
153. Port dalhousie (possibly)
154. Preussen
155. Pulborough
156. Quentovic
157. Regin (possibly)
158. Rooswijk
159. Rubislaw
160. Rydal force
161. Rynanna
162. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
163. Sabac
164. Saidieh
165. Saint michael veillez sur nous
166. Saint ronan (possibly)
167. Saint ronan (possibly)
168. Sambut
169. San calisto
170. Santagata
171. Santagata (?part of)
172. Selma (possibly)
173. Slesvig
174. Spaarndem
175. Spanish prince
176. Strathclyde
177. Sunk beacon (remains)
178. Surrey
179. Teeswood
180. The queen
181. Tina primo
182. Tongue sand tower (remains)
183. Toornvliet (probably)
184. Toromoree
185. Toward
186. Traquair (probably)
187. Tummel (probably)
188. U 11 (possibly)
189. U 16 (possibly)
190. U 37
191. U 48
192. Ub 12 (possibly)
193. Ub 29 (possibly)
194. Uc 21 (possibly)
195. Uc 46
196. Uc 46 (possibly)
197. Ursus (part)
198. Velocitas
199. Virginie
200. Volante (possibly)
201. W a scholten
202. Walsingham
203. Wheatman (possibly)
204. Will and maggie (probably)
205. Woodtown (possibly)
206. Xanthence
207. 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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