This is the information page about the shipwreck Eduard (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 31.837 N,0 5.939 E (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. 010
2. 025
3. 20
4. Aalesund (possibly)
5. Abel tasman (part of)(possibly)
6. Acadian
7. Addarwa
8. Advanti
9. Aeneas (probably)
10. Aeolian sky
11. Afon dulais
12. Ailsa craig (probably)
13. Ajax
14. Ala
15. Alan dean
16. Alaska
17. Albatros
18. Albert
19. Albert c field (probably)
20. Aldershot
21. Alex van opstal
22. Alexandrovna
23. Aleyna
24. Algarve
25. Algerian
26. Algiers
27. Alison (possibly)
28. Alster (possibly)
29. Amy
30. Angele (possibly)
31. Angelena bm 271
32. Angry fish
33. Ann marie (possibly)
34. Anna
35. Anna sophie
36. Antioche iii (probably)
37. Antoinette (probably)
38. Antonio (probably)
39. Apache
40. Aparima
41. Aracataca
42. Arandora star
43. Arctic dawn
44. Arfon
45. Ariel
46. Armenian
47. Armenier
48. Arno (possibly)
49. Arthurtown
50. Asborg
51. Asger ryg
52. Ashanti (possibly)
53. Ashford
54. Ashmun j clough (possibly)
55. Athen
56. Atlantico
57. Atlas (probably)
58. Aud
59. Augustenburg
60. Avalanche
61. Avalon g ii
62. Axwell
63. Azemmour
64. Balmoralwood
65. Bamse (probably)
66. Bard (possibly)
67. Barn hill
68. Baron garioch
69. Baron herries
70. Barryman
71. Basil-2
72. Baygitano
73. Bayonne
74. Ben vrakie (possibly)
75. Berar
76. Betelgeuse (bow section)
77. Betsy anna
78. Bettann (bow section)
79. Bettann (stern section)
80. Binnendijk
81. Black hawk (aft section)
82. Black hawk (fwd section)
83. Blanefield
84. Bleamoor (probably)
85. Blue marlin
86. Bobbyb
87. Bogstad
88. Bokn (possibly)
89. Bolette (possibly)
90. Boma
91. Borgny
92. Borgund i (possibly)
93. Braat ii
94. Braedale (probably)
95. Branksome chine (possibly)
96. Braunton
97. Brava
98. Brenda
99. Brestois
100. Bretagne
101. Bretagne
102. Bretton hall
103. Brialan
104. Brisk (probably)
105. Britannia (possibly)
106. Britannia (probably)
107. British inventor (bow section)
108. Broadhurst (probably)
109. Broadmayne (part of)
110. Broomhill (probably)
111. Brunhilda
112. Buesten
113. Bull steamer (possibly)
114. Cairndhu
115. Camberwell
116. Cambrian
117. Cambrian (part of)
118. Cambrian princess (probably)
119. Camelot challenger (possibly)
120. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
121. Campen
122. Camswan
123. Candia
124. Capable
125. Carasa (possibly)
126. Carbineer
127. Carbon
128. Carentan
129. Carl
130. Carol anne
131. Carrie dingle
132. Castle crag
133. Castlereagh
134. Castor 1
135. Cato
136. Celtic
137. Ceres (possibly)
138. Chancellor
139. Charles m
140. Chasseur 6
141. Chasseur 7
142. Chateau yqem
143. Cheerful
144. Cheyenne
145. Chorley
146. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
147. Christos markettos
148. City of brisbane
149. City of mexico
150. City of swansea (probably)
151. Clan macmillan
152. Clan macnab
153. Clan macvey
154. Clara
155. Clarinda
156. Cleddy (probably)
157. Constance
158. Coquetdale (probably)
159. Coral
160. Countess of erne
161. Courtown
162. Cristina
163. Cuba
164. Cuba
165. D144 (possibly).
166. Dagana
167. Dageid
168. Dagmar
169. Davenport
170. Daylesford
171. Del rio
172. Denebola
173. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
174. Derna (probably)
175. Devon coast
176. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
177. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
178. Diligent
179. Donegal (possibly)
180. Duddon (probably)
181. Dudley rose
182. Duke of buccleuch
183. Dulce t
184. Dumfries
185. Dumfries
186. Dundee (probably)
187. Dutton
188. Dux (possibly)
189. Earl of abergavenny
190. Eastfield
191. Edale
192. Eduard (possibly)
193. El kahira
194. Elena r
195. Elford
196. Elmcrest
197. Elsa
198. Elsa (possibly)
199. Emile miguet
200. Emma
201. Empire crusader
202. Empire harry
203. Empress queen
204. Emsstrom
205. Encourage
206. Enecuri
207. Erik boye
208. Ernest lagouve
209. Espagne
210. Ethel (probably)
211. Everleigh
212. Evertsen
213. Excelsior
214. Excelsior (possibly)
215. Ezra weston (bow section)
216. Ezra weston (stern section)
217. F/v joanna c
218. Faith
219. Fallodon
220. Fanny lambert
221. Farn
222. Fenna (probably)
223. Fife coast (possibly)
224. Finn
225. Flag theofano
226. Fleur de lys
227. Fluent
228. Forester (& pontoon)
229. Fort yale
230. Fpt iv
231. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
232. Franziska
233. Frigga
234. Frode
235. Frogner ?
236. Fulham vii (probably)
237. Fylrix
238. G-cbpt
239. Galicia
240. Garm (possibly)
241. Gartland
242. Gascony
243. Gefion
244. Gemini
245. General jackson
246. General leman (possibly)
247. Genevieve (possibly)
248. Geopotes viii
249. George sutton
250. Georgios kyriakides
251. Gerarda
252. Germa geisha
253. Germaine
254. Gibel-hamam
255. Girdleness
256. Girl barbara
257. Girl patricia
258. Giuseppina accame
259. Glen (possibly)
260. Glen strathallan
261. Glenarm head (possibly)
262. Glenlee
263. Gleno
264. Glocliffe
265. Glory
266. Goathland
267. Golfstrom
268. Gorizia
269. Gorizont
270. Grane
271. Greatham
272. Gregynog
273. Greleen
274. Greta c
275. Grip fast
276. Gripfast
277. Halloween
278. Halsewell
279. Hampshire
280. Hanover
281. Harold
282. Harry sharman
283. Hartburn (probably)
284. Hartlepool (part of)
285. Hartlepool (part of)
286. Hartley (possibly)
287. Hauler
288. Hazel claire (possibly)
289. Hedwig lunstedt
290. Helene (probably)
291. Hemsley 1
292. Heroine (probably)
293. Heron i
294. Hesperian
295. Highland brigade
296. Highland corrie
297. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
298. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
299. Himalaya
300. Hm lct 427 (after part)
301. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
302. Hmcs alberni
303. Hmcs regina
304. Hms abelard
305. Hms acheron (bow section)
306. Hms acheron (stern section)
307. Hms albion ii
308. Hms amazon
309. Hms apley (possibly)
310. Hms arfon
311. Hms ariadne
312. Hms assurance
313. Hms avanturine
314. Hms balfour
315. Hms benton castle
316. Hms bittern
317. Hms bittern (parts of)(probably)
318. Hms boadicea
319. Hms borneo
320. Hms boxer
321. Hms buccaneer
322. Hms coronation (part)
323. Hms coronation (part)
324. Hms crestflower
325. Hms eleanor (probably)
326. Hms elk (probably)
327. Hms empress of india (ex renown)
328. Hms evadne (possibly)
329. Hms fame
330. Hms fisgard ii
331. Hms foyle
332. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
333. Hms harstad
334. Hms hazard
335. Hms hazardous
336. Hms hickory
337. Hms implacable
338. Hms insolent
339. Hms invincible
340. Hms james fennel
341. Hms john mitchell
342. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
343. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
344. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
345. Hms lancer ii
346. Hms landrail (probably)
347. Hms listrac (probably)
348. Hms loch erinboll (stern part)(probably)
349. Hms lord hailsham
350. Hms manor
351. Hms marmora
352. Hms michael clements
353. Hms minion
354. Hms moldavia
355. Hms new dawn
356. Hms northcoates
357. Hms ocean sunlight
358. Hms p12 (stern section).
359. Hms picton castle
360. Hms pine
361. Hms pomone
362. Hms prince leopold
363. Hms ramillies
364. Hms recoil (bow section)(probably)
365. Hms recoil (stern section)(probably)
366. Hms remindo (possibly)
367. Hms sapper
368. Hms sargasso
369. Hms savage
370. Hms scylla
371. Hms taipo
372. Hms tiger
373. Hms undine
374. Hms velox
375. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
376. Hms warrior ii
377. Hms warwick
378. Hms warwick deeping
379. Hms waterlily
380. Hms whirlwind
381. Hmsm a1
382. Hmsm a3
383. Hmsm a7
384. Hmsm d1
385. Hmsm l24
386. Hmsm m2
387. Hmsm p555
388. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
389. Hmsm sidon
390. Hmsm swordfish
391. Hmsm upstart
392. Hmy viva 2
393. Holme force (possibly)
394. Hopper barge no.42
395. Hugin
396. Humbergate (probably)
397. Hunsgrove
398. Huntsmoor
399. Iduna
400. Ikeda (possibly)
401. Indiana
402. Indutionmare
403. Inger
404. Inger (possibly)
405. Ingo
406. Ingrid frem
407. Inisinver
408. Iolanthe
409. Iona
410. Irex
411. Irishman
412. Irma germaine (possibly)
413. Isbjorn
414. Island maid
415. Isleworth
416. Italia
417. Jade star gypsy
418. Jaffa
419. James eagan layne
420. Janna
421. Jgena (possibly)
422. Joannis millas
423. John taylor
424. Jordan a
425. Joseph roberts (possibly)
426. Juanita
427. Juno
428. Juvenile delinquent
429. Kafiristan
430. Kai (possibly)
431. Kantoeng (part of)
432. Karen marie (probably)
433. Kazan
434. Kendal castle
435. Kensington court
436. Kintuck
437. Kishmul of ayr
438. Kong guttorm (probably)
439. Kongshaug (probably)
440. Kurland
441. Kwester
442. Kyarra
443. Kynance (probably)
444. L h carl
445. L'ebauche
446. La suippe
447. Lady of avenel
448. Lake edon
449. Lake owens
450. Lalen mendi
451. Lancaster
452. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
453. Lct 1068
454. Lct 381
455. Lct 757 (possibly)
456. Lct 809
457. Lcvp 120
458. Leny (possibly)
459. Leon
460. Les mercenaires
461. Leven (possibly)
462. Lia'g
463. License to kill (possibly)
464. Lightfoot (possibly)
465. Lil boat
466. Lisa maria
467. Lochavon
468. Lofoten (probably)
469. Lola (possibly)
470. Lombard (possibly)
471. London trader (possibly)
472. Londonier
473. Longsand
474. Lord stewart
475. Louis shied
476. Louisiane
477. Lowmount
478. Lst 507 (bow section)
479. Lst 507 (stern section)
480. Lst 531
481. Lucinda (possibly)
482. Luciston
483. Luis
484. Lulonga (possibly)
485. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
486. Luxor
487. Maaslust
488. Madeline
489. Madryn
490. Magog
491. Majorca
492. Mallard (possibly)
493. Marana (bow section)
494. Marcelle
495. Marga
496. Margaret smith
497. Marguerite (possibly)
498. Marguerite pry
499. Maria asumpta
500. Marie
501. Marie des isles
502. Marie marguerite (possibly)
503. Marie therese
504. Marjolene
505. Martha
506. Mary
507. Mary rose
508. Mayflower
509. Mcgregor
510. Meandros (possibly)
511. Mechanician
512. Medoc
513. Mefjord (possibly)
514. Mendi
515. Merchant royal
516. Messina
517. Michelle
518. Midland queen
519. Miefield
520. Mill gate (probably)
521. Millmer
522. Milly (possibly)
523. Milo
524. Minca 35
525. Minerva (possibly)
526. Minerva (probably)
527. Miown
528. Mira
529. Modavia
530. Mohlenpris (possibly)
531. Moidart
532. Molesey (possibly)
533. Molina
534. Montecrana (possibly)
535. Moonraker (probably)
536. Morning star
537. Morwenna
538. Motano (probably)
539. Mount stuart
540. Mv adur valley?
541. Myrtlegrove (probably)
542. N verberckmoes (possibly)
543. Nailsea lass
544. Navasota
545. Neath (possibly)
546. Neree (possibly)
547. Neree (possibly)
548. Neree (probably)
549. Nestlea
550. Newent
551. Nichola (probably)
552. Nidarholm
553. Nil desperandum (probably)
554. Nile
555. Noordster
556. Nord carperren
557. Norma (possibly)
558. Normandy
559. Northville (possibly)
560. Nw68
561. Nw96
562. Ny-eeasteyr
563. Nyasaland
564. Nyon
565. Ocean vagabond
566. Onega
567. Onward (probably)
568. Orchis
569. Oregon
570. Orfordness
571. Oriflamme
572. Orion
573. Orne (possibly)
574. Pacific reliance
575. Pagenturm
576. Par time and tide bell
577. Pas (c.182)
578. Pearl (probably)
579. Pearn pride (possibly)
580. Peer gynt (possibly)
581. Pegasus
582. Pelham (possibly)
583. Pentyrch
584. Pergo
585. Peronne
586. Persier
587. Pescalanza
588. Petersham
589. Petit forban
590. Phoenix
591. Piedras
592. Pitchipoy (possibly)
593. Placidas faroult
594. Polandia (possibly)
595. Polesley (possibly)
596. Pomella
597. Pomeranian
598. Pool fisher
599. Porthkerry
600. Portugal
601. Poulmic
602. Prestige
603. Primo ?
604. Princess royal
605. Prinses juliana (part of)(possibly)
606. Ps ryde
607. Quail
608. Quarnero
609. Quest
610. Radaas (probably)
611. Ramsgarth
612. Ramsholm (possibly)
613. Rapana
614. Rayder
615. Redesmere
616. Reggestroom (probably)
617. Reindeer
618. Reine des flots
619. Renilde
620. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
621. Risoy (probably)
622. Romsdalen (probably)
623. Rosehill
624. Rosehill
625. Rosehill (probably)
626. Rossmore (possibly)
627. Rosten (possibly)
628. Rota
629. Rotorua
630. Roway
631. Rowella
632. Royal adelaide
633. Rtc no.9
634. Runswick
635. Saint andre (probably)
636. Saint enogat
637. Saint ronaig
638. Sally jane
639. Salsette ii
640. San fernando
641. San julian
642. Saphir
643. Sarah anderson (possibly)
644. Sarah jayne
645. Saratoga
646. Saxon briton
647. Scaldis
648. Seahawk
649. Secil japan (bow section)
650. Secil japan (stern section)
651. Security (possibly)
652. Serrana (bow section)
653. Serrana (stern part)
654. Seven seas (possibly)
655. Sevilla
656. Shad thames
657. Shanes castle
658. Sheer grace
659. Shirala
660. Shirley betty
661. Shoreham (probably)
662. Simla
663. Sinah
664. Sines (possibly)
665. Siracusa
666. Sissa norway
667. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
668. Skopelos sky (after part)
669. Smyrna
670. Sna i (possibly)
671. Snowdrop
672. Solstice ph199
673. Southampton
674. Sparkling foam (possibly)
675. Spearfish
676. Sphene (probably)
677. Spiral (possibly)
678. Spyros (possibly)
679. St chamond
680. St dunstan
681. St george
682. St george (possibly)
683. St joseph
684. St olaf
685. St rogatien (possibly)
686. St stanislas
687. Stabil (possibly)
688. Stancrest
689. Stanhope
690. Stanwold
691. Start
692. Stavros (possibly)
693. Sten (possibly)
694. Stokes bay pier (remains)
695. Sudon (possibly)
696. Surdelo
697. Svint
698. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
699. T r thompson
700. Tagona
701. Tamele
702. Tandil (probably)
703. Teamwork
704. Teelin head
705. Terlings
706. Terrapin
707. Theotokos
708. Thera (possibly)
709. Tiiu
710. Tinker di
711. Togimo
712. Totnes castle
713. Tracy
714. Trafalgar (possibly)
715. Trito
716. Tweed
717. Two sisters
718. Tyrhaug
719. U 1021 (possibly)
720. U 1195
721. U 1200
722. U 153 (possibly)
723. U 275 (probably)
724. U 322 (possibly)
725. U 325 (possibly)
726. U 40 (possibly)
727. U 400 (possibly)
728. U 480
729. U 671
730. U 86 (formerly)
731. U 86 (possibly)
732. U 90
733. Ub 130
734. Ub 21
735. Ub 65
736. Ub 74
737. Ub 81
738. Uc 49 (probably)
739. Uc66
740. Ull (probably)
741. Unicorn
742. Union crystal (possibly)
743. Ursa (probably)
744. Uss osprey
745. Vadne
746. Valdes (probably)
747. Vanessa (probably)
748. Vari solo sailor
749. Varia
750. Varvassi
751. Vasco
752. Veghtstroom (possibly)
753. Venezuela
754. Venus
755. Vera (probably)
756. Vesuvio (possibly)
757. Vesuvius
758. Vigda
759. Vikholmen
760. Villasandino
761. Vine branch (possibly)
762. Virgin atlantic challenger
763. Volkerak
764. W h dwyer
765. W woolvern (possibly)
766. Waikawa (possibly)
767. Waitara
768. Wapello
769. War baron (probably)
770. War helmet
771. War knight
772. Warnow (possibly)
773. Westergate (probably)
774. Weston maid (possibly)
775. Westville
776. Withern
777. Witte zee
778. Woodbury
779. Woodham
780. Y48
781. Zaanstroom
782. Zone (probably)

 

Name: EDUARD (POSSIBLY)

Length 47 meter, width: 8.3 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 476 ton

Cause: captured by german submarine and sunk using explosives 12m sw from beachy head. (ww1sl). vessel, built in 1898 by henry koch, lubeck and owned at the time of loss by the admiralty, was captured and sunk by german submarine 12m sw of beachy head whilst en route from london to port talbot. (shipwreck index of the british isles).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 1987

Details measurements/cartography: H2537/28 17.8.28 SANK APPROX 12 MILES SW FROM BEACHY HEAD. (WW1SL). GIVES APPROX POSN 503400N, 000500E. NCA. H2330/84 25.7.85 WK EXAM'D 5.5.85 IN 503148N, 000602E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43.3 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.8MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 25MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. DISPERSED WK LYING ROUGHLY NE/SW. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240A). INS AS WK 43MTRS. BR STD. H2350/85 16.2.87 LOCATED 16.8.86 IN 503148N, 000602E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (NP 1008, HI 317B).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 31.837 N,0 5.939 E

 

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