This is the information page about the shipwreck Elton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 52.954 N,2 53.973 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Aorangi
5. Argyll
6. Atlantic (possibly)
7. Avra (possibly)
8. B 109 (part)
9. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
10. Ben barvas
11. Benachie
12. Bettina danica
13. Bremse
14. Brummer
15. Busy bee (part of)
16. Carolina thornden
17. Carron
18. Charisma
19. Clio
20. Clio ii
21. Collingdoc
22. Copeland
23. Corinthia (stern section)
24. Cotovia (probably)
25. Croma
26. Daghestan (probably)
27. Danmark (after part)
28. Dresden
29. Duna
30. Edinboune
31. Elegance
32. Elton
33. Emerald wings
34. Empire parsons (possiby)
35. Empire seaman
36. Empire seaman
37. Energy
38. Excelsior
39. F2
40. Faro
41. Freesia
42. G101
43. G103
44. G104
45. Gartmore
46. Giralda (possibly)
47. Gondolier
48. Grosser kurfurst
49. Gunnaren
50. Hessen
51. Hindenburg
52. Hmd chance
53. Hmd imbat
54. Hmd lustring
55. Hmd lustring
56. Hmd lustring
57. Hms albacore (bow section)
58. Hms dewey eve
59. Hms endeavour
60. Hms loch garry
61. Hms narborough
62. Hms opal
63. Hms roedean
64. Hms rose valley
65. Hms royal oak
66. Hms strathgarry
67. Hms vanguard
68. Hms zarefah
69. Ilsenstein
70. Invader
71. Irene
72. James barrie
73. Johanna thorden
74. Juanita
75. Juniata (fore part)
76. Jv 526
77. Jv 751
78. Kaiser
79. Kaiserin
80. Karlsruhe
81. Kathe niederkirchner
82. Koln
83. Konig
84. Kronprinz wilhelm
85. Lapland
86. Lizzie bain (possibly)
87. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
88. Loch maddy (stern section)
89. Lorne
90. Lycia
91. Mara
92. Markgraf
93. Martis
94. Martis
95. Minieh
96. Naja (part of)
97. Napier star
98. Navena
99. Neptune
100. Numidian
101. Numidian
102. Ocean racer
103. Pennsylvania
104. Pinnace 288
105. Pinnace 744
106. Pontos
107. Prinzregent luitpold
108. Prudentia
109. Radiation
110. Reginald
111. Reinfield
112. Remus
113. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
114. Rosewood
115. S 36 (bow section)
116. Seydlitz
117. Skua flaes beacon
118. Sunbeam
119. Swiftsure
120. Tbf fn899
121. Teeswood
122. Tennessee
123. Thames
124. Thunfisch
125. U 18 (probably)
126. Ub 116
127. V 78 (part of)
128. V83
129. Yc 21

 

Name: ELTON

Year of registration: 1914

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1914, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H3875/26 9.6.26 POSN 585257N, 025351W. (TEESWOOD, ALMERIA, & REINFIELD IN SAME POSN). INS AS DWP. BR STD. H7308/56 13.5.59 INS CAUTION NOTE ON 35.

- NM 1924/58. H2496/72 14.3.72 POSN 585258.52N, 025352W (ILSENSTEIN IN SAME POSN), OR 219DEGS, 1950FT FROM LAMB HOLM TRIG STN (61). ONLY HALF HULL ABOUT ENGINE ROOM REMAINS, ENGINES & FITTINGS IN PLACE. EITHER END FLATTENED BY SEA ETC. SPREAD OVER LARGE AREA. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS, 5.3.72). INS AS DWP. BR STD. 3.7.80 NOT SHOWN ON NC 35 (AREA BLUED OUT). 11.12.81 COVERED BY LEGEND WKS ON NC 2250. 20.8.92 MIDSHIPS SECTION REMAINS IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION & IS VISIBLE AT LOW WATER, MAST VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES. STERN SECTION CUT OFF & REMOVED JUST AFT OF ENGINE ROOM. LARGE BOILER STILL REMAINS IN SITU. FUNNEL LIES ON THE SEABED HARD UP AGAINST THE HULL ON STARBOARD SIDE. PROP SHAFT GEARING MECHANISM LYING AMID DEBRIS WHERE STERN CUT AWAY. SECOND SECTION OF HULL LIES 12MTRS IN FRONT OF FIRST. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RIBBED PLATING PERHAPS THE REMNANTS OF 'CAPE ORTEGAL' OR 'RHEINFIELD' LIE AROUND STERN SECTION. (DIVE SCAPA FLOW). SEP 2022/000015366 8.4.22 EXAM'D BY BDC WRECK LOCATED IN 5852.954N, 0253.973W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 3.9MTRS. LENGTH 19MTRS, WIDTH 5.5MTRS, HT 1.7MTRS,(ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL SURVEY,12.10.2019, H525). NFA.AMEND DW DEPTH 2.16MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 58 52.954 N,2 53.973 W

 

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