This is the information page about the shipwreck Emerald (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 38.35 N,0 25.495 E (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Alan dean
3. Alaunia
4. Alice (possibly)
5. Amsterdam
6. Ashford
7. Barn hill
8. Bernicia
9. Blanefield
10. Branksome chine (possibly)
11. Braunton
12. Broderick (probably)
13. Caleb sprague
14. Carlisle castle
15. Carrie dingle
16. Caterham
17. Charles m
18. Clara
19. D144 (possibly).
20. Dagana
21. Davenport
22. Devon coast
23. Dona isabel (probably)
24. Duchess (possibly)
25. Eagle (possibly)
26. Emerald (possibly)
27. Emma
28. F d lambert (possibly)
29. Frockner
30. Fulham vii (probably)
31. George sutton
32. Glenartney (possibly)
33. Gold coin
34. Harold
35. Heathpool
36. Heathpool
37. Hms anne
38. Hms ariadne
39. Hms avanturine
40. Hms balfour
41. Hms borneo
42. Hms gambri (possibly)
43. Hms resolution (possibly)
44. Hms taipo
45. Hoheweg
46. Holland v
47. Inger (possibly)
48. Irisbrook
49. James groves
50. Jan brons
51. Joseph roberts (possibly)
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. Lady alice
54. Lalen mendi
55. Lisbon
56. Lullington
57. Ma monette
58. Mill gate (probably)
59. Mira
60. Mohlenpris (possibly)
61. Mount stuart
62. Mv adur valley?
63. Newent
64. Noordster
65. Nyon
66. Oceana
67. Petit forban
68. Pontos
69. Roecliff
70. Rushing water
71. Rytoner
72. Samwake
73. Seaford
74. Seven seas (possibly)
75. Sir robert wigham
76. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
77. Skerryvore
78. St rogatien (possibly)
79. Stanhope
80. Startled fawn (possibly)
81. Storaa
82. Teesborough
83. U 40 (possibly)
84. U 671
85. Ub 130
86. Umba (probably)
87. Ville de bordeaux
88. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
89. Wittering

 

Name: EMERALD (POSSIBLY)

Length 61.6 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 806 ton
Load: coal

Cause: torpedoed by german e boat whilst en route from middlesbrough to poole. 15 lives lost. (ww2sl). was on passage middlesbrough to poole. (a c crothall).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 41 meter, Height above seabed: 140 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20150630

Details measurements/cartography: H645/44 31.1.44 POSITION DOUBTFUL BUT MUST BE CLOSE TO WK OF 'CALEB SPRAGUE', WHICH WAS SUNK AT SAME TIME. [SEE WK 20402]. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH, 31.1.44). H01001/40 29.10.59 POSITION 'SE OF BEACHY HEAD'. (TRADE DIVISION LIST AND AMENDMENTS). 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 503800N, 002700E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 536. 1.2.73 NOW CHARTED AS AS USC 28MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 536. H4959/73 4.4.75 LOCATED 21.10.74 IN 503720N, 002529E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.8 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS BEAGLE, H525 1.1.75, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 27.8MTRS [15FMS] IN REVISED POSN. NE 536 & NE 2451. H4959/73 20.5.76 BEAGLE'S POSITION IN ERROR. POSITION OBTAINED FROM HIFIX COORDS IS 503819N, 002536E, WHICH AGREES WITH POSN SHOWN ON FAIR SHEET. (WRECK SECTION). AMEND TO WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1080/76. H4121/76 28.7.76 SWEPT CLEAR AT 25.2MTRS. (SOISS, SIG DTD 14.6.76). AMEND TO SW 25.2MTRS [13FMS 5FT].

- NM 1547/76. H4121/76 5.8.76 HMS BEAGLE'S HIFIX POSN CONFIRMED. SWEPT 25.6.76, CLEAR 25.2, FOUL 27.3MTRS. WK HAS NO CLEAR ORIENTATION - AREA ROUGHLY SQUARE. LENGTH APPROX 55MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). NCA. 26.3.93 NOW CHARTED AS SW 25.0MTRS. NE 536. SEP 2015/000083465 26.11.15 EXAM'D 30.06.15, WK SHOWN IN 5038.350N, 0025.495E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 32.04MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 41.2MTRS. LENGTH 79MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 9.2MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND NDW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPROX SQUARE AREA OF WRECKAGE

Position: 50 38.35 N,0 25.495 E

 

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