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 (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Devon coast
22. Dona isabel (probably)
23. Duchess (possibly)
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. Frockner
29. Fulham vii (probably)
30. George sutton
31. Glenartney (possibly)
32. Gold coin
33. Harold
34. Heathpool
35. Heathpool
36. Hms anne
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms resolution (possibly)
43. Hms taipo
44. Hoheweg
45. Holland v
46. Inger (possibly)
47. Irisbrook
48. James groves
49. Jan brons
50. Joseph roberts (possibly)
51. Kingfisher (probably)
52. Lady alice
53. Lalen mendi
54. Lisbon
55. Lullington
56. Ma monette
57. Mill gate (probably)
58. Mira
59. Mohlenpris (possibly)
60. Mount stuart
61. Mv adur valley?
62. Newent
63. Noordster
64. Nyon
65. Oceana
66. Petit forban
67. Pontos
68. Roecliff
69. Rushing water
70. Rytoner
71. Samwake
72. Seaford
73. Seven seas (possibly)
74. Sir robert wigham
75. Skerryvore
76. St rogatien (possibly)
77. Stanhope
78. Startled fawn (possibly)
79. Storaa
80. Teesborough
81. U 40 (possibly)
82. U 671
83. Ub 130
84. Umba (probably)
85. Ville de bordeaux
86. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
87. 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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