This is the information page about the shipwreck Espire, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 21.698 N,1 27.607 W (55.295866666667, -1.17345)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Albano
3. Alert (possibly)
4. Annie walker (probably)
5. Arbutus
6. Athelduke
7. Auckland castle
8. Baltanglia
9. Bangarth
10. Buka
11. Bullger
12. Chris christenson
13. Coquet mouth
14. Cor jesu (possibly)
15. Coryton
16. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
17. Don (possibly)
18. Dora
19. Driebergen
20. Dutchman
21. Elziena
22. Elziena (possibly)
23. Emily reaich
24. Espire
25. Eston
26. Ferryhill
27. Fingal
28. George and mary (possibly)
29. Gudbrand (possibly)
30. Hanne
31. Hazard (probably)
32. Heros (possibly)
33. Hesvik (possibly)
34. Hms ascot
35. Hms elise
36. Hms elise (possibly)
37. Hms herring
38. Hms kopanes
39. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
40. Hms patia
41. Hms william hallet (possibly)
42. Hmsm unity (probably)
43. Hooghammen
44. Hornchurch (probably)
45. Igor
46. Invergyle
47. Isbul & margarit
48. Jan van ryswyck
49. Kamma
50. Lafonia
51. Longbird
52. Lunesdale (possibly)
53. Mars
54. Merwede
55. Morlaix (probably)
56. Nidelven
57. Nike (possibly)
58. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
59. Peik (probably)
60. Pluto
61. Princess maud (possibly)
62. Provider a
63. Prunelle
64. Queen wilhelmina
65. Ragnhild (possibly)
66. Recorder (possibly)
67. Regian
68. Rising sun
69. Skovdal (probably)
70. Snowdonia
71. Somali
72. Spey (possibly)
73. Sphynx
74. Spray
75. St andre
76. St fergus
77. Svava
78. Tadorne
79. The tetrarch (probably)
80. Thistle
81. Thomas jackson (possibly)
82. Tioga
83. U 1274
84. Ub 115 (possibly)
85. Upcerne
86. Wearsider

 

Name: ESPIRE

Length 9.1 meter

Cause: took water and sank. crew rescued.

Year of registration: 1995

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 98 cm

Known since: 1995, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: HH242/630/03 24.10.95 HH242/630/03 24.10.95 SANK IN 552141N, 012738W [OGB]. (MRCC YARMOUTH, TLX DTD 18.10.95). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH090/843/01 4.1.00 HH090/843/01 4.1.00 EXAM'D 6.7.99 IN 5521.698N, 0127.607W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 39.1, FOUL 39.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39.6 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 16MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.4MTRS. LIES 098/278 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS EXTENDS 15MTRS TO THE N. REASONABLY INTACT. CONFIRMED BY DIVERS TO BE THE 'ESPIRE'. (GARDLINE, HI 843). AMEND TO SW 39MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 55 21.698 N,1 27.607 W

 

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