This is the information page about the shipwreck Euphorbia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 43.556 N,0 46.69 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. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Alice (possibly)
8. Amsterdam
9. Argonaut
10. Ash
11. Australier (probably)
12. Bobby
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Cabo espartel
15. Carlisle castle
16. Caterham
17. Ceta (stern section)
18. Charente
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. Dona isabel (probably)
21. Duc richard
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. Frockner
34. Gold coin
35. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
36. Hms anne
37. Hms caulonia
38. Hms ghurka
39. Hms myrmidon
40. Hms waterfly
41. Hmt gullfoss
42. Hoheweg
43. Holland
44. Holland v
45. Hydaspes (possibly)
46. Irisbrook
47. Jan brons
48. Jokai
49. Kingfisher (probably)
50. La somme (probably)
51. Lacer
52. Lady alice
53. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
54. Lisbon
55. Lullington
56. Ma monette
57. Maxwell
58. Milbanke (probably)
59. Morgenster
60. My astor
61. Northfleet
62. Pontos
63. Robin hood
64. Roecliff
65. Roode zee (possibly)
66. Roseburn
67. Rushing water
68. Rydal hall (possibly)
69. Saint emilion (probably)
70. Saint jean pierre
71. Salbya (possibly)
72. Samida
73. Samwake
74. Seine
75. Sierra bravia
76. Sir robert wigham
77. Skerryvore
78. Sparta (possibly)
79. Startled fawn (possibly)
80. Storaa
81. Swale (probably)
82. T s webb
83. Tokufuku maru
84. Trooper
85. Umba (probably)
86. Veerman
87. Ville de bordeaux
88. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
89. Vittoria claudia
90. War monarch
91. Waterland (possibly)
92. Welsh belle
93. Wittering

 

Name: EUPHORBIA

Length 106.7 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3109 ton
Load: grain,animals (land & sea) and birds

Cause: Built in 1917 by w dobson & co. owned at the time of loss by stag line. passage bassein for london. torpedoed. 14 men lost. (ll ww1 & dods).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: 1918 SUNK IN 504400N, 004700E. H6341/19 H6341/19 INS WK [OLD SYMBOL] ON CHARTS IN 504400N, 004700E. H1656/24 5.3.24 H1656/24 5.3.24 AMEND TO DW. H1356/41 28.4.41 H1356/41 28.4.41 SWEPT TO A DEPTH OF 60FT. NO OBSTN ENCOUNTERED IN 504457N, 004503E. (HMS NIGER 3.4.41). AMEND TO NDW. H3950/57 14.8.57 H3950/57 14.8.57 LOCATED FROM RANGE OF 2400 YARDS. ASSUMED TO BE WRECK. (HMS GRAFTON, 5.4.57). AMEND POSN TO 504424N, 004548E. 14.7.71 14.7.71 AMEND TO WK 18.3MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 1.4.75 H4959/73 1.4.75 WRECK NOT LOCATED BY DCS3. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). H4121/76 5.1.77 H4121/76 5.1.77 LOCATED IN 504329N, 004649E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.3 IN GEN.DEPTH 34MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 22.11.76). AMEND TO WK 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/611/01 25.1.95 HH090/611/01 25.1.95 EXAM'D 29.9.94 IN 504333.4N, 004641.6E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 28.4, FOUL 28.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.0 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 155/335DEGS. MAJORITY OF WK IS INTACT. SEVERAL SMALL PIECES OF DEBRIS WITHIN 100MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). AMEND TO SW 28MTRS IN 504331.2N, 004647.5E [OGB]. BR STD. HH091/159/01 3.7.07 HH091/159/01 3.7.07 EXAM'D 7.11.07 IN 5043.556N, 0046.690E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 27.75 IN GEN DEPTH 34.8MTRS. SCOUR EXTENDS 50MTRS TOWARDS 042 DEGS FROM SE END. LENGTH 112MTRS, WIDTH 60MTRS, HT 7.8MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS WITH BOWS ESE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). MAINLY INTACT, PORTION LIES CLOSE ESE, IN LINE. AMEND WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAINLY INTACT, PARTLY BURIED, MINOR SCOUR FROM SE END

Position: 50 43.556 N,0 46.69 E

 

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