This is the information page about the shipwreck Excelsior, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 56.566 N,1 24.189 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Annie
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Baltrader
9. Bella donna
10. Blackhill
11. Blue mermaid
12. Bonnington court
13. British fortune (probably)
14. Cairnside
15. Carica milica
16. Churston
17. Clan monroe
18. Corcrest
19. Cormount (probably)
20. Coureur des mers
21. Cressdene (possibly)
22. Cresta
23. Daisy maud
24. Dela
25. Delce
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Drofli
28. Dynamo
29. Empire bridge
30. Empire ghyll
31. Erna boldt (probably)
32. European gateway (part of)
33. Eva witte
34. Excelsior
35. F stobart (probably)
36. Faithful star
37. Fleurita
38. Flores (probably)
39. Fort massac
40. Friargate (possibly)
41. Ghc (possibly)
42. Golconda (possibly)
43. Grantleyhall (possibly)
44. Grisdeale
45. Groeswen (probably)
46. Hardingham (probably)
47. Harlington (probably)
48. Harlyn (probably)
49. Heworth
50. Highwave (probably)
51. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
52. Hm torpedo boat no.12
53. Hmml 127 (possibly)
54. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
55. Hms arethusa
56. Hms coquette
57. Hms donna nook
58. Hms drummer
59. Hms duchess of hamilton
60. Hms dundalk
61. Hms franc tireur
62. Hms hastfen
63. Hms japan
64. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
65. Hms leandros
66. Hms lord airedale
67. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
68. Hms ludlow
69. Hms marconi
70. Hms marsa
71. Hms nadine
72. Hms oriana
73. Hms reed (possibly)
74. Hms resono (possibly)
75. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
76. Hms sisapon
77. Hms st seiriol
78. Hms tervani
79. Hms tunisian
80. Hms velia (possibly)
81. Hms william wesney
82. Hmsm e6
83. Hmtb 10
84. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
85. Hnlms 227
86. Ignis (possibly)
87. Iris (possibly)
88. J c dalble
89. Jim
90. Josefina thorden (after part)
91. Kankakee
92. Knarsdale
93. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
94. Koningen emma (possibly)
95. Lady jane
96. Lady salisbury
97. Lincairn (possibly)
98. Lindfar
99. Little world
100. Lonhelen (possibly)
101. Lowland
102. Mac 5 (possibly)
103. Magdapur
104. Mahseer
105. Main topman
106. Mangara
107. Marie leonhardt (probably)
108. Mexico
109. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
110. Morar
111. Neptune (possibly)
112. Nereus
113. Nicolaos piangos
114. Niore
115. Norhauk
116. Norwich trader
117. Ocean lassie
118. Ocean pride
119. Old charlton
120. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
121. Pallieter (possibly)
122. Peik
123. Persistant whisper
124. Pescado
125. Peter hamre
126. Phryne
127. Prince igor (probably)
128. Princess juliana
129. Profit
130. Protinus (possibly)
131. Quickstep
132. Ravenscraig (possibly)
133. Resolute
134. Rumania
135. Salerno (possibly)
136. Savona (probably)
137. Sea king
138. Second chance (possibly)
139. Sheaf field
140. Simon bolivar
141. Stad maastricht
142. Storm
143. Strathearn
144. Sunbeam
145. Sunk beacon (remains)
146. Sunk head tower
147. Sweep ii
148. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
149. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
150. Tay bar
151. Telegraaf xviii
152. Terukuni maru
153. The sultan
154. Thyra
155. Uc 11 (possibly)
156. Uc 72 (possibly)
157. Vancouver
158. Volscian (possibly)
159. Walsingham
160. Wearside
161. White ghost
162. Yampa (part of)
163. Yampa (part of)
164. Yampa (part of)
165. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
166. Yassou
167. Ypapanti

 

Name: EXCELSIOR

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H01365/45 15.3.45 DW IN 515623N, 012414E, MARKED BY G CON LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G10S 170DEG 1C FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 759/45. H01365/45 29.7.47 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 3FMS 1FT IN 515635N, 012412E. (HMS SCOTT).

- NM 1965/47. H01365/45 11.1.49 WIRE SWEEP CLEAR AT 21FT, FOUL AT 22FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24FT. DEPTH OF SCOUR 3FT. DEPTH OF SEABED 26FT. BUOY REMOVED. (SML 4 & 2 & TH 9.12.48).

- NM 50/49. H01365/45 7.4.59 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 20FT, FOUL AT 21FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 23FT. SEABED SAND. (ECES, 29.6.58). H1144/65 3.8.65 LEAST E/S DEPTH 22FT IN 25FT, SCOUR 27FT. (HMS ECHO 10.11.64). H2134/70 2.3.70 EXAM'D IN 515631N, 012419E [OGB] USING HSA AND HIFIX/3. SWEPT CLEAR 7MTRS, NO FOUL OBTAINED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 8.2MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1/69). BR STD. H3186/73 11.5.73 LOCATED IN 515632N, 012419E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. HT 1FT IN 39FT. MANY SMALL CONTACTS SPREAD OVER AREA 100 X 8 YDS AREA. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). NCA. H4358/74 11.2.76 LOCATED IN 515631N, 012419E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 8.2MTRS. NOT CLOSE SOUNDED. SCOUR 8.5MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/75). NCA. H4726/77 19.3.79 lOCATED IN 515632N, 012420E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7.5MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 4.12.78). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. SEP 2015/000049129 13.3.15 NOT LOCATED IN LISTED POSN. ONE PIECE OF DEBRIS LOCATED IN 5156.566N, 0124.189E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.5MTRS. HT 0.3MTR. (I WEBSTER, HHA PORT SURVEYOR, EMAIL DTD 25.2.15). AMEND FOUL IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 56.566 N,1 24.189 E

 

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