This is the information page about the shipwreck Fife coast (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 34.72 N,0 0.267 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. 010
2. Aracataca
3. Aristos
4. Ashford
5. Blanefield
6. Braunton
7. Broadhurst (probably)
8. Celtic
9. Charles m
10. City of brisbane
11. City of waterford
12. Clan macmillan
13. D144 (possibly).
14. Dagana
15. Davenport
16. Devon coast
17. Eduard (possibly)
18. Esperanza
19. F/v joanna c
20. Fife coast (possibly)
21. Fortuna
22. Fulham vii (probably)
23. George sutton
24. Gerlen (possibly)
25. Girlvine (possibly)
26. Glenarm head (possibly)
27. Glenarm head (possibly)
28. Glendinning (possibly)
29. Gull (possibly)
30. Hms avanturine
31. Hms borneo
32. Hms inverclyde
33. Hms keryado (probably)
34. Hms lancer ii
35. Hms minion
36. Hms ocean sunlight
37. Hms taipo
38. Holme force (possibly)
39. Huntsmoor
40. Hush wing
41. Ikeda (possibly)
42. Inger (possibly)
43. Ingo
44. Joseph roberts (possibly)
45. La cycogne (probably)
46. Lalen mendi
47. Lass o'doune (probably)
48. Leven (possibly)
49. Loic lucas
50. London trader (possibly)
51. Lornaston (possibly)
52. Lulonga (possibly)
53. Maaslust
54. Mill gate (probably)
55. Miown
56. Mira
57. Mohlenpris (possibly)
58. Mount stuart
59. Mv adur valley?
60. Newent
61. Noordster
62. Northlands (possibly)
63. Nyon
64. Ouse (possibly)
65. Pagenturm
66. Patrice didier (probably)
67. Pentyrch
68. Petit forban
69. Saint ronaig
70. Seven seas (possibly)
71. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
72. Stanhope
73. T r thompson
74. U 212 (probably)
75. U 275 (probably)
76. U 40 (possibly)
77. U 413 (possibly)
78. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
79. Ub 130
80. Ub 86 (possibly)
81. Vasco
82. Venus
83. Wilhelmina j
84. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: FIFE COAST (POSSIBLY)

Length 41.5 meter, width: 7.6 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 367 ton
Load: granular or powdery material

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german e-boat 15m w of beachy head whilst on passage london for falmouth and plymouth. 11 lives lost. (ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 58 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H0807/40 20.8.40 SUNK 10-15MILES W OF BEACHY HEAD. (WW2SL). GIVES APPROX POSN 503500N, 000030E. H2979/74 11.5.76 WK IN 503458N, 000032E. POSN BY DECCA. (E GILES, 13.4.76). 8.1.79 INS AS NDW. NE 1652. H2330/84 24.7.85 WK EXAM'D 5.5.85 IN 503441N, 000019E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50.6 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 9MTRS, LENGTH 65MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LYING 250/070DEGS WITH BOWS W. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240A). AMEND TO WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/86/10 EXAM'D MAY 1984. HEIGHT 11MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. (SOUTHERN MARINE SERVICES). NCA. H2350/85 17.2.87 LOCATED 1.8.86. POSN CONFIRMED. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (NP 1008, HI 317B). NCA. HH100/351/05 26.6.92 LOCATED IN 503437N, 000021E. POSN BY DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). NCA. 24.4.14 EXAM'D 4.3.14 IN 5034.720N, 0000.267E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.90 IN GEN DEPTH 58.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 70.6MTRS, WIDTH 16.6MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED TOWARDS BOW. (NETSURVEY, HI 1435). BOWS SWS, COLLAPSED AFT OF BOW. AMEND WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS WSW, COLLAPSED AFT OF BOW

Position: 50 34.72 N,0 0.267 E

 

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