This is the information page about the shipwreck Filleigh, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 21.328 N,1 41.938 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Andaman
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Avon
12. Bravore
13. British liberty (possibly)
14. Camisard
15. Carmen
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Cerne
19. Colbert (possibly)
20. Constanzia
21. Correct
22. Dinard
23. Dolcoath (part)
24. Dolcoath (part)
25. Duiveland
26. Dunbar castle
27. E goodwin ltv
28. Eidsiva (probably)
29. Eleonora
30. Embla (possibly)
31. Emile deschamps
32. Emma
33. Emma (possibly)
34. Empress of midland (possibly)
35. En avant
36. Fearless
37. Filleigh
38. Flandres
39. Francesco ciampa
40. Franz fischer (possibly)
41. Frons olivae (probably)
42. Fulmar
43. G 85 (possibly)
44. G-42 (possibly)
45. Gad 23
46. Genimar
47. Grazia (possibly)
48. Harcalo
49. Hardingham (probably)
50. Henry b plant
51. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
52. Hms alert ?
53. Hms aragonite (part of)
54. Hms aries (possibly)
55. Hms artic trapper
56. Hms carilon
57. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
58. Hms fauvette
59. Hms flirt
60. Hms gracie (probably)
61. Hms guardsman
62. Hms hermes
63. Hms kingston galena
64. Hms lydian
65. Hms maida (possibly)
66. Hms marcella
67. Hms mastiff (possibly)
68. Hms napia
69. Hms niger (possibly)
70. Hms northumberland (probably)
71. Hms othello ii
72. Hms peridot
73. Hms pyrope
74. Hms ray of hope
75. Hms restoration (possibly)
76. Hms rodino
77. Hms stirling castle (probably)
78. Hms tamarisk
79. Hms tourmaline
80. Hms tranquil
81. Hms weigelia
82. Hmsm b2
83. Hoegh aigrette
84. Hundvaag
85. Ilaro
86. Ira (possibly)
87. Irene
88. Jacob luckenbach
89. James harrod
90. Jean pierre et phillipe
91. Kabinda
92. Karmt
93. Kirsten skou
94. Koenigshaven
95. L'armandeche
96. Laurl coin
97. Lbv (m)396
98. Le pelerin de la mer
99. Lisbeth m
100. Loanda
101. Lord hamilton (possibly)
102. Lst 364 (probably)
103. Luray victory
104. Mahratta
105. Mahratta ii
106. Malta (probably)
107. Menapier
108. Merel (part of)(possibly)
109. Mersey
110. Murillo
111. Nagro (possibly)
112. Nancy moran
113. Neppo (possibly)
114. Netty (possibly)
115. Newlands
116. Niore
117. North eastern victory
118. Ocean hound
119. Paros isle
120. Peter hamre
121. Ponzano
122. Port dalhousie (possibly)
123. Quentovic
124. Rydal force
125. Rynanna
126. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
127. Sabac
128. Saidieh
129. Saint michael veillez sur nous
130. Saint ronan (possibly)
131. Saint ronan (possibly)
132. Sambut
133. San calisto
134. Santagata
135. Santagata (?part of)
136. Selma (possibly)
137. Sint annaland
138. Spaarndem
139. Surrey
140. The queen
141. Tina primo
142. Toornvliet (probably)
143. Toward
144. Tummel (probably)
145. U 11 (possibly)
146. U 16 (possibly)
147. U 37
148. U 48
149. Uc 21 (possibly)
150. Uc 46
151. Uc 46 (possibly)
152. Ursus (part)
153. Velocitas
154. Virginie
155. W a scholten
156. Western farmer (bow section)
157. Wheatman (possibly)
158. Will and maggie (probably)
159. Woodtown (possibly)
160. Xanthence

 

Name: FILLEIGH

Length 121.9 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 4856 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,minerals

Cause: Vessel, built in 1928 by w pickersgill & sons and owned at the time of loss by atlantic shipping & trading co., was torpedoed & sunk by german submarine 10m ene of north foreland whilst on voyage london to antwerp. 5 lives lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 23 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20180219

Details measurements/cartography: H2560/45 18.6.45 WK IN 512039N, 014426E USING BEARING & DISTANCE. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR 44FT. (ST TUDNO, 1.5.45). CHART AS WK 7FMS 2FT.

- NM 1666/45. H932/53 22.6.59 LOCATED BY A/S IN 512116N, 014204E USING DECCA. GOOD CONTACT GAVE AN UNMISTAKEABLE WK ECHO DEPTH 11FMS, LEAST E/S DEPTH 17FMS IN GENERAL DEPTH 27FMS. SCOUR 29FMS. SEA BED VERY LARGE SPIKES SAND, CLAY & SHELLS. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1.12.52). NCA UNTIL SWEPT. H4988/71 3.1.72 WK IN 512115N, 014209E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 31.8MTRS, FOUL 31.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. SCOUR 2.0MTRS, 420FT LONG & APPEARS TO BE 130FT WIDE, GENERAL DIRN 022/202DEGS. HIGHEST POINT APPROX MIDSHIPS. (HMS FAWN, H525 NO 4/71). AMENDED TO SW 32MTRS [17FMS] IN 512110N, 014210E [OGB]. LC 1895. 10.11.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 512119N, 014203E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. NCA. H1270/81 27.1.83 AMENDED TO SW 31.8 MTRS. R/P. HH090/610/01 3.3.95 EXAM'D 1.12.94 IN 512119.0N, 014156.2E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.7 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. NO DCS3 HEIGHT. LENGTH 140MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 020/200DEGS. WK IS LARGELY INTACT WITH A FEW PIECES OF SMALL DEBRIS CLOSE BY. NO SHADOW OBTAINED BY DCS3. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 610). RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. HH090/707/01 9.7.96 EXAM'D 20.4.96 IN 512119.9N, 014156.4E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 34.9, FOUL 35.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.0 IN GEN DEPTH 49-51MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 13.0MTRS. LENGTH 111MTRS, WIDTH 21MTRS. LIES 017/197DEGS. GIVES EXCELLENT SONAR RETURNS. SUPERSTRUCTURE IS WELL DEFINED. UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 707). AMEND TO SW 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2018/000061842 18.7.18 EXAM'D 19.02.18; WK LOCATED IN 5121.328N, 0141.938E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.92MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS, LENGTH 115.7MTRS, WIDTH 17.4MTRS, HEIGHT 15.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 023/203DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 34MTRS, 1.8MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 197 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND NDW 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 21.328 N,1 41.938 E

 

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