This is the information page about the shipwreck Fleurita, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 42.721 N,1 19.02 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. Actuality
3. Afrin (probably)
4. Agamemnon
5. Aircraft
6. Airston (probably)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Alice marie
10. Annie
11. Archon
12. Astrologer
13. Atlanticos
14. Avon
15. Azariah (poss)
16. Balakani
17. Balgownie (probably)
18. Baltrader
19. Bella donna
20. Blue mermaid
21. Bonnington court
22. Bradglen
23. British oak
24. Cairnside
25. Chieftain
26. City of brisbane
27. Corcrest
28. Corheath
29. Cormount (probably)
30. Daisy maud
31. Dalryan
32. Dela
33. Delce
34. Denise germaine (possibly)
35. Diana
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dortejensen
39. Drofli
40. Dynamo
41. E oaze light vessel
42. Embla (possibly)
43. Emile deschamps
44. Empire bridge
45. Empire ghyll
46. Erins isle (possibly)
47. Erna boldt (probably)
48. European gateway (part of)
49. Excelsior
50. Fleurita
51. Flores (probably)
52. Fort massac
53. Fred everard
54. Georgia
55. Ghc (possibly)
56. Girasol
57. Grazia (possibly)
58. Grisdeale
59. Harcourt
60. Harlyn (probably)
61. Hawksdale
62. Hawnby
63. Heworth
64. Hibernia
65. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
66. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
67. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
68. Hm torpedo boat no.12
69. Hmml 127 (possibly)
70. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
71. Hms aisha
72. Hms amethyst
73. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
74. Hms arethusa
75. Hms blanche
76. Hms chestnut (probably)
77. Hms coquette
78. Hms desiree
79. Hms drummer
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms dundalk
82. Hms gracie (probably)
83. Hms guardsman
84. Hms japan
85. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
86. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
87. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
88. Hms ludlow
89. Hms marconi
90. Hms marsa
91. Hms mastiff (possibly)
92. Hms myrtle
93. Hms nadine
94. Hms oriana
95. Hms pyrope
96. Hms ray of hope
97. Hms reed (possibly)
98. Hms sisapon
99. Hms st seiriol
100. Hms stella orion
101. Hms tamarisk
102. Hms tunisian
103. Hms velia (possibly)
104. Hms venetia
105. Hms william wesney
106. Hmtb 10
107. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
108. Hnlms 227
109. Holba
110. Intrepid
111. Irene
112. Iris (possibly)
113. Josefina thorden (after part)
114. Josephine charlotte
115. Kankakee
116. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
117. Koningen emma (possibly)
118. Lady jane
119. Lady salisbury
120. Laurl coin
121. Lbv (m)396
122. Lindfar
123. Lisbeth m
124. Little world
125. Lowland
126. Mac 5 (possibly)
127. Mahseer
128. Main topman
129. Maitland
130. Maplin light house
131. March
132. Margam abbey
133. Margate sand beacon
134. Marie leonhardt (probably)
135. Menapier
136. Mercy
137. Mexico
138. Mi amigo
139. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
140. Morar
141. Mudlark
142. Neptune (possibly)
143. Newlands
144. Nicolaos piangos
145. Niore
146. Norhauk
147. Norman
148. Norwich trader
149. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
150. Ocean lassie
151. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
152. Pallieter (possibly)
153. Paros isle
154. Persistant whisper
155. Ponzano
156. Prince igor (probably)
157. Princess juliana
158. Profit
159. Protinus (possibly)
160. Quickstep
161. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
162. Regin (possibly)
163. Resolute
164. Restless wave (possibly)
165. Rosme
166. Rover (possibly)
167. Rubislaw
168. Rumania
169. Ryal
170. Saidieh
171. Salerno (possibly)
172. San calisto
173. Second chance (possibly)
174. Selnes
175. Sheaf field
176. Simon bolivar
177. Slesvig
178. Spaarndem
179. Stad maastricht
180. Strathearn
181. Sun vii
182. Sunbeam
183. Sunk beacon (remains)
184. Sunk head tower
185. Sunrise (possibly)
186. Sweep ii
187. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
188. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
189. Tay bar
190. Telegraaf xviii
191. Terukuni maru
192. The sultan
193. Thorvin karsven
194. Tongue sand tower (remains)
195. Treport
196. Uama
197. Uc 21 (possibly)
198. Uc 72 (possibly)
199. Ursus (part)
200. Vancouver
201. Vera
202. Volante (possibly)
203. Walsingham
204. Warfleth
205. Wearside
206. Westerley star
207. Winifred
208. Winkfield
209. Woodtown (possibly)
210. Yampa (part of)
211. Yampa (part of)
212. Yampa (part of)
213. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
214. Yassou
215. Ypapanti

 

Name: FLEURITA

Length 33.2 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 171 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1913 by abdela & mitchell ltd, queeenferry. owned at time of loss by civil & marine ltd. four cylinder oil engine, single shaft. passage felixtowe for london. cargo sand and stone. began shipping water in heavy seas. was abandoned by crew when pumps failed to cope and later sank after an attempt to tow vessel failed. (ll & sibi).

Year of registration: 1965

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 82 cm

Known since: 1965, last detected: 20200908

Details measurements/cartography: H3161/69 4.2.65 SANK ABOUT 1.5 MILES NE OF BARROW DEEP LV. (LL 2.2.65). SEARCHED FOR BY TH BUT NOT LOCATED. NCA YET. H4399/71 21.9.71 EXAM'D 15.4.71 IN 514241N, 011909E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.5, FOUL AT 12.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19.7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.8MTRS. LIES NW/SE. GOOD DCS3 TARGET. HIGHEST PART (? MAST) AT SE END. (HMS EGERIA). INS AS SW 6FMS 1FT.

- NM 1251/71. H2101/74 20.3.75 EXAM'D IN 514241N, 011906E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.0, FOUL AT 12.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.9 IN GEN DEPTH 19.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 21.4MTRS. LARGE WK AND EASY TO LOCATE. LIES E/W WITH SCOURS TO THE SW AND NE. (PLA WK REPORT 3/75, 5.3.75). NCA YET. 30.4.82 AMEND TO SW 12MTRS. (PLA 216/1-3). HH244/430/03 15.3.94 EXAM'D 8.2.94 IN 514241.5N, 011907E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20MTRS. COVERS AN AREA 40 X 10MTRS WITH SCOURS ENE AND WNW. RETAIN CHARTED SWEPT DEPTH. (PLA WK REPORT 216-13, CHARTWELL NO.5/94). NCA. SEP 2020/000222245 8.9.20 EXAM'D BY BDC 8.9.20 IN 5142.721N, 0119.020E [WDG]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19.76MTRS. LENGTH 32.5MTRS, WIDTH 7.45MTRS,HT 3.27MTRS. NFS. (PLA SURVEY, BDC H525.2). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, POSN AMENDED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SCOURS ENE AND WNW.

Position: 51 42.721 N,1 19.02 E

 

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