This is the information page about the shipwreck Francis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 40.555 N,0 6.561 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Airdrie (possibly)
2. Amenity
3. Avalon
4. B o borjesson
5. Bellerophon
6. Breitenburg
7. British councillor
8. Briton (possibly)
9. Cadmus
10. Canada
11. Carson
12. Chloris (possibly)
13. City of birmingham
14. Cook s26
15. Corinth (possibly)
16. Cramlington (possibly)
17. Cyclope
18. Dana (possibly)
19. Daphne ii
20. Dayrian
21. Deerpool (after section)
22. Diana
23. Dido
24. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
25. Dunsany
26. Empress (probably)
27. Ethel (possibly)
28. Exmoor
29. Faunus
30. Femke
31. Fermo
32. Fowberry tower (part)
33. Francis
34. Georgie
35. Georgios
36. Gerhardt (possibly)
37. Girl kitty (possibly)
38. Giuseppe
39. Gladeto
40. Gothic
41. Harlech
42. Harnis (probably)
43. Helmsman (probably)
44. Hms benvolio
45. Hms calverton
46. Hms corfield
47. Hms egret
48. Hms fairy
49. Hms mistletoe
50. Hms othello
51. Hms princess victoria
52. Hms remillo
53. Hms silicia
54. Hms strathborve (part)
55. Hms susarion
56. Hms yorkshire belle
57. Horsted
58. Hugh taylor
59. Ida
60. Ionic (probably)
61. J b paddon
62. John and thomas
63. John mowlem
64. John rettig (probably)
65. Kalo (probably)
66. Kimberley (possibly)
67. Kingston cameo
68. Kyma
69. Ladas (possibly)
70. Lady anstruther (probably)
71. Lifeguard (possibly)
72. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
73. Lord haig (possibly)
74. Lord haig (possibly)
75. Lottie (possibly)
76. Lucerne
77. Lutha
78. Lyra (bow section)
79. Magdalyn ann
80. Marian francis
81. Marie l
82. Markersdall (probably)
83. Meeuw
84. Modig
85. Modiva (possibly)
86. Monimia (possibly)
87. Nar
88. Nimrod
89. Odessa
90. Onward (possibly)
91. Ophir ii (possibly)
92. Orsa
93. Otis tetrax
94. Paraciers
95. Peebles (possibly)
96. Portia
97. Ravonia (part)
98. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
99. Rayford
100. Realf
101. Reculver
102. Retriever
103. Revi
104. Rhuys
105. Rievaulx abbey
106. Rivaulx
107. River don (part of)(probably)
108. River witham
109. Sagacity
110. Salacon
111. Salmondby
112. Saltoun
113. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
114. Sergei
115. Sna iii
116. Sota eduardo
117. Thessaly
118. Thomas deas
119. Togston (possibly)
120. Triton
121. Uc 39
122. Uc 75
123. Umbe
124. Upminster (possibly)
125. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
126. Varangmalm (possibly)
127. Venture (possibly)
128. Violet (probably)
129. Wayside flower (possibly)
130. Whitemantle (possibly)
131. William hanson
132. Windsor (part of)
133. Winga
134. Xavier
135. Zeemermin

 

Name: FRANCIS

Year of registration: 1925

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter, Height above seabed: 56 cm

Known since: 1982, last detected: 20200514

Details measurements/cartography: H2610/25 17.4.25 STRUCK BY TORWOOD ON 11.4.1925. POSN REPD AS 534030N, 000645E [OGB], OR OFF DIMLINGTON HEIGHT. (CG WITHERNSEA). H2610/25 13.7.25 TORWOOD SANK IN 534034N, 000645E, OR 174.5DEGS [T], 1.55M FROM EASINGTON CH. (TH, 13.7.25). INS AS DW. BR STD. SEP 2011/000192813 7.10.11 LOCATED IN 5340.557N, 0006.561E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 0.33MTR. (NETSURVEY, HI 1358). AREA OF DEBRIS LYING APPROX 160/340 DEGS. AMEND WK DRIES 0.4MTR IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2021/000067871 18.5.20 EXAM'D 18.5.20 IN 5340.555N, 0006.561E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS, LENGTH 60.33MTRS, WIDTH 21.60MTRS, HEIGHT 3.50MTRS, ORIENTATION 056 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 26MTRS, ALONG WRECK TOWARDS 180 DEGS. BROKEN DOWN, DEBRIS FIELD. DEBRIS MEASURED AND INCLUDED IN DIMENSIONS ABOVE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF SCOUR. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI 1683). AMEND DW 0.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 1603/21

Position: 53 40.555 N,0 6.561 E

 

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