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. 212
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abana (part of)(possibly)
4. Abbotsford
5. Adela (possibly)
6. Admiral nelson
7. Agnes
8. Airdrie (possibly)
9. Alarm
10. Albanian
11. Albert
12. Albert (part of)
13. Albert (part of)
14. Albert (possibly)
15. Albion (probably)
16. Alcides
17. Alhambra
18. Alice
19. Alice davies
20. Amenity
21. Amlwch rose
22. Anatolian
23. Angloman (possibly)
24. Angola
25. Angola (part of)(possibly)
26. Ann sumner
27. Ann widnal
28. Anne elizabeth
29. Anteros
30. Apapa
31. Architect
32. Ardlough
33. Ariel (possibly)
34. Aris
35. Armagh
36. Arno mendi
37. Atika
38. Auchenarden
39. Audacity
40. Auspicious
41. Avalon
42. Avon
43. Avon
44. Azalea
45. B o borjesson
46. Bactria
47. Barrister
48. Bayswater (possibly)
49. Beachy
50. Bella
51. Bellerophon
52. Ben cruachan
53. Benaiah
54. Bengollyun
55. Benholm
56. Berwyn
57. Bessie
58. Bijou
59. Blairnevis
60. Blanche (possibly)
61. Boston
62. Box hill
63. Boy stephen
64. Bradda
65. Braeglen
66. Braganza
67. Brazilian
68. Breitenburg
69. British councillor
70. British viscount
71. Briton (possibly)
72. Buenos ayres
73. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
74. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
75. Burbo tower (remains)
76. Burbo tower (remains)
77. Burbo tower (remains)
78. Burbo tower (remains)
79. Burgedin
80. Bydand
81. C s parnell
82. Cadmus
83. Cairnross
84. Calcium (probably)
85. Calderon
86. Cambank
87. Cameronian
88. Canada
89. Captain mclintock
90. Cardea
91. Carley marie
92. Carmelite (possibly)
93. Caroline
94. Carson
95. Cartegena
96. Casanare
97. Cascapedia
98. Castilian
99. Castle queen
100. Catherine
101. Chacabuco (possibly)
102. Chagres
103. Chase
104. Chloris (possibly)
105. Christina shearer
106. Chrysopolis
107. City of birmingham
108. City of brussels
109. City of st andrews
110. Clwyd (probably)
111. Clytie
112. Cognac
113. Colin russell
114. Collingwood
115. Colombus
116. Colorado
117. Conargo
118. Concord
119. Conisbro castle
120. Coniston (probably)
121. Conovium (probably)
122. Constance
123. Cook s26
124. Coral bank
125. Corbet
126. Corinth (possibly)
127. Cork
128. Cornish coast
129. Corrientes
130. Counsellor iii
131. Countess of devon
132. County of lancaster
133. Cramlington (possibly)
134. Cressado
135. Cressida
136. Cresswell (probably)
137. Croydon
138. Crusader (possibly)
139. Cumbrae
140. Cyclope
141. Dakota
142. Dalewood (probably)
143. Dana (possibly)
144. Daphne ii
145. Dayrian
146. Deerpool (after section)
147. Deerpool (for'd section)
148. Delfina
149. Denbigh coast
150. Denham
151. Derbent
152. Diana
153. Dido
154. Dieter
155. Ditton
156. Doris b
157. Douglas
158. Douglas
159. Downshire (possibly)
160. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
161. Dublin
162. Dunavil forth (possibly)
163. Dundalk
164. Dunmail
165. Dunsany
166. Dunvegan castle
167. Ebeneezer
168. Ebenezer
169. Ebenezer
170. Edward finch
171. Eilean glas
172. El oso
173. Elephant
174. Eliza bonstead
175. Elizabeth
176. Elizabeth dal
177. Elizabeth lathom
178. Ellan vannin
179. Ellen sarah
180. Ellen southwold
181. Emelie
182. Emmeline
183. Empire of peace
184. Empire wind
185. Empress (probably)
186. Empress eugenie
187. Empress eugenie
188. Endymion
189. Eros
190. Ester ann
191. Ethel (possibly)
192. Eurymedon
193. Eversfield
194. Excel
195. Exmoor
196. Fairearn (probably)
197. Fairlie and jane
198. Fairy
199. Faunus
200. Fawn (possibly)
201. Fb 110 (possibly)
202. Fb 112 (possibly)
203. Fb 116 (possibly)
204. Fb 118 (possibly)
205. Fb 265 (possibly)
206. Fb 267 (possibly)
207. Fb 275 (possibly)
208. Fb 278 (possibly)
209. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
210. Fb 295 (possibly)
211. Fb 296 (possibly)
212. Fb 297 (possibly)
213. Fb 300 (possibly)
214. Fb 43 (possibly)
215. Fb 47 (possibly)
216. Fb 56 (possibly)
217. Fb 72 (possibly)
218. Fb 83 (possibly)
219. Fb 86 (possibly)
220. Fb 98 (probably)
221. Femke
222. Fermo
223. Fern (probably)
224. Fin-ar-bed
225. Flamingo
226. Florence
227. Flying meteor
228. Fowberry tower (part)
229. Fowberry tower (part)
230. Francis
231. Frolic
232. Gannochy
233. Geofredo (part of)
234. Geofredo (part of)
235. Geofredo (part of)
236. Georgie
237. Georgios
238. Gerhardt (possibly)
239. Germania
240. Ghambira
241. Girl kitty (possibly)
242. Girl sylvia
243. Giuseppe
244. Gladeto
245. Gladstone
246. Glencona
247. Glenford
248. Globe trotter
249. Gorsethorn
250. Gothic
251. Grappler
252. Gratitude
253. Grinder
254. Guillermo
255. Gwydir
256. Hannah
257. Hannah landles
258. Hare (probably)
259. Harlech
260. Harmony
261. Harnis (probably)
262. Hawkesbury
263. Hebe
264. Hebe (possibly)
265. Heemskerk
266. Helmsman (probably)
267. Heminge
268. Henry j smith
269. Herbert
270. Herbie
271. Herlief
272. Hero
273. Hibernian
274. Hildena
275. Hms benvolio
276. Hms calverton
277. Hms cochrane
278. Hms corfield
279. Hms cortina
280. Hms dervish
281. Hms egret
282. Hms fairy
283. Hms lormont
284. Hms manners (stern section)
285. Hms mistletoe
286. Hms othello
287. Hms princess victoria
288. Hms remillo
289. Hms silicia
290. Hms st cyrus
291. Hms strathborve (part)
292. Hms susarion
293. Hms westphalia (possibly)
294. Hms yorkshire belle
295. Holyhead
296. Hopper f
297. Hopper number 6
298. Horizon (possibly)
299. Horsted
300. Hugh taylor
301. Hvideorn
302. Hyacinth
303. Ibis
304. Ida
305. Ida
306. Ida
307. India
308. Innisfallen
309. Ionic (probably)
310. Ionic star
311. Irene chalmers
312. J b kee
313. J b paddon
314. J c swindlehurst
315. J w t
316. James and grace gregory
317. Jerseymoor
318. Jessie
319. Jessie brown
320. John & ann
321. John and thomas
322. John mowlem
323. John pierce
324. John rettig (probably)
325. John w elliot
326. Juno
327. Jura
328. Kalo (probably)
329. Kelvindale
330. Kenmare
331. Kilcoan (probably)
332. Kimberley (possibly)
333. Kingston cameo
334. Kinkorth
335. Kyma
336. La plata (possibly)
337. La rochelle (possibly)
338. Labora (possibly)
339. Ladas (possibly)
340. Lady anstruther (probably)
341. Lady irene of menai
342. Laura
343. Leeds (probably)
344. Lelia
345. Letty
346. Lifeguard (possibly)
347. Lightstone (probably)
348. Lilly (possibly)
349. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
350. Linda blanche
351. Lionel george
352. Little burbo beacon
353. Liverpool
354. Lizzie morton
355. Lochmonar (fwd part)
356. Lochranza castle
357. Lord haig (possibly)
358. Lord haig (possibly)
359. Lord selborne
360. Lottie (possibly)
361. Loweswater
362. Lucerne
363. Lucy
364. Lugar
365. Lunevale
366. Lurigethan
367. Lutha
368. Lylie
369. Lyra
370. Lyra (bow section)
371. Magdalyn ann
372. Maja
373. Major
374. Mancunium
375. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
376. Mantura
377. Margaret
378. Marguerite
379. Marian francis
380. Marie l
381. Marion
382. Markersdall (probably)
383. Marlay
384. Marn
385. Marshall (probably)
386. Mary
387. Mary
388. Mary agnes
389. Mary ann
390. Mary ann
391. Mary coles (possibly)
392. Mary jane
393. Mary kate
394. Mary olivia
395. Matador
396. Mayflower (part of)
397. Meeuw
398. Mermaid (probably)
399. Mersey
400. Mhari l
401. Mid jordan beacon
402. Minerva
403. Miriam thomas
404. Modig
405. Modiva (possibly)
406. Mona 2 (possibly)
407. Monimia (possibly)
408. Montreal
409. Mtb 539
410. Munster
411. Murielle
412. Nadejda (possibly)
413. Nalon
414. Nar
415. Nautilus
416. Nazarine
417. Nellie esplin
418. Nelson
419. Neptune
420. Nestos
421. Nickolai
422. Nimrod
423. No.163
424. Noranya
425. Normandiet
426. North jordan bn
427. Nydia (probably)
428. Ocean harvest ii
429. Ocean home
430. Ocean monarch
431. Odessa
432. Old england
433. Olive branch
434. Onward (possibly)
435. Opal (possibly)
436. Ophir ii (possibly)
437. Orsa
438. Osctilia
439. Otis tetrax
440. Our golden promise
441. Ousebridge
442. Pacific (possibly)
443. Palmella (possibly)
444. Pamela
445. Paraciers
446. Parker
447. Patriarch
448. Peaceful star
449. Peebles (possibly)
450. Pegasus (possibly)
451. Pegu (bow section)
452. Pegu (stern)
453. Penrhos (probably)
454. Penryn
455. Penstone
456. Penvearn
457. Perseverance
458. Perseverance
459. Peru (probably)
460. Phoenician
461. Pigeon
462. Planet
463. Polly williams
464. Polwell (probably)
465. Ponce
466. Portia
467. President harbitz
468. Princess victoria
469. Progress
470. Prudence
471. Pt1 or pt2
472. Queen
473. Queens tower
474. Rambler
475. Raoul et aurelie
476. Ravonia (part)
477. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
478. Rayford
479. Rea 1
480. Rea 10
481. Rea 5
482. Rea 7 (possibly)
483. Rea 8 (possibly)
484. Rea 9 (possibly)
485. Realf
486. Reculver
487. Rescue
488. Residu
489. Resurgam
490. Retriever
491. Revi
492. Rhuys
493. Rievaulx abbey
494. Ringsend
495. Rissa
496. Rivaulx
497. River don (part of)(probably)
498. River humber
499. River witham
500. Robert & elizabeth
501. Robert marsden
502. Robert seymour
503. Roelas
504. Rose mystique
505. Rosebud
506. Roussalka
507. Rudyard kipling
508. Sagacity
509. Saint mirren (possibly)
510. Salacon
511. Salaminia (probably)
512. Salmondby
513. Saltoun
514. Samaria
515. San toy
516. Sandra glen
517. Sarah
518. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
519. Sarpfos
520. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
521. Sea dog
522. Seagull
523. Seaville (part of)
524. Seaville (part of)
525. Selina
526. Sergei
527. Severn
528. Sharelga
529. Sir george grey
530. Skate ii (debris from)(probably)
531. Skerries
532. Skomer
533. Slasher
534. Slieve bloom
535. Smelter
536. Sna iii
537. Sonia
538. Sons of the sea
539. Sota eduardo
540. Sparling
541. Speedwell
542. Speke (possibly)
543. Sportsman
544. Spurn
545. St ibar
546. St michan (possibly)
547. Stamila
548. Stanleigh
549. Star of hope
550. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
551. Strathrye
552. Sulairia
553. Sultan
554. Sunbeam
555. Sunda
556. Superb
557. Susahana or susanah
558. Tacoma city (part of)
559. Tacoma city (southern part)
560. Talbot
561. Tancred
562. Tarbert
563. Tayleur
564. Teano
565. Telmo
566. The lady mostyn
567. The marquis
568. Theme
569. Therese emile yvon
570. Thessaly
571. Thomas
572. Thomas
573. Thomas davies
574. Thomas deas
575. Thorn
576. Thornton
577. Tijl uilenspiegel
578. Tilley anne
579. Tinker
580. Togston (possibly)
581. Tongue beacon
582. Tongue beacon (possibly)
583. Topaz
584. Tower base
585. Trentham hall
586. Treveal
587. Trieste
588. Triton
589. Tt 6 (possibly)
590. U 1024 (possibly)
591. U 1024 (probably)
592. U 246
593. U-1051
594. Uc 39
595. Uc 75
596. Ullapool
597. Ulstermore
598. Umbe
599. United states
600. Upminster (possibly)
601. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
602. Valeria
603. Vanguard
604. Varangmalm (possibly)
605. Venture (possibly)
606. Vesta
607. Vigsnes
608. Ville de llanes
609. Violet (probably)
610. W m barkley (possibly)
611. W.m.j
612. Walter
613. Walter dean
614. Waltham (probably)
615. Wasp
616. Wayside flower (possibly)
617. Weazel
618. Wern (possibly)
619. Westward ho
620. Whitemantle (possibly)
621. William hanson
622. William huskisson
623. William rawcliffe
624. Windsor (part of)
625. Windsor (part of)
626. Winga
627. Wisemans
628. Woodville
629. Xavier
630. Xavier
631. Ystroom (probably)
632. Zealandia
633. Zeemermin

 

Name: FRANCIS

Year of registration: 1982

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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