This is the information page about the shipwreck George sutton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 38.589 N,0 9.204 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. Alan dean
2. Alaunia
3. Aracataca
4. Aristos
5. Ashford
6. Barn hill
7. Bernicia
8. Blanefield
9. Branksome chine (possibly)
10. Braunton
11. Caleb sprague
12. Carrie dingle
13. Celtic
14. Charles m
15. City of brisbane
16. City of waterford
17. Clara
18. D144 (possibly).
19. Dagana
20. Davenport
21. Devon coast
22. Eduard (possibly)
23. Emerald (possibly)
24. Esperanza
25. F d lambert (possibly)
26. F/v joanna c
27. Fife coast (possibly)
28. Fortuna
29. Fulham vii (probably)
30. George sutton
31. Girlvine (possibly)
32. Glenartney (possibly)
33. Gull (possibly)
34. Harold
35. Heathpool
36. Heathpool
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms inverclyde
43. Hms keryado (probably)
44. Hms lancer ii
45. Hms ocean sunlight
46. Hms resolution (possibly)
47. Hms taipo
48. Holme force (possibly)
49. Hush wing
50. Inger (possibly)
51. James groves
52. Joseph roberts (possibly)
53. La cycogne (probably)
54. Lalen mendi
55. Leven (possibly)
56. Lornaston (possibly)
57. Mill gate (probably)
58. Mira
59. Mohlenpris (possibly)
60. Mount stuart
61. Mv adur valley?
62. Newent
63. Noordster
64. Northlands (possibly)
65. Nyon
66. Oceana
67. Ouse (possibly)
68. Petit forban
69. Rytoner
70. Saint ronaig
71. Seaford
72. Seven seas (possibly)
73. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
74. St rogatien (possibly)
75. Stanhope
76. T r thompson
77. U 275 (probably)
78. U 40 (possibly)
79. U 413 (possibly)
80. U 671
81. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
82. Ub 130
83. Vasco
84. Venus
85. Wilhelmina j
86. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: GEORGE SUTTON

Length 31.7 meter, width: 7.6 meter, tonnage 199 ton
Load: coal

Cause: 27.8.1883 left newcastle 27.8.1883 for cork with cargo of coal. did not arrive. posted missing 4.1.1884.

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 20150716

Details measurements/cartography: H4121/76 14.7.76 LOCATED 26.5.76 IN 503833N, 000917E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.1 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. THOUGHT TO BE SMALL WOODEN TRAWLER 40-45FT LONG, WHICH SANK 1969/70. DCS3 SHADOW INDICATES LARGER VESSEL, POSSIBLY 48MTRS [160FT] LONG, BUT MAY BE BROKEN UP. LIES 030/210DEGS. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). INS AS WK 29MTRS. BR STD. H1965/76 27.11.80 EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 503833N, 000918E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 37.3MTRS, BEAM 8.5MTRS, HT 4.6MTRS. MEDIUM SIZED WK, UPRIGHT, LYING N/S, BOWS N. APPARENTLY WOODEN, WITH RIBS EXPOSED, & 3 HATCHES. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). AMEND TO WK 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/86/29 26.11.86 DIVED AND FOUND TO BE OLD IRON VESSEL ABOUT 35MTRS LONG, 6MTRS BEAM, LYING UPRIGHT IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. HULL HEAVILY SILTED WITH SOFT MUD, HAS IRON TRANSVERSE DECK BEAMS EVERY 1.5MTRS. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. COAL SCATTERED ON SITE. INFESTED WITH LARGE CONGER EELS. (T W BENNETTO, 28.10.86). H1310/88/20 7.4.88 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS WK OF 'GEORGE SUTTON' - NAME ON HUB OF SHIP'S WHEEL. LIES UPRIGHT, WITH BOWS APPROX N, STANDING 4 TO 5MTRS HIGH. 2MTRS SCOUR AROUND PORT SIDE AND STERN. (T W BENNETTO, 9.3.88). HH100/351/05 12.5.92 LOCATED IN 503830N, 000919E [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). SEP 2015/000083466 5.2.16 EXAM'D 16.07.15 IN 5038.589N, 0009.204E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.69MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32.89MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 40MTRS, HT 3.2MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND NDW 29.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IRON HULL, UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS N, WELL DECAYED

Position: 50 38.589 N,0 9.204 E

 

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