This is the information page about the shipwreck Gimle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 24.565 N,0 24.597 W (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Angelo rose
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Athos
11. Aucuba (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Avance (probably)
14. Balfron (probably)
15. Ballater
16. Ballogie
17. Battersea
18. Beaumanoir (probably)
19. Berwick (possibly)
20. Black prince (possibly)
21. Bonhomme richard
22. Botha (possibly)
23. Brentwood
24. Bur
25. Cap palos (part of)
26. Castleford (probably)
27. Commercial
28. Constantia
29. Corsican prince
30. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
31. Creteblock
32. Crimdon (possibly)
33. Defiant
34. Deptford
35. Disperser
36. Doris burton (probably)
37. Eaglescliffe (probably)
38. Eli
39. Ellida (probably)
40. Erich lea
41. Ferruccio
42. Florence (possibly)
43. Florentia
44. Fred everard
45. G.3
46. Garthwaite
47. Gem (bow section)
48. Gem (stern section)
49. Gimle
50. Glamorganbrook
51. Glengarry (probably)
52. Glow (part of) (possibly)
53. Glow (part of) (possibly)
54. Greltoria (probably)
55. Gwalia (possibly)
56. Hannah
57. Harrow (probably)
58. Hercules
59. Hercules
60. Highgate
61. Hms banyers
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms dromio
65. Hms garmo (probably)
66. Hms locheil
67. Hms lord ridley
68. Hms swallow
69. Hms thalia
70. Hornsund (probably)
71. Houghton
72. Hurstwood
73. Jane
74. Jerv
75. Lady ann
76. Lady helen
77. Lampada (probably)
78. Lanthorn
79. Leander
80. Leersum (probably)
81. Lerwick (probably)
82. Linaria (probably)
83. Lindum
84. London
85. Lowtyne (possibly)
86. Lucy
87. M c holm
88. Madame renee
89. Manx queen
90. Marchioness of londonderry
91. Marie stuart
92. Martina
93. Melanie (probably)
94. Membland (possibly)
95. Merrie islington
96. Modemi (possibly)
97. Mongolian
98. Moorlands
99. Norenda (possibly)
100. Norhilda
101. Novillo
102. Oakwell
103. Onslow
104. Pandora
105. Paul
106. Phare (probably)
107. Philander (probably)
108. Polanna
109. Polruan
110. Princess olga (possibly)
111. Quaggy (probably)
112. Rema
113. Rikard nordraak
114. Rosa
115. Runswick
116. Rutil
117. Saint ninian
118. Sapphire (probably)
119. Sarah thinnesen
120. Scotia
121. Seistan
122. Serenity
123. Sir francis
124. Sirajah
125. Sixty-six
126. Skane
127. Sna ii
128. Southborough
129. Springhill
130. Sumus (probably)
131. Suntrap (probably)
132. Tangistan
133. Taurus (probably)
134. Trelyon
135. Trongate
136. Ub 30
137. Ub 41
138. Ub 75
139. Uc 70
140. Vaaren
141. Vaaren (possibly)
142. Victo (bow section)
143. Victo (stern section)
144. Victoria (probably)
145. Wallsend
146. Westowrie
147. Woodstock (bow section)
148. Woodstock (stern section)
149. Zeepaard

 

Name: GIMLE

Length 69.8 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1131 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built by laxevaages maskin & jernskibs, bergen. owned at time of loss by akties dpsk, gimle. passage blyth for caen. cargo coal. torpedoed and sunk by ub-35.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter, Height above seabed: 132 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20161216

Details measurements/cartography: H6594/17 5.11.17 SUNK OFF RAVENSCAR BETWEEN AND 40YDS INSIDE BUOYS I AND T. (SCARBOROUGH). H6594/17 5.11.17 SUNK MIDWAY BETWEEN I AND T BUOYS. (PILOTS REPORT). H3752/26 11.2.26 INS AS NDWPA (1917) IN 542430N, 002530W. 21.6.72 AMEND TO NDW PA. NC 129. 28.8.73 AMEND TO USC PA 28MTRS. NC 129. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). H1310/86/7 18.2.86 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED FROM NAME ON WHEEL. POSN 542430N, 002431W. LIES ON EVEN KEEL AND IS COMPLETE BOWS TO AFTER HOLD. STERN DAMAGED BY EXPLOSION. LEAST DEPTH (MHWS) 42MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. (G WADSWORTH, 26.1.86). TIDAL REDUCTION 6MTRS. AMEND TO WK 36MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/06 23.2.93 LOCATED IN 542433N, 002430W USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/730/01 14.11.97 LOCATED IN 542433.0N, 002435.2W [WGD] FROM DCS3 RECORD USING DGPS. NOT INVESTIGATED DUE TO STATIC FISHING GEAR. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS FROM AREA DCS3 SEARCH. REASONABLY WELL DEFINED WRECK. (GARDLINE, HI 730). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000007250 07.07.16 EXAM'D 19.02.16 IN 5424.555N, 0024.589W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. LENGTH 72MTRS, WIDTH 11.5MTRS, HT 7MTRS, ORIENTATION  133/313. SCOUR LENGTH 2.5 MTRS, 0.6MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 312.5 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. THE WRECK IS MAINLY INTACT, RETAINING MOST OF ITS STRUCTURE. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 38MTRS. SEP 2017/000002822 25.5.17 EXAM'D 16.12.16 IN 5424.565N, 0024.597W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.68MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS, LENGTH 73.2MTRS, WIDTH 12.5MTRS, HEIGHT 5.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 132/312 DEGS. WRECK SITS UPRIGHT ON SAND WAVES, WELL DEFINED HULL. SOME REMAINS OF CENTRAL SUPER STRUCTURE IS VISIBLE ALTHOUGH VERY DECAYED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 38MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 24.565 N,0 24.597 W

 

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