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 (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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