This is the information page about the shipwreck Glow (part of) (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 23.133 N,0 22.811 W (54.3460667, -0.1270833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: GLOW (PART OF) (POSSIBLY)
Length 71.7 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.4, tonnage 1141 ton
Load: coal
Cause: Torpedoed and sunk by german submarine. on passage newcastle to london. (ww1sl) ex- monkwood, built 1900 by j blumer & co., sunderland, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine of 179hp, 2 boilers, single shaft. machinery by j. dickinson & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by w france, fenwick & co. ltd. passage tyne for london. torpedoed by german submarine ub 21, which blew off most of the stern of the vessel. 1 of 18 crew lost. (sibi)
Year of registration: 1993
Water depth above wreck: 44 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm
Known since: 1993, last detected: 20160220
Details measurements/cartography: H8203/19 SUNK 4M SE BY E FROM SOUTH CHEEK, ROBIN HOOD BAY. (WW1SL). HH100/351/06 16.3.93 WK LOCATED IN 542308N, 002242W [OGB] USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). AMEND TO WK USC 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/730/01 14.11.97 EXAM'D 12.7.97 IN 542307.9N, 002248.5W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.7 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.3MTRS. LENGTH 88MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. POORLY DEFINED DECOMPOSED WK. STERN SECTION IS PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 730). BR STD. HH100/351/22 6.9.04 THIS IS THE DECAYED BOW AND MIDSHIPS SECTION OF A FAIRLY LARGE MERCHANT SS. KNOWN LOCALLY AS '6 MILE BOW'. (A C JACKSON). NCA. SEP 2016/000007250 13.06.16 EXAM'D 19.02.16 IN 5423.133N, 0022.811W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. LENGTH 66.7MTRS, WIDTH 24.2MTRS, HT 4.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 060/240. PARTIALLY INTACT, TWO CONSPICUOUS BOILERS. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 40MTRS
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially intact
Position: 54 23.133 N,0 22.811 W