This is the information page about the shipwreck Gold coin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 43.942 N,0 34.698 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Alan dean
3. Alaunia
4. Albuera
5. Alice (possibly)
6. Amsterdam
7. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Barn hill
11. Bernicia
12. Branksome chine (possibly)
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Caleb sprague
15. Carlisle castle
16. Carrie dingle
17. Caterham
18. Ceta (stern section)
19. Charles m
20. Clara
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. D144 (possibly).
23. Dona isabel (probably)
24. Duchess (possibly)
25. Eagle (possibly)
26. Ella sayer
27. Emerald (possibly)
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. F d lambert (possibly)
33. Frockner
34. Glenartney (possibly)
35. Gold coin
36. Harold
37. Heathpool
38. Heathpool
39. Hms anne
40. Hms ariadne
41. Hms balfour
42. Hms caulonia
43. Hms gambri (possibly)
44. Hms ghurka
45. Hms resolution (possibly)
46. Hms taipo
47. Hoheweg
48. Holland v
49. Irisbrook
50. James groves
51. Jan brons
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. Lady alice
54. Lalen mendi
55. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
56. Lisbon
57. Lullington
58. Ma monette
59. Maxwell
60. Mohlenpris (possibly)
61. Mount stuart
62. Mv adur valley?
63. My astor
64. Noordster
65. Oceana
66. Pontos
67. Robin hood
68. Roecliff
69. Rushing water
70. Rydal hall (possibly)
71. Rytoner
72. Saint emilion (probably)
73. Samwake
74. Seaford
75. Seven seas (possibly)
76. Sir robert wigham
77. Skerryvore
78. Sparta (possibly)
79. Startled fawn (possibly)
80. Storaa
81. Swale (probably)
82. Umba (probably)
83. Veerman
84. Ville de bordeaux
85. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
86. War monarch
87. Waterland (possibly)
88. Wittering

 

Name: GOLD COIN

Length 85 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1957 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: 28.1.73 ex-eros. built in 1952 by sulzer bros ltd, por-boines. owned at time of loss by neris shipping co. 8 cylinder, two stroke oil engine of 1200 bhp, single shaft. passage europort for dakar. auto alarm radio signals heard by n foreland radio and vessel presumed to have sunk when cargo shifted in gale force winds and heavy seas. liferaft with 5 bodies recovered by dover lifeboat. was not located until 28.1.73 when she was struck by british bulk carrier 'duhallow'.

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter

Known since: 1973, last detected: 20150522

Details measurements/cartography: H2195/73 21.2.73 A WK WAS STRUCK BY THE MV 'DUHALLOW' IN 504350N, 003454E ON 28.1.73. THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE 'GOLD COIN', THOUGH PROBABLE SINKING POSN A GOOD WAY OFF. IDENTITY TO BE CONFIRMED. DRAUGHT OF 'DUHALLOW' ON STRIKING WAS 39FT PLUS PREDICTED TIDE OF 14FT, THEREFORE LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 4FMS. (LLOYDS, P & O, NAVEAM 062/73, TH NM 26/73). INS AS WK 4FMS, MARKED BY G SPH BUOYS, INT QKFLG.10S, RAREFL 070DEGS, 1C & 250DEGS, 1C FROM WK.

- NM 517/73. H2195/73 25.2.75 IDENTIFIED AS 'GOLD COIN'. LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE. BOWS TOWARDS FAIRLIGHT. HOLDS EMPTY. (LL, 22.2.73). H2195/73 13.3.73 DEPTH OF WK PROBABLY 30FT LESS TIDE, FROM HULL DAMAGE. (MV 'DUHALLOW', HN DTD 28.1.73). AMEND TO WK 2FMS 4FT [4.9MTRS]. NC 536. H2195/73 22.11.73 TO BE DISPERSED TO 54FT BY RISDON BEAZLEY. (TH LTR, 5.11.73). H2195/73 26.2.74 DISPERSAL OPS IN PROGRESS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 23.2.74). H2195/73 16.12.74 SWEPT CLEAR 54FT, FOUL 55FT AT MLWS. BUOYS REMOVED. (TH, EAST COWES, TELECON). AMEND TO SW 16.5MTRS. DELETE BUOYS.

- NM 53/75. H4959/73 22.4.75 EXAM'D 24.10.74 IN 504355N, 003447E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. WK BROKEN UP. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). AMEND TO WK 15.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 807/75. H4121/76 3.8.76 NOT INVESTIGATED. THV SWEEP CONSIDERED NO BETTER THAN +/- 1.0MTR. CONSIDER THIS CONSISTENT WITH HMS BEAGLE'S LEAST DEPTH 15.6MTRS, WHICH SHOULD BE ACCEPTED. NO FURTHER ACTION CONSIDERED NECESSARY. (SOISS, HI 41/76). NCA. H2195/73 2.1.86 OBJECT RECOVERED BY FV 'JEANIE MARIE', POSSIBLY EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE, DITCHED ON WK, 084DEGS, 5.5M FROM ROYAL SOVEREIGN LT TWR. NOT BUOYED. (DOVER CG MRCC TLX DTD 16.12.86). 5.7.12 [WGD] POSN: 5043.953N, 0034.686E. SEP 2013/000030456 4.3.13 LOCATED 5.2012 IN 5043.9398N, 0034.7090E [WGD]. AREA OF DEBRIS 80MTRS IN DIAMETER. (GARDLINE ENVIRONMENTAL, S HASTINGS LICENCE AREA 460 SURVEY DTD 5.2012). AMEND POSN. SEP 2015/000083464 12.6.16 LOCATED 22.5.15; IN 5043.942N, 0034.698E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.62MTRS, GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS, HT 1.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 000/180. WK WELL DISPERSED. NFS. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 15.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 43.942 N,0 34.698 E

 

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