This is the information page about the shipwreck Gordon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 27.732 N,0 49.773 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Airston (probably)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Azariah (poss)
11. Beacon 'f'
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bolbec (possibly)
14. Bradglen
15. British oak
16. C 128
17. Chieftain
18. Daisy maud
19. Delce
20. Duluth
21. E oaze light vessel
22. East shoebury bn (remains of)
23. Explorer
24. Fox
25. Georgia
26. Gordon
27. Great nore tower (remains)
28. Great nore towers (remains)
29. Great nore towers (remains).
30. H k daniels
31. Harcourt
32. Herland (part of)
33. Herland (part of)
34. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
35. Hms aisha
36. Hms amethyst
37. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
38. Hms ash
39. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
40. Hms bulwark
41. Hms capricornus
42. Hms conquistador
43. Hms danube 3
44. Hms drummer
45. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
46. Hms london
47. Hms london
48. Hms new spray
49. Hms princess irene
50. Hms receptive
51. Hms resolvo (part of)
52. Hms restango
53. Hms tyne
54. Hms venetia
55. Hms vimiera (bow section)
56. Hms vimiera (part of)
57. Hms vimiera (stern)
58. Holba
59. Honiton
60. Hopper number 19
61. Houston city
62. How (probably)
63. Intrepid
64. Janie b
65. Lady mine
66. Lca 551
67. Letchworth
68. Lion (part of)
69. Maitland
70. Malrix (possibly)
71. Maplin light house
72. Maplin survey platform
73. March
74. Mercy
75. Molliette
76. Nass beacon (ruins)
77. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
78. Pinto
79. Pisces
80. Radiant
81. Restless wave (possibly)
82. Revenge
83. Richard montgomery
84. Rosme
85. Rover (possibly)
86. Ryal
87. Selnes
88. Silverstone
89. Sparsholt
90. Strom trooper
91. Sun vii
92. Sunrise (possibly)
93. Supremity
94. Thorvin karsven
95. Toreador
96. Van meerlant (part of)
97. Vera
98. Wardie
99. Warp
100. William j taylor (part of)
101. Winifred
102. Zarga

 

Name: GORDON

Year of registration: 1924

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1924, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H1535/25 17.9.24 H1535/25 AREA SWEPT BUT THE BEACON WHICH WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE VICINITY WAS NOT LOCATED. VARIOUS OTHER OBJECTS WERE ENCOUNTERED WHICH INCLUDED TWO ANCHORS BELONGING TO BARGES OR SIMILAR CRAFT AND AN UPTURNED LIFEBOAT. (COMMANDER OF DOCKYARD, 17.9.24). H6977/24 18.10.24 H6977/24 18.10.24 INS DW WK AND FOUL GROUND WITH BN (REMAINS OF) ENCIRCLED BY DANGER LINE NEAR BN ON E END OF CHENEY SPIT. (C2 7145/24). H1535/25 4.3.25 H1535/25 4.3.25 INS G SPHERICAL BUOY IN MIDDLE OF DANGER LINE AREA. DELETE 'BN REMAINS'. SUBSTITUTE FOUL GROUND ACROSS WHOLE AREA IN LIEU OF WK AND FOUL GROUND. INS DW FOUL GROUND WITH A G SPHERICAL BUOY ENCIRCLED BY DANGER LINE. (KHM SHEERNESS). H1535/25 6.5.25 H1535/25 AREA MARKED AS FOUL GROUND AND A GREEN SPHERICAL BUOY LAID. CORNER OF HOUSE BUOY LATER REMOVED. (COMMANDER DOCKYARD, 6.5.25). H3785/29 15.6.29 H3785/29 15.6.29 SLIGHTLY AMENDED POSN TO AGREE WITH PLA SURVEY E1804/10J. H2592/30 H2592/30 BOTTOM SWEPT. THREE OBSTRUCTIONS WERE LOCATED WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 5FT. (HMS KELLETT, 1929, E3073/7J). H7912/30 25.11.30 H7912/30 25.11.30 DELETE DW AND BEACON INSIDE FOUL GROUND. H2237/22 7.5.32 H2237/22 7.5.32 SHOWN AS DW ON FOUL GROUND. NE 1607. H6904/53 3.12.52 H6904/53 3.12.52 SHOWN AS G SPHERICAL BUOY, FOUL GROUND. LC 3683. H1535/25 28.4.59 H1535/25 28.4.59 DELETE BUOY. (QHM SHEERNESS).

- NM 2247/58. 28.5.68 28.5.68 SHOWN AS FOUL GROUND ON NE 1185. 17.4.13 17.4.13 SHOWN AS CIRCULAR FOUL AREA, RADIUS 125MTRS, CENTRED ON 5127.732N, 0049.773E [WGD] ON BA 3683 [EDN 12 DTD 13.9.12].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 27.732 N,0 49.773 E

 

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