This is the information page about the shipwreck Great nore towers (remains)., the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.437 N,0 59.606 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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Azariah (poss)
12. Baltrader
13. Beacon 'f'
14. Blue mermaid
15. Bolbec (possibly)
16. Bradglen
17. British oak
18. C 128
19. Chieftain
20. Daisy maud
21. Dela
22. Delce
23. Duluth
24. E oaze light vessel
25. East shoebury bn (remains of)
26. Empire ghyll
27. Enterprise ranger 2
28. Erins isle (possibly)
29. Explorer
30. Fox
31. Fred everard
32. Georgia
33. Ghc (possibly)
34. Gordon
35. Great nore tower (remains)
36. Great nore towers (remains)
37. Great nore towers (remains).
38. H k daniels
39. Harcourt
40. Hawnby
41. Herland (part of)
42. Herland (part of)
43. Hibernia
44. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
45. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
46. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
47. Hms aisha
48. Hms amethyst
49. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
50. Hms ash
51. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
52. Hms capricornus
53. Hms conquistador
54. Hms danube 3
55. Hms desiree
56. Hms drummer
57. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
58. Hms london
59. Hms london
60. Hms new spray
61. Hms oriana
62. Hms princess irene
63. Hms receptive
64. Hms reed (possibly)
65. Hms resolvo (part of)
66. Hms restango
67. Hms stella orion
68. Hms venetia
69. Hms vimiera (bow section)
70. Hms vimiera (part of)
71. Hms vimiera (stern)
72. Holba
73. Honiton
74. Hopper number 19
75. Houston city
76. How (probably)
77. Intrepid
78. Janie b
79. Lady jane
80. Lca 551
81. Letchworth
82. Lion (part of)
83. Maitland
84. Malrix (possibly)
85. Maplin light house
86. Maplin survey platform
87. March
88. Margam abbey
89. Mercy
90. Mi amigo
91. Molliette
92. Mudlark
93. Nass beacon (ruins)
94. Neptune (possibly)
95. Norman
96. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
97. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
98. Pinto
99. Pisces
100. Radiant
101. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
102. Restless wave (possibly)
103. Revenge
104. Richard montgomery
105. Rosme
106. Rover (possibly)
107. Ryal
108. Selnes
109. Sparsholt
110. Strathearn
111. Strom trooper
112. Sun vii
113. Sunrise (possibly)
114. Supremity
115. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
116. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
117. Thorvin karsven
118. Toreador
119. Treport
120. Uama
121. Van meerlant (part of)
122. Vera
123. Wardie
124. Warfleth
125. Warp
126. Westerley star
127. William j taylor (part of)
128. Winifred
129. Winkfield
130. Zarga

 

Name: GREAT NORE TOWERS (REMAINS).

Year of registration: 1960

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1960, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H3686/56 & H2186/59 12.2.60 WRECKAGE DUMPED IN 512824N, 005942E, OR 147DEG, 2C FROM RED SAND TWR S. LT [512835N, 005931E]. (PLA NM 57/59; HMS EGERIA, HN). INS AS WRECKAGE, DRIES 10FT.

- NM 2362/59. 6.12.62 AMEND TO WRECKAGE DRIES 8FT. H782/62 14.3.62 WRECKAGE APPEARS TO INCLUDE A GUN. BELIEVED TO BE REMAINS OF GREAT NORE FORT. DRIES 8FT. (ISS, 1961). 24.1.69 AMEND WRECKAGE DRIES 9FT. NE 1607. 27.9.73 AMEND WRECKAGE DRIES 2.7MTRS. NC 1607. H3531/74 16.12.75 EXAM'D 9.10.75 IN 512825N, 005942E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 0.0MTR, FOUL AT 0.4MTR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. THE TWO CHARTED WKS IN VICINITY ARE PART OF THIS WRECKAGE AND SHOULD NOT BE SHOWN SEPARATELY. SHOW AS WRECKAGE (AWASH). (PLA WK REPORT NO. 31/75, 9.10.75). AMEND WRECKAGE (AWASH).

- NM BLOCK. H3052/80 7.1.86 EXAM'D 15.5.85 LEAST E/S DEPTH 0.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (PLA WK NO.201/47 - MAPLIN 3/HE/85). NCA. HH100/351/05 7.2.92 WRECKAGE CONSISTS OF A LARGE TANGLED MASS OF 'RSJS', PIPES AND GIRDERS. DIVED ON 21.7.91. (M SMITH, 26.1.92). 16.8.93 DIVED ON RECENTLY. REMAINS OF A TOWER LYING ON ITS SIDE BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. (BERNARD WATSON, TELECON). HH244/420/03 1.11.96 EXAM'D 12.8.96 IN 512824.3N, 005942.5E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.3MTRS. AREA FOUL WITH WRECKAGE, GROUND FEATURES AND SCOURS WITH TURBULENT UPWELLING OF DISCOLOURED WATER. CHART AS 1.6MTRS WITH LEGEND WRECKAGE. (PLA SURVEY REPORT 36/96). BR STD. HH244/420/06 14.6.05 SHOWN AS DEPTH 1.6MTRS [NO LEGEND] IN 5128.437N, 0059.606E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. CONFIRMED BY J PINDER, PLA THAT THERE IS A GREAT DEAL OF WKGE IN AREA. (E-MAIL DTD 8.3.05) BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TURBULENT UPWELLING OF DISCOLOURED WATER. Amended from WRECKS to OBSTRN 18.02.2019 to be consistent with wk_idn 90497 close NW.

Position: 51 28.437 N,0 59.606 E

 

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