This is the information page about the shipwreck Grip fast, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 33.577 N,1 9.86 W (50.633333333333, -1.4166666666667)

 

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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. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Ala
3. Albatros
4. Algerian
5. Angry fish
6. Armenier
7. Asborg
8. Asger ryg
9. Ashanti (possibly)
10. Bettann (bow section)
11. Bettann (stern section)
12. Braat ii
13. Camberwell
14. Cambrian
15. Cambrian (part of)
16. Cambrian princess (probably)
17. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
18. Camswan
19. Capable
20. Castle crag
21. Cleddy (probably)
22. Cuba
23. Cuba
24. Daylesford
25. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
26. Duddon (probably)
27. Elford
28. Empire crusader
29. Empress queen
30. Excelsior
31. Faith
32. Fallodon
33. Flag theofano
34. Fort yale
35. Fpt iv
36. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
37. G-cbpt
38. Gerarda
39. Glen (possibly)
40. Grip fast
41. Harry sharman
42. Hauler
43. Highland brigade
44. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
45. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
46. Hm lct 427 (after part)
47. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
48. Hms apley (possibly)
49. Hms boxer
50. Hms crestflower
51. Hms hazard
52. Hms hazardous
53. Hms insolent
54. Hms invincible
55. Hms listrac (probably)
56. Hms p12 (stern section).
57. Hms prince leopold
58. Hms tiger
59. Hms undine
60. Hms velox
61. Hms warwick deeping
62. Hmsm a1
63. Hmsm swordfish
64. Iduna
65. Indutionmare
66. Inger
67. Irishman
68. Isleworth
69. Joannis millas
70. Kurland
71. Lct 1068
72. Lct 757 (possibly)
73. Leon
74. Londonier
75. Luciston
76. Luis
77. Margaret smith
78. Mary rose
79. Meandros (possibly)
80. Mendi
81. Minca 35
82. Minerva (possibly)
83. Montecrana (possibly)
84. Moonraker (probably)
85. Neath (possibly)
86. Oriflamme
87. Orion
88. Pearl (probably)
89. Pool fisher
90. Ps ryde
91. Redesmere
92. Roway
93. Rtc no.9
94. Simla
95. Sinah
96. Spearfish
97. Stokes bay pier (remains)
98. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
99. Tweed
100. U 1195
101. U 90
102. Ub 21
103. Ub 81
104. Uss osprey
105. Vadne
106. Vanessa (probably)
107. Venus
108. Volkerak
109. Wapello
110. Weston maid (possibly)
111. Withern
112. Woodham

 

Name: GRIP FAST

Length 61 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 860 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1883 by hall russell & co ltd, aberdeen. owned at time of loss by leslie ss co ltd. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 180nhp, single shaft. swansea for london. cargo coal. suffered an internal explosion and sank. two men lost.

Year of registration: 1993

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1993, last detected: 20161114

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/07 8.11.93 SANK IN DEEP WATER OFF VENTNOR, ISLE OF WIGHT. WRECKAGE, CONFIRMED AS GRIP FAST BY BELL, LOCATED 17.7.90 AND DIVED ON. VERY BROKEN WITH ONLY ENGINE AND BOILER STANDING ABOVE SEABED. (M WOODWARD, 13.10.93). POSN NOT GIVEN. HH100/351/08 10.12.93 LOCATED APPROX 2.5 MILES OFF VENTNOR IN 503333N, 010954.5W [OGB] USING DECCA. VERY BROKEN AND SCATTERED WITH BOILER HIGHEST PART STANDING 12FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 65FT, APPROX. ENGINE LIES ON ITS SIDE AND MOST OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND OTHER WKGE IS JUST PLATING FLAT ON THE SEABED. COMMERCIAL GUARD REQUESTED. (M J WOODWARD, 3.12.93). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 23.2.99 CINC DELETED. MORE THAN FIVE YEARS. INS AS WK 14MTRS. BR STD. HH090/962/01 3.12.02 NOT LOCATED. NOT INVESTIGATED WITH DCS3. LIES WITHIN AREA NOT FULLY SURVEYED DUE TO FISHING GEAR. (GARDLINE, HI 962). NCA. SEP 2016/000165703 10.5.17 EXAM'D 14.11.16 IN 5033.577N, 0109.860W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.49MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LENGTH 69MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. WK EXTENSIVELY BROKEN UP. (MMT UK, HI 1499). AMEND DW 14.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 50 33.577 N,1 9.86 W

 

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