This is the information page about the shipwreck Grit (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 3.886 N,1 7.654 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Africa
2. Alcantara
3. Alice
4. Amplegarth
5. Angelus (possibly)
6. Argonaut
7. Atlantic (possibly)
8. Australier (probably)
9. Avoca
10. Bobby
11. Brandenburg
12. Cabo espartel
13. Ceta (stern section)
14. Charente
15. Christianssund
16. City of dresden (possibly)
17. Corhaven
18. De fontaine
19. Dinard
20. Dorothy j (possibly)
21. Durango
22. Efford
23. Eidsiva (probably)
24. Electra
25. Emma
26. Emma (possibly)
27. Empire lough (probably)
28. Empress of fort william (probably)
29. Enero (probably)
30. Eustratios (probably)
31. Excellence pleske
32. Falcon (probably)
33. Fearless
34. Flachsee
35. G-asad
36. Grit (probably)
37. Grosser kurfurst
38. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
39. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
40. Halcyon
41. Henry moon
42. Heron
43. Hmhs anglia
44. Hms aragonite (part of)
45. Hms aragonite (part of)
46. Hms aries (possibly)
47. Hms blackwater
48. Hms brazen
49. Hms carlton
50. Hms caulonia
51. Hms city of dundee
52. Hms cleon
53. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
54. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
55. Hms ghurka
56. Hms glen boyne
57. Hms kingston galena
58. Hms lydian
59. Hms marcella
60. Hms myrmidon
61. Hms napia
62. Hms othello ii
63. Hms peridot
64. Hms receptive
65. Hms rodino
66. Hms torbay ii (probably)
67. Hms war sepoy
68. Hms waterfly
69. Hmt gullfoss
70. Holland
71. Hydaspes (possibly)
72. Ilaro
73. James harrod
74. Jokai
75. Josephine willis
76. Kadru
77. Katharina kolkmann
78. Kielce
79. Kirsten skou
80. La somme (probably)
81. Lacer
82. Lady stella
83. Latona
84. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
85. Le tregor
86. Leicester
87. Leila najia
88. Leo
89. Lighter 83
90. Lizzonia
91. Loanda
92. Lusitania
93. Maloja 1
94. Maxwell
95. Milbanke (probably)
96. Monarch
97. Mrav
98. Murillo
99. My astor
100. Naranco
101. Negrier
102. Newcastle
103. Niki
104. Norman
105. Northfleet
106. Nunima
107. Ousel (probably)
108. Polgrange
109. Portslade (possibly)
110. Preussen
111. Pulborough
112. Revenge
113. River levan
114. Robin hood
115. Roode zee (possibly)
116. Roseburn
117. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
118. Salbya (possibly)
119. Samida
120. Sea serpent
121. Seine
122. Shenandoah
123. Sierra bravia
124. Sir russell
125. Spanish prince
126. St cecilia
127. St claire (possibly)
128. Strathclyde
129. T s webb
130. Teeswood
131. Texaco caribbean (after section)
132. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
133. Tokufuku maru
134. Toreador
135. Toward
136. Traquair (probably)
137. Trooper
138. U 8
139. Ub 108 (possibly)
140. Ub 109
141. Ub 31 ?
142. Ub 38
143. Ub 55 (probably)
144. Ub 56 (possibly)
145. Ub 58 (possibly)
146. Ub 78
147. Ub-33 (probably)
148. Uc 63
149. Uc 77 (possibly)
150. Unity
151. Veerman
152. Vittoria claudia
153. W a scholten
154. Welsh belle
155. Wheatman (possibly)
156. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: GRIT (PROBABLY)

Length 28.7 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 147 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built of wood in 1913 by f t eberhardt, greenhythe. owned at time of loss by f t eberhardt, london. auxillary 2 cylinder oil engine, single shaft. passage le havre for london. stopped after gunfire from a german submarine which was unable to board due to heavy seas. abandoned on fire for and aft after being struck by 16 shells and left to founder. submarine made off to attack a second barge, princess may. crew recovered by naval patrol vessel and landed at newhaven. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1934

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter

Known since: 1934, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H1359/34 5.3.34 H1359/34 5.3.34 WK IN 510350N, 010750E. (C-IN-C SANDGATE, TH NM 5/34). - TNM ACTION. H1359/34 20.6.34 H1359/34 20.6.34 DISPERSED TO A LEAST DEPTH 31FT IN GEN DEPTH 34FT. (TH, 15.6.34). CHART AS WK 5FMS. BR STD. H2698/62 25.3.63 H2698/62 25.3.63 AMEND WK 5FMS 1FT. NC 1892. H5689/60 24.2.67 H5689/60 24.2.67 NOW SW 5FMS. (TH). BR STD. 7.9.73 7.9.73 AMEND SW 8.4MTRS [LAT]. NC 1892. H4199/78 15.8.78 H4199/78 15.8.78 AREA 400 X 500MTRS EXAMINED USING DCS3 & E/S. NO TRACE OF ANY WK WAS FOUND IN THIS VICINITY AND IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS WK STILL EXISTS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). DELETE. NE 1892. 19.11.10 SEP 2010/000195081 19.11.10 EXAM'D IN 5103.886N, 0107.654E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.56MTRS. (NETSURVEY, HN FOR HI 1341). INS AS WK 5.5MTRS.

- NM 6023/10. 27.1.11 27.1.11 LENGTH 64MTRS, 47MTRS, HT 1.8MTRS. GROUP OF SMALL, UNIDENTIFED CONTACTS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). NFA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: TWO MOUNDS, ?DEBRIS

Position: 51 3.886 N,1 7.654 E

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway