This is the information page about the shipwreck Gwalia (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 33.894 N,0 35.768 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Audax
11. Balfron (probably)
12. Ballater
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Ben aden
16. Berwick (possibly)
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Botha (possibly)
19. Brentwood
20. Bur
21. Cap palos (part of)
22. Castleford (probably)
23. Commercial
24. Constantia
25. Corsican prince
26. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
27. Creteblock
28. Crimdon (possibly)
29. Dayspring (probably)
30. Defiant
31. Disperser
32. Eaglescliffe (probably)
33. Earl percy
34. Eli
35. Ellida (probably)
36. Erich lea
37. Ferruccio
38. Florentia
39. Fred everard
40. Garthwaite
41. Gimle
42. Glengarry (probably)
43. Glow (part of) (possibly)
44. Glow (part of) (possibly)
45. Gothia
46. Gwalia (possibly)
47. Harrow (probably)
48. Hartley
49. Helene
50. Hercules
51. Highgate
52. Hms desire (possibly)
53. Hms dromio
54. Hms locheil
55. Hms lord ridley
56. Hms ruthin castle
57. Hms swallow
58. Hornsund (probably)
59. Hurstwood
60. Jane
61. John miles
62. Lady ann
63. Lady helen
64. Lampada (probably)
65. Lanthorn
66. Lerwick (probably)
67. London
68. Lowtyne (possibly)
69. Lucy
70. Madame renee
71. Marchioness of londonderry
72. Marie stuart
73. Martina
74. Melanie (probably)
75. Membland (possibly)
76. Merrie islington
77. Modemi (possibly)
78. Moorlands
79. Moorwood (possibly)
80. Namorado field jacket
81. Novillo
82. Oakwell
83. Pandora
84. Paul
85. Phare (probably)
86. Philander (probably)
87. Polanna
88. Polruan
89. Quaggy (probably)
90. Rikard nordraak
91. Rutil
92. Saint ninian
93. Sarah thinnesen
94. Schaldis (possibly)
95. Sir francis
96. Skane
97. Sna ii
98. Southborough
99. Springhill
100. Stora-korsnas-link i
101. Sumus (probably)
102. Suntrap (probably)
103. Taurus (probably)
104. Ub 30
105. Ub 41
106. Uc 70
107. Victo (bow section)
108. Victo (stern section)
109. Victoria (probably)
110. Wallsend
111. Wayside flower
112. Woodstock (bow section)
113. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: GWALIA (POSSIBLY)

Length 73.2 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1348 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1881 by w pickersgill and sons, sunderland with compound engines. owned by f j broomfield. sank after collision off whitby in april 1907 while on passage from the tyne to bordeaux. (dods).

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 20161213

Details measurements/cartography: H2534/74 8.4.75 WK, FISHERMANS FASTENER, IN 543356N, 003510W. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER OBSTN REPORT NO 106). INS AS USC 20MTRS. BR STD. 9.5.85 AMEND TO NDW. BR STD. H6331/87 19.1.89 EXAM'D 19.6.88 IN 543354N, 003540W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44 IN GEN DEPTH 49MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 175/355 DEG AND APPARENTLY BROKEN INTO THREE SECTIONS - NORTH - 12MTRS LONG; 5.8MTRS HIGH: MID - 50MTRS LONG; 4.5MTRS HIGH: SOUTH 12MTRS LONG; 5.5MTRS HIGH. CHART AS WK 43MTRS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/10 24.11.95 BOW SECTION STANDS HIGH AND IS LEANING OVER AT 45DEGS TO PORT AND HAS FALLEN BACKWARDS. FAIRLY WELL DECAYED APART FROM THE MAIN STRUCTURE. FWD HOLDS HAVE COLLAPSED FLAT ONTO SEABED AND PLATING IS WELL DECAYED, SUGGESTING AN IRON HULL. MIDSHIPS SECTION STANDING HIGH WITH TWO SCOTCH BOILERS. COMPOUND ENGINE IS LEANING OVER TO STBD AND IS CLOSE TO THE STBD BOILER. TELEGRAPH FOUND IN FRONT OF THE PORT BOILER. STEERING ENGINE ALSO ON STBD SIDE IN FRONT OF BOILERS. BOWS SOUTH. PILE OF COAL SEEN JUST AFT. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). 27.2.06 EUT POSN: 5433.909N, 0035.768W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY' 02]. SEP 2017/000002822 8.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16 IN 5433.894N, 0035.798W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 43.59MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS, LENGTH 85.3MTRS, WIDTH 15.2MTRS, HEIGHT 4.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 170/350 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED AND IS NOW BROKEN UP INTO THREE PIECES. BOW SECTION PARTIALLY INTACT, BUT HAS FALLEN OVER TO PORT. THE FORWARD HOLD HAS COLLAPSED TO THE SEABED, WHILST THE MIDSHIPS STILL STANDS HIGH, CONTAINING TWO SINGLE BOILERS AND AN ENGINE BLOCK. THE AFT SECTION ALSO HAS FLATTENED TO THE SEABED, WHILST A PORTION OF THE STERN SECTION APPEARS TO REMAIN INTACT. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 33.894 N,0 35.768 W

 

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