This is the information page about the shipwreck Harold, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 41.51 N,0 20.575 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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.

 

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2. Alaunia
3. Alice (possibly)
4. Amsterdam
5. Ashford
6. Barn hill
7. Bernicia
8. Blanefield
9. Branksome chine (possibly)
10. Braunton
11. Broderick (probably)
12. Caleb sprague
13. Carlisle castle
14. Carrie dingle
15. Caterham
16. Celtic
17. Charles m
18. Clara
19. D144 (possibly).
20. Devon coast
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Eagle (possibly)
24. Eduard (possibly)
25. Emerald (possibly)
26. Emma
27. F d lambert (possibly)
28. F/v joanna c
29. Frockner
30. Fulham vii (probably)
31. George sutton
32. Glenartney (possibly)
33. Gold coin
34. Harold
35. Heathpool
36. Heathpool
37. Hms ariadne
38. Hms avanturine
39. Hms balfour
40. Hms borneo
41. Hms gambri (possibly)
42. Hms ocean sunlight
43. Hms resolution (possibly)
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45. Holland v
46. Inger (possibly)
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48. James groves
49. Jan brons
50. Joseph roberts (possibly)
51. Kingfisher (probably)
52. Lalen mendi
53. Leven (possibly)
54. Lisbon
55. Lullington
56. Ma monette
57. Mill gate (probably)
58. Mira
59. Mohlenpris (possibly)
60. Mount stuart
61. Mv adur valley?
62. Newent
63. Noordster
64. Nyon
65. Oceana
66. Pontos
67. Roecliff
68. Rushing water
69. Rytoner
70. Saint ronaig
71. Samwake
72. Seaford
73. Seven seas (possibly)
74. Sir robert wigham
75. Skerryvore
76. St rogatien (possibly)
77. Stanhope
78. Startled fawn (possibly)
79. Storaa
80. T r thompson
81. U 275 (probably)
82. U 40 (possibly)
83. U 671
84. Ub 130
85. Umba (probably)
86. Vasco
87. Venus
88. Ville de bordeaux
89. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
90. Wittering

 

Name: HAROLD

Length 68.7 meter, width: 9.3 meter, draught: 5.3, tonnage 1073 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: Built of iron in 1872 by a leslie & co. owned at time of loss by charlton, mcallum & co, newcastle-upon-tyne. two boilers, compound engine of 99nhp. passage bilbao for the tyne. sank following collision with either the german ss friese or the glasgow registered ss toward in good weather conditions. one man lost. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 20150701

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 7.5.75 H4959/73 7.5.75 LOCATED 20.10.74 IN 504130N, 002042E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.4 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. LENGTH FROM DCS3 SHADOW 50FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 21.4MTRS [11FMS 4FT]. NE 2451. 4.3.91 4.3.91 NOW CHARTED AS WK 21MTRS. NE 2450. HH100/351/20 7.7.03 HH100/351/20 7.7.03 LOCATED IN LISTED POSN. APPEARS TO STAND 8MTRS HIGH BY E/S. (M KEARNE, EMAIL DTD 2.7.03). NCA. 12.7.06 12.7.06 DIVED WITH BOWS IN 5041.526N, 0020.583E [WGD]. STERN LIES IN APPROX 50 41.503N, 0020.595E. AT HW HAS 21MTRS OVER WITH THE SEABED AT 35MTRS. FAIRLY WELL INTACT FROM BOWS TO MIDSHIPS WHERE THE WRECK BECOMES BROKEN. TWO BOILERS AND THE ENGINE STAND PROUD. TOWARDS THE STERN STANDS 2MTRS ABOVE THE SEABED AND IS WELL SILTED. BOWS LIE TOWARDS 162 DEGS. A BOTTLE WAS RECOVERED FROM A NEWCASTLE BREWERY AND A BROKEN PLATE MADE IN NEWCASTLE. A PIECE OF WASHAND BASIN WITH MARKED 'HAROLD' WAS ALSO RECOVERED. (J SMITH, E-MAIL DTD 11.7.06). NCA. 12.11.08 12.11.08 BELL WITH NAME HAROLD RECOVERED. (J SMITH, E-MAIL DTD 11.11.08) NCA. SEP 2015/000083465 25.11.15 EXAM'D 1.7.15, WK SHOWN IN 5041.510N, 0020.575E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.88MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. LENGTH 66MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 6MTRS. SCOUR LENGTH 10MTRS, DEPTH 0.5MTRS TOWARDS 030. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1476). AMEND DW 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LENGTH AS REPORTED, FWD INTACT, STERN COLLAPSED, BOWS SE

Position: 50 41.51 N,0 20.575 E

 

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