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 (50.717333333333, 0.60878333333333)

 

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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. Alan dean
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. Davenport
21. Devon coast
22. Dona isabel (probably)
23. Duchess (possibly)
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eduard (possibly)
26. Emerald (possibly)
27. Emma
28. F d lambert (possibly)
29. F/v joanna c
30. Frockner
31. Fulham vii (probably)
32. George sutton
33. Glenartney (possibly)
34. Gold coin
35. Harold
36. Heathpool
37. Heathpool
38. Hms ariadne
39. Hms avanturine
40. Hms balfour
41. Hms borneo
42. Hms gambri (possibly)
43. Hms ocean sunlight
44. Hms resolution (possibly)
45. Hms taipo
46. Holland v
47. Inger (possibly)
48. Irisbrook
49. James groves
50. Jan brons
51. Joseph roberts (possibly)
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. Lalen mendi
54. Leven (possibly)
55. Lisbon
56. Lullington
57. Ma monette
58. Mill gate (probably)
59. Mira
60. Mohlenpris (possibly)
61. Mount stuart
62. Mv adur valley?
63. Newent
64. Noordster
65. Nyon
66. Oceana
67. Pontos
68. Roecliff
69. Rushing water
70. Rytoner
71. Saint ronaig
72. Samwake
73. Seaford
74. Seven seas (possibly)
75. Sir robert wigham
76. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
77. Skerryvore
78. St rogatien (possibly)
79. Stanhope
80. Startled fawn (possibly)
81. Storaa
82. T r thompson
83. U 275 (probably)
84. U 40 (possibly)
85. U 671
86. Ub 130
87. Umba (probably)
88. Venus
89. Ville de bordeaux
90. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
91. 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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