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 53 18.72 N,4 41.512 W (53.546566666667, -4.6729833333333)

 

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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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4. Alexandra
5. Angloman (possibly)
6. Apapa
7. Arno mendi
8. Asmund
9. Benholm
10. British viscount
11. Caernarvon bay (probably)
12. Castilian
13. Cognac
14. Cressida
15. Dagmar
16. Fairisle
17. Farfield
18. Fawn (possibly)
19. Ferocious
20. Fin-ar-bed
21. Fostimore
22. Grampian castle
23. Guillermo
24. Harold
25. Herbert
26. Hildena
27. Hms campina
28. Hms westphalia (possibly)
29. Hmsm h5
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31. Kimya (part of)
32. Kirkmichael
33. La plata (possibly)
34. La rochelle (possibly)
35. Lightstone (probably)
36. Lilly (possibly)
37. Liverpool
38. Maarten cornelis
39. Marquess of bute (possibly)
40. Mary
41. Meath
42. Minerva
43. Missouri
44. Morning spray
45. Normandy coast
46. Oria
47. Osseo
48. Pegasus (possibly)
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50. President harbitz
51. Rhyl
52. River humber
53. Saint olaf
54. Sapphire
55. Seagull
56. Segontium (sirgontium)
57. Slieve bloom
58. Sonia
59. Theme
60. Town of wexford (possibly)
61. Uss roanoke
62. Vivar
63. Westward ho

 

Name: HAROLD

Length 42.7 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 301 ton
Load: clay products

Cause: built in 1889 by j fullerton & co, paisley. owned at time of loss by t g best, liverpool. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 70 nhp, single shaft. machinery by ross & duncan, glasgow. passage teignmouth for runcorn. following engine failure in wnw force 9 drifted towards south stack. dropped both anchors and crew were recovered by the lifeboat, for which coxwain owen received the rnli gold medal and all of the crew the silver medal. foundered next morning. (ll & sibi).

Year of registration: 1908

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 140 cm

Known since: 1908, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H1286/75/315 22.7.75 H1286/75/315 22.7.75 WK OF HAROLD MARKED ON CHART SUPPLIED IN 531903N, 044100W. (A NEWTON, LTR DTD 22.7.75). NCA. H1282/76/50 26.2.76 H1282/76/50 26.2.76 MARKED ON CHART SUPPLIED IN 531859N, 044100W. (A NEWTON, ST HELENS, LANCS). NCA. H1283/76 22.3.76 H1283/76 22.3.76 REPORTED LOCATED IN 531839N, 044130W [OGB] IN ABOUT 40-50FT OF WATER, ABOUT 50YDS OFFSHORE. (M SMITH, SCARISBRICK, LTR DTD 12.3.76). FOR FILING ONLY. H1309/77/412 8.12.77 H1309/77/412 8.12.77 ONLY THE BOILER AND STERN SECTION REMAINS. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RECENT SALVAGE WORK CARRIED OUT ON IT. (M SMITH, SCARISBRICK, LTR DTD 2.12.77). H5043/70 14.9.79 H5043/70 14.9.79 SEARCHED FOR. NOT FOUND, BUT SEA CONDITIONS NOT IDEAL. (HMS FAWN, HI 57B/79). NCA, POSN FOR FILING ONLY. 10.3.13 10.3.13 EXAM'D 24.11.13 IN 5318.720N, 0441.512W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.38 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 22.6MTRS, WIDTH 5.6MTRS, HT 3.12MTRS. LIES 086/150 (SIC) DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SINGLE BOILER AND SMALL PART OF STERN RECOGNISABLE. APPARENTLY SALVAGED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1420). RECTANGULAR (?BOX) BOILER WITH DEBRIS EXTENDING SE ALONG 140/320 DEGS. INS AS WK 11.3MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: RECTANGULAR BOILER WITH WRECKAGE CLOSE SE

Position: 53 18.72 N,4 41.512 W

 

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