This is the information page about the shipwreck Hartley, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 37.006 N,0 52.138 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Anboto mendi (possibly)
5. Athelstane
6. Athos
7. Atlas (possibly)
8. Atwing (possibly)
9. Audax
10. Berwick (possibly)
11. Braconash (possibly)
12. Commercial
13. Corsham
14. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
15. Creteblock
16. Dayspring (probably)
17. Defiant
18. Earl percy
19. Ellida (probably)
20. Fervent
21. Gothia
22. Gwalia (possibly)
23. Hartley
24. Helene
25. Hercules
26. Hms desire (possibly)
27. Hms dromio
28. Hms locheil
29. Hms lord ridley
30. Hms ruthin castle
31. John miles
32. King james (possibly)
33. Lampada (probably)
34. Lanthorn
35. Lucy
36. Marchioness of londonderry
37. Marie stuart
38. Merrie islington
39. Moorwood (possibly)
40. Neptunus (possibly)
41. Ottoland (possibly)
42. Pandora
43. Pathfinder
44. Polruan
45. Rosella (probably)
46. Rutil
47. Schaldis (possibly)
48. Skane
49. Stora-korsnas-link i
50. Talisman (possibly)
51. Tatiana (possibly)
52. Teesdale (possibly)
53. Ub 30
54. Uc 70
55. Voorwarts (possibly)
56. Wayside flower

 

Name: HARTLEY

Length 69.8 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1150 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Built in 1903 by wood, skinner & co, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by the british and african steam nav co. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 151hp, single shaft. passage boulogne for the tyne. in ballast. torpedoed and sunk by ub-34.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 18 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 2 MILES NE FROM SKINNINGROVE. (WW1SL). H02109/41 15.9.41 INS DWPA IN 543800N, 005000W.

- NM 2097/41. H02109/41 1.12.49 NOT FOUND. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER). DELETED.

- NM 2463/49. H6331/87/2 3.2.89 WK EXAM'D 3.8.88 IN 543700N, 005202W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 29.3, FOUL AT 29.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.8 IN GEN DEPTH 36.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.6MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS. LIES 025/205 DEG. INTACT EXCEPT FOR DAMAGE AMIDSHIPS AND WITH SLIGHT LIST. HIGH POINT AMIDSHIPS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. HH100/351/06 13.4.93 DIVED AUG '90 IN 543703.5N, 005202.5W [OGB] USING GPS. IDENTIFIED AS HARTLEY BY BELL. LIES BOWS E AND WITH STERN COLLAPSED TO STBD. BOILER AND ENGINE ROOM UPRIGHT. STANDS 2MTRS HIGH. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). NCA. HH100/351/09 12.6.95 A COLLIER WITH ENGINES MIDSHIPS. SINGLE BOILER, FOUR FURNACES. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16; IN 5437.006N, 0052.138W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.41MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS, LENGTH 76.4MTRS, WIDTH 16.4MTRS, HEIGHT 5.05MTRS, ORIENTATION 018/198 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DEGRADED BUT THE REMAINS SIT UPRIGHT. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 37.006 N,0 52.138 W

 

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