This is the information page about the shipwreck Havbris (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 9.504 N,3 44.809 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Ambassador
3. Amelie (probably)
4. Amelie-suzanne
5. Ann marie (possibly)
6. Antonio (probably)
7. Baychattan
8. Belle ile (possibly)
9. Blue marlin
10. Brenda
11. Bretton hall
12. Broadmayne (part of)
13. Brunhilda
14. Bull steamer (possibly)
15. Cantabria
16. Catherine allen
17. Cheapside (possibly)
18. Chloe t
19. Claverley (possibly)
20. Claverley (possibly)
21. Colorado (possibly)
22. Demetrios
23. Dudley rose
24. Eagle
25. East point
26. Edam ii
27. Elizabeth caroline
28. Elsa
29. Elsa (possibly)
30. Emma
31. Empire harry
32. Exploiter
33. Farn
34. Fiona mary
35. Flourish
36. Garm (possibly)
37. Girl barbara
38. Glory
39. Greatham
40. Grelhame (probably)
41. Gro
42. Halfdan (possibly)
43. Halloween
44. Haugastol (possibly)
45. Havbris (probably)
46. Hazel claire (possibly)
47. Hazelpark (possibly)
48. Herzogin cecilie
49. Heye p
50. Hildegard (possibly)
51. Hms benton castle
52. Hms chorley (possibly)
53. Hms crocodile
54. Hms jasper (possibly)
55. Hms newbridge (probably)
56. Hms penylan (e part)
57. Hms penylan (w part)
58. Hms picton castle
59. Hms ramillies
60. Hms savage
61. Hms stockforce (possibly)
62. Hmsm d1
63. Hmsm m1
64. Hmsm untiring
65. Jordan a
66. Juno
67. Koningin der engelen (probably)
68. Laertes
69. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
70. Les mercenaires
71. Liberta
72. Louis shied
73. Maine
74. Marana (bow section)
75. Marie
76. Medina
77. Neches (probably)
78. Newholm
79. North sea (probably)
80. Oregon
81. Perm (possibly)
82. Persier
83. Pietje antje
84. Placidas faroult
85. Rayder
86. Riversdale
87. Shirley betty
88. Skaala
89. Soudan
90. St katharine (probably)
91. Stanhope
92. Talvaldis (possibly)
93. Tasmania (possibly)
94. Ternefjell
95. Totnes castle
96. U 1063
97. U 214 (probably)
98. Uc 49 (probably)
99. Uc 51
100. Uskmoor (probably)
101. W.s.w. one
102. Waikawa (possibly)
103. Warsaw
104. Wreathier
105. Yvette bm217

 

Name: HAVBRIS (PROBABLY)

Length 55.3 meter, width: 9.2 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 677 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-rota, ex-clanstad. built in 1906 by porsgrund mek vaerks, porsgrunn. owned at time of loss by a/s hav (h staubo & co). triple expansion engine of 59nhp, single shaft. passage newport for honfleur. torpedoed by ub-32. (ww1sl & sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 91 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2008

Details measurements/cartography: 11.7.17 11.7.17 SUNK IN APPROX 501000N, 034500W. (C IN C, PLYMOUTH, DOCKET M08713). H1936/80 1.10.81 H1936/80 1.10.81 EXAM'D 9,4,81 IN 500928N, 034445W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. ABOUT 50MTRS LONG, LYING E/W, GIVING GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM N & S, BUT LESS EASY TO LOCATE WHEN END ON. (HMS BEAGLE HI 5/81). CHART AS WK 52MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 3.5.05 HH091/059/01 3.5.05 EXAM'D 18.7.04 IN 5009.504N, 0344.809W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 51.7 IN 57.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 63MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 6.6MTRS. LIES 091/271 DEGS WITH BOWS E. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, UPRIGHT. FISHING GEAR ON WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 51MTRS. BR STD. 29.4.08 29.4.08 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. WK IS INVERTED, NOT UPRIGHT. HULL IS LARGELY INTACT ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME ACCESS INSIDE, PARTICULARY AROUND THE STERN. SIZE IS APPROX CORRECT FOR HAVBRIS, BUT NOTHING TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE WRECK. NO FISHING GEAR REMAINS. (S MORTIMER, EMAIL DTD 29.4.08). NCA. 9.5.08 9.5.08 DIVED 27.4.08 IN LISTED POSN. VESSEL IS LISTED AS HAVING BEEN TORPEDOED IN STBD SIDE WITH THE STERN BLOWN OFF. THERE IS A LARGE ENTRY HOLE AND THE STERN HAS BEEN BLOWN OFF. VESSEL IS INVERTED. (S JONES, EMAIL DTD 9.5.08). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, INVERTED, BOWS E

Position: 50 9.504 N,3 44.809 W

 

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