This is the information page about the shipwreck Heathfield, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 1.826 N,1 7.485 E (53.050666666667, 1.1718666666667)

 

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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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33. Hms nogi
34. Hms solomon
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59. Tayjack 1 (part of)
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64. Tyneford
65. Vera (probably)
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68. Western mist (possibly)
69. Westland
70. Wimbledon
71. Winhill or whinhill
72. Zephyr

 

Name: HEATHFIELD

Length 86.3 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2140 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1875 by e withy & co, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by eastern navigation co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 210hp, single shaft. machinery by central marine eng co ltd, west hartlepool. passage blyth for savona. cargo coal. struck sheringham shoal during strong gale and sank. 20 men lost.

Year of registration: 1950

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1950, last detected: 20200602

Details measurements/cartography: 10.5.50 WK 8FMS 4FT IN 530150N, 010728E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER). BR STD. 22.3.51 NOW SHOWN AS WK 7FMS 5FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER - FOLLOW-UP TRACING). BR STD. H1310/85/43 27.11.85 IDENTIFIED AS THE HEATHFIELD. POSN 530148N, 010730E. TOTALLY BROKEN UP, APART FROM BILGES AND MAIN SPARS. NO SIGN OF COAL CARGO. (J A MARTIN). NCA. HH090/561/01 4.1.93 EXAM'D 29.8.92 IN 530148N, 010735.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.9, FOUL AT 15.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.7 IN GEN DEPTH 18.3MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.2MTR. DCS3 HT 2.0MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEG. (SEATEAM, HI 561). AMEND TO WK 13.7MTRS. BR STD. 18.5.15 WK 13.66MTRS IN 5301.825N, 0107.484E [WGD], LENGTH 82MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HT 4.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 045. NFS. (BDC EXAMINATION OF CEFAS DS20/DS21). AMEND TO DW 13.6MTRS. SEP 2020/000083299 12.1.21 EXAM'D 02.06.20; IN 5301.826N, 0107.485E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS, LENGTH 85.1MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 4.39MTRS, ORIENTATION 040/220 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 20.4MTRS, WIDTH 5.8MTRS, 0.71MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 097 DEGS. WRECK IS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1673, H525 WI-9199). AMEND DW 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 1.826 N,1 7.485 E

 

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