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 (53.0506667, 1.1718667)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Algarve
2. Amberley
3. Ambrose fleming
4. Antiope
5. Aquarius (possibly)
6. Baron ailsa
7. Birtley
8. Blackburn
9. Burgos
10. Chatwood (possibly)
11. Chelsea (possibly)
12. Chevychase
13. Clan morrison
14. Cormarsh
15. Czestochowa
16. Duncarron
17. Eikhaug
18. Empire newcomen
19. Empress
20. Fireglow
21. Francois trixier
22. George royle
23. Georgia (stern section)
24. Giorgio ohlsen
25. Heathfield
26. Hjordis
27. Hms arley
28. Hms cap d'antifer
29. Hms caroline moller
30. Hms kylemore
31. Hms solomon
32. Hms vortigern
33. Hmsm umpire
34. Jessie maersk
35. Kenton
36. Keymun
37. Lanterna (probably)
38. Laurium (possibly)
39. Marden
40. Minorca
41. Mirabel
42. Nimrod (probably)
43. Ottar jarl
44. P.l.m. 25
45. Pontfield (forepart)
46. Rimac
47. Robert w pomeroy
48. Rosalie (possibly)
49. Schieland
50. Sitona
51. Sverre (possibly)
52. Tayjack 1 (part of)
53. Tayjack 1 (part of)
54. Teddington
55. Trajan
56. Traviata (possibly)
57. Trelissick
58. Tyneford
59. Vera (probably)
60. Virgin de lourdres
61. Welholme (possibly)
62. Western mist (possibly)
63. Westland
64. Wimbledon
65. Winhill or whinhill
66. 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

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway