This is the information page about the shipwreck Helene, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 39.916 N,0 50.277 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. Ardgantoch
6. Athelstane
7. Athos
8. Atlas (possibly)
9. Atwing (possibly)
10. Audax
11. Berwick (possibly)
12. Braconash (possibly)
13. Brentwood
14. Commercial
15. Corsham
16. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
17. Creteblock
18. Crimdon (possibly)
19. Dayspring (probably)
20. Defiant
21. Disperser
22. Earl percy
23. Ellida (probably)
24. Fervent
25. Gothia
26. Gwalia (possibly)
27. Hartley
28. Helene
29. Hercules
30. Hms desire (possibly)
31. Hms dromio
32. Hms locheil
33. Hms lord ridley
34. Hms ruthin castle
35. John miles
36. Jytte (possibly)
37. King james (possibly)
38. Lampada (probably)
39. Lanthorn
40. Lucy
41. Marchioness of londonderry
42. Marie stuart
43. Merrie islington
44. Moorwood (possibly)
45. Neptunus (possibly)
46. Ottoland (possibly)
47. Pandora
48. Pathfinder
49. Polanna
50. Polruan
51. Rosella (probably)
52. Rutil
53. Schaldis (possibly)
54. Skane
55. Stora-korsnas-link i
56. Talisman (possibly)
57. Tatiana (possibly)
58. Teesdale (possibly)
59. Thermopylae
60. Ub 30
61. Uc 70
62. Voorwarts (possibly)
63. Wayside flower

 

Name: HELENE

Length 45.7 meter, width: 7.7 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 424 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: Built 1892 by wood, skinner & co., newcastle, with triple expansion engine of 71nhp, 1 boiler single shaft. machinery by n.e.m.e. co. ltd., sunderland. owned at time of loss by r. bisset. on passage rouen to hartlepool. sank following collision with ss generakl haverlock. 7 of 13 crew lost. (c racey)

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 47 meter, Height above seabed: 305 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H01106/42 20.4.42 WK LOCATED 124DEG, 1.5M APPROX FROM 19C BUOY. ESTIMATED LEAST DEPTH 80FT. (C IN C ROSYTH, 17.3.42). GIVES POSN 544020N, 004955W APPROX. NCA. H5103/83 15.9.86 FASTENER IN 544004N, 005017W. (KINGFISHER OBSTN BOOKLET, WHITBY AREA). NCA. H6331/87 3.2.89 EXAM'D 23.6.88 IN 543954N, 005012W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43.4 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. LIES ROUGHLY 090/270DEG, WELL BROKEN UP AND COVERING AREA 50 X 12MTRS. HIGH POINT AT CENTRE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD. HH100/351/13 17.3.98 IDENTIFIED AS 'HELENE'. IDENTIFIED FROM NAME ON BELL, MATCHED TO LLOYD'S DETAILS BY OVERALL SIZE AND ENGINE DETAILS. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY, LTR DTD 12.3.98). 30.8.01 EUT POSN: 5439.908N, 0050.300W. NE 134. HH100/351/19 19.9.02 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. A COASTER WITH ENGINE MIDSHIPS. TWO BOILERS AND DONKEY BOILER JUST FWD OF STBD BOILER. FWD HOLDS FLAT. SMALL BOW BADLY BROKEN UP. WINCH AND STBD ANCHOR DEBRIS OFF TO PORT SIDE OF PORT BOILER. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS VESSEL SANK EARLIER THAT 1930 DUE TO THE STATE OF THE WK. (S OLD & B JOLLY, EMAIL DTD 18.9.02). NCA. SEP2017/000110289 7.6.17 EXAM'D BY BDC 6.6.17 IN 5439.916N 0050.277W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 42.79MTRS. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HEIGHT 4MTRS. (MMT, HI1491). AMEND TO NDW 42MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 54 39.916 N,0 50.277 W

 

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