This is the information page about the shipwreck Hematite, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 49.592 N,5 16.512 W (52.027483333333, -4.9751833333333)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Atlas rose
6. Balholm
7. Bangarth
8. Baron carnegie
9. Behar
10. Boston city (possibly)
11. Boy toby (possibly)
12. Brynymor
13. Burry
14. Carrier
15. Celtic revenge (possibly)
16. Clapham (probably)
17. Clydesdale
18. Colonian
19. Concha
20. Dakotian
21. Dalserf
22. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
23. Dan beard (fwd part)
24. Drina (probably)
25. Empire beacon (possibly)
26. Englishman
27. Falcon
28. Faraday
29. Four winds
30. Fowey rose (possibly)
31. Gerard
32. Gisella (possibly)
33. Glenisla (possibly)
34. Graffoe
35. Helene
36. Hematite
37. Highland home (probably)
38. Hms arbutus
39. Hms caroline (aft part)
40. Hms leda (probably)
41. Hms marojam
42. Hms minicoy
43. Hms pilot vessel no.10
44. Hmsm e39
45. Humber
46. Hurst
47. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
48. Jonas lie (possibly)
49. Kerloch
50. Kingstown (probably)
51. Lcg 15
52. Lcg no.16
53. Leysian
54. Little wing
55. Loch shiel
56. Lord derby (probably)
57. Lucy
58. Luminence
59. Mandala
60. Matronna
61. Mersey
62. Mervyn (probably)
63. Morna
64. Morning star
65. Moyallon
66. Norfolk coast
67. Olive branch
68. Pauline elizabeth
69. Pentwyn (possibly)
70. Philotis
71. Pikepool (probably)
72. Plm 21
73. Port townsville (probably)
74. Portland (possibly)
75. Prince cadwgan (probably)
76. Princess irene
77. Queen
78. Rasona
79. Renfrew (possibly)
80. Rosylin
81. Sapphire (possibly)
82. Sea farer (possibly)
83. Shamrock
84. St george
85. St jacques (probably)
86. St patrick (possibly)
87. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
88. Szent istvan
89. Thor
90. Tormes (possibly)
91. Trevilla (possibly)
92. U 61 (possibly)
93. Vernicos alexia
94. Vernicos barbara iv
95. Vernicos giorgis
96. Walter l m russ
97. Whitehaven
98. Wiema
99. Wileysike
100. William rhodes moorhouse

 

Name: HEMATITE

Length 59.6 meter, width: 9.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 722 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1903 by scott & sons, bowling. owned at time of loss by w robertson, glasgow. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 98 nhp, single shaft. machinery aft by ross & duncan, glasgow. passage dublin for newport. in ballast.

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 14 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H5001/72 2.7.75 H5001/72 2.7.75 LOCATED 10.6.75 IN 514936N, 051618W USING HSA. DIVER CONFIRMS LENGTH 250FT, WIDTH 40FT, HT 20FT. (HMS BRONNINGTON, HN). INS AS USC 17MTRS.

- NM 1425/75. H2979/74 1.12.76 H2979/74 1.12.76 DIVED 7.76. LIES N/S. AN EARLY CAST IRON SCREW, COASTAL SS CONSIDERABLY DETERIORATED SINCE SINKING. ABOUT HALF THE WK IS BURIED IN SILT. INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE EXPOSED STERN HALF IS TOTALLY COLLAPSED. STANDS IN A SHALLOW BASIN IN VERY SOFT STICKY SILT. TOP OF WK IS POSSIBLY LOWER THAN THE SURROUNDING SEABED. AT THE BOW SEABED TOTALLY COVERS THE WK, MIDSHIPS THE WK BEGINS TO SHOW, AT THE STERN THE SEABED CURVES AT A STEEP ANGLE RIGHT DOWN TO THE SKEG LEAVING THE STEERING GEAR AND ENTIRE PROPELLER EXPOSED. RUDDER STEM IS BROKEN OFF ABOUT TWO FEET DOWN THE STEM. (E GILES, LTR DTD 13.11.76). H5001/72 23.10.80 H5001/72 23.10.80 EXAM'D 14.6.79 IN 514934N, 051630W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.0 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 30MTRS, LYING 010/190 DEGS. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 71C/78). BR STD. H1950/80 12.1.82 H1950/80 12.1.82 LOCATED IN 514934N, 051618W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.5MTRS. WK APPARENTLY SITTING IN DEPRESSION IN SEABED (HMS FOX, HI 20). RETAIN AS WK 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.H100/351/10 9.11.95 CHARTED DEPTH 22MTRS NOW INCORRECT AND MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO A MAST. WK IS INTACT AND 30MTRS TO THE DECK AT THE STERN AND 34MTRS TO THE SAND. (R M JONES). NAMED AS HEMATITE BY R M JONES. HH100/351/19 12.11.02 HH100/351/19 12.11.02 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. LIES IN CLEAN SAND WITH DEEP SCOUR TO THE E SIDE OF THE HULL. WK IS COMPLETELY OPEN WITH BOILERS AND ENGINE EXPOSED. HAS BEEN WELL SALVAGED. SEABED SAND. (R JONES). NCA. 20.2.13 20.2.13 EXAM'D 5.7.12 IN 5149.592N, 0516.512W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.98 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. SCOUR 3.2MTRS DEEP ON N SIDE. LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 0.8MTR. LIES 080/260 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES APPROX 0.5MTR BELOW THE SURROUNDING SEABED. (EMU, HI 1365). BOW BURIED AS PREVIOUSLY. AMEND WK 24.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 3.4.13 3.4.13 LENGTH 18MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 3MTRS. LIES 014/194 DEGS. (EMU, HI 1365, REPLY TO APPRAISAL). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOW PART BURIED, DEEP SCOUR TO E

Position: 51 49.592 N,5 16.512 W

 

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