This is the information page about the shipwreck Herland (part of), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.822 N,0 51.254 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Azariah (poss)
11. Beacon 'f'
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bolbec (possibly)
14. Bradglen
15. British oak
16. C 128
17. Chieftain
18. Daisy maud
19. Dela
20. Delce
21. Duluth
22. E oaze light vessel
23. East shoebury bn (remains of)
24. Enterprise ranger 2
25. Explorer
26. Fox
27. Georgia
28. Gordon
29. Great nore tower (remains)
30. Great nore towers (remains)
31. Great nore towers (remains).
32. H k daniels
33. Harcourt
34. Herland (part of)
35. Herland (part of)
36. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
37. Hms aisha
38. Hms amethyst
39. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
40. Hms ash
41. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
42. Hms bulwark
43. Hms capricornus
44. Hms conquistador
45. Hms danube 3
46. Hms drummer
47. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
48. Hms london
49. Hms london
50. Hms new spray
51. Hms princess irene
52. Hms receptive
53. Hms resolvo (part of)
54. Hms restango
55. Hms stella orion
56. Hms tyne
57. Hms venetia
58. Hms vimiera (bow section)
59. Hms vimiera (part of)
60. Hms vimiera (stern)
61. Holba
62. Honiton
63. Hopper number 19
64. Houston city
65. How (probably)
66. Intrepid
67. Janie b
68. Lca 551
69. Letchworth
70. Lion (part of)
71. Maitland
72. Malrix (possibly)
73. Maplin light house
74. Maplin survey platform
75. March
76. Margam abbey
77. Mercy
78. Molliette
79. Nass beacon (ruins)
80. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
81. Pinto
82. Pisces
83. Radiant
84. Restless wave (possibly)
85. Revenge
86. Richard montgomery
87. Rosme
88. Rover (possibly)
89. Ryal
90. Selnes
91. Sparsholt
92. Strathearn
93. Strom trooper
94. Sun vii
95. Sunrise (possibly)
96. Supremity
97. Thorvin karsven
98. Toreador
99. Treport
100. Van meerlant (part of)
101. Vera
102. Wardie
103. Warp
104. William j taylor (part of)
105. Winifred
106. Winkfield
107. Zarga

 

Name: HERLAND (PART OF)

Length 76.5 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 2645 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-fairland, ex-lake treba. built by detroit sb co, wyandotte. owned at time of loss by hercoal shipping co. two boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage methil for london. detonated german mine. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H01011/40 15.11.40 WK, MAST & FUNNEL SHOWING IN 512846N, 005123E. (C IN C NORE, 8.11.40). H01011/40 16.11.40 POSN 205.5DEGS, 2.3M FROM SW MEASURED MILE BN. FUNNEL BROKEN OFF. (CAPT M/S SHEERNESS, 12.11.40).

- NM 3021/40. H01011/40 4.2.41 G SPH BUOY LAID 100YDS E OF WK. (TH, 22.11.40). - TFNM 204/41 & FNM 2474/41. H01011/40 22.3.45 EXAM'D 14.2.45. FOUL AT 24FT, CLEAR AT 22FT. LEAST DEPTH 22FT AT CHART DATUM. (HMS ST TUDNO, HN 15.2.45). H01011/40 30.4.45 BUOY NOW G SPH LT BUOY, FL.G.10S. (TH, HARWICH 27.3.45). H01011/40 1.5.47 EXAM'D 25.4.47 AFTER DISPERSAL IN 512846N, 005124E USING DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR TO 45FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57FT. SURROUNDING SEABED IRREGULAR VARYING FROM 10-13FMS. (COMMANDER M/S SHEERNESS, 28.4.47).

- NM 1682/47. H01011/40 17.6.47 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (PLA & TH). INCLUDED IN NM 1682/47. H1933/61 26.3.62 SHOWN AS WK 9FMS 0FT ON K2536. H910/60 1.3.65 SHOWN AS WK 9FMS 0FT (-1FT FOR LAT) IN 512847.5N, 005121E [OGB] ON K4196. 20.9.67 PARTLY DISPERSED BY ADMIRALTY IN 1946 & 1951. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.5FT. 1959 - DRIFT SWEEPS ALL CLEAR TO 50FT. CLOSE SOUNDING LEAST DEPTH 54FT. A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF WRECKAGE IN DEPTH 66/70FT WITH SCOUR 86FT. MUCH BAD TURBULANCE IN VICINITY. (MEDWAY CONSERVANCY BOARD, (VERBALLY FROM SURVEYOR) SEPT '67). [WGD] POSN: 5128.824N, 0051.249E. SEP 2015/000022883 12.2.15 LOCATED IN 5128.822N, 0051.254E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.83MTRS. LENGTH 18MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES IN A 32MTR DIAMETER, 6MTR DEEP SCOUR HOLE. SECOND OBJECT LIES 50MTRS SE. (R BIRD, PEEL PORTS, EMAIL DTD 3.2.15). AMEND WK 15.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES IN SCOUR HOLE

Position: 51 28.822 N,0 51.254 E

 

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