This is the information page about the shipwreck Heron, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 17.154 N,2 11.904 W (49.082333333333, -2.3431666666667)

 

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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. Adamandios georgandis (possibly)
2. Agenoria
3. Altair
4. Ambassadrice
5. Amelia de llano
6. Amiable lucitte
7. Antoxo
8. Arnold maersk
9. Aviemore
10. Balance
11. Barunga
12. Beaverburn
13. Beaverburn (probably)
14. Bizon (possibly)
15. Bizon (probably)
16. Brighton
17. Brockley combe
18. Cabo villano
19. Carpathia
20. Ciscar
21. Clarrie
22. Commerce
23. Courier
24. Cuo
25. Dambuster
26. Diament
27. Dora
28. Echo
29. Empire toucan
30. Estornino
31. Fermain
32. Fils du vent
33. Flamer
34. Ford power
35. Foreland
36. Forth
37. Francis
38. Fulbore iii
39. Gabrielle
40. Gulnare
41. Guyona
42. Heron
43. Hms ashanti (bow section)
44. Hms ashanti (stern section)
45. Hms determinee (ex la determinee)
46. Hms edgehill
47. Hms rapid
48. Hms rhyl
49. Hms severn
50. Hopper
51. Isis
52. James
53. Jeanne marie
54. Joseph and margaret
55. Jules
56. Kathleen
57. Kromwyk
58. La havre
59. La josephine
60. La mauve
61. Le cap
62. Le poilu
63. Le squale
64. Leastilien
65. Lili joli
66. Louise
67. Lynwood
68. M 343 (possibly)
69. M 343 (probably)
70. M 483
71. Marie galante
72. Mary toovey
73. Matelda
74. Megazan
75. Molares alvarez
76. Neptunia
77. Normandy
78. Olivegrove
79. Olway
80. Oost vlaanderen
81. Orphee
82. Pap 1
83. Pap 2
84. Pap 3
85. Peter paul
86. Petite anna
87. Pizarro
88. Prima
89. Princess ena
90. Raffio
91. Ribbledale
92. Rossgull
93. Saint louis
94. Sarmatia
95. Schelde
96. Schokland
97. Silvonia
98. Sneaton
99. Songa (possibly)
100. Storesand
101. Susan k
102. Swift
103. Switha
104. Thrasyvoulos
105. Ullyses
106. Uss pt 509
107. Venus
108. Victorine
109. Voorwaarts
110. Waverley
111. Wonder

 

Name: HERON

Length 57 meter
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: built in netherlands in 1956. passage jersey for portsmouth. sank after striking the paternosters. 3 of 11 crew lost. (diver magazine).

Year of registration: 2003

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter

Known since: 2003, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: 23.2.03 LOCATED BY LOBSTER FISHERMAN IN JUL '02. LYING IN APPROX 25-30MTRS 2M OFF N COAST OF JERSEY. WK OWNED BY JOHN OVENDEN WHO HAS RECOVERED THE BELL AND VARIOUS OTHER ITEMS NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE JERSEY MARITIME MUSEUM. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. BRIDGE, RUDDER AND PROPELLER IN PLACE, WOODEN WHEELHOUSE STRUCTURE MISSING. GALLEY AND HOLDS ACCESSIBLE. (DIVER MAGAZINE NOV '03 & FEB '04). POSN 4917.00N, 0212.00W FOR FILING ONLY. QUERIED WITH PAUL MIMMACK, JERSEY HBR AUTH. FOR INFORMATION TO SHOW ON NE 1136. HH100/351/21 24.2.04 MV HERON IN 4917.154N, 0211.904W [WGD]. POSN CONFIRMED BY DIVERS. OWNERSHIP TO BE CONFIRMED. (P MIMMACK, ASSISTANT HBR MASTER, JERSEY HBRS, E-MAIL DTD 24.2.04) INS AS DW. NE 1136.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 49 17.154 N,2 11.904 W

 

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