This is the information page about the shipwreck Hesvik (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 28.188 N,1 29.677 W (55.258666666667, -1.45795)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Aepos
3. Albano
4. Alert (possibly)
5. Annie walker (probably)
6. Arbutus
7. Athelduke
8. Auckland castle
9. Baltanglia
10. Bangarth
11. Buka
12. Bullger
13. Chris christenson
14. Coquet mouth
15. Cor jesu (possibly)
16. Coryton
17. Don (possibly)
18. Dora
19. Driebergen
20. Dutchman
21. Eglinton
22. Elziena
23. Elziena (possibly)
24. Emily reaich
25. Emma
26. Espire
27. Everene (possibly)
28. Fingal
29. Florence dombey (possibly)
30. George and mary (possibly)
31. Gudbrand (possibly)
32. Hazard (probably)
33. Heros (possibly)
34. Hesvik (possibly)
35. Hms ascot
36. Hms herring
37. Hms kopanes
38. Hms patia
39. Hmsm unity (probably)
40. Hooghammen
41. Hornchurch (probably)
42. Igor
43. Invergyle
44. Isbul & margarit
45. Jan van ryswyck
46. Lafonia
47. Lunesdale (possibly)
48. Maystone (possibly)
49. Merwede
50. Morlaix (probably)
51. Nidelven
52. Ocean venture
53. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
54. Peik (probably)
55. Pluto
56. Princess maud (possibly)
57. Provider a
58. Queen wilhelmina
59. Ragnhild (possibly)
60. Recorder (possibly)
61. Regian
62. Rising sun
63. Skovdal (probably)
64. Snowdonia
65. Somali
66. Spey (possibly)
67. Sphynx
68. St andre
69. St fergus
70. Svava
71. Tadorne
72. The tetrarch (probably)
73. Thistle
74. Thomas jackson (possibly)
75. Tioga
76. U 1274
77. Ub 115 (possibly)
78. Upcerne

 

Name: HESVIK (POSSIBLY)

Length 71.1 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1234 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: ex-eduard grothmann, ex-norderney. built in 1897 by act ges 'neptune', rostock. owned at time of loss by acties hesuik (carl bech & co). one boiler, triple expansion engine of 93nhp for 10 knots, single shaft. machinery by the buliders. passage arendal for grimsby. (sibi). in ballast. mined. 2 men lost. (r young).

Year of registration: 1989

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 145 cm

Known since: 1989, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/01 27.10.89 HH100/351/01 27.10.89 LARGE WK DIVED 29.9.89 IN 552812N, 012943W [OGB] IN DEPTH 135FT. APPROX 300FT LONG AND STANDING 25 TO 30FT HIGH ON HARD SEABED OF SHINGLE AND ROCK. LIES WITH BOW N. HAS AT LEAST 6 DECK HATCHES, LARGE BOILER, SINGLE IRON PROP. (D COX/L BUTTON, 29.9.89). INS AS WK USC 30MTRS. BR STD. HH090/843/01 24.12.99 HH090/843/01 24.12.99 EXAM'D 5.7.99 IN 5528.188N, 0129.677W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 34.2, FOUL 34.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.0 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.2MTRS. LIES 145/325 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SEABED ROCK. DEBRIS EXTENDS 15MTRS TOWARDS 225 DEGS. WELL BROKEN WK, ATTITUDE UNCLEAR. (GARDLINE, HI 843). AMEND TO WK SW 34MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/15 17.9.99 HH100/351/15 17.9.99 LIES ON A SANDY SEABED. MADE OF RIVETTED IRON AND WELL BROKEN UP. IRON PROPELLER IN PLACE. ALL OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS FALLEN AWAY AND LIES IN A FLATTENED TANGLE OF RUBBLE OF EITHER SIDE. ENGINE AND BOILER ARE RECOGNISABLE WITH THE DONKEY ENGINE AND BOILER TO THE FORE. TOWARDS THE BOWS LOOSE FITTINGS, RIBS AND GIRDERS LIE IN A JUMBLED MASS. NO NETS ON THE WRECK. BOW HAS DETERIORATED BUT STILL STANDS SOME 3MTRS OFF THE SEABED. NO BRIDGE ARTEFACTS HAVE BEEN FOUND. A BELL ENGRAVED 'SS GAELIC' HAS BEEN RECOVERED GIVING CAUSE TO SOME DOUBT OVER THE IDENTITY. (R YOUNG, LTR DTD 14.9.99). NCA. HH100/351/20 17.9.03 HH100/351/20 17.9.03 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. INVERTED AND BROKEN INTO A FEW LARGE SECTIONS. SOME DEBRIS SCATTERED TO THE WEST. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE UPSIDE DOWN WK. SEABED ROCK. (D PATTERSON). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED, WELL BROKEN, BOWS NW

Position: 55 28.188 N,1 29.677 W

 

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