This is the information page about the shipwreck Highgate, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 26.337 N,0 26.581 W (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Angelo rose
8. Ard aidhm
9. Ardens (probably)
10. Ardgantoch
11. Athos
12. Aucuba (possibly)
13. Audax
14. Avance (probably)
15. Balfron (probably)
16. Ballater
17. Ballogie
18. Battersea
19. Beaumanoir (probably)
20. Berwick (possibly)
21. Black prince (possibly)
22. Bonhomme richard
23. Botha (possibly)
24. Brentwood
25. Bur
26. Cap palos (part of)
27. Castleford (probably)
28. Commercial
29. Constantia
30. Corsican prince
31. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
32. Creteblock
33. Crimdon (possibly)
34. Defiant
35. Deptford
36. Disperser
37. Doris burton (probably)
38. Eaglescliffe (probably)
39. Earl percy
40. Eli
41. Ellida (probably)
42. Erich lea
43. Ferruccio
44. Florence (possibly)
45. Florentia
46. Fred everard
47. G.3
48. Garthwaite
49. Gem (bow section)
50. Gem (stern section)
51. Gimle
52. Glamorganbrook
53. Glengarry (probably)
54. Glow (part of) (possibly)
55. Glow (part of) (possibly)
56. Gwalia (possibly)
57. Hannah
58. Harrow (probably)
59. Hercules
60. Hercules
61. Highgate
62. Hms banyers
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms desire (possibly)
65. Hms dromio
66. Hms garmo (probably)
67. Hms locheil
68. Hms lord ridley
69. Hms swallow
70. Hms thalia
71. Hornsund (probably)
72. Houghton
73. Hurstwood
74. Jane
75. Jerv
76. Lady ann
77. Lady helen
78. Lampada (probably)
79. Lanthorn
80. Leersum (probably)
81. Lerwick (probably)
82. Linaria (probably)
83. London
84. Lowtyne (possibly)
85. Lucy
86. M c holm
87. Madame renee
88. Manx queen
89. Marchioness of londonderry
90. Marie stuart
91. Martina
92. Melanie (probably)
93. Membland (possibly)
94. Merrie islington
95. Modemi (possibly)
96. Mongolian
97. Moorlands
98. Moorwood (possibly)
99. Namorado field jacket
100. Norenda (possibly)
101. Norhilda
102. Novillo
103. Oakwell
104. Onslow
105. Pandora
106. Paul
107. Phare (probably)
108. Philander (probably)
109. Polanna
110. Polruan
111. Princess olga (possibly)
112. Quaggy (probably)
113. Rema
114. Rikard nordraak
115. Runswick
116. Rutil
117. Saint ninian
118. Sapphire (probably)
119. Sarah thinnesen
120. Scotia
121. Seistan
122. Sir francis
123. Sixty-six
124. Skane
125. Sna ii
126. Southborough
127. Springhill
128. Sumus (probably)
129. Suntrap (probably)
130. Tangistan
131. Taurus (probably)
132. Trelyon
133. Ub 30
134. Ub 41
135. Ub 75
136. Uc 70
137. Vaaren
138. Vaaren (possibly)
139. Victo (bow section)
140. Victo (stern section)
141. Victoria (probably)
142. Wallsend
143. Westowrie
144. Woodstock (bow section)
145. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: HIGHGATE

Length 81.7 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1780 ton
Load: coal

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine. was on passage tyne to london.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20161213

Details measurements/cartography: 1917   REPD SUNK 2.5 MILES EAST FROM SOUTH CHEEK OF ROBIN HOOD BAY. H3752/26 11.6.26 INS AS NDWPA (1918) IN 542430N, 002615W. BR STD. H4593/59 10.11.59 AMEND TO NDWPA. NC 1200. 28.8.73 AMEND TO USCPA 20MTRS. NC 129. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). DELETED. H1310/86/7 18.2.86 LOCATED IN 542620N, 002629W. IDENTIFIED FROM CROCKERY, BEAM MEASUREMENT. ENGINE DETAILS AND DATE ON WHEEL PEDESTAL. LIES ON EVEN KEEL- BRIDGE TO STERN COMPLETE. GUN ON STERN. BOW AND 2 FORWARD HOLDS ON SEABED. LEAST DEPTH (MHWS) 42MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. (G WADSWORTH, 26.1.86). INS AS WK 36MTRS. BR STD. H1310/86/34 16.12.86 BELL RECOVERED IN AUG 1986, CONFIRMING IDENTIFICATION. (G. WADSWORTH, 13.11.86). H6331/87 25.1.89 EXAM'D 13.8.88 IN 542620N, 002629W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 37.2, FOUL AT 37.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38.0 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.0MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEG IN ONE PIECE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO SW 37MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/06 13.4.93 [WGD] 542222.5N, 002628.3W. (G WADSWORTH, 1.3.93). HH100/351/09 6.6.95 BRIDGE TO STERN COMPLETE, BOW AND TWO FWD HOLDS ON SEA BED. LOT OF LARGE BRASS SHELLS ON POOP. STEAM TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES. TWO BOILERS, SIX PLAIN FURNACES. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). SEP 2017/000002822 25.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16 IN 5426.337N, 0026.51W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 39.92MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS, LENGTH 79.2MTRS, WIDTH 11.6MTRS, HEIGHT 7.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 035/215 DEGS. WRECK SITS UPRIGHT ON A FLAT SEABED. WRECK HAS DECAYED WITH THE AFT HOLDS OPENED AT THE TOP AND THE FORWARD HALF OF THE SHIP HAVING COLLAPSED TO THE SEABED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 39MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 26.337 N,0 26.581 W

 

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