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 (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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