This is the information page about the shipwreck Hms witherington, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.607 N,1 24.022 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Albano
3. Aurora
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Cairnglen
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
16. Clare (possibly)
17. Denham (probably)
18. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
19. Dora
20. Eagle iii
21. Eston
22. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
23. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
24. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
25. Eventide
26. Fawn (probably)
27. Fenella
28. Ferryhill
29. Firelight (possibly)
30. General havelock
31. Gottfried (possibly)
32. Gran
33. Grit
34. Gudbrand (possibly)
35. H a brightman
36. H c flood (possibly)
37. H c flood (probably)
38. Hanne
39. Hebble (probably)
40. Hekla (possibly)
41. Helvetia (possibly)
42. Hercules
43. Heros (possibly)
44. Hmms 180
45. Hms ben ardna (probably)
46. Hms elise
47. Hms elise (possibly)
48. Hms ethel taylor
49. Hms james ludford
50. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
51. Hms snaefell (probably)
52. Hms southsea
53. Hms star of devoran
54. Hms summer rose
55. Hms william hallet (possibly)
56. Hms witherington
57. Hmsm unity (probably)
58. Hogarth
59. Humber
60. Ilios (possibly)
61. Ilious
62. Intent
63. Invergyle
64. Inverlane (part of)
65. Inverlane (stern section)
66. Jenny m (possibly)
67. John m smart (possibly).
68. Jolly girls
69. Jolly girls (possibly)
70. Jonkoping i (possibly)
71. Kalua
72. Kamma
73. Kasko
74. Lafonia
75. Linden (probably)
76. Llwyngwair (possibly)
77. Loch-na-gar (probably)
78. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
79. Longbird
80. Lyng
81. Maindy bridge (possibly)
82. Marcheller (possibly)
83. Marne (part of)(possibly)
84. Mars
85. Mayoress pelican
86. Mile end (possibly)
87. Narcissus (possibly)
88. Nike (possibly)
89. Nordheim (possibly)
90. Nyula
91. Orion (probably)
92. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
93. Polleon (possibly)
94. Poltava (possibly)
95. Povena
96. Presto (possibly)
97. Presto (possibly)
98. Princess maud (possibly)
99. Protector (possibly)
100. Providence
101. Prunelle
102. Queen wilhelmina
103. Quest (probably)
104. Quillota
105. Ragnhild (possibly)
106. Ragni (probably)
107. Ravensbourne (possibly)
108. Recorder (possibly)
109. Regian
110. Renen
111. Rfa creosol
112. Richard de larrinaga
113. Rio colorado
114. Rising sun (part of)
115. Rising sun (part of)
116. Rosa (possibly)
117. Rotha
118. Saga (possibly)
119. Sargasso (possibly)
120. Scott miller
121. Snowdrop (possibly)
122. Spray
123. Stag 5 (probably)
124. Staithes (possibly)
125. Strinheim
126. Suavity
127. Sunniva (possibly)
128. Svava
129. Swiftly
130. Teal (probably)
131. Thames (probably)
132. The stewarts court (probably)
133. Ub 115 (possibly)
134. Uc 32 (probably)
135. Upcerne
136. Vestra
137. Vianna (possibly)
138. Vianna (probably)
139. Wearsider
140. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: HMS WITHERINGTON

Length 95.1 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 1120 ton

Cause: built in 1919 by white, cowes, iow. turbines engines, twin shaft. passage chatham for charlestown. lost on tow to metal industries, rosyth for breaking. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H3001/60 & H96/67 22.11.67 WIDELY SCATTERED AND COLLAPSED WRECKAGE. LIES ON MUD AND ROCKS IN APPROX 5FMS. (T L JOHNSON, LETTER DTD 19.11.67). H3001/60 13.2.68 WK OF HMS WITHERINGTON IN 550036N, 012400W [OGB]. WK IS COLLAPSED & LIES PRACTICALLY AT SEABED LEVEL. IT IS NOT THOUGHT TO NEED CHARTING ACTION. (TYNE IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION, LETTER DTD 6.2.68). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. HH090/796/01 5.1.99 EXAM'D 30.8.98 IN 5500.615N, 0124.022W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.0 IN GEN DEPTH 9.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.3MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS. LIES 174/354DEGS. WELL DEFINED WK. SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE. BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. DIVERS CONFIRM THIS IS HMS WITHERINGTON WITH THE HIGH POINTS BEING THE TURBINES. NOT SWEPT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE PIER. (GARDLINE, HI 796). BR STD. HH091/177/01 2.7.07 EXAM'D 18.2.07 IN 5500.607N, 0124.022W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.68 IN GEN DEPTH 10.7MTRS. LENGTH 26.7MTRS, WIDTH 10.2MTRS, HT 2.7MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. PORTION OF WK OBSERVED APPEARS WELL EMBEDDED WITHIN ROCKS. NFS DUE PROXIMITY OF SOUTH PIER. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 177). AMEND WK 6.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 12.7.12 LOCATED 24.6.11 IN 5500.610N, 0124.020W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.5MTRS. LENGTH 26MTRS, WIDTH 26MTRS, HT 3.0MTRS. AMONGST ROCKS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1359). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY CLOSE TO PIER BASE. IN TWO PIECES

Position: 55 0.607 N,1 24.022 W

 

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