This is the information page about the shipwreck Hockwold, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 55.065 N,5 21.584 W (49.967, -5.1835166666667)

 

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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.

 

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2. Ada (possibly)
3. Adolf vinnen
4. Alacrity
5. Andola
6. Antwerpen
7. Arab
8. Ardgarry
9. Arvor
10. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Atlantis (possibly)
13. Austria (possibly)
14. Ballarat
15. Bamse (probably)
16. Bay of panama
17. Bellucia
18. Ben asdale
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bjornvik (possibly)
22. Brest
23. Brigamara
24. Busby
25. Carmarthen
26. Caroline
27. Carpo (possibly)
28. Chattahoochee (possibly)
29. Chimu
30. Citrine
31. City of corinth (possibly)
32. City of ghent
33. Clan apline
34. Clan malcolm
35. Congener
36. Conqueror
37. Corvus
38. Cromdale
39. Cyrenian
40. Czar
41. Denebola
42. Dispatch (possibly)
43. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
44. Enrico parodi
45. Erato
46. Eva (possibly)
47. Facto
48. Forde
49. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
50. Gap
51. Garthclyde (possibly)
52. Glendale
53. Godolphin
54. Graziella
55. Grip (part of)
56. Gunvor
57. Hansy
58. Hellopes
59. Hms anson
60. Hms brandlebas
61. Hms gloaming
62. Hms primrose
63. Hms roche bonne
64. Hms royalo
65. Hms warspite
66. Hms warspite (part of)
67. Hnlms brielle
68. Hockwold
69. Holland xix
70. Ilston
71. John
72. Juan ferrer
73. Juno
74. Karen marie
75. Kerris reed
76. Kilmaho
77. Lady cory-wright
78. Lady dalhousie
79. Le vieux tigre
80. Leander
81. Liberty
82. Libourne
83. Lincoln
84. Loe bar wk
85. Lorle (probably)
86. Lovat
87. Lyminge
88. Maidag (possibly)
89. Merle
90. Mervyn (possibly)
91. Mina cantiquin
92. Mosel
93. Mystique (possibly)
94. N g petersen
95. Nanna (possibly)
96. New pioneer
97. Normand
98. Noya (possibly)
99. Nyassa
100. Ocean harvest
101. Ocklinge
102. Omer denise
103. Ospra
104. Pearl (possibly)
105. Phoenix 203
106. Pindos
107. Plantaganet
108. Poljames
109. Poljames
110. Ponthieu
111. Ponus
112. Port chalmers
113. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
114. Queen (possibly)
115. Reidar (possibly)
116. Robert
117. Rock island bridge
118. Royal anne galley
119. Sabre of newquay
120. Saint guenole
121. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
122. Saxon briton
123. Schiedam
124. Semper parates
125. St anthony (possibly)
126. Traute sarnow
127. Tungufoss
128. U 1018
129. U 399
130. U 95
131. Ub 106 (possibly)
132. Ub 112 (possibly)
133. Ub 128 (possibly)
134. Ub 86 (possibly)
135. Ub 97 (possibly)
136. Uc 66
137. Umbre
138. Umdali mendi (possibly)
139. Underwood
140. Union star (parts of)(probably)
141. Veritas
142. Vigrid (possibly)
143. Vinovia
144. Violet
145. Volnay
146. War tune
147. Westwood (possibly)
148. Wyndcliffe
149. Yewcroft
150. Zebra

 

Name: HOCKWOLD

Length 74.9 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 4.8, tonnage 1492 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built 1911 by s.p. austin & sons ltd, sunderland, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine of 170hp, single shaft. owned at time of loss by cory colliers ltd, employed as an admiralty collier. passage penarth for dover. sank following collision with sunderland registered ss intent. 10 of 20 crew lost. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 113 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN POSN 250 DEGS, 7 MILES FROM THE LIZARD. (WW2SL). H2979/74 11.8.77 H2979/74 11.8.77 FF IN 495517N, 052131W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 5.5.77 & 3.8.77). 19.6.77 19.6.77 CONFIRMED WRECK IN 495515, 052126W. (E GILES, 1978). 8.5.78 8.5.78 INS NDW PA IN 495515N, 052126W. NC 2565. HH091/059/01 14.4.05 HH091/059/01 14.4.05 EXAM'D 18.9.04 IN 4955.065N, 0521.583W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 57.7 IN GEN DEPTH 62.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 67MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS, HT 5.0MTRS. LIES 113/293 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL DEGRADED WK. NFS. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 57MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 HH091/059/01 ABOVE DETAILS CONFIRMED. (GARDLINE, 1059). NCA. 7.12.07 7.12.07 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. IDENTIFIED AS "HOCKWOLD" BY A DINNER PLATE & SPOON. LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. (G POUND, TELECON 6.12.07)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DEGRADED WK, LYING ON PORT SIDE

Position: 49 55.065 N,5 21.584 W

 

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