This is the information page about the shipwreck Holba, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 33.197 N,1 1.341 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alberta
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Baltrader
12. Beacon 'f'
13. Blue mermaid
14. Bolbec (possibly)
15. Bradglen
16. British oak
17. C 128
18. Dela
19. Delce
20. Diana
21. Duluth
22. E oaze light vessel
23. Empire ghyll
24. Erins isle (possibly)
25. Explorer
26. Fleurita
27. Fox
28. Fred everard
29. Georgia
30. Ghc (possibly)
31. Great nore tower (remains)
32. Great nore towers (remains)
33. Great nore towers (remains).
34. H k daniels
35. Harcourt
36. Hawksdale
37. Hawnby
38. Herland (part of)
39. Herland (part of)
40. Hibernia
41. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
42. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
43. Hms aisha
44. Hms amethyst
45. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
46. Hms ash
47. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
48. Hms capricornus
49. Hms chestnut (probably)
50. Hms conquistador
51. Hms danube 3
52. Hms desiree
53. Hms drummer
54. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
55. Hms london
56. Hms london
57. Hms myrtle
58. Hms oriana
59. Hms receptive
60. Hms reed (possibly)
61. Hms resolvo (part of)
62. Hms restango
63. Hms stella orion
64. Hms venetia
65. Hms vimiera (bow section)
66. Hms vimiera (part of)
67. Hms vimiera (stern)
68. Holba
69. Honiton
70. Hopper number 19
71. Houston city
72. Intrepid
73. Lady jane
74. Lca 551
75. Letchworth
76. Lion (part of)
77. Lowlands
78. Main topman
79. Malrix (possibly)
80. Maplin light house
81. Margam abbey
82. Mercy
83. Mi amigo
84. Molliette
85. Mudlark
86. Nass beacon (ruins)
87. Neptune (possibly)
88. Norman
89. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
90. Pinto
91. Pisces
92. Radiant
93. Restless wave (possibly)
94. Revenge
95. Richard montgomery
96. Ryal
97. Selnes
98. Strathearn
99. Strom trooper
100. Sun vii
101. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
102. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
103. Toreador
104. Treport
105. Uama
106. Van meerlant (part of)
107. Vera
108. Wardie
109. Westerley star
110. Winifred
111. Winkfield
112. Yassou
113. Zarga

 

Name: HOLBA

Year of registration: 1950

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1950, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H7108/50 2.11.50 SANK 250DEGS, 2.6M FROM W BARROW BN. (N. FORELAND RADIO, 23.10.50) DW MARKED BY G LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S. (TH).

- NM 2257/50. H7108/50 22.1.51 DISPERSED TO SEABED, DEPTH IN VICINITY 40FT. (C IN C NORE 15/1/51). H7108/50 20.5.51 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP 2ND, 3RD & 7TH MAY 1951 BY SML S325 & 323. MAIN PORTION FOUND IN 513305N, 010132E. CLEAR AT 31FT, FOUL AT 32FT, GENERAL DEPTH 39FT. SLIGHT SCOUR. ANOTHER PORTION WAS FOUND IN 513302N, 010124E. CLEAR AT 33FT, FOUL AT 34FT, GENERAL DEPTH 39FT. MARKED BY 3 WK BUOYS FIXED BY HSA. (SML 325 13/5/51). H7108/50 4.4.52 SURVEYED AFTER DISPERSAL. WIRE SWEPT CLEAR AT 41FT IN GEN DEPTH 43FT ON 19.9.51. THERE WAS NO FOUL. WK WELL DOWN IN SCOUR WITH SEABED TO 44FT SW. AREA 500FT TO S SWEPT TO WITHIN 3FT WITHOUT FOULING. BUOYS WITHDRAWN. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 16.10.51). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT.

- NM 2351/52. H4710/63 5.5.64 NO TRACE OF WK COULD BE FOUND AFTER SEARCHES BY HMS ECHO AND HMS EGERIA. (H525 DTD 1.12.63). 27.1.69 CHART AS 6FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1607. H3161/69 25.1.71 AREA IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN CLOSE SOUNDED IN TWO DIRECTIONS AND SWEPT WITH SONAR. NO TRACE FOUND ON 5TH & 9TH NOV 1970. (HMS EGERIA H525 10.12.70) DELETE. BR STD. H1426/85 7.1.86 SHOWN AS WK, SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.2MTRS, IN 513305N, 010129E WITH LEGEND 'NOT FOUND 1964 & 1975' ON PLA 201 (14)/2. (PLA 201/84). INS AS SW 12.2MTRS. BR STD. HH244/430/02 31.10.96 EXAM'D 1.10.96 IN 513309.7N, 010125.8E USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15-17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18.1MTRS. COVERS AREA 30 BY 15MTRS. LIES NE/SW. (PLA SURVEY REPORT 37/96). BR STD. 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5133.197N, 0101.341E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 33.197 N,1 1.341 E

 

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