This is the information page about the shipwreck Homer, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 42.112 N,0 32.38 E (53.6109, 0.26485)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. B o borjesson
4. Benmacdhui
5. British councillor
6. British prince
7. Briton (possibly)
8. Catford
9. Cecil (possibly)
10. Chant 63
11. City of birmingham
12. Corhampton
13. Corinth (possibly)
14. Corland
15. Diana
16. Dido
17. Faunus
18. Fermo
19. Flashlight (probably)
20. Flourish
21. Fowberry tower (part)
22. Fryken
23. Girl kitty (possibly)
24. Giuseppe
25. Gluckauf (possibly)
26. Grangemouth
27. Harnis (probably)
28. Helmsman (probably)
29. Hms benvolio
30. Hms botanic
31. Hms cape spartel (probably)
32. Hms corfield
33. Hms egret
34. Hms kos xvi (probably)
35. Hms princess victoria
36. Hms strathborve (part)
37. Hms susarion
38. Hms warland (possibly)
39. Homer
40. Horsted
41. Hugh taylor
42. Ightham (possibly)
43. Inge marguerite (possibly)
44. Ionic (probably)
45. Jane (possibly)
46. Janet helen (possibly)
47. Jersey (probably)
48. John rettig (probably)
49. Katina bulgari
50. Keynes
51. Kimberley (possibly)
52. Kingston cameo
53. Kyma
54. Ladas (possibly)
55. Lady anstruther (probably)
56. Lancaster (possibly)
57. Laurel (possibly)
58. Leonora
59. Lifeguard (possibly)
60. Lightship no 83
61. Lismore
62. London
63. Lottie (possibly)
64. Lucerne
65. Maggie
66. Magnolia
67. Marie dawn
68. Matanuska (probably)
69. Merchiston
70. Modig
71. Modiva (possibly)
72. Norfolk coast
73. Onesta
74. Onward (possibly)
75. Ophir ii (possibly)
76. Orsa
77. Petroswift
78. Pilsudski
79. Polzella (possibly)
80. Portia
81. Rado (possibly)
82. Ravonia (part)
83. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
84. Rayford
85. Realf
86. Revello
87. Revi
88. Revigo (possibly)
89. Rhuys
90. Rievaulx abbey
91. Rivaulx
92. River don (part of)(probably)
93. Rochester (possibly)
94. Royston
95. Salacon
96. Salmondby
97. Saltoun
98. Schieland (possibly)
99. Scotia (possibly)
100. Scotia (possibly)
101. Sea pearl
102. Shepherd lad
103. Sota eduardo
104. Stylianos chandris
105. Thessaly
106. Trignac (possibly)
107. Two brothers
108. Uc 47
109. Umbe
110. Varangmalm (possibly)
111. Vechstroom
112. Venture (possibly)
113. Vereingte (possibly)
114. Victoria
115. Virginian
116. Wayside flower (possibly)
117. William balls (probably)
118. Winga

 

Name: HOMER

Length 76.2 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1308 ton
Load: ballast,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: Built in 1881 by j readhead & co, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by the elliott s tug co ltd (dick & page). two boilers, compound expansion engine of 151hp, single shaft. passage london for the tyne. cargo ?ballast or ?steel. sank following collision with russian barque 'hoppet'. all hands lost.

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 215 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 20160409

Details measurements/cartography: H3805/72 28.2.78 LARGE WK LOCATED 14.9.77 IN 534205.2N, 003230.4E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25.4MTRS. DIVERS REPORT LYING 210/030 DEG ON ITS SIDE. LENGTH 300FT, WIDTH 45-60FT. HIGHEST POINT IS THE TOP OF LARGE CYLINDER WHICH STANDS 12-14FT ABOVE SEABED. (SOISS & HMS BILDESTON). INS AS WK 22MTRS. BR STD. H1270/73 3.11.78 LOCATED. OLD WK. BOILER & ENGINE HIGHEST PART. (KIRKPATRICK, HUMBER DIVERS, TELECON 24.11.78). H5084/77 19.3.80 EXAM'D 7.12.79 IN 534206N, 003227E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LYING NE/SW WITH HIGH POINT AMIDSHIPS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 64/79). NCA. H1944/80 22.4.82 EXAM'D 23.5.81 IN 534205N, 003230E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.2 IN GEN DEPTH 25.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 4.03MTRS. LYING 030/210, BOWS SW. SONAR LENGTH 81.4MTRS, BEAM 21.6MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 12). AMEND TO WK 20.2MTRS.

- NM 1147/82 SEP 2016/000053291 4.10.16 EXAM'D 9.4.16; IN 5342.112N, 0032.380E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS, LENGTH 86.0MTRS, WIDTH 26.0MTRS, HEIGHT 3.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 215/035 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 17MTRS, TOWARDS 040 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL, MOSTLY DISINTEGRATED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 42.112 N,0 32.38 E

 

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