This is the information page about the shipwreck Hornchurch (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 22.132 N,1 28.567 W (55.295866666667, -1.17345)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Albano
3. Alert (possibly)
4. Annie walker (probably)
5. Arbutus
6. Athelduke
7. Auckland castle
8. Baltanglia
9. Bangarth
10. Buka
11. Bullger
12. Chris christenson
13. Coquet mouth
14. Cor jesu (possibly)
15. Coryton
16. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
17. Don (possibly)
18. Dora
19. Driebergen
20. Dutchman
21. Elziena
22. Elziena (possibly)
23. Emily reaich
24. Espire
25. Ferryhill
26. Fingal
27. George and mary (possibly)
28. Gudbrand (possibly)
29. Hanne
30. Hazard (probably)
31. Heros (possibly)
32. Hesvik (possibly)
33. Hms ascot
34. Hms elise
35. Hms elise (possibly)
36. Hms herring
37. Hms kopanes
38. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
39. Hms patia
40. Hms william hallet (possibly)
41. Hmsm unity (probably)
42. Hooghammen
43. Hornchurch (probably)
44. Igor
45. Invergyle
46. Isbul & margarit
47. Jan van ryswyck
48. Kamma
49. Lafonia
50. Longbird
51. Lunesdale (possibly)
52. Mars
53. Merwede
54. Morlaix (probably)
55. Nidelven
56. Nike (possibly)
57. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
58. Peik (probably)
59. Pluto
60. Princess maud (possibly)
61. Provider a
62. Prunelle
63. Queen wilhelmina
64. Ragnhild (possibly)
65. Recorder (possibly)
66. Regian
67. Rising sun
68. Skovdal (probably)
69. Snowdonia
70. Somali
71. Spey (possibly)
72. Sphynx
73. Spray
74. St andre
75. St fergus
76. Svava
77. Tadorne
78. The tetrarch (probably)
79. Thistle
80. Thomas jackson (possibly)
81. Tioga
82. U 1274
83. Ub 115 (possibly)
84. Upcerne
85. Wearsider

 

Name: HORNCHURCH (PROBABLY)

Length 85.3 meter, width: 12.3 meter, draught: 5.6, tonnage 2159 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1916 by osbourne, graham & co, sunderland. owned at time of loss by j hudson & co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage london for methil. foundered after striking a german laid mine. two men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 42 meter, Height above seabed: 9 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 3.5M ENE FROM COQUET ISLAND. (BMVS). H8203/19 1.7.26 H8203/19 H4214/26 1.7.26 AMENDED TO NDW PA (1917) IN POSN 552148N, 012810W ON 1192 & DELETED OLD SYMBOL FROM 2182B. 16.3.74 16.3.74 AMEND TO USCPA 18 MTRS. NC 156. H1270/85 14.10.86 H1270/85 14.10.86 AMEND TO USCPA 25MTRS. NE 1192. (USC RECALCULATED). HH090/843/01 4.1.00 HH090/843/01 4.1.00 EXAM'D 6.7.99 IN 5522.132N, 0128.567W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 33.7, FOUL 34.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.6 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.4MTRS. LIES 009/189 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN UP. IN TWO MAIN PARTS. (GARDLINE, HI 843). AMEND TO SW 33MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP, IN TWO MAIN PARTS

Position: 55 22.132 N,1 28.567 W

 

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