This is the information page about the shipwreck Hornsund (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 16.507 N,0 18.903 W (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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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. Aigburth
2. Albatross
3. Amulet
4. Angelo rose
5. Appolonia
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardens (probably)
8. Aucuba (possibly)
9. Avance (probably)
10. Balfron (probably)
11. Ballater
12. Ballogie
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Biesbosch
16. Birtley
17. Black prince (possibly)
18. Bonhomme richard
19. Botha (possibly)
20. Brabant
21. Brentwood
22. Bur
23. Cambrai
24. Cap palos (part of)
25. Castleford (probably)
26. Charing cross (possibly)
27. Chicago
28. Constantia
29. Corsican prince
30. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
31. Creteblock
32. Crimdon (possibly)
33. Deptford
34. Disperser
35. Eaglescliffe (probably)
36. Eli
37. Erich lea
38. Ferruccio
39. Florence (possibly)
40. Florentia
41. Fred everard
42. G.3
43. Garthwaite
44. Gem (bow section)
45. Gem (stern section)
46. Gimle
47. Girl ita
48. Glamorganbrook
49. Glengarry (probably)
50. Glow (part of) (possibly)
51. Glow (part of) (possibly)
52. Goodwood
53. Greltoria (probably)
54. Gwalia (possibly)
55. Hannah
56. Harrow (probably)
57. Hercules
58. Highgate
59. Hms akranes
60. Hms banyers
61. Hms desire (possibly)
62. Hms dromio
63. Hms falmouth
64. Hms garmo (probably)
65. Hms lord ridley
66. Hms swallow
67. Hms thalia
68. Hms thomas cornwall
69. Hornsund (probably)
70. Houghton
71. Hurstwood
72. Jane
73. Jerv
74. Kilrea
75. Laconia (possibly)
76. Lady ann
77. Lady helen
78. Lady josyan
79. Lanthorn
80. Leander
81. Leersum (probably)
82. Lerwick (probably)
83. Linaria (probably)
84. London
85. Lowtyne (possibly)
86. M c holm
87. Madame renee
88. Malvina (fwd part)
89. Manx queen
90. Marie stuart
91. Martina
92. Melanie (probably)
93. Membland (possibly)
94. Middlesborough
95. Modemi (possibly)
96. Mongolian
97. Moorlands
98. Norenda (possibly)
99. Norhilda
100. Novillo
101. Oakwell
102. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
103. Paul
104. Phare (probably)
105. Philander (probably)
106. Polanna
107. Polruan
108. Princess olga (possibly)
109. Quaggy (probably)
110. Rikard nordraak
111. Riviere
112. Runswick
113. Saint ninian
114. Sapphire (probably)
115. Sarah thinnesen
116. Seistan
117. Sir francis
118. Sirajah
119. Sixty-six
120. Skane
121. Sna ii
122. Southborough
123. Springhill
124. Sumus (probably)
125. Suntrap (probably)
126. Tangistan
127. Taurus (probably)
128. Thea
129. Tredegar hall
130. Trongate
131. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
132. Ub 30
133. Ub 41
134. Ub 75
135. Vaaren
136. Vaaren (possibly)
137. Victo (bow section)
138. Victo (stern section)
139. Victoria (probably)
140. Wallsend
141. War crocus (possibly)
142. Westowrie
143. Woodstock (bow section)
144. Woodstock (stern section)
145. Zeepaard

 

Name: HORNSUND (PROBABLY)

Length 114.6 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 3646 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Torpedoed and sunk by german submarine while on passage tyne to london. ex german vessel requisitioned by admiralty.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 65 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20160220

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 2.5M ESE FROM SCARBOROUGH. (WW1SL). POSN 541645N, 001900W APPROX. SANK 3 M ESE FROM SCARBOROUGH. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H6391/19 INS WK IN 541645N, 001900W. H3752/26 11.6.26 AMEND TO NDWPA (1917). 21.6.72 AMEND TO NDW (PA). NC 129. 5.12.74 AMEND TO USCPA 15MTRS. NC 129. H1310/84/22 1.8.84 DIVED IN 541631N, 001850W USING RADAR. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS [HWS]. (P J LASSEY, 19.7.84). HH100/351/06 5.3.93 LOCATED IN 541630.5N, 001849W USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). AMEND TO WK 19MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/730/01 18.11.97 NOT SURVEYED AS LIES WITHIN FISHING AREA EXCLUSION ZONE. (GARDLINE, HI 730). NCA. 19.11.97 POSN AMENDED TO THAT OF JACKSON 1993. BR STD. SEP 2016/000007250 07.06.16 EXAM'D 20.02.16 IN 5416.507N, 0018.903W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. LENGTH 17.3MTRS, WIDTH 8.9MTRS, HT 3.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 065/245. SCOUR LENGTH 10MTRS, 1.8MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 057 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, TWO FEATURES CAN BE SEEN, NOT POSSIBLE TO TELL IF THEY ARE ASSOCIATED, LARGE FEATURE POTENTIALLY BURIED. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND DW 20.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Mainly buried.

Position: 54 16.507 N,0 18.903 W

 

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