This is the information page about the shipwreck Houston city, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.94 N,1 0.079 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. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Baltrader
11. Beacon 'f'
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bolbec (possibly)
14. Bradglen
15. British oak
16. C 128
17. Dela
18. Delce
19. Duluth
20. E oaze light vessel
21. Empire ghyll
22. Erins isle (possibly)
23. Explorer
24. Fox
25. Fred everard
26. Georgia
27. Ghc (possibly)
28. Great nore tower (remains)
29. Great nore towers (remains)
30. Great nore towers (remains).
31. H k daniels
32. Harcourt
33. Hawnby
34. Herland (part of)
35. Herland (part of)
36. Hibernia
37. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
38. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
39. Hms aisha
40. Hms amethyst
41. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
42. Hms ash
43. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
44. Hms capricornus
45. Hms conquistador
46. Hms danube 3
47. Hms desiree
48. Hms drummer
49. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
50. Hms london
51. Hms london
52. Hms myrtle
53. Hms oriana
54. Hms receptive
55. Hms reed (possibly)
56. Hms resolvo (part of)
57. Hms restango
58. Hms stella orion
59. Hms venetia
60. Hms vimiera (bow section)
61. Hms vimiera (part of)
62. Hms vimiera (stern)
63. Holba
64. Honiton
65. Hopper number 19
66. Houston city
67. Intrepid
68. Lady jane
69. Lca 551
70. Letchworth
71. Lion (part of)
72. Malrix (possibly)
73. Maplin light house
74. Margam abbey
75. Mercy
76. Mi amigo
77. Molliette
78. Mudlark
79. Nass beacon (ruins)
80. Neptune (possibly)
81. Norman
82. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
83. Pinto
84. Pisces
85. Radiant
86. Restless wave (possibly)
87. Revenge
88. Richard montgomery
89. Ryal
90. Selnes
91. Strathearn
92. Strom trooper
93. Sun vii
94. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
95. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
96. Toreador
97. Treport
98. Uama
99. Van meerlant (part of)
100. Vera
101. Wardie
102. Westerley star
103. Winifred
104. Winkfield
105. Yassou
106. Zarga

 

Name: HOUSTON CITY

Length 129.8 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 4935 ton
Load: grain

Cause: 2.11.40 passage rosario for london. mined and beached. was attacked by german aircraft on 1 & 2.11.40 and salvage attempts were abandoned. (lloyds war losses).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 10 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H01005/40 26.11.40 H01005/40 26.11.40 STRANDED IN 512852N, 010006E. (C IN C NORE). - PFNM 2735/40 & NM 2902/40. H01005/40 5.7.41 H01005/40 5.7.41 G CAN BUOY LAID CLOSE N OF WK. (TRINITY HOUSE). - TFNM 1565/41. H01005/40 16.9.41 H01005/40 16.9.41 BUOY MISSING. WILL NOT BE REPLACED. (TRINITY HOUSE). - FNM 2129/41. H02377/41 25.9.44 H02377/41 25.9.44 G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S LAID CLOSE N OF WK. (TRINITY HOUSE).

- NM 2072/44. H01005/40 17.6.47 H01005/40 17.6.47 DRIFT SWEPT 10.5.47 AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 25FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27FT. SCOUR DEPTH 48FT. (COMMANDER M/S, SHEERNESS, 12.5.47 & CS TH HARWICH). BUOY WITHDRAWN.

- NM 1568/47. H01005/40 3.6.59 H01005/40 3.6.59 EXAM'D 23.5.57 IN 512851N, 010012E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 26FT. SCOUR DEPTH ABOUIT 36FT. (ECES, SWEEP REPORT 27.5.57). NCA. H782/62 14.3.62 H782/62 14.3.62 LEAST E/S DEPTH 34FT IN GEN DEPTH 43FT. (ISS, 1961). H6140/68 27.6.68 H6140/68 27.6.68 EXAM'D IN CHARTED POSN. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31FT IN GEN DEPTH 20-50FT. SCOUR DEPTH 41FT. POOR SONAR CONTACT. WK BURIED IN OWN SCOUR. DISTURBED SURFACE PROBABLY CAUSED BY STEEP BANK CLOSE N. (HMS EGERIA, 14.3.68). BR STD. H1440/69 24.2.69 H1440/69 24.2.69 EXAM'D 9.7.69 IN 512856N, 010012E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 27FT, FOUL AT 28FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29 IN GEN DEPTH 30-38FT. SCOUR DEPTH 40-46FT [LAT]. (PLA WK REPORT, 9.7.68). BR STD. H6140/68 22.1.79 H6140/68 22.1.79 EXAM'D 29.12.78. SWEPT CLEAR AT 8.1MTRS, FOUL AT 8.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.5MTRS. CONSISTS OF MUCH WRECKAGE SCATTERED OVER AREA APPROX 100 X 50MTRS. LIES N/S. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 22/78). HH244/420/01 10.12.92 HH244/420/01 10.12.92 EXAM'D 1.10.92 IN 512854N, 010010.5E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10-15MTRS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (PLA WK NO 201/51, CHARTWELL 54/92). 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5128.940N, 0100.079E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE

Position: 51 28.94 N,1 0.079 E

 

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