This is the information page about the shipwreck Humbergate (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 34.758 N,5 11.043 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Acadian
2. Alcyon (possibly)
3. Angele (possibly)
4. Anna sophie
5. Antoinette (probably)
6. Arthurtown
7. Bard (possibly)
8. Brava
9. Brisk (probably)
10. Camelot challenger (possibly)
11. Carasa (possibly)
12. Carl
13. Cristina
14. Dageid
15. Deputie gaston dumesnil (possibly)
16. Dumfries
17. Elna e
18. Ezra weston (bow section)
19. Ezra weston (stern section)
20. Fanny lambert
21. Genevieve (possibly)
22. Germaine
23. Gleno
24. Gregynog
25. Hanover
26. Hemsley 1
27. Hmcs regina
28. Hms warwick
29. Hugin
30. Humbergate (probably)
31. Hunsgrove
32. Island maid
33. John taylor
34. Kai (possibly)
35. Kynance (probably)
36. Lake edon
37. Lake owens
38. Lia'g
39. Lombard (possibly)
40. Madeline
41. Madryn
42. Marcelle
43. Marguerite pry
44. Maria asumpta
45. Mefjord (possibly)
46. Nile
47. Norma (possibly)
48. Onega
49. Orfordness
50. Peer gynt (possibly)
51. Petersham
52. Portugal
53. Prestige
54. Primo ?
55. Princess royal
56. Quarnero
57. Risoy (probably)
58. Rossmore (possibly)
59. Runswick
60. Saphir
61. Shanes castle
62. Shoreham (probably)
63. Siracusa
64. Skopelos sky (after part)
65. Sphene (probably)
66. St george (possibly)
67. St joseph
68. St stanislas
69. Svint
70. Tagona
71. U 1021 (possibly)
72. U 325 (possibly)
73. U 400 (possibly)
74. Ub 65
75. Vesuvius
76. War baron (probably)
77. Warnow (possibly)
78. Zone (probably)

 

Name: HUMBERGATE (PROBABLY)

Length 35.9 meter, width: 7.7 meter, tonnage 200 ton
Load: sawdust/wood chips,stone

Cause: built in 1960 by clelands sb co ltd. sank after cargo of granite chippings shifted causing a list in strong to gale force winds. passage porthoustock for bristol.

Year of registration: 1963

Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 116 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: H3932/63 23.10.63 H3932/63 23.10.63 SANK APROX 6-7 MILES W BY S OF TREVOSE HD. (LL). POSN APPROX 503300N, 051300W. NCA. 14.11.72 14.11.72 NOW CHARTED AS USCPA 15FMS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1178. 4.5.78 4.5.78 AMEND TO USCPA 35MTRS. NC 1178. HH220/470/02 6.1.98 HH220/470/02 6.1.98 DIVED IN 10.97 IN 503445N, 051103W [WGD] USING GPS. SMALL MOTORSHIP OF APPROX 300 TONS. STERN BRIDGE WITH LETTERS 'EH' OR 'UE' IN TRIANGLE. HT ABOVE SEABED 6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. VESSEL EMPTY, CARGO GONE. (G POUND, TELECON 31.12.97). INS AS USC 48MTRS.

- NM 419/98. HH090/799/01 8.9.00 HH090/799/01 8.9.00 EXAM'D 15.4.00 IN 5034.758N, 0511.043W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.0 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 15MTRS, WIDTH 4MTRS. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LIES 116/296 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT & INTACT BUT FOR THE BOW WHICH LIES 180MTRS TO THE N. NO DEBRIS CLOSE TO WK. LOCAL DIVERS NOTED THE LETTERS 'HG' ON THE WHEELHOUSE AND BELIEVE THE WK TO BE THE 'HUMBERGATE'. (NP 1008, HI 799). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT EXCEPT FOR BOW SECTION

Position: 50 34.758 N,5 11.043 W

 

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