This is the information page about the shipwreck Hurst, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 41.36 N,5 20.674 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Balholm
6. Behar
7. Boston city (possibly)
8. Boy toby (possibly)
9. Brynymor
10. Burry
11. Carrier
12. Celtic revenge (possibly)
13. Clapham (probably)
14. Clydesdale
15. Colonian
16. Concha
17. Dakotian
18. Dalserf
19. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
20. Dan beard (fwd part)
21. Drina (probably)
22. Eminent (probably)
23. Empire beacon (possibly)
24. Englishman
25. Falcon
26. Faraday
27. Four winds
28. Fowey rose (possibly)
29. Georgios markettos (probably)
30. Gerard
31. Gisella (possibly)
32. Glenisla (possibly)
33. Graffoe
34. Helene
35. Hematite
36. Highland home (probably)
37. Hms arbutus
38. Hms caroline (aft part)
39. Hms leda (probably)
40. Hms minicoy
41. Hms penshurst (possibly)
42. Hms pilot vessel no.10
43. Hmsm e39
44. Humber
45. Hurst
46. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
47. Jonas lie (possibly)
48. Kerloch
49. King edgar
50. Kingstown (probably)
51. Lcg 15
52. Lcg no.16
53. Leysian
54. Loch shiel
55. Lord derby (probably)
56. Lucy
57. Luminence
58. Matronna
59. Mersey
60. Mervyn (probably)
61. Morna
62. Morning star
63. Norfolk coast
64. Olive branch
65. Pauline elizabeth
66. Philotis
67. Pikepool (probably)
68. Plm 21
69. Portland (possibly)
70. Prince cadwgan (probably)
71. Princess irene
72. Queen
73. Rasona
74. Renfrew (possibly)
75. Sapphire (possibly)
76. Sea farer (possibly)
77. Shamrock
78. St george
79. St jacques (probably)
80. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
81. Szent istvan
82. Thor
83. Tormes (possibly)
84. Trevilla (possibly)
85. U 61 (possibly)
86. Vernicos alexia
87. Vernicos barbara iv
88. Vernicos giorgis
89. Walter l m russ
90. Whitehaven
91. Wiema
92. Wileysike

 

Name: HURST

Length 121.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 4718 ton
Load: fertiliser: natural and products

Cause: built in 1910 by scott's shipbuilding & engineering co ltd, greenock. owned at time of loss by clyde shipping co ltd. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 359 nhp, single shaft. passage chile for newport. torpedoed by u-96. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 56 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H351/20 H351/20 POSN 2.5M W BY N OF SKOKHOLM ISLAND. POSN 514130N, 052030W APPROX. (ADMIRALTY). H3451/24 16.5.24 H3451/24 16.5.24 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1488. 14.11.72 14.11.72 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 15FMS [27MTRS]. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NE 1178. H3804/72 3.10.77 H3804/72 3.10.77 LOCATED 20.8.76 IN 514120.09N, 052037.23W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53.2 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. LARGE & SUBSTANTIAL WK, LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 45MTRS, LYING 088/268DEGS. SCOUR 1MTR, ON N & SE SIDE OF WK. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS DTD 12.7.76). BR STD. 6.12.11 6.12.11 LOCATED 5.6.10 IN 5141.360N, 0520.674W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 52.54 IN GEN DEPTH 56.7MTRS. SCOUR 1.4MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 102.3MTRS, WIDTH 28.0MTRS, HT 5.56MTRS. LIES 085/265 DEGS WITH BOWS E. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). APPARENTLY WELL BROKEN UP. AMEND WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP, SCOUR TO N AND SE

Position: 51 41.36 N,5 20.674 W

 

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