This is the information page about the shipwreck Ira (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 11.084 N,1 31.127 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Algeria
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Archon
13. Ashley
14. Atlantic (possibly)
15. Avon
16. Brandenburg
17. Bravore
18. Brendonia
19. Ca 4
20. Camisard
21. Cap de la hague
22. Carmen
23. Cathay (part of)
24. Cedrington court
25. Colbert
26. Colbert (possibly)
27. Constanzia
28. Corhaven
29. Corheath
30. Correct
31. Costas michalos (aft section)
32. Costas michalos (fwd part)
33. D'artagnan
34. Dalryan
35. Dartmore
36. Diana
37. Dinard
38. Dixie
39. Dolcoath (part)
40. Dolcoath (part)
41. Dortejensen
42. Dunbar castle
43. E goodwin ltv
44. Efford
45. Eidsiva (probably)
46. Eleonora
47. Emile deschamps
48. Emma
49. Emma (possibly)
50. Empire lough (probably)
51. Empress of fort william (probably)
52. Empress of midland (possibly)
53. En avant
54. Falcon (probably)
55. Fearless
56. Filleigh
57. Flachsee
58. Flandres
59. Francesco ciampa
60. Fred everard
61. Frons olivae (probably)
62. G 85 (possibly)
63. G-42 (possibly)
64. Gad 23
65. Genimar
66. Girasol
67. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
68. Halcyon
69. Harcalo
70. Henry b plant
71. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
72. Hmhs anglia
73. Hms alert ?
74. Hms aragonite (part of)
75. Hms aragonite (part of)
76. Hms aries (possibly)
77. Hms artic trapper
78. Hms blanche
79. Hms brazen
80. Hms carilon
81. Hms carlton
82. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
83. Hms city of dundee
84. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
85. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
86. Hms fauvette
87. Hms flirt
88. Hms glen boyne
89. Hms guardsman
90. Hms kingston galena
91. Hms lord grey
92. Hms lydian
93. Hms marcella
94. Hms myrtle
95. Hms napia
96. Hms niger (possibly)
97. Hms northumberland (probably)
98. Hms othello ii
99. Hms peridot
100. Hms pyrope
101. Hms restoration (possibly)
102. Hms rodino
103. Hms stirling castle (probably)
104. Hms tamarisk
105. Hms torbay ii (probably)
106. Hms tourmaline
107. Hms tranquil
108. Hms war sepoy
109. Hms weigelia
110. Hms wessex
111. Hmsm b2
112. Hundvaag
113. Ilaro
114. Ira (possibly)
115. Jacob luckenbach
116. James harrod
117. Josephine charlotte
118. Jupiter (probably)
119. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
120. Kabinda
121. Kadru
122. Karmt
123. Katharina kolkmann
124. Kielce
125. Kirsten skou
126. Koenigshaven
127. L'armandeche
128. La fleche
129. Lady stella
130. Latona
131. Laurl coin
132. Lbv (m)396
133. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
134. Le pelerin de la mer
135. Leicester
136. Leo
137. Lisbeth m
138. Loanda
139. Lolworth
140. Lord hamilton (possibly)
141. Luray victory
142. Lusitania
143. Mahratta
144. Mahratta ii
145. Maloja 1
146. Malta (probably)
147. Margate sand beacon
148. Mariner moon
149. Menapier
150. Merel (part of)(possibly)
151. Mersey
152. Monarch
153. Monica (possibly)
154. Munificent
155. Murillo
156. Nancy moran
157. Newlands
158. Niendorf (possibly)
159. Niki
160. Norman
161. North eastern victory
162. Notre dame des trois epis
163. Ocean hound
164. Ocean king (possibly)
165. Opal
166. Ousel (probably)
167. Pallieter
168. Paros isle
169. Phoenix
170. Polgrange
171. Ponzano
172. Preussen
173. Pulborough
174. Quentovic
175. Regin (possibly)
176. Rio parana
177. Rooswijk
178. Rydal force
179. Rynanna
180. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
181. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
182. Sabac
183. Saidieh
184. Saint michael veillez sur nous
185. Saint ronan (possibly)
186. Saint ronan (possibly)
187. Sambut
188. Santagata
189. Santagata (?part of)
190. Selma (possibly)
191. Smarapaan
192. Spanish prince
193. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
194. St claire (possibly)
195. Strathclyde
196. Surrey
197. Tbd 317
198. Teeswood
199. Texaco caribbean (after section)
200. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
201. The queen
202. Tina primo
203. Tongue sand tower (remains)
204. Toornvliet (probably)
205. Toromoree
206. Toward
207. Traquair (probably)
208. U 11 (possibly)
209. U 16 (possibly)
210. U 48
211. U 8
212. Ub 108 (possibly)
213. Ub 109
214. Ub 12 (possibly)
215. Ub 29 (possibly)
216. Ub 38
217. Ub 55 (probably)
218. Ub 56 (possibly)
219. Ub 78
220. Ub-33 (probably)
221. Uc 26
222. Uc 46
223. Uc 46 (possibly)
224. Uc 77 (possibly)
225. Uc 78 or uc 79
226. Unity
227. Virginie
228. W a scholten
229. Warfleth
230. Westerley star
231. Wheatman (possibly)
232. Will and maggie (probably)
233. Woodtown (possibly)
234. Xanthence

 

Name: IRA (POSSIBLY)

Length 134.7 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 7176 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-harry percy. built in 1943. greek flag. triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage newport news for antwerp. ran aground and broke in two. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1947

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 343 cm

Known since: 1947, last detected: 20210925

Details measurements/cartography: H5854/47 7.2.51 TWO MASTS ALWAYS VISIBLE. (HMS FRANKLIN, SURVEY [E8185], DTD 1947). CHART AS ST. NC 1828. H927/59 3.10.60 TWO MASTS SHOWING AT ALL STATES OF TIDE. (ECES, DTD 1959). ADD LEGEND: (2MASTS). LC 1828. H2421/62 24.8.62 NO LONGER DRIES. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18 IN GEN DEPTH 56FT. SCOUR DEPTH 77FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS ECHO, DTD 22.3.62). AMENDED TO DW. LC 1828. H3890/68 19.3.68 A GOOD SONAR CONTACT LYING IN A HUGE SCOUR SURROUNDED BY VERY UNEVEN SEABED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28 IN GEN DEPTH 35FT. SCOUR DEPTH 71FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 29/67). AMEND TO WK 5FMS. BR STD. 4.3.68 NOW CHARTED AS WK 4FMS 4FT. NE 1828. H4667/70 31.12.70 NOT FOUND DURING EXTENSIVE SEARCH USING SMB. (HMS BULLDOG, 21.9.70). 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 8.5MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 LOCATED IN 511057N, 013118E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.6 IN GEN DEPTH 5.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 11.6MTRS. SEABED UNEVEN. NO SURFACE DISTURBANCE VISIBLE AT HW. LIES IN DEEP SCOUR. CONSIDERABLE CHANGE IN SEABED SINCE LAST SURVEY. (HMS ENTERPRISE). AMEND WK 4.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 1828. H1283/76/118 9.9.76 SANK IN 511057N, 013117E. (R A LEE). H1938/78 19.3.81 NO SIGN OF WK OR SCOUR FOUND DURING ROUTINE SOUNDING. LACK OF TIME PRECLUDED FULL SEARCH. GEN DEPTH IN AREA APPROX 5MTRS LESS THAN CHARTED. WK PRESUMED TO HAVE BEEN COVERED. RECOMMEND DELETE FROM CHARTS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). DELETE. BR STD. HH090/511/01 12.2.91 NOT FOUND DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. (NP 1016, HI 511). AMENDED TO DEAD. HH090/738/01 22.7.97 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. LIES IN AN AREA OF 2MTR HIGH ASSYMETRICAL SANDWAVES. CONSIDERED TO BE ENTIRELY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 738). NCA. HH091/294/01 / SEP 2010/000060716 26.3.10 EXAM'D 13.8.09 IN 5111.064N, 0131.130E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.12 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 103MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 5.4MTRS. LIES 155/335 DEGS WITH BOWS SSE. LARGE WK, BROKEN IN TWO OR THREE SECTIONS. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). ASSUMED TO BE IRA. UPRIGHT, BROKEN FWD OF MIDSHIPS. INS AS WK 7.1MTRS. BR STD. 26.2.13 LOCATED 17.12.12 IN 5111.065N, 0131.133E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.57 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTR DEEP. LENGTH 101.7MTRS, WIDTH 69MTRS, HT 8.93MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS. CHECK LINES ONLY. NFS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1399). NCA. SEP 2015/000083470 18.5.16 EXAM'D 7.9.15 IN 5111.066N, 0131.139E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. LENGTH 103.7MTRS, WIDTH 23.2MTRS, HT 13.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 152/332. SCOUR 73.4MTRS, 8MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 62.6. SITTING UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY BROKEN/BURIED. (EGS HI 1484). AMEND DW 11.6MTRS. RSDRA2022000003820 21.03.22 EXAM'D 25.09.2021; IN 5111.084N, 0131.127E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. LENGTH 106.13MTRS, WIDTH 7.36MTRS, HEIGHT 2.07MTRS, ORIENTATION 343/163 DEGS. LARGELY COVERED BY SAND, LEAST DEPTH AT BOW, SCOUT TO NW & SE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1743, H525-WI-13719). AMEND DW 12MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGELY COVERED BY SAND, LEAST DEPTH AT BOW, SCOUT TO NW & SE

Position: 51 11.084 N,1 31.127 E

 

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