This is the information page about the shipwreck J b paddon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 54.003 N,0 11.995 E (53.610900, 0.264850)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Albatross
4. Appolonia
5. Arcona champion
6. B o borjesson
7. Beaconsfield
8. Bellerophon
9. Benmacdhui
10. Biesbosch
11. Boys own
12. Brabant
13. Brema
14. British councillor
15. British prince
16. Briton (possibly)
17. Cadmus
18. Cambrai
19. Canada
20. Caroline
21. Chant 63
22. Charing cross (possibly)
23. Chicago
24. Chloris (possibly)
25. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
26. Coastal fort no-1
27. Commonwealth
28. Corhampton
29. Corinth (possibly)
30. Cyclope
31. Dana (possibly)
32. Diana
33. Diana
34. Dido
35. Dryade
36. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
37. Dunstaffnage
38. Elfrida
39. Empress (probably)
40. Feltre
41. Fermo
42. Forest queen
43. Francis
44. Frithof eide
45. Georgios
46. Gerhardt (possibly)
47. Girl ita
48. Giuseppe
49. Goodwood
50. Graafjeld
51. Grangemouth
52. Greltoria (probably)
53. Hannah louisa
54. Harnis (probably)
55. Helmsman (probably)
56. Hms benvolio
57. Hms botanic
58. Hms dirk
59. Hms fairy
60. Hms falcon (stern section)
61. Hms falmouth
62. Horsted
63. Hugh taylor
64. Ida
65. Ionic (probably)
66. J b paddon
67. Jane (possibly)
68. Janet helen (possibly)
69. John rettig (probably)
70. Kalo (probably)
71. Kieldrecht (possibly)
72. Kilrea
73. Kilrea (probably)
74. Kimberley (possibly)
75. Kingston cameo
76. Knuthenborg
77. Laconia (possibly)
78. Ladas (possibly)
79. Lady anstruther (probably)
80. Lady josyan
81. Laurel (possibly)
82. Lifeguard (possibly)
83. Lindum
84. Longbenton (probably)
85. Lyra (bow section)
86. Magdalyn ann
87. Maggie
88. Magnolia (probably)
89. Malvina (fwd part)
90. Manchester engineer (probably)
91. Marian francis
92. Markersdall (probably)
93. Marshall (probably)
94. Mazeppa
95. Middlesborough
96. Modig
97. Modiva (possibly)
98. Nadod (possibly)
99. Nautilus
100. Nitedal
101. Norfolk coast
102. Onward (possibly)
103. Ophir ii (possibly)
104. Orsa
105. Otis tetrax
106. Our lorraine
107. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
108. Paraciers
109. Peebles (possibly)
110. Peggotty
111. Portia
112. Realf
113. Revello
114. Revi
115. River don (part of)(probably)
116. Riviere
117. Rosa
118. Saltoun
119. Sirajah
120. Sna iii
121. Sota eduardo
122. Stanburn
123. Storm drift
124. Teano
125. Tees
126. Thea
127. Togston (possibly)
128. Tredegar hall
129. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
130. Uc 39
131. Uc 47
132. Uc 75
133. Umbe
134. Upminster (possibly)
135. Varangmalm (possibly)
136. Ville de valenciennes
137. War crocus (possibly)
138. Wayside flower (possibly)
139. Whitemantle (possibly)
140. Winga

 

Name: J B PADDON

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 154 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20160321

Details measurements/cartography: H01624/44 29.12.41 ABANDONED IN 535500N, 001600E, APPROX. PRESUMED SUNK. (NOIC SUNDERLAND). H01624/44 14.6.44 WK IN 535406N, 001200E. CLEAR AT 42, FOUL AT 44FT. (CAPT M/S, HUMBER). INS AS WK 7FMS. LC 1190. H01624/44 16.10.46 G CON BUOY LAID CLOSE N OF WK. (TH NM 120/46). INS WK 7FMS, WITH G CON BUOY CLOSE N.

- NM 3516/46. H0162/44 1.3.51 SURVEYED AFTER DISPERSAL IN 535406N, 001200E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 91 IN GEN DEPTH 104FT. OROPESA CLEAR AT 45FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 27.11.50). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 387/51. 10.4.72 AMEND TO WK 14MTRS. NC 121. 9.5.74 AMEND TO WK 13.3MTRS [LAT]. NC 121. H2534/74 28.11.79 BAD OBSTN (WK) REPD IN 535435N, 001149E. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS, VOL.1). H5084/77 20.3.80 EXAM'D 24.9.79 IN 535359N, 001207E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.4 IN GEN DEPTH 31-32MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. LENGTH 65MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEG IN AREA OF SMALL SAND WAVES. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/ 79). BR STD. HH100/351/06 15.10.92 DIVED ON 19.9.92 IN 535359N, 001205.5E [WGD] IN 38MTRS. ENGINE ROOM IDENTIFICATION PLATE RECOVERED PROVING THE WK TO BE THE J B PADDON. WK KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE 'BULLET SHIP' DUE TO THE AMMUNITION FOUND ON THE STERN. (BOB MORGAN, 23.9.92). SEP 2016/000053291 11.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5354.003N, 0011.995E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.51MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS, LENGTH 40.2MTRS, WIDTH 9.1MTRS, HEIGHT 4.33MTRS, ORIENTATION 154/334 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 5MTRS, TOWARD 90 DEGS. WRECK IS UPRIGHT WITH THE AFT SECTION PARTLY BURIED IN SANDWAVES, WITH STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 26.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Partially burried

Position: 53 54.003 N,0 11.995 E

 

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