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 (53.665666666667, -3.093)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Acklamd (possibly)
5. Action
6. Adgillus
7. Afton
8. Airdrie (possibly)
9. Alliance
10. Amber rose
11. Amicus
12. Amsteldam
13. Amstelland
14. Anastasia
15. Ardbeg (probably)
16. Ariel (possibly)
17. Aurora
18. B o borjesson
19. Ballina
20. Barrister
21. Barrister (possibly)
22. Bassa
23. Be ready (probably)
24. Bella
25. Bellerophon
26. Ben cruachan
27. Ben rein (ex-starling)
28. Bengollyun
29. Benmacdhui
30. Bessie
31. Beursplein
32. Blanche (possibly)
33. Bonhomme richard
34. Brema
35. Briar
36. British councillor
37. British prince
38. Briton (possibly)
39. C s parnell
40. Cadmus
41. Calista (probably)
42. Canada
43. Cardea
44. Carley marie
45. Carmelite (possibly)
46. Caroline
47. Carson
48. Casanare
49. Chant 63
50. Chloris (possibly)
51. Chrysopolis
52. Citrine
53. Clan macmaster
54. Clan menzies
55. Clwyd (probably)
56. Conargo
57. Conargo
58. Conisbro castle
59. Coniston (probably)
60. Connemara
61. Conovium (probably)
62. Cook s26
63. Coral bank
64. Corhampton
65. Corinth (possibly)
66. Corrientes
67. Counsellor iii
68. Cressado
69. Creteboom
70. Crois bhride
71. Crusader (possibly)
72. Cyclope
73. Dalewood (probably)
74. Dana (possibly)
75. Darro
76. Dawn waters
77. Diana
78. Diana
79. Dido
80. Don boscoe
81. Doris b
82. Downshire (possibly)
83. Downshire (possibly)
84. Downshire (probably)
85. Dryade
86. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
87. Dunavil forth (possibly)
88. Dundalk
89. Eilean glas
90. El oso
91. Eleanor
92. Elfrida
93. Embassage
94. Emerald dawn
95. Empire airman
96. Empire of peace
97. Empire wind
98. Empress (probably)
99. Empress eugenie
100. Endymion
101. Fb 278 (possibly)
102. Fb 297 (possibly)
103. Fb 300 (possibly)
104. Fb 83 (possibly)
105. Feltre
106. Fenella ann
107. Fermo
108. Florence
109. Flowerette
110. Flying meteor
111. Forest queen
112. Francis
113. G-azjy
114. G.3
115. George & mary
116. Georgios
117. Gerhardt (possibly)
118. Ginette michel
119. Ginger
120. Girl sylvia
121. Giuseppe
122. Glencona
123. Glenford
124. Glenmaroon (possibly)
125. Globe trotter
126. Grangemouth
127. Grinder
128. Hannah louisa
129. Harnis (probably)
130. Hebe
131. Heemskerk
132. Helmsman (probably)
133. Herbie
134. Hercules
135. Hibernian
136. Hms akranes
137. Hms benvolio
138. Hms botanic
139. Hms dirk
140. Hms fairy
141. Hms falcon (stern section)
142. Hms manners (stern section)
143. Hms racehorse
144. Hms silicia
145. Hms thalia
146. Horsted
147. Hugh taylor
148. Hvitveis
149. Ida
150. Ionic (probably)
151. Irene chalmers
152. J b paddon
153. Jane (possibly)
154. Jane brown
155. Janet helen (possibly)
156. Jeanette
157. John rettig (probably)
158. Kalo (probably)
159. Kernoozer
160. Kieldrecht (possibly)
161. Kilcoan (probably)
162. Kilrea (probably)
163. Kimberley (possibly)
164. Kingston cameo
165. Knuthenborg
166. Labora (possibly)
167. Ladas (possibly)
168. Lady anstruther (probably)
169. Lady louisa
170. Lagun
171. Largo (possibly)
172. Laurel (possibly)
173. Leeds (probably)
174. Lifeguard (possibly)
175. Lily
176. Limesfield
177. Linda blanche
178. Liverpool
179. Lough fisher
180. Lucy
181. Lunevale
182. Lurigethan
183. Lyra
184. Lyra (bow section)
185. Madge wildfire
186. Magdalyn ann
187. Maggie
188. Maja
189. Malaguena
190. Manchester engineer (probably)
191. Marguerite
192. Marian francis
193. Marie l
194. Markersdall (probably)
195. Marshall (probably)
196. Mary heeley
197. Mayfield
198. Meeuw
199. Megawatt
200. Melfort
201. Mfv polaris
202. Mhari l
203. Miriam thomas
204. Modig
205. Modiva (possibly)
206. Mongolian
207. Montreal
208. Moonlight
209. Moonlight (possibly)
210. Munster
211. Murielle
212. Nadejda (possibly)
213. Nalon
214. Nar
215. Nautilus
216. Nichola ann
217. Nitedal
218. No.163
219. Noel du marin
220. Nora
221. Norfolk coast
222. North jordan bn
223. Ocean harvest ii
224. Octavia
225. Old haws pt lt or west pile
226. Onward (possibly)
227. Opal (possibly)
228. Ophir ii (possibly)
229. Orsa
230. Otis tetrax
231. Our golden promise
232. Our lassie
233. Our lorraine
234. Pacific (possibly)
235. Paraciers
236. Peaceful star
237. Peebles (possibly)
238. Peru (probably)
239. Peveril
240. Portia
241. Potomac
242. Princess victoria
243. Pt1 or pt2
244. Realf
245. Rebecca
246. Residu
247. Retriever
248. Revello
249. Revi
250. Ringwall
251. River don (part of)(probably)
252. Roussalka
253. Rudyard kipling
254. Saint mirren (possibly)
255. Salaminia (probably)
256. Saltaro (fwd part)
257. Saltaro (fwd part)
258. Saltaro (fwd part)
259. Saltoun
260. Samaria
261. Sarpfos
262. Scathros
263. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
264. Scorpio
265. Sea dog
266. Seagull
267. Seamew (possibly)
268. Seistan
269. Sergei
270. Sharelga
271. Silver crest
272. Silver dee
273. Silver quest 2
274. Skerries
275. Skomer
276. Sna iii
277. Sota eduardo
278. Sote (aft part)
279. Speedwell
280. Speke (possibly)
281. St elwyn
282. Stamila
283. Stanburn
284. Stanleigh
285. Star of hope
286. Storm drift
287. Sulairia
288. Sunbeam
289. Sunrise (possibly)
290. Sy sol
291. Teano
292. Tees
293. Thornfield
294. Thracian
295. Tijl uilenspiegel
296. Tilley anne
297. Tinker
298. Togston (possibly)
299. Topaz
300. Tower base
301. Treveal
302. Trongate
303. Tullaghmurray lass
304. Tumi joy 2
305. Tuskar
306. U 1024 (possibly)
307. U 1024 (probably)
308. U 246
309. U-1051
310. Ubier (probably)
311. Uc 39
312. Uc 47
313. Uc 75
314. Umbe
315. Upminster (possibly)
316. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
317. Vanadis (possibly)
318. Varangmalm (possibly)
319. Vedra
320. Ville de valenciennes
321. Violet (probably)
322. Waltham (probably)
323. Wayside flower (possibly)
324. Whitemantle (possibly)
325. William hanbury
326. Winga
327. Wisemans
328. Ystroom (probably)
329. Zealandia

 

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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