This is the information page about the shipwreck James harrod, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 13.017 N,1 24.503 E (51.4688667, 1.5197833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: JAMES HARROD
Length 134.7 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 7176 ton
Load: vehicles,flammable liquids and gases,machinery and mechanical parts
Cause: Passage new york for antwerp. sank following collision with american ship 'raymond b stevens'. cargo of vehicles salvaged. (the liberty ships).
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 2011
Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 511300N, 012442E OR 116DEGS, 2.6C FROM DEAL CASTLE. (HMS LYNX). H01842/45 6.4.45 H01842/45 6.4.45 TNM 998/45 ISSUED. H01842/45 1.10.46 H01842/45 1.10.46 INS ST.
- NM 3244/46. H01842/45 26.5.49 H01842/45 26.5.49 INS G CAN BUOY E OF WK.
- NM 1081/49. H01842/45 11.12.56 H01842/45 11.12.56 AMEND TO F & DELETE BUOY. (TH, WS 322/1952).
- NM 2953/56 & FNM 112/56. H0307/40 2.7.59 H0307/40 2.7.59 F AMENDED TO WK 2FMS IN 511300N, 012440E. (TH, 1956).
- NM 3197/56. H927/59 3.10.60 H927/59 3.10.60 WK IN 511259N, 012438E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12FT. (ECES, 1959). 4.3.69 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS WK 1FM 4FT. NE 1828. 13.6.72 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 3.0MTRS. NC 1828. H4453/72 18.4.79 H4453/72 18.4.79 EXAM'D 13.4.78 IN 511259N, 012438E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.8 IN GEN DEPTH 3.4MTRS. SCOUR 4.4MTRS. SMALL 'SPIKEY' WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). AMEND TO WK 1.8MTRS. BR STD. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 H1310/84/23 12.9.84 WK HAS ALMOST DISAPPEARED UNDER MUD. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, 23.7.84). HH090/647/01 1.2.96 HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 13.9.95 IN 511258.6N, 012438.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.7 IN GEN DEPTH 4.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 647). NCA. 20.1.11 SEP 2011/000026047 20.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5113.017N, 0124.503E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.4MTRS. AN AREA OF DEBRIS COVERING 30MTRS BY 30MTRS. PIECE OF DEBRIS LIES 25MTRS NE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1341). AMEND WK 2.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: NOW AN AREA OF DEBRIS
Position: 51 13.017 N,1 24.503 E