This is the information page about the shipwreck Janet helen (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 44.002 N,0 26.238 E (53.556, 0.1333)

 

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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. Amenity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Benmacdhui
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Briton (possibly)
10. Cadmus
11. Catford
12. Cecil (possibly)
13. Chant 63
14. Chloris (possibly)
15. City of birmingham
16. Corhampton
17. Corinth (possibly)
18. Corland
19. Cramlington (possibly)
20. Cyclope
21. Dayrian
22. Deerpool (after section)
23. Diana
24. Diana
25. Dido
26. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
27. Dunsany
28. Empress (probably)
29. Ethel (possibly)
30. Exmoor
31. Faunus
32. Fermo
33. Flourish
34. Fowberry tower (part)
35. Fryken
36. Gerhardt (possibly)
37. Girl kitty (possibly)
38. Giuseppe
39. Gluckauf (possibly)
40. Gothic
41. Grangemouth
42. Harlech
43. Harnis (probably)
44. Helmsman (probably)
45. Hms benvolio
46. Hms botanic
47. Hms calverton
48. Hms corfield
49. Hms egret
50. Hms fairy
51. Hms falcon (stern section)
52. Hms kos xvi (probably)
53. Hms princess victoria
54. Hms strathborve (part)
55. Hms susarion
56. Hms warland (possibly)
57. Homer
58. Horsted
59. Hugh taylor
60. Ida
61. Ightham (possibly)
62. Inge marguerite (possibly)
63. Ionic (probably)
64. J b paddon
65. Jane (possibly)
66. Janet helen (possibly)
67. Jersey (probably)
68. John rettig (probably)
69. Kalo (probably)
70. Katina bulgari
71. Keynes
72. Kimberley (possibly)
73. Kingston cameo
74. Kyma
75. Ladas (possibly)
76. Lady anstruther (probably)
77. Lancaster (possibly)
78. Laurel (possibly)
79. Leonora
80. Lifeguard (possibly)
81. Lightship no 83
82. Lismore
83. Lord haig (possibly)
84. Lottie (possibly)
85. Lucerne
86. Maggie
87. Magnolia
88. Marian francis
89. Marie dawn
90. Matanuska (probably)
91. Merchiston
92. Modig
93. Modiva (possibly)
94. Nimrod
95. Norfolk coast
96. Onward (possibly)
97. Ophir ii (possibly)
98. Orsa
99. Otis tetrax
100. Paraciers
101. Peebles (possibly)
102. Petroswift
103. Polzella (possibly)
104. Portia
105. Rado (possibly)
106. Ravonia (part)
107. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
108. Rayford
109. Realf
110. Revello
111. Revi
112. Revigo (possibly)
113. Rhuys
114. Rievaulx abbey
115. Rivaulx
116. River don (part of)(probably)
117. River witham
118. Rochester (possibly)
119. Royston
120. Salacon
121. Salmondby
122. Saltoun
123. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
124. Schieland (possibly)
125. Scotia (possibly)
126. Sea pearl
127. Sota eduardo
128. Stanburn
129. Stylianos chandris
130. Thessaly
131. Togston (possibly)
132. Triton
133. Two brothers
134. Uc 47
135. Uc 75
136. Umbe
137. Upminster (possibly)
138. Varangmalm (possibly)
139. Vechstroom
140. Venture (possibly)
141. Vereingte (possibly)
142. Victoria
143. Wayside flower (possibly)
144. Whitemantle (possibly)
145. Winga
146. Xavier

 

Name: JANET HELEN (POSSIBLY)

Length 30.5 meter

Cause: Sprang heavy leak in engine room. was taken in tow by war duke but sank later.

Year of registration: 1959

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 257 cm

Known since: 1959, last detected: 20160409

Details measurements/cartography: H6810/59 SANK 534400N, 002400E. NOT FOUND DURING ASDIC SEARCH. (CG FLAMBOROUGH & TH). NCA. H3805/72 27.2.78 INTACT WK LOCATED 8.9.77 IN 534358.6N, 002622.6E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 20.9MTRS, FOUL 21MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. LENGTH ABOUT 100FT. LYING E/W. HIGHEST PART AT W END. (SOISS). BR STD. HH100/351/19 13.6.03 DIVED 8.99 IN 5344.020N, 0026.157E [WGD] USING GPS. A SMALL VESSEL, POSSIBLY A CRABBER. CONSIDERABLY SMALLER THAN THE REPORTED 100FT, CLOSER TO 50FT. HULL INTACT. LIES PARTLY BURIED WITH STBD LIST. DECK ON STBD SIDE LIES ALMOST LEVEL WITH THE SEABED. HIGHEST POINT IS THE BOW. NONE OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS, THOUGH A TOILET IS STILL ATTACHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DECK, JUST FWD OF WHERE THE BRIDGE WOULD HAVE BEEN. (G KELLY, EMAIL DTD 11.6.03). NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 5.10.16 EXAM'D 9.4.16; IN 5344.002N, 0026.238E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS, LENGTH 22.4MTRS, WIDTH 6.7MTRS, HEIGHT 3.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 257/077 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 50MTRS, TOWARD 350 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE, THE BOW IS INTACT BUT THE STERN IS BURRIED. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Intact, partially burried

Position: 53 44.002 N,0 26.238 E

 

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