This is the information page about the shipwreck Jim, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 11.124 N,1 38.723 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Ala
4. Alastair
5. Alto (possibly)
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Astrologer
8. Axminster (probably)
9. Barkis
10. Batavier 5
11. British captain
12. British fortune (probably)
13. Brixton
14. Burtonia (possibly)
15. Bygdo (possibly)
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cd 14 (probably)
19. Cedarwood (possibly)
20. Churston
21. Clan monroe
22. Claudia (possibly)
23. Coalgas
24. Corcrest
25. Cormount (probably)
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Cresta
28. Dagmar (probably)
29. Denewood
30. Disa (possibly)
31. Dronning maud (possibly)
32. Dulwich
33. Dunwich bank wk
34. Edernian
35. El argentino
36. Empire bridge
37. Estrella (possibly)
38. European gateway (part of)
39. Eva witte
40. F stobart (probably)
41. Faithful star
42. Farmatyr
43. Firth
44. Fort massac
45. Forth
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Friargate (possibly)
48. Gannet (possibly)
49. Gasfire
50. Gena
51. Gerhard
52. Gipsy (possibly)
53. Golconda (possibly)
54. Grantleyhall (possibly)
55. Grenadier (probably)
56. Grisdeale
57. Groeswen (probably)
58. Gulf breaker
59. H h petersen
60. Harlington (probably)
61. Harlyn (probably)
62. Harriet
63. Hebe
64. Hillglen
65. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
66. Hms adonis (possibly)
67. Hms arethusa
68. Hms christopher (possibly)
69. Hms condor (probably)
70. Hms donna nook
71. Hms donside (possibly)
72. Hms eros (possibly)
73. Hms forward iii
74. Hms franc tireur
75. Hms hirose (probably)
76. Hms holdene
77. Hms japan
78. Hms jessie nutten
79. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
80. Hms ludlow
81. Hms marconi
82. Hms monarch
83. Hms moravia (possibly)
84. Hms nadine
85. Hms new comet (possibly)
86. Hms ocean plough (possibly)
87. Hms orthos (probably)
88. Hms river clyde (possibly)
89. Hms river clyde (possibly)
90. Hms sisapon
91. Hms sisters melville
92. Hms spider
93. Hms tervani
94. Hms tugela
95. Hms tunisian
96. Hms waveflower
97. Hms whooper
98. Hms william wesney
99. Hmtb 10
100. Hornchurch
101. Ignis (possibly)
102. Impulsion
103. Ionian (possibly)
104. J c dalble
105. Jim
106. Khartoum (possibly)
107. Knarsdale
108. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
109. Koningen emma (possibly)
110. Kwasind
111. Lincairn (possibly)
112. Lisette
113. Lonhelen (possibly)
114. Magdapur
115. Mangara
116. Maria rosa
117. Marianne (probably)
118. Mascotte
119. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
120. Mercurius
121. Mexico
122. Moidart
123. Mudo
124. Nadir
125. Nereus
126. Newhaven (possibly)
127. Nicolaos piangos
128. Nominoe
129. Norwich trader
130. Novocastrian
131. Ocean pride
132. Old charlton
133. Ostprussen (possibly)
134. Pescado
135. Petshenga (possibly)
136. Phryne
137. Plawsworth (possibly)
138. Polgarth
139. Princess juliana
140. Protinus (possibly)
141. Ravenscraig (possibly)
142. Ren
143. Reward (possibly)
144. Rhenas (possibly)
145. Rhineland
146. Robin iv
147. Rochester city
148. Savona (probably)
149. Scimitar
150. Sea rhine
151. Sirdar (part of)(possibly)
152. Skodsburg (possibly)
153. Southford
154. Sunbeam
155. Sunniside (probably)
156. Sweep ii
157. Taber park
158. Tergestea
159. Thornaby (possibly)
160. Thyra
161. Tidal (possibly)
162. Torchbearer
163. Uc 11 (possibly)
164. Ui-001
165. Vae victis
166. Warrenpoint
167. White ghost
168. White lady
169. Wychwood (possibly)
170. Wyetown
171. Yewkyle (possibly)
172. Yucca (possibly)

 

Name: JIM

Length 117.3 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 4696 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Ex-yewmount '36, ex-hampshire. built in 1908 by j crown & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by c strubin & co ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 99 nhp, single shaft. machinery by ne marine eng co ltd, sunderland. passage goole for dieppe. admiralty consider vessel was sunk by german midget submarine, but probably mined. (ww2sl, llww2, sibi).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter, Height above seabed: 177 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20170306

Details measurements/cartography: 1.11.41 SUNK ABOUT 265DEG 1M FROM ALDEBURGH LT & WHISTLE BUOY IN 520734N 015701E. THEREFORE WK IN 520730N, 015524E. (NORE 1.11.41). - FNM 1941T/41. 8.11.41 270 DEG 2.9M FROM ALDEBURGH LT BUOY. ACCEPTED 520736N, 015218E. (FOIC YARMOUTH). NCA. 29.11.41 AREA SWEPT WITH SWEEPS AT 10FMS. NOTHING FOUND. (FOIC YARMOUTH). NCA. 15.6.45 POSN GIVEN AS 520942N, 013800E NOT MARKED WITH ANY CLASSIFICATION FOR ACCURACY ASSUMED TO BE ACCURATE. (CLOSE TO SHORE). (NORE LIST). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H909/60 19.5.66 NOT FOUND. EXISTENCE DOUBTFUL IN THIS POSN. (HMS MYRMIDON, 30.11.65). AMENDED DEAD. NCA. H2917/83 29.3.85 NO WK IN THIS POSN. (SOISS, HI 196). NCA. 23.3.15 WK HAS BEEN LOCATED IN 5211.126N, 0138.725E [WGD]. SHOALEST POINT IS ABOUT 5.0MTRS BELOW LOCAL CD (MINSMERE SLUICE). (A RICHARDS, INSITE MARINE PROJECTS LTD, EMAIL DTD 23.3.15). UPRIGHT, FULLY COLLAPSED WITH PLATING COLLAPSED OUTWARDS. TWO BOILERS WITH ?DONKEY BOILER AND ENGINE PROMINENT. PROBABLY THIS VESSEL. INS AS DW IN REVISED POSN PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION. SEP 2016/000043503 19.2.16 LOCATED IN 5211.126N, 0138.725E [WGD]. SHOALEST PT 5MTRS BELOW [LAT], LENGTH 77.5MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS. BELIEVED TO BE "SS JIM" NOT "SS BRITISH FORTUNE" DUE TO BOILER POSITIONS AND DIMENSIONS. (COARS, H102 DTD 17.2.16). TIDES CONSULTED REFERENCE DATUM'S(SEE H NOTE). AMEND DW 5.2MTRS. SEP 2016/000091759 29.8.17 EXAM'D 06.03.17; IN 5211.124N, 0138.723E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.89MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS, LENGTH 81.7MTRS, WIDTH 17.8MTRS, HEIGHT 5.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 177/357 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 142.1MTRS, 1.6MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 017 DEGS. WRECK IS CLEARLY DEFINED AND IN ONE PIECE. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 4.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 11.124 N,1 38.723 E

 

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