This is the information page about the shipwreck John miles, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 38.072 N,0 53.339 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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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.

 

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2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Anboto mendi (possibly)
5. Athelstane
6. Athos
7. Atlas (possibly)
8. Atwing (possibly)
9. Audax
10. Berwick (possibly)
11. Braconash (possibly)
12. Commercial
13. Corsham
14. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
15. Creteblock
16. Dayspring (probably)
17. Defiant
18. Earl percy
19. Ellida (probably)
20. Fervent
21. Gothia
22. Gwalia (possibly)
23. Hartley
24. Helene
25. Hercules
26. Hms desire (possibly)
27. Hms dromio
28. Hms locheil
29. Hms lord ridley
30. Hms ruthin castle
31. John miles
32. King james (possibly)
33. Lampada (probably)
34. Lanthorn
35. Lucy
36. Marchioness of londonderry
37. Merrie islington
38. Moorwood (possibly)
39. Neptunus (possibly)
40. Ottoland (possibly)
41. Pandora
42. Pathfinder
43. Polruan
44. Rosella (probably)
45. Rutil
46. Schaldis (possibly)
47. Skane
48. Stora-korsnas-link i
49. Talisman (possibly)
50. Tatiana (possibly)
51. Teesdale (possibly)
52. Ub 30
53. Uc 70
54. Voorwarts (possibly)
55. Wayside flower

 

Name: JOHN MILES

Length 50 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 687 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1908 by s p austin & son, sunderland, with triple expansion engines of 113hp, 1 boiler, single shaft. owned at time of loss by stephenson, clarke & co. passage newcastle-upon-tyne for shoreham. struck a mine. 10 of 14 crew killed. (ww1sl, dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 15 cm

Known since: 1973, last detected: 20161215

Details measurements/cartography: H4069/72 27.4.73 WK OF OLD BUCKET DREDGER REPORTED IN 543812N, 005330W IN GEN DEPTH 18FMS. (VICKERS VOYAGER/PISCES, GPO SUBMARINE CABLES, VIA RNW). INS AS WK 16FMS. BR STD. H4069/72 4.6.73 POSN 543804N, 005304W. (OCEANICS, BARROW. TELEGRAM DTD MAY '73). BR STD. 18.11.74 AMENDED TO WK 29MTRS. NC 2567. H6331/87 2.2.89 EXAM'D 9.8.88 IN 543805N, 005314W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 28.5, FOUL AT 28.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.5 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS. LIES 010/190DEG. INTACT AND WITH SLIGHT LIST TO STBD. HAS CENTRAL LOW SUPERSTRUCTURE AND HIGH POINT NEAR STERN. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK SW 28.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/09 12.6.95 WHEEL AND TELEGRAPH LOCATED. STEERING PEDESTAL ALSO LOCATED. BOWS WELL SMASHED, BOW WINCH UPSIDE DOWN. TWO FORWARD HOLDS, PLATES FALLEN INWARDS FROM BOTH SIDES. TWO MASTS ON SEA BED. AFT ENGINE DUE TO POSITION OF WHEEL AND TELEGRAPH. SINGLE BOILER, THREE FURNACES, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. CONSIDERED TO BE 'PRESTO'. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/10 24.11.95 WHEELHOUSE/BRIDGE PROBABLY AMIDSHIPS. BUILT AS 'DUNELM' FOR THE SUNDERLAND SS CO. PLANS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE 'PRESTO' WHICH CONFIRM THE IDENTITY. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/19 19.9.02 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. FOUND TO BE INVERTED. DEBRIS INCLUDING WINCHES, MAST ETC OUT TO STBD SIDE. FULL NET ATTACHED. STERN MARKS ON E/S AS THE HIGH POINT. (S OLD & B JOLLEY, EMAIL DTD 18.9.02). NCA. 19.2.09 EUT POSN: 5438.092N, 0053.333W. NE 2567. 30.3.09 WK HAS NOW BEEN POSTIVELY IDENTIFIED AS JOHN MILES. BELL INSCRIBED "SS JOHN MILES 1908 LONDON" RECOVERED BY TONY HERBERT ON AUG '07. THE ENGINE MAKERS PLATE "NEME SUNDERLAND" WAS RECOVERED BY ROB BROADHEAD AT THE SAME TIME. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 27.3.09) IDENTITY AMENDED. NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 15.12.16; IN 5438.072N, 0053.339W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 30.08MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS, LENGTH 45.9MTRS, WIDTH 9.2MTRS, HEIGHT 4.32MTRS, ORIENTATION 015/195 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND INTACT, BUT IS SEVERELY DISINTEGRATED. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 30MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 38.072 N,0 53.339 W

 

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