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 (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Anboto mendi (possibly)
5. Athelstane
6. Athos
7. Atlas (possibly)
8. Atwing (possibly)
9. Audax
10. Aurora
11. Azira
12. Berwick (possibly)
13. Blue dawn
14. Braconash (possibly)
15. Burnhope (part of)
16. Carlo
17. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
18. Clare (possibly)
19. Clavering (part of)
20. Commercial
21. Corsham
22. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
23. Cranford (possibly)
24. Creteblock
25. Dayspring (probably)
26. Defiant
27. Denham (probably)
28. Dimitris
29. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
30. Earl percy
31. Elemore
32. Ellida (probably)
33. Empire bay
34. Fawn (probably)
35. Fervent
36. Gateshead (possibly)
37. Gothia
38. Gwalia (possibly)
39. Harraton
40. Hartley
41. Harvest
42. Hawkwood
43. Heckler
44. Helene
45. Hendrika
46. Hercules
47. Hms desire (possibly)
48. Hms dromio
49. Hms euston
50. Hms fairplay 2
51. Hms loch naver
52. Hms locheil
53. Hms lord ridley
54. Hms ruthin castle
55. Hms snaefell (probably)
56. Hogarth
57. Ida duncan
58. John miles
59. Kilkis (possibly)
60. King james (possibly)
61. La basiase (la bastaise)
62. Lampada (probably)
63. Lanthorn
64. Llwyngwair (possibly)
65. Lucy
66. Marchioness of londonderry
67. Margaret sutton
68. Merrie islington
69. Mile end (possibly)
70. Montauban
71. Moorwood (possibly)
72. Narcissus (possibly)
73. Neptunus (possibly)
74. Nordheim (possibly)
75. Ocean
76. Onslow
77. Ottoland (possibly)
78. Pandora
79. Pathfinder
80. Patria
81. Pitwines (probably)
82. Polruan
83. Ravnanger (probably)
84. Rfa creosol
85. Rising sun (part of)
86. Rising sun (part of)
87. Rosella (probably)
88. Rutil
89. S t wallsend
90. Schaldis (possibly)
91. Skane
92. Stag 5 (probably)
93. Stangate
94. Stora-korsnas-link i
95. Suavity
96. Talisman (possibly)
97. Tatiana (possibly)
98. Teesdale (possibly)
99. Thames (probably)
100. Ub 30
101. Uc 70
102. Vestra
103. Vianna (probably)
104. Victory
105. Voorwarts (possibly)
106. Wayside flower
107. Winga
108. Winga (possibly)
109. X.l.
110. Zeeland (possibly)

 

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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