This is the information page about the shipwreck Jolly girls, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.484 N,1 23.226 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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Albano
3. Aurora
4. Azira
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Cairnglen
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
16. Clare (possibly)
17. Denham (probably)
18. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
19. Dora
20. Eagle iii
21. Eston
22. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
23. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
24. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
25. Eventide
26. Fawn (probably)
27. Fenella
28. Ferryhill
29. Firelight (possibly)
30. Gateshead (possibly)
31. General havelock
32. Gottfried (possibly)
33. Gran
34. Grit
35. Gudbrand (possibly)
36. H a brightman
37. H c flood (possibly)
38. H c flood (probably)
39. Hanne
40. Hebble (probably)
41. Hekla (possibly)
42. Helvetia (possibly)
43. Hercules
44. Heros (possibly)
45. Hmms 180
46. Hms ben ardna (probably)
47. Hms elise
48. Hms elise (possibly)
49. Hms ethel taylor
50. Hms james ludford
51. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
52. Hms snaefell (probably)
53. Hms southsea
54. Hms star of devoran
55. Hms summer rose
56. Hms william hallet (possibly)
57. Hms witherington
58. Hmsm unity (probably)
59. Hogarth
60. Humber
61. Ilios (possibly)
62. Ilious
63. Intent
64. Invergyle
65. Inverlane (part of)
66. Inverlane (stern section)
67. Jenny m (possibly)
68. John m smart (possibly).
69. Jolly girls
70. Jolly girls (possibly)
71. Jonkoping i (possibly)
72. Kalua
73. Kamma
74. Kasko
75. Lafonia
76. Linden (probably)
77. Llwyngwair (possibly)
78. Loch-na-gar (probably)
79. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
80. Longbird
81. Lyng
82. Maindy bridge (possibly)
83. Marcheller (possibly)
84. Margaret sutton
85. Marne (part of)(possibly)
86. Mars
87. Mayoress pelican
88. Mile end (possibly)
89. Narcissus (possibly)
90. Nike (possibly)
91. Nordheim (possibly)
92. Nyula
93. Orion (probably)
94. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
95. Polleon (possibly)
96. Poltava (possibly)
97. Povena
98. Presto (possibly)
99. Presto (possibly)
100. Princess maud (possibly)
101. Protector (possibly)
102. Providence
103. Prunelle
104. Queen wilhelmina
105. Quest (probably)
106. Quillota
107. Ragnhild (possibly)
108. Ragni (probably)
109. Ravensbourne (possibly)
110. Recorder (possibly)
111. Regian
112. Renen
113. Rfa creosol
114. Richard de larrinaga
115. Rio colorado
116. Rising sun (part of)
117. Rising sun (part of)
118. Rosa (possibly)
119. Rotha
120. Saga (possibly)
121. Sargasso (possibly)
122. Scott miller
123. Snowdrop (possibly)
124. Spray
125. Stag 5 (probably)
126. Staithes (possibly)
127. Strinheim
128. Suavity
129. Sunniva (possibly)
130. Svava
131. Swiftly
132. Teal (probably)
133. Thames (probably)
134. The stewarts court (probably)
135. Ub 115 (possibly)
136. Uc 32 (probably)
137. Upcerne
138. Vestra
139. Vianna (possibly)
140. Vianna (probably)
141. Wearsider
142. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: JOLLY GIRLS

Length 48.2 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 483 ton
Load: vehicles,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: built 1936 by smith's dock co ltd, southbank, middlesbrough for messrs f w horlock's ocean transport co ltd. four cylinder, two stroke oil engine of 125 bhp, single shaft. machinery aft by atlas diesel a/b, stockholm. requistioned from original owners. mined. two men lost. (sibi). was towed for 20 minutes before sinking. (ww2sl & lloyds war losses).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 26 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 101DEG, 18C FROM TYNE NORTH PIER LT. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H01074/40 13.1.41 WK, DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION, IN 550025N, 012300E [OGB]. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 62/41. H01074/40 3.11.48 LOCATED IN 550029N, 012308W [OGB]. SWEPT BY OROPESA, CLEAR AT 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47 IN GEN DEPTH 53FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER). AMEND TO WK 46FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2423/48. H4622/71 2.10.72 NOW SHOWN AS WK 13.5MTRS [LAT]. NC 1934. 5.10.90 WK WAS DISPERSED IN 1948. CARGO HAS BEEN PURCHASED FROM MOD. WK IS COMPLETELY COVERED BY SAND IN 550015N, 012300W. ONE OF 5 WRECKS WHICH LIE WITHIN 1000YDS OF EACH OTHER, SOME UNCHARTED. (MR POCKLINGTON, WGP MARINE LTD, N SHIELDS, TELECON DTD 5.10.90). NCA. HH090/796/01 5.1.99 EXAM'D 15.8.98 IN 5500.484N, 0123.226W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.0 IN GEN DEPTH 16.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 0.8MTR. COVERS 35MTRS BY 12MTRS. LIES 026/206DEGS. AREA OF REGULAR AND LINEAR DEBRIS. INS AS WK 15.5MTRS FROM DCS3 HT. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMEND TO WK 15.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF REGULAR, LINEAR DEBRIS

Position: 55 0.484 N,1 23.226 W

 

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