This is the information page about the shipwreck Josefina thorden (after part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 47.36 N,1 28.611 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Avon
10. Balakani
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Baltrader
13. Bella donna
14. Blackhill
15. Bonnington court
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cerne
19. Churston
20. City of brisbane
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Dalryan
28. Denise germaine (possibly)
29. Dortejensen
30. Drofli
31. Duiveland
32. Dynamo
33. Embla (possibly)
34. Empire bridge
35. Empire ghyll
36. Erins isle (possibly)
37. Erna boldt (probably)
38. Estrella (possibly)
39. European gateway (part of)
40. Excelsior
41. Faithful star
42. Fleurita
43. Flores (probably)
44. Fort massac
45. Forth
46. Franz fischer (possibly)
47. Fred everard
48. Friargate (possibly)
49. Friargate (possibly)
50. Fulmar
51. Ghc (possibly)
52. Girasol
53. Grazia (possibly)
54. Grisdeale
55. Groeswen (probably)
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hawksdale
61. Hawnby
62. Hebe
63. Heworth
64. Hibernia
65. Highwave (probably)
66. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
67. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
68. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
69. Hm torpedo boat no.12
70. Hmml 127 (possibly)
71. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
72. Hms arethusa
73. Hms chestnut (probably)
74. Hms coquette
75. Hms desiree
76. Hms donna nook
77. Hms duchess of hamilton
78. Hms dundalk
79. Hms eros (possibly)
80. Hms franc tireur
81. Hms gracie (probably)
82. Hms hastfen
83. Hms japan
84. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
85. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
86. Hms leandros
87. Hms lord airedale
88. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
89. Hms ludlow
90. Hms marconi
91. Hms marsa
92. Hms mastiff (possibly)
93. Hms nadine
94. Hms oriana
95. Hms ray of hope
96. Hms reed (possibly)
97. Hms resono (possibly)
98. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
99. Hms sisapon
100. Hms st seiriol
101. Hms tervani
102. Hms tunisian
103. Hms velia (possibly)
104. Hms william wesney
105. Hmsm e6
106. Hmtb 10
107. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
108. Hnlms 227
109. Ingi
110. Irene
111. Iris (possibly)
112. J c dalble
113. Janny
114. Josefina thorden (after part)
115. Kankakee
116. Khartoum (possibly)
117. Knarsdale
118. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
119. Koningen emma (possibly)
120. Lady jane
121. Lady salisbury
122. Lindfar
123. Little world
124. Lonhelen (possibly)
125. Lowland
126. Mac 5 (possibly)
127. Mahseer
128. Main topman
129. Marie leonhardt (probably)
130. Mexico
131. Mi amigo
132. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
133. Morar
134. Neptune (possibly)
135. Nereus
136. Nico
137. Nicolaos piangos
138. Niore
139. Norhauk
140. Norman
141. Norwich trader
142. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
143. Ocean lassie
144. Old charlton
145. Pallieter (possibly)
146. Paullette
147. Peik
148. Persistant whisper
149. Pescado
150. Peter hamre
151. Polgarth
152. Port dalhousie (possibly)
153. Prince igor (probably)
154. Princess juliana
155. Profit
156. Protinus (possibly)
157. Quickstep
158. Ravenscraig (possibly)
159. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
160. Resolute
161. Rubislaw
162. Rumania
163. Salerno (possibly)
164. Salerno (possibly)
165. San calisto
166. Savona (probably)
167. Second chance (possibly)
168. Sheaf field
169. Simon bolivar
170. Slesvig
171. Spaarndem
172. Stad maastricht
173. Storm
174. Sunbeam
175. Sunk beacon (remains)
176. Sunk head tower
177. Sweep ii
178. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
179. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
180. Tay bar
181. Telegraaf xviii
182. Terukuni maru
183. The sultan
184. Thornaby (possibly)
185. Thyra
186. Tongue sand tower (remains)
187. Torchbearer
188. Tummel (probably)
189. Uama
190. Uc 11 (possibly)
191. Uc 21 (possibly)
192. Uc 72 (possibly)
193. Ursus (part)
194. Vancouver
195. Volante (possibly)
196. Volscian (possibly)
197. Walsingham
198. Wearside
199. White ghost
200. Wychwood (possibly)
201. Yampa (part of)
202. Yampa (part of)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
205. Yassou
206. Ypapanti

 

Name: JOSEFINA THORDEN (AFTER PART)

Length 124.4 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 9.8, tonnage 6620 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases,oil,gas

Cause: built in 1932 by eriksbergs m v akties, gothenburg. owned at time of loss by ministry of war transport. oil engines of 543bhp, twin shaft. passage curaco for shell haven. cargo 7499 tons oil distillate, 663 tons gas oil. mined and broke in two. after part sank, fwd part taken in tow but stranded near sheerness in a gale. later refloated and broken up at tilbury dock. cargo in fwd part discharged. fifteen men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H01229/43 18.9.43 H01229/43 18.9.43 INS WK 6FMS 1FT.

- NM 1977/43. H01229/43 3.10.47 H01229/43 SWEPT FOUL AT 36FT. SURROUNDING DEPTH 72FT. IN POSN 514718N, 012842E. (C IN C NORE 3.10.47). 22.10.47 DISPERSED TO 48FT. (MS SHEERNESS 22.10.47). H01229/43 12.12.47 H01229/43 12.12.47 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 45FT. SURROUNDING DEPTH 69FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 52FT. POSN 514720N, 012840E USING HSA. (HMSL 585, 21.11.47). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 3200/47. H01239/43 6.4.59 H01239/43 & H1334/60 6.4.59 & 6.5.60 SWEPT CLEAR AT 44FT, FOUL AT 45FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 53FT IN GEN DEPTH 61-73FT. NO SCOUR. SEABED SAND AND SHELL. (ECES SWEEP REPORT, 4.11.58). AMEND WK 7FMS 2FT IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H3281/63 10.11.64 H3281/63 10.11.64 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 58FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 64FT. SCOUR 67FT. SEABED SAND AND SHELLS. NFS. (HMS ECHO). 12.6.69 12.6.69 AMEND TO SW 7FMS 1FT [LAT]. NE 1975. H3161/69 3.3.70 H3161/69 3.3.70 AMEND TO SW 7FMS 1FT ON 1975. (ECES 1958).

- NM 451/70. 23.1.73 23.1.73 AMEND SW 13.1MTRS. NC 1975. H2101/74 16.1.74 H2101/74 16.1.74 POSN 514720N, 012844E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.0MTRS (52FT) IN 20.0MTRS. SCOUR 21.0MTRS. SMALL EXTENT & FROM TRACE SIGNS OF WEED. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA H4399/71 3.5.79 H4399/71 3.5.79 EXAM'D 11.7.78 IN 514720N, 012844E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTHS 18-19MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.0MTRS. WK HAS BROKEN UP OVER AREA SOME 150FT SQUARE. RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 51B/77). NCA. H2044/81 17.1.82 H2044/81 17.1.82 EXAM'D 27.10.82 IN 514720N, 012843E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.4, FOUL AT 15.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 22MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.3MTRS. (SOISS, HI 80).

- NM 499/83. HH090/628/01 5.7.94 HH090/628/01 5.7.94 EXAM'D 23.5.94 IN 514720N, 012844E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 16.1, FOUL, 16.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.7 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.4 MTRS. BROKEN UP, COVERS 84 BY 42MTRS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 628). BR STD. 1.3.13 1.3.13 EXAM'D 23.11.12 IN 5147.360N, 0128.611E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.4 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 88.8MTRS, WIDTH 27.1MTRS, HT 4.6MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AN AREA OF DEBRIS. AMEND WK 16.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 51 47.36 N,1 28.611 E

 

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