This is the information page about the shipwreck Josephine willis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 1.337 N,1 11.475 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Afghanistan (probably)
2. Africa
3. Alcantara
4. Alice
5. Amplegarth
6. Angelus (possibly)
7. Argo
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Avoca
10. Bobby
11. Brandenburg
12. Brendonia
13. Cabo espartel
14. Charente
15. Christianssund
16. City of dresden (possibly)
17. Constanzia
18. Corhaven
19. De fontaine
20. Dinard
21. Dorothy j (possibly)
22. Durango
23. Efford
24. Eidsiva (probably)
25. Electra
26. Eleonora
27. Emma
28. Emma (possibly)
29. Empire lough (probably)
30. Empress of fort william (probably)
31. En avant
32. Eustratios (probably)
33. Excellence pleske
34. Falcon (probably)
35. Fearless
36. Flachsee
37. Flandres
38. Francesco ciampa
39. G-asad
40. Gad 23
41. Grit (probably)
42. Grosser kurfurst
43. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
44. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
45. Halcyon
46. Harcalo
47. Henry moon
48. Heron
49. Hmhs anglia
50. Hms aragonite (part of)
51. Hms aragonite (part of)
52. Hms aries (possibly)
53. Hms blackwater
54. Hms brazen
55. Hms carlton
56. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
57. Hms city of dundee
58. Hms cleon
59. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
60. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
61. Hms ghurka
62. Hms glen boyne
63. Hms kingston galena
64. Hms lydian
65. Hms marcella
66. Hms myrmidon
67. Hms napia
68. Hms niger (possibly)
69. Hms northumberland (probably)
70. Hms othello ii
71. Hms peridot
72. Hms restoration (possibly)
73. Hms rodino
74. Hms torbay ii (probably)
75. Hms tranquil
76. Hms war sepoy
77. Hms waterfly
78. Hms weigelia
79. Hmsm b2
80. Hmt gullfoss
81. Holland
82. Hundvaag
83. Hydaspes (possibly)
84. Ilaro
85. Jacob luckenbach
86. James harrod
87. Jokai
88. Josephine willis
89. Kabinda
90. Kadru
91. Katharina kolkmann
92. Kielce
93. Kirsten skou
94. Koenigshaven
95. La somme (probably)
96. Lacer
97. Lady stella
98. Latona
99. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
100. Le tregor
101. Leicester
102. Leila najia
103. Leo
104. Lighter 83
105. Lizzonia
106. Loanda
107. Loic
108. Lusitania
109. Mahratta
110. Mahratta ii
111. Maloja 1
112. Malta (probably)
113. Mersey
114. Milbanke (probably)
115. Monarch
116. Morgenster
117. Mrav
118. Murillo
119. Nancy moran
120. Naranco
121. Negrier
122. Newcastle
123. Niki
124. Norman
125. Northfleet
126. Nunima
127. Ocean king (possibly)
128. Ousel (probably)
129. Polgrange
130. Portslade (possibly)
131. Preussen
132. Pulborough
133. Revenge
134. River levan
135. Rochester castle (possibly)
136. Roode zee (possibly)
137. Roseburn
138. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
139. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
140. Sabac
141. Saint ronan (possibly)
142. Salbya (possibly)
143. Samida
144. Sea serpent
145. Seine
146. Shenandoah
147. Sierra bravia
148. Sir russell
149. Spanish prince
150. St cecilia
151. St claire (possibly)
152. Strathclyde
153. T s webb
154. Teeswood
155. Texaco caribbean (after section)
156. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
157. The queen
158. Tokufuku maru
159. Toward
160. Traquair (probably)
161. Trooper
162. U 11 (possibly)
163. U 16 (possibly)
164. U 8
165. Ub 103 (possibly)
166. Ub 108 (possibly)
167. Ub 109
168. Ub 31 ?
169. Ub 38
170. Ub 55 (probably)
171. Ub 56 (possibly)
172. Ub 58 (possibly)
173. Ub 78
174. Ub-33 (probably)
175. Uc 46 (possibly)
176. Uc 63
177. Uc 77 (possibly)
178. Unity
179. Vittoria claudia
180. W a scholten
181. Welsh belle
182. Wheatman (possibly)
183. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: JOSEPHINE WILLIS

Year of registration: 1977

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 136 cm

Known since: 1977, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H4199/78 24.10.78 BROKEN UP WRECK OR OBSTN LOCATED 26.9.77 IN 505914N, 011027E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. NOT FOUND BY E/S, BUT OBVIOUS ON DCS3. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). CHART AS FOUL. BR STD. 10.10.22 The wreck was rediscovered by divers in approximately 2018. Diving investigation revealed that a large quantity of the ceramic cargo was still in situ. The ceramic assemblage is principally comprised of wares from three Staffordshire based potteries – Mexborough, Charles Meigh, and Davenport. Several of the ceramic types discovered are unknown in current museum collections, or have previously only been seen in the formof wasters.Interpretation of geophysical data indicates that the full length of the vessel survives in situ, with a maximum length of 46m, and a maximum width of 10-11m, which is consistent with the known dimensions of thevessel. A potential vertical break in the hull is located approximately halfway along the wreck mound. This corresponds with the position which the Mangerton was reported to have collided with the Josephine Willis. Itwould appear that the wreck has broken it’s back and the remaining structure lies in two halves. The wreck mound is orientated NNW-SSE on a seabed comprised of gravelly sand, at a depth of approximately 23m. The mound extends to a height of 0.9m. The height of the surviving wreck mound indicates that there is likely to be a considerable depth of surviving stratigraphy. 10.10.22 "JOSEPHINE WILLIS" LOCATED IN 5101.330N, 0111.488E [WGD] HAS BEEN AWARDED SCHEDULED MONUMENT STATUS (The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979), DTD 25/08/2022. LIST ENTRY NUMBER 1477893. AMEND DIST REMAINS OF WRECK AND ADD "HISTORIC" TO STATUS, ADD REST'D AREA 50m RADIUS. RSDRA2022000251442 12.12.2022 EXAM'D BY BDC; WK LOCATED IN 5101.337N, 0111.475E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.31MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. LENGTH 48.23MTRS, WIDTH 17.25MTRS, HT 1.05MTRS, ORIENTATION 316/136 DEGS. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, BDC H525.2(LITE), HI1497). AMEND WK 21.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 672/23

Position: 51 1.337 N,1 11.475 E

 

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