This is the information page about the shipwreck Joshua nicholson, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 1.369 N,5 40.292 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asia
11. Aurelien
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Bard (possibly)
15. Besse (probably)
16. Bessemer city (probably)
17. Bill (part of)(possibly)
18. Bill (possibly)
19. Boynton (possibly)
20. Busby
21. Carpo (possibly)
22. Chimu
23. Christina
24. Christos markettos
25. City of cardiff
26. City of westminster (& kul)
27. Congener
28. Conqueror
29. Corvus
30. Courtown
31. Denebola
32. Depois
33. Devon
34. Dunaskin
35. Dux (possibly)
36. Emblem
37. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
38. Empire kingsley
39. Enrico parodi
40. Facto
41. Fanny lambert
42. Gallier (possibly)
43. Garthclyde (possibly)
44. Gemini
45. Glamorgan coast
46. Glendale
47. Helene (probably)
48. Hellopes
49. Hms royalo
50. Hms warspite
51. Hms warspite (part of)
52. Holland xix
53. Hopeful (possibly)
54. Iona
55. J duncan
56. Jose de aramburu
57. Joshua nicholson
58. Juan ferrer
59. Kate thomas (possibly)
60. Kildonan ?
61. Kilmaho
62. Kintuck
63. Ladywood
64. Lake grafton
65. Lake grafton (possibly)
66. Liberty
67. Lincoln
68. Lovat
69. Luna
70. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
71. Luxembourg (probably)
72. Lyminge
73. Maria de larrinaga
74. Marie roberts
75. Maroc
76. Moorview
77. Mystique (possibly)
78. Nanna (possibly)
79. New pioneer
80. Nile
81. Noya (possibly)
82. Ocean harvest
83. Orion
84. Oriskany
85. Phoenix 202
86. Phoenix 203
87. Pioneer (possibly)
88. Polesley (possibly)
89. Ponthieu
90. Primo ?
91. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
92. Regency (probably)
93. Reidar (possibly)
94. Rms mulheim
95. Saint guenole
96. Saxon briton
97. Sea viper
98. Setubel(probably)
99. Sirius (possibly)
100. St chamond
101. Stabil (possibly)
102. Sylvia-mary z-525
103. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
104. Traute sarnow
105. Tungufoss
106. Tyrhaug
107. U 1209 (possibly)
108. U 247 (possibly)
109. U 399
110. Umbre
111. Umdali mendi (possibly)
112. Underwood
113. Union star (parts of)(probably)
114. Veghtstroom (possibly)
115. Vigrid (possibly)
116. Vine branch (possibly)
117. Vinovia
118. Wild boar
119. William cory
120. Yewcroft
121. Zone (probably)

 

Name: JOSHUA NICHOLSON

Length 82.3 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 1853 ton
Load: armament,railway: stock and construction materials,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine whilst on passage london to alexandria. vessel, bult 1880 by tyne iron steamboat co. with 3 cylinder triple expansion engine, 2 boilers. owned at time of loss by joshua nicholson steam boat co.26 lives lost. (ll ww1, ww1sl, shipwreck index of british isles)

Year of registration: 1998

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter

Known since: 1998, last detected: 2002

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/14 13.11.98 DIVED IN 500120N, 054014W [OGB] USING GPS. VERY SCATTERED OVER A LARGE REEF. MAIN PART OF WRECKAGE CONSISTS OF TWO BOILERS AND A MOUND OF UNIDENTIFIABLE FERROUS WRECKAGE, IN AMONGST WHICH ARE MANY HUNDREDS OF LIVE 75MM AND 105MM SHELLS AND MANY LARGER (APPROX 250MM) SHELLS. THE AMMUNITION IS OF FRENCH MANUFACTURE AND ALL IS DATED 1916. COMPLETE FIELD GUNS AND CARRIAGES LIE AMONGST THE WRECKAGE. KNOWN LOCALLY AS THE 'JOSHUA NICHOLSON' ALTHOUGH THIS WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SUNK OFF THE WOLF ROCK (SEE DEAD RECORD 22559). (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). INS AS NDW. BR STD. HH100/351/18 27.2.02 JOSHUA NICHOLSON IN 5001.783N, 0540.166W [WGD]. USED TO BE PILED HIGH WITH 1917 DATED SHELLCASES. HEAVILY BROKEN SPREAD OVER THE REEF IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. (J ROSEVEARE, EMAIL DTD 20.2.02). BA 2345 PLAN OF RUNNEL STONE SHOWS UNDERWATER ROCK 'LEE ORE' IN THIS POSN. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECKAGE SCATTERED OVER A LARGE REEF

Position: 50 1.369 N,5 40.292 W

 

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