This is the information page about the shipwreck King egbert, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 55.127 N,1 30.944 E (52.7959833, 1.6965)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Algarve
5. Alice taylor
6. Alster
7. Alston
8. Artemisia
9. Asteria
10. Barrhill
11. Bertha
12. Birtley
13. Boulderpool (after part)
14. Boulderpool (fwd part)
15. British triumph
16. Camilla weston
17. Cantabria (probably)
18. Cardanel
19. Clan morrison
20. Clansman (possibly)
21. Continental (possibly)
22. Corchester
23. Cordene
24. Corduff
25. Courier (probably)
26. Duncarron
27. Efos
28. Eikhaug
29. Empress
30. Ems
31. Ethel
32. Friesland
33. Fulgens
34. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
35. Gardenia
36. Geneva
37. Georgia (for'd part)
38. Georgia (stern section)
39. Glen derry (probably)
40. Granta
41. Hauxley (possibly)
42. Hms agate
43. Hms arley
44. Hms caroline moller
45. Hms cloughton wyke
46. Hms dhoon (probably)
47. Hms dungeness
48. Hms force
49. Hms francolin
50. Hms kylemore
51. Hms tonbridge
52. Hms vortigern
53. Hms washington (probably)
54. Hms william stephen
55. Hmsm c 11
56. Homefire
57. I t l anna b
58. Ilse
59. Jessie maersk
60. Jevington court
61. Kenton
62. Keymun
63. King egbert
64. Lanterna (probably)
65. Leelite
66. Londoner (probably)
67. Marden
68. Marsworth
69. Minorca
70. Murdoch (probably)
71. Norman queen
72. Oakgrove
73. Ole bull
74. Osprey
75. Ottar jarl
76. Otter
77. Oxshott (possibly)
78. Pacific (possibly)
79. Pacific (possibly)
80. Pegrix
81. Pontfield (forepart)
82. Prima
83. Regain
84. Rimac
85. Rose marie
86. Salvus ii
87. Seagull
88. Seaham
89. Sheaf water
90. Sitona
91. St mark
92. Tayjack 1 (part of)
93. Tayjack 1 (part of)
94. Teddington
95. Thursonian
96. Trelissick
97. Tyneford
98. Upminster
99. Varoy
100. Viola (possibly)
101. Walkure
102. War valley
103. Welholme (possibly)
104. Western mist (possibly)
105. Westland
106. Whintown (possibly)
107. Winhill or whinhill
108. Xanthe

 

Name: KING EGBERT

Length 122.1 meter, width: 16.7 meter, draught: 7.2, tonnage 4535 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built by harland & wolff ltd, belfast. owned by king line ltd. six cylinder oil engine of 489hp, single shaft. passage the tyne for port said. cargo coal. mined.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H0243/39 21.12.39 SUNK 4 MILES SW OF HAISBORO LTV. - PFNM 2874/39. H0259/40 14.5.40 POSN 525524N, 013000E. (FOIC YARMOUTH). INS ADW.

- NM 1179/40.. H0243/39 11.1.41 LOCATED IN 525530N, 013100E - 090 DEG, 7.2 MILES FROM CROMER LTHO. LEAST DEPTH 6FT IN GEN DEPTH 75FT [LWST]. (TH, 31.10.40). AMEND TO WK 0.25FM IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 350/41. H0243/39 11.1.41 INS G CON BUOY, GPFL(3) G, CLOSE E. - TFNM 313/41. H0243/39 7.2.46 WK DISPERSED. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR TO 45FT. POSN 525503N, 013100E OR 354DEG 52MIN, 5.6 MILES FROM HAISBORO CH. (HMS SCOTT, 30.12.45). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT.

- NM 448/46. DELETE BUOY. (THNM 525/46).

- NM 775/46. 14.3.73 AMEND TO WK 13.1MTRS {LAT]. NC 106. 29.11.77 AMEND TO SW 13.1MTRS. NE 106 H1952/80 26.1.83 EXAM'D 14.8.82 IN 525506N, 013103E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5 TO 19MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 3MTRS, LENGTH 200MTRS, BREADTH 75MTRS. LYING 010/190 DEGS. (SOISS, HI22). RETAIN AS SW 13.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH242/550/04 30.11.93 EXAM'D 10.7.93 IN 525506.1N, 013103.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.8, FOUL AT 15.1MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 15.2 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.8MTRS, LENGTH 115MTRS, BREADTH 30MTRS. BROKEN WK, WITH SCATTERED DEBRIS AROUND, LYING 010/190 DEG. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 22). BR STD. SEP 2015/000041896 22.5.15 EXAM'D 19.10.14 IN 5255.127N, 0130.944E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 3MTRS, EXTENDS 90MTRS TOWARDS 150 DEGREES. LENGTH 170MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 2MTRS. LIES 005/180 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY HI1427). AMEND DW 15.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP

Position: 52 55.127 N,1 30.944 E

 

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