This is the information page about the shipwreck Lanthorn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 30.789 N,0 37.137 W (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amulet
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Ard aidhm
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Audax
12. Balfron (probably)
13. Battersea
14. Beaumanoir (probably)
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Cap palos (part of)
20. Castleford (probably)
21. Commercial
22. Constantia
23. Corsican prince
24. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
25. Creteblock
26. Crimdon (possibly)
27. Dayspring (probably)
28. Defiant
29. Disperser
30. Eaglescliffe (probably)
31. Earl percy
32. Eli
33. Ellida (probably)
34. Erich lea
35. Ferruccio
36. Florentia
37. Fred everard
38. Garthwaite
39. Gimle
40. Glengarry (probably)
41. Glow (part of) (possibly)
42. Glow (part of) (possibly)
43. Gothia
44. Gwalia (possibly)
45. Harrow (probably)
46. Hartley
47. Helene
48. Hercules
49. Highgate
50. Hms desire (possibly)
51. Hms dromio
52. Hms locheil
53. Hms lord ridley
54. Hms ruthin castle
55. Hms swallow
56. Hornsund (probably)
57. Hurstwood
58. Jane
59. John miles
60. Lady ann
61. Lady helen
62. Lampada (probably)
63. Lanthorn
64. Lerwick (probably)
65. London
66. Lowtyne (possibly)
67. Lucy
68. Madame renee
69. Marchioness of londonderry
70. Marie stuart
71. Martina
72. Melanie (probably)
73. Membland (possibly)
74. Merrie islington
75. Modemi (possibly)
76. Moorlands
77. Moorwood (possibly)
78. Namorado field jacket
79. Novillo
80. Oakwell
81. Pandora
82. Paul
83. Phare (probably)
84. Philander (probably)
85. Polanna
86. Polruan
87. Quaggy (probably)
88. Rikard nordraak
89. Rutil
90. Saint ninian
91. Sarah thinnesen
92. Schaldis (possibly)
93. Sir francis
94. Skane
95. Sna ii
96. Southborough
97. Springhill
98. Stora-korsnas-link i
99. Sumus (probably)
100. Suntrap (probably)
101. Taurus (probably)
102. Ub 30
103. Uc 70
104. Victo (stern section)
105. Victoria (probably)
106. Wallsend
107. Woodstock (bow section)
108. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: LANTHORN

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 27 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: H5727/36 28.8.36 AT LW, TRAWL NET MET WITH OBSTN AT 8FMS, 0.5M NW BY N OF WHITBY BELL BUOY. BEARING SOUTH BELL BUOY IN LINE WITH SALTWICK NAB, WITH NORTH CHEEK ROBIN HOODS BAY JUST CLOSING ABEAM. LINE LOOKING DOWN STREET ON WEST CLIFF, WHITBY, TO STEEPLE OF CHURCH IN SAME STREET. KNOWN LOCALLY AS SS SPARROW OF LONDON, TORPEDOED DURING THE WAR. (HM CUSTOMS & EXCISE, WHITBY, 25.8.36) INS AS WK PA 8FMS [14.6MTRS] IN 543048N, 003701W. BR STD. 28.1.75 POSITION CONFIRMED BY HSA. WK LIES BOWS NORTH AND IS LARGELY DISPERSED EXCEPT FOR TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE AND A SINGLE BOILER ABOUT 10FT DIAMETER. HIGHEST PARTS ARE ENGINE AND STERN. (DIVER'S REPORT, VIA K MCLEAN, 28.1.75). H1280/76/42 26.2.76 FROM WRECK LOCATION, WHITBY BELL BUOY NO LONGER ALIGNS WITH SALTWICK NAB BUT IS SLIGHTLY OPEN WITH IT. THE BUOY BROKE ADRIFT IN THE WINTER OF 1974-75 AND WAS REPLACED EITHER IN A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT LOCATION OR WITH LONGER MOORINGS. (J STEVENSON). H6331/87 18.1.89 EXAM'D 23.8.88 IN 543046.1N, 003702.6W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.0, FOUL AT 18.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 5.4MTRS. LIES 020/200DEG OVER AN AREA 105 X 20MTRS AND IS VERY BROKEN UP AND DECAYED. HIGH POINTS ARE AMIDSHIPS AND AT N END. THERE APPARENTLY ARE NETS ATTACHED TO THE WK. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK SW 18MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 596/89. 30.5.02 EUT POSN: 5430.779N, 0037.145W. NE 1612. 31.3.09 WK, KNOWN LOCALLY AS "STEEPLE IN THE STREET", HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS LANTHORN. IDENTITY BASED ON LENGTH, MACHINERY DETAILS, ITS UNUSUAL DOULE BOILER, AND VARIOUS ATREFACTS RECOVERED. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 27.3.09) IDENTITY AMENDED. NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 22.5.17 EXAM'S 12.12.16 IN 5430.789N, 0037.137W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.73MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. LENGTH 94.7MTRS, WIDTH 17.2MTRS, HT 4.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 027/207 DEGS. WK WELL BROKEN UP. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 30.789 N,0 37.137 W

 

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