This is the information page about the shipwreck Larchwood (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 41.718 N,0 54.539 E (53.5741333, 0.7815167)

 

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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.

 

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6. Devonshire (possibly)
7. Euterpe (probably)
8. Fermain (possibly)
9. Fittonia (possibly)
10. Flashlight (probably)
11. Harden
12. Hms cape spartel (probably)
13. Hms cobra
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16. Hms queenworth
17. Hms speedy (probably)
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19. Inge marguerite (possibly)
20. Jersey (probably)
21. Keynes
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25. London
26. Marie dawn
27. Matanuska (probably)
28. Nieuwland
29. Norfolk (possibly)
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31. Ogono
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33. Pacific
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36. Polzella (possibly)
37. Rado (possibly)
38. Rebono (probably)
39. Revigo (possibly)
40. Rochester (possibly)
41. Royal scott
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43. Schieland (possibly)
44. Scotia (possibly)
45. Scotia (possibly)
46. Sea gem
47. Sea pearl
48. Shepherd lad
49. Sioux (probably)
50. Siri maria
51. Trignac (possibly)
52. Two brothers
53. Vereingte (possibly)
54. Victoria
55. Virginian
56. Welsh prince
57. William balls (probably)

 

Name: LARCHWOOD (POSSIBLY)

Length 60.3 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 3.8, tonnage 914 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1924 by osbourne, graham & co ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by joseph consantine ss line ltd. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 131hp, single shaft. passage leith for london. sank following a collision in thick fog with ss burma.

Year of registration: 1932

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1932, last detected: 1991

Details measurements/cartography: H854/32 4.2.32 SUNK ABOUT 14M FROM FLAMBOROUGH HEAD IN 534500N, 005500E APPROX. NCA. H4465/81 17.11.83 WK EXAM'D 25.7.82 IN 534142N, 005439E [OGB] USING HYERFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.1, FOUL AT 19.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.1 IN GEN DEPTH 24.9MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 45MTRS. LYING 070/250 DEGS. APPARENTLY IN ONE PIECE, WITH HIGHEST PT AMIDSHIPS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 74).

- NM 3257/83. HH100/351/05 12.6.92 DIVED ON AUG 1991 IN 534124.5N, 005408E USING DECCA. WK OF SS OF ABOUT 1000GRT. BRASS PLATE RECOVERED INSCRIBED IN GERMAN. (R J COLLINSON, 8.6.92).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 53 41.718 N,0 54.539 E

 

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