This is the information page about the shipwreck Lifeguard (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 52.466 N,0 18.079 E (53.569150, 0.093600)

 

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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. Acklamd (possibly)
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amenity
4. B o borjesson
5. Bellerophon
6. Benmacdhui
7. Brema
8. British councillor
9. British prince
10. Briton (possibly)
11. Cadmus
12. Canada
13. Caroline
14. Chant 63
15. Chloris (possibly)
16. Corhampton
17. Corinth (possibly)
18. Cyclope
19. Dana (possibly)
20. Deerpool (after section)
21. Deerpool (for'd section)
22. Diana
23. Diana
24. Dido
25. Dryade
26. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
27. Empress (probably)
28. Exmoor
29. Feltre
30. Fermo
31. Flourish
32. Forest queen
33. Fowberry tower (part)
34. Francis
35. Frithof eide
36. Georgios
37. Gerhardt (possibly)
38. Giuseppe
39. Gluckauf (possibly)
40. Graafjeld
41. Grangemouth
42. Hannah louisa
43. Harlech
44. Harnis (probably)
45. Helmsman (probably)
46. Hms benvolio
47. Hms botanic
48. Hms dirk
49. Hms egret
50. Hms fairy
51. Hms falcon (stern section)
52. Hms kos xvi (probably)
53. Hms mistletoe
54. Hms remillo
55. Hms st cyrus
56. Hms warland (possibly)
57. Homer
58. Horsted
59. Hugh taylor
60. Ida
61. Ionic (probably)
62. J b paddon
63. Jane (possibly)
64. Janet helen (possibly)
65. John mowlem
66. John rettig (probably)
67. Kalo (probably)
68. Katina bulgari
69. Kieldrecht (possibly)
70. Kilrea (probably)
71. Kimberley (possibly)
72. Kingston cameo
73. Knuthenborg
74. Ladas (possibly)
75. Lady anstruther (probably)
76. Laurel (possibly)
77. Leonora
78. Lifeguard (possibly)
79. Lightship no 83
80. Longbenton (probably)
81. Lyra (bow section)
82. Magdalyn ann
83. Maggie
84. Magnolia
85. Manchester engineer (probably)
86. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
87. Marian francis
88. Markersdall (probably)
89. Marshall (probably)
90. Merchiston
91. Modig
92. Modiva (possibly)
93. Monimia (possibly)
94. Nautilus
95. Nitedal
96. Norfolk coast
97. Onward (possibly)
98. Ophir ii (possibly)
99. Orsa
100. Otis tetrax
101. Our lorraine
102. Paraciers
103. Peebles (possibly)
104. Portia
105. Rayford
106. Realf
107. Reculver
108. Revello
109. Revi
110. River don (part of)(probably)
111. Riviere
112. Sagacity
113. Saltoun
114. Sandra glen
115. Sna iii
116. Sota eduardo
117. Stanburn
118. Storm drift
119. Teano
120. Tees
121. Thomas deas
122. Togston (possibly)
123. Tredegar hall
124. Triton
125. Uc 39
126. Uc 47
127. Uc 75
128. Umbe
129. Upminster (possibly)
130. Varangmalm (possibly)
131. Vechstroom
132. Ville de valenciennes
133. Wayside flower (possibly)
134. Whitemantle (possibly)
135. William hanson
136. Winga
137. Xavier
138. Zeemermin

 

Name: LIFEGUARD (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 340 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20160322

Details measurements/cartography: H01624/44 14.6.44 WK LOCATED IN 535300N, 001618E. HAS AT LEAST 51FT OF WATER OVER IT. (CAPT M/S HUMBER, 14.4.44). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 10.4.72 AMEND TO WK 15.5MTRS. NC 121. 9.5.74 AMEND TO WK 14.8MTRS [LAT]. NC 121. H5084/77 20.3.80 EXAM'D 27.11.79 & 6.12.79 IN 535226N, 001811E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.9 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. LENGTH 60MTRS. LIES 350/170 DEG. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). AMEND TO WK 35MTRS. BR STD. 3.9.07 LOCATED AND DIVED BY OTHERS IN 5352.493N, 0018.065E [WGD]. PROBABLE WW1 LOST, AS LEAD INGOTS FROM A FOUNDRY WHICH CLOSED IN 1922 FOUND. TO BE DIVED AGAIN SOON AND FULLER REPORT TO FOLLOW. (K HEATH, TELECON 3.9.07). NCA YET. 3.6.08 GOLD COIN FOUND DATED 1861, LIKELY TO BE THE WK OF THE 'LIFEGUARD', SEE ALSO [5825]. SALVAGE OPERATIONS KNOWN TO BE IN PROGESS AT PRESENT, A GERMAN COMPANY IS INVOLVED & IS UTILISING A DANISH BARGE. (K HEATH, TELECON 3.6.08). C IN C REQUESTED. NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 10.10.2016 EXAM'D 22.3.16; IN 5352.466N, 0018.079E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.91MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS, LENGTH 50.5MTRS, WIDTH 9.6MTRS, HEIGHT 4.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 340/160 DEGS. WRECK SITS ON ITS HULL UPRIGHT AND MOSTLY INTACT, BOW PARTLY BURIED. INDICATION OF SEDIMENT BUILD UP ON STARBOARD SIDE BUT NO SCOURING WITH STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 35MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 52.466 N,0 18.079 E

 

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