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 (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Albatross
4. Amenity
5. Appolonia
6. B o borjesson
7. Beaconsfield
8. Bellerophon
9. Benmacdhui
10. Biesbosch
11. Brabant
12. Brema
13. British councillor
14. British prince
15. Briton (possibly)
16. Cadmus
17. Cambrai
18. Canada
19. Caroline
20. Carson
21. Chant 63
22. Charing cross (possibly)
23. Chicago
24. Chloris (possibly)
25. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
26. Coastal fort no-1
27. Cook s26
28. Corhampton
29. Corinth (possibly)
30. Cyclope
31. Dana (possibly)
32. Deerpool (after section)
33. Diana
34. Diana
35. Dido
36. Dryade
37. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
38. Empress (probably)
39. Exmoor
40. Feltre
41. Fermo
42. Flourish
43. Forest queen
44. Fowberry tower (part)
45. Francis
46. G.3
47. Georgios
48. Gerhardt (possibly)
49. Girl ita
50. Giuseppe
51. Gluckauf (possibly)
52. Goodwood
53. Grangemouth
54. Greltoria (probably)
55. Hannah louisa
56. Harlech
57. Harnis (probably)
58. Helmsman (probably)
59. Hercules
60. Hms akranes
61. Hms benvolio
62. Hms botanic
63. Hms dirk
64. Hms egret
65. Hms fairy
66. Hms falcon (stern section)
67. Hms falmouth
68. Hms kos xvi (probably)
69. Hms mistletoe
70. Hms remillo
71. Hms silicia
72. Hms warland (possibly)
73. Homer
74. Horsted
75. Hugh taylor
76. Hvitveis
77. Ida
78. Ionic (probably)
79. J b paddon
80. Jane (possibly)
81. Janet helen (possibly)
82. John mowlem
83. John rettig (probably)
84. Kalo (probably)
85. Katina bulgari
86. Kernoozer
87. Kieldrecht (possibly)
88. Kilrea
89. Kilrea (probably)
90. Kimberley (possibly)
91. Kingston cameo
92. Knuthenborg
93. Laconia (possibly)
94. Ladas (possibly)
95. Lady anstruther (probably)
96. Lady josyan
97. Laurel (possibly)
98. Leonora
99. Lifeguard (possibly)
100. Lightship no 83
101. Lyra (bow section)
102. Magdalyn ann
103. Maggie
104. Magnolia
105. Magnolia (probably)
106. Malvina (fwd part)
107. Manchester engineer (probably)
108. Marian francis
109. Marie l
110. Markersdall (probably)
111. Meeuw
112. Merchiston
113. Middlesborough
114. Modig
115. Modiva (possibly)
116. Mongolian
117. Monimia (possibly)
118. Nadod (possibly)
119. Nar
120. Nitedal
121. Norfolk coast
122. Onward (possibly)
123. Ophir ii (possibly)
124. Orsa
125. Otis tetrax
126. Our lorraine
127. Paddington (possibly) & unknown
128. Paraciers
129. Peebles (possibly)
130. Peggotty
131. Portia
132. Rayford
133. Realf
134. Reculver
135. Revello
136. Revi
137. River don (part of)(probably)
138. Sagacity
139. Saltoun
140. Seistan
141. Sergei
142. Sirajah
143. Sna iii
144. Sota eduardo
145. Stanburn
146. Storm drift
147. Tees
148. Thea
149. Thomas deas
150. Togston (possibly)
151. Triton
152. Trongate
153. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
154. Uc 39
155. Uc 47
156. Uc 75
157. Umbe
158. Upminster (possibly)
159. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
160. Varangmalm (possibly)
161. Vechstroom
162. Ville de valenciennes
163. Violet (probably)
164. War crocus (possibly)
165. Wayside flower (possibly)
166. Whitemantle (possibly)
167. William hanson
168. Winga
169. 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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