This is the information page about the shipwreck Lisbeth m, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 27.216 N,1 27.006 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: LISBETH M
Length 66.4 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 939 ton
Load: stone
Cause: Oil engine, single shaft. passage plymouth for london. sank following collision in fog with ss sir john snell. later dispersed. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1957
Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 321 cm
Known since: 1957, last detected: 1919
Details measurements/cartography: H2121/57 29.4.57 INS DW, WITH G CAN, GPFL(2) G 10S, IN POSN 301.5 DEG, 4.74M FROM N FORELAND LT. (LL AND THNM 31/57).
- NM 951/57. H2121/57 6.10.59 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH OF 33FT [MLWS]. BAR SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL - CLEAR AT 34FT. (STEEPHOLME, 20.6.58). H2121/57 6.10.59 SWEPT CLEAR AT 28. FOUL AT 29FT [MLWS]. (TH, 29.9.58). H2121/57 6.10.59 DIVED. WK FOUND TO BE WIDELY DISPERSED OVER 200FT AREA IN E/W DIR'N AND 60FT N/S. BAR SWEPT 4.8.59. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 IN GEN DEPTH 42FT. STANDS 4 TO 8FT ABOVE SEABED. (ASV BARGLOW, JUN-AUG 1959). H2121/57 25.3.60 FOLLOWING DISPERSAL, WK CLEAR AT 32, FOUL AT 33FT. (THV VESTAL, 3.11.59). AMEND TO SW 5FMS 2FT. DELETE BUOY.
- NM 2738/59. H926/62 15.3.62 LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 39FT. SCOUR 44FT. (ISS, 1961). H351/67 25.1.67 LEAST E/S DEPTH 37 IN GEN DEPTH 43FT. SCOUR 46FT. (ISS, 26.10.66). H2121/57 30.7.69 AMEND TO SW 5FMS 1FT [LAT]. BR STD. H4527/69 30.9.69 EXAM'D 23.4.69 IN 512711N, 012706E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.6, FOUL AT 10MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.3 IN GEN DEPTHS 11.5 - 12.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.4MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 152/69). H4402/71 22.9.71 EXAM'D IN 512711N, 012707E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.4 IN GEN DEPTH 11.7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.9MTRS. (HMS ECHO). 13.6.72 AMEND TO SW 9.6MTRS. NC 1828. H3179/74 4.6.74 EXAM'D IN 512711N, 012707E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.4 IN GEN DEPTH 10-12MTRS. SCOUR 13.8MTRS. LIES COMPLETELY WITHIN SCOUR. (ISS, 1974). NCA. H3179/74 5.12.77 EXAMINED 13.10.77. NOTICEABLE SCOUR FOUND IN 512710N, 012706E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. DCS3 SHOWS WRECKAGE WITHIN SCOUR. NO E/S DEPTH OBTAINED. SCOUR 1.1MTRS DEEP IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, 31.10.77). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. H3179/74 27.6.80 NOT FOUND. CONSIDERED NO LONGER TO EXIST. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). NCA YET. H2051/82 20.2.84 POSN EXAM'D 27.10.83. NOTHING FOUND, BUT STRONG SONAR CONTACT FROM SAND RIPPLES. DELETE. (HMS ECHO, HI 124). DELETE. BR STD. H3936/88 14.2.90 EXAM'D 7.9.89 IN 512711N, 012705.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.5 IN GEN DEPTH 11.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.7MTRS. LIES 010/190 DEG WITHIN SCOUR. GIVES LARGE MAGNETIC DEFLECTION. APPEARS TO BE EMERGING FROM SEABED. (NP 1016, HI 458). INS AS FOUL 11.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/657/01 3.10.95 EXAM'D 21.8.95 IN 512710.9N, 012707.1E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.2 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. NO DCS3 HT. SMALL WK IN TWO PIECES OVERALL LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 105/295 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 657). BR STD. HH090/939/01 12.9.01 EXAM'D 21.6.01 IN 5127.216N, 0127.012E [WGD] USING DGPS. NOW ONLY A VERY LARGE SCOUR OR AREA OF DEPRESSION WITH LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.2MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. NOTHING SEEN WITHIN THE SCOUR, BUT SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.5MTRS. NO FOUL OBTAINED. (NP 1016, HI 939). AMEND TO FSW 11.5MTRS. BR STD. HH091/255/01 26.5.07 EXAM'D 18.5.07 IN 5127.218N, 0127.007E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.16 IN GEN DEPTH 13.0MTRS. LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS, HT 1.8MTRS. SMALL, ILL-DEFINED WK DEBRIS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). AMEND WK 11.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 17.3.14 EXAM'D 5.2.14 IN 5127.218N, 0127.007E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.75 IN GEN DEPTH 12.4MTRS. SCOUR 1.2MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 22MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1433). DEBRIS IN SCOUR HOLES. HIGH POINT IN CENTRE (?BOILER). AMEND WK 10.75MTRS. SEP 2019/000262060 6.11.19 EXAM'D 18.08.19; IN 5127.216N, 0127.006E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.63MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS, LENGTH 18.68MTRS, WIDTH 7.54MTRS, HEIGHT 1.15MTRS, ORIENTATION 321/141 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 18.61MTRS, WIDTH 7.53MTRS, 0.64MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 053 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 5.32MTRS, TOWARDS 165 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS BROKEN UP AND BURIED IN PLACES. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS, HI 1645). AMEND DW 11.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS & SCOUR
Position: 51 27.216 N,1 27.006 E