This is the information page about the shipwreck Longbird, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 6.599 N,1 13.439 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Ada jean (possibly)
2. Adams beck (probably)
3. Albano
4. Atlas (possibly)
5. Azira
6. Balzac
7. Bangarth
8. Blairhall
9. Blue dawn
10. Braconash (possibly)
11. British officer (after part)
12. Cairnglen
13. Carmarthen coast
14. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
15. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
16. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
17. Clare (possibly)
18. Cranford (possibly)
19. Denham (probably)
20. Diamond d
21. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
22. Don (possibly)
23. Dora
24. Driebergen
25. Dutchman
26. Eagle iii
27. Elziena
28. Elziena (possibly)
29. Espire
30. Eston
31. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
32. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
33. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
34. Eventide
35. Fenella
36. Ferryhill
37. Fervent
38. Fingal
39. Firelight (possibly)
40. Gateshead (possibly)
41. General havelock
42. Gottfried (possibly)
43. Gran
44. Grit
45. Gudbrand (possibly)
46. H c flood (possibly)
47. H c flood (probably)
48. Hanne
49. Hans hoth (probably)
50. Hazard (probably)
51. Hebble (probably)
52. Hekla (possibly)
53. Helvetia (possibly)
54. Hercules
55. Heros (possibly)
56. Hmms 180
57. Hms ben ardna (probably)
58. Hms elise
59. Hms elise (possibly)
60. Hms ethel taylor
61. Hms herring
62. Hms james ludford
63. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
64. Hms snaefell (probably)
65. Hms southsea
66. Hms star of devoran
67. Hms summer rose
68. Hms william hallet (possibly)
69. Hms witherington
70. Hmsm unity (probably)
71. Hogarth
72. Hornchurch (probably)
73. Humber
74. Ilios (possibly)
75. Ilious
76. Intent
77. Invergyle
78. Inverlane (part of)
79. Inverlane (stern section)
80. Jenny m (possibly)
81. John m smart (possibly).
82. Jolly girls
83. Jolly girls (possibly)
84. Jonkoping i (possibly)
85. Kalua
86. Kamma
87. King james (possibly)
88. Kirsty jane (possibly)
89. Lafonia
90. Linden (probably)
91. Llwyngwair (possibly)
92. Loch-na-gar (probably)
93. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
94. Longbird
95. Lyng
96. Maggie mcleman ii
97. Maindy bridge (possibly)
98. Marcheller (possibly)
99. Marne (part of)(possibly)
100. Mars
101. Mayoress pelican
102. Narcissus (possibly)
103. Nike (possibly)
104. Nyula
105. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
106. Orion (probably)
107. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
108. Polleon (possibly)
109. Poltava (possibly)
110. Povena
111. Presto (possibly)
112. Presto (possibly)
113. Princess maud (possibly)
114. Protector (possibly)
115. Providence
116. Provider a
117. Prunelle
118. Queen wilhelmina
119. Quest (probably)
120. Quillota
121. Ragnhild (possibly)
122. Ragni (probably)
123. Ravensbourne (possibly)
124. Recorder (possibly)
125. Renen
126. Rfa creosol
127. Richard de larrinaga
128. Rio colorado
129. Rising sun
130. Rosa (possibly)
131. Rotha
132. Saga (possibly)
133. Sargasso (possibly)
134. Scott miller
135. Snowdrop (possibly)
136. Spray
137. Stag 5 (probably)
138. Staithes (possibly)
139. Strinheim
140. Sunniva (possibly)
141. Svava
142. Swiftly
143. Tatiana (possibly)
144. Teal (probably)
145. Thames (probably)
146. The tetrarch (probably)
147. Triumph
148. Tromo (possibly)
149. Ub 115 (possibly)
150. Uc 32 (probably)
151. Upcerne
152. Vianna (possibly)
153. Vianna (probably)
154. Wearsider
155. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: LONGBIRD

Length 51.8 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 4.8, tonnage 636 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid,grain

Cause: ex-kilmuckridge, ex-newton bay. built in 1919 by smith's dock co ltd, middlesbrough. owned at time of loss by w a wilson, nassau (antony & bainbridge, manager). one boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. machinery by the builder. 13 knots. passage river clyde for hull. foundered following collision with ss beltoy (1544 gt) 10 miles ne of tyne n pier lt. (r young & sibi).

Year of registration: 1962

Water depth above wreck: 65 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 1962, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: FOUNDERED 10 MILES NE OF TYNE N PIER LT. (R YOUNG). H1657/62 11.5.62 LOCATED IN 550639N, 011308W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 186 FT IN GEN DEPTH 213 FT. LITTLE OR NO SCOUR. (HMS SHACKLETON, MARCH 1962). INS AS WK 31FMS. BR STD. 17.5.73 AMENDED TO WK 56MTRS. NC 152. 3.12.75 AMENDED TO WK 55MTRS. NC 152. (CHANGE OF DATUM). HH090/796/01 8.1.99 EXAM'D 22.7.98 IN 5506.599N, 0113.439W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55.3 IN GEN DEPT 64MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 65.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.8MTRS. LENGTH 57MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS. RELATIVELY INTACT WITH VISIBLE SUPERSTRUCTURE. APPEARS TO BE ON ITS SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 796). RETAIN AS WK 55MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VIRTUALLY INTACT. PROBABLY ON ITS SIDE.

Position: 55 6.599 N,1 13.439 W

 

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