This is the information page about the shipwreck Lowland, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 50.987 N,1 29.66 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Atlanticos
8. Balgownie (probably)
9. Baltrader
10. Bonnington court
11. British fortune (probably)
12. Cairnside
13. Carica milica
14. Cedarwood (possibly)
15. Cerne
16. Churston
17. Clan monroe
18. Coalgas
19. Corcrest
20. Cormount (probably)
21. Coureur des mers
22. Cressdene (possibly)
23. Dagmar (probably)
24. Denise germaine (possibly)
25. Disa (possibly)
26. Dulwich
27. Dynamo
28. Empire bridge
29. Empire ghyll
30. Erins isle (possibly)
31. Erna boldt (probably)
32. Estrella (possibly)
33. European gateway (part of)
34. F stobart (probably)
35. Faithful star
36. Fleurita
37. Flores (probably)
38. Fort massac
39. Forth
40. Franz fischer (possibly)
41. Friargate (possibly)
42. Friargate (possibly)
43. Gannet (possibly)
44. Gerhard
45. Ghc (possibly)
46. Golconda (possibly)
47. Grantleyhall (possibly)
48. Grisdeale
49. Groeswen (probably)
50. Hardingham (probably)
51. Harlington (probably)
52. Harlyn (probably)
53. Harriet
54. Hawksdale
55. Hawnby
56. Hebe
57. Hibernia
58. Highwave (probably)
59. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
60. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
61. Hm torpedo boat no.12
62. Hmml 127 (possibly)
63. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
64. Hms arethusa
65. Hms coquette
66. Hms donna nook
67. Hms duchess of hamilton
68. Hms eros (possibly)
69. Hms forward iii
70. Hms franc tireur
71. Hms hastfen
72. Hms hirose (probably)
73. Hms japan
74. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
75. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
76. Hms leandros
77. Hms lord airedale
78. Hms ludlow
79. Hms marconi
80. Hms marsa
81. Hms nadine
82. Hms new comet (possibly)
83. Hms oriana
84. Hms reed (possibly)
85. Hms resono (possibly)
86. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
87. Hms sisapon
88. Hms sisters melville
89. Hms tervani
90. Hms tunisian
91. Hms velia (possibly)
92. Hms william wesney
93. Hmsm e6
94. Hmtb 10
95. Hnlms 227
96. Ingi
97. J c dalble
98. Janny
99. Josefina thorden (after part)
100. Kankakee
101. Khartoum (possibly)
102. Knarsdale
103. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
104. Koningen emma (possibly)
105. Kwasind
106. Lady salisbury
107. Lincairn (possibly)
108. Lindfar
109. Lisette
110. Lonhelen (possibly)
111. Lowland
112. Mac 5 (possibly)
113. Mahseer
114. Main topman
115. Marie leonhardt (probably)
116. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
117. Mexico
118. Mi amigo
119. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
120. Morar
121. Neptune (possibly)
122. Nereus
123. Nico
124. Nicolaos piangos
125. Niore
126. Norhauk
127. Norwich trader
128. Old charlton
129. Pallieter (possibly)
130. Paullette
131. Peik
132. Persistant whisper
133. Pescado
134. Peter hamre
135. Phryne
136. Polgarth
137. Port dalhousie (possibly)
138. Prince igor (probably)
139. Princess juliana
140. Profit
141. Protinus (possibly)
142. Quickstep
143. Ravenscraig (possibly)
144. Salerno (possibly)
145. Salerno (possibly)
146. Savona (probably)
147. Second chance (possibly)
148. Simon bolivar
149. Spaarndem
150. Stad maastricht
151. Storm
152. Sunbeam
153. Sunk beacon (remains)
154. Sunk head tower
155. Sweep ii
156. Tay bar
157. Telegraaf xviii
158. Terukuni maru
159. The sultan
160. Thornaby (possibly)
161. Thyra
162. Torchbearer
163. Uc 11 (possibly)
164. Uc 72 (possibly)
165. Ursus (part)
166. Vancouver
167. Volscian (possibly)
168. Walsingham
169. Wearside
170. White ghost
171. Wychwood (possibly)
172. Yassou
173. Ypapanti

 

Name: LOWLAND

Length 65.8 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 975 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Ex-noord holland. built in 1911 by rijkee & co, rotterdam. owned at time of loss by the shipping & coal co. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 164nhp, single shaft. passage blythe for london. cargo coal. struck mine laid by german submarine. (sibi, ww2sl & ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 86 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20161026

Details measurements/cartography: H0175/39 16.4.40 DW IN 515030N, 012915E. (NID & ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 2666/39 & NM 947/40. H01079/40 20.1.41 POSN NOW 515054N, 012949E, 187DEGS 4C FROM CHARTED POSN. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 42/41. H01079/40 17.10.41 G CAN BUOY LAID 125DEGS, 100YDS FROM WK. (TH). - TFNM 157/41, FNM 2447/41. H0334/40 7.10.43 BUOY NOW G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S 115DEGS, 0.75C FROM WK. (FOIC HARWICH, 27.9.43).

- NM 2121/43. 26.10.49 DISPERSED TO 2-3FT ABOVE HARD SEABED. GEN DEPTH 41FT. (C INC NORE, 19.10.49). H0334/40 17.10.50 SWEPT CLEAR 32FT, FOUL 33FT. SEABED 38FT. POSN 515058N, 013003E. (HMS SCOTT 1950 & TH).

- NM 2027/50. H0334/40 7.4.59 EXAM'D IN 515058N, 012948E [OGB] USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 32FT, FOUL 33FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42 IN GEN DEPTH 42FT. SCOUR 52FT. (ECES, 29.10.58). H2764/60 13.12.68 LOCATED IN 515038N, 012949E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. A POOR SONAR CONTACT BUT EASY TO FIND FROM THE HUGE SCOUR. WRECK LARGELY LIES IN OWN SCOUR. LEAST E/S 34 IN GEN DEPTH 42FT. SCOUR 54FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 45/68). H3180/74 17.9.75 EXAM'D 5.3.75 IN 515058N, 012952E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.3 IN GEN DEPTH 12.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.4 MTRS. LYING IN SCOUR IN A N/S DIRN AND APPEARS TO BE BELOW GENERAL LEVEL OF SEABED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). NCA. H2044/81 18.1.83 EXAM'D 15.9.82 IN 515057N, 012951E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.9 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15MTRS. WELL DISPERSED WK GIVING NO SIGNIFICANT SONAR SHADOW. LIES IN ITS OWN SCOUR. (SOISS, HI 80). BR STD. H4024/86 12.2.88 EXAM'D 27.8.87 IN 515057N, 012948E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. WELL BROKEN UP BUT IN TWO PORTIONS. THE MAIN EASTERLY PART HAS LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.2MTRS; THE OTHER, 75MTRS TO W, 11.4MTRS. GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR 15.6MTRS. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 50 TO 70 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).

- NM 768/88. HH090/575/01 4.10.94 EXAM'D 21.8.94 IN 515057N, 012946E USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 11.1, FOUL 11.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.1 IN GEN DEPTH 12.0MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. SCOUR DEPTH 13.7MTRS. COVERS 55 BY 32MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 575). SEP 2016/000181430 26.10.16 EXAM'D 26.10.16; IN 5150.987N, 0129.660E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.86MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. LENGTH 119.1MTRS, WIDTH 50.6MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. ORIENTATION 086/266 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 112.6MTRS, 2.8MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 064 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD TOWARDS 088 DEGS. WK MAINLY BROKEN UP. (EGS, HI 1522, RRS TE8). AMEND TO DW 10.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 50.987 N,1 29.66 E

 

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