This is the information page about the shipwreck Lowlands, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 48.14 N,1 0.11 E (51.6597, 1.3079833333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Azariah (poss)
11. Baltrader
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bradglen
14. British oak
15. C 128
16. Chieftain
17. Daisy maud
18. Dela
19. Delce
20. Drofli
21. Duluth
22. E oaze light vessel
23. East shoebury bn (remains of)
24. Empire ghyll
25. Enterprise ranger 2
26. Erins isle (possibly)
27. Fox
28. Georgia
29. Ghc (possibly)
30. Harcourt
31. Hawnby
32. Hibernia
33. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
34. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
35. Hms aisha
36. Hms amethyst
37. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
38. Hms ash
39. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
40. Hms conquistador
41. Hms desiree
42. Hms drummer
43. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
44. Hms london
45. Hms london
46. Hms marsa
47. Hms oriana
48. Hms reed (possibly)
49. Hms stella orion
50. Hms venetia
51. Holba
52. Honiton
53. Intrepid
54. Lady jane
55. Lca 551
56. Lowlands
57. Main topman
58. Maitland
59. Maplin light house
60. Maplin survey platform
61. March
62. Margam abbey
63. Mercy
64. Mi amigo
65. Molliette
66. Nass beacon (ruins)
67. Neptune (possibly)
68. Norman
69. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
70. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
71. Pallieter (possibly)
72. Pinto
73. Pisces
74. Radiant
75. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
76. Resolute
77. Restless wave (possibly)
78. Rosme
79. Ryal
80. Selnes
81. Strathearn
82. Strom trooper
83. Sun vii
84. Sunrise (possibly)
85. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
86. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
87. Tay bar
88. Thorvin karsven
89. Treport
90. Vera
91. Volante
92. Wardie
93. Warp
94. William j taylor (part of)
95. Winifred
96. Winkfield
97. Yassou

 

Name: LOWLANDS

Length 79.6 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1789 ton
Load: timber

Cause: built in 1888 by w grey & co, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by lowlands steam shipping co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 156nhp, single shaft. passage from hull. possiby struck a mine laid by uc-7 or possibly was torpedoed. remained afloat on her cargo and was towed to be beached, first at mucking flats and later in the r colne, where she slid partially into the channel. (sea breezes, dec 1978; lloyds war losses & sibi).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 0 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H6102/19 11.8.19 WK [OLD SYMBOL] SHOWN IN 514808N, 010013E ON SURVEY [C 7835] DTD 11.8.19. 15.10.23 [NO DATE] AMEND TO DW (1921). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 3741. H6345/26 4.11.26 AMEND TO DW. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BR STD. H333/26 14.1.26 WRECK REFERRED TO AS 'LOWLANDS'. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H8203/19 [NO DATE] GIVES DATE OF SINKING, DIMENSIONS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H6174/39 31.8.39 NOW DW WITH LT 2 F.G (HOR). (B O T).

- NM ACTION. H407/52 7.3.52 AMEND LT TO GPFL(2)G.5.5S. (TH).

- NM 496/52. H2266/54 20.12.55 AMEND TO DW, WITH GPFL(2)G.5S.10FT, IN NEW POSN. (HMS SHACKLETON SURVEY [K 1089]). BR STD. 13.2.57 SHOWN ON NC 3741 [AND PLAN] WITH A G CAN CLOSE E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H2101/74 3.6.74 FIXED IN 607091.0E, 215 778.3N [OGB] USING THEODOLITE INTERSECTIONS. DRIES 2.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 5-7MTRS. NO SCOUR. (ISS, 1974). INS AS ST WITH LT BN IN 514806N, 010014E. BR STD. H3119/77 10.8.77 AMEND BUOY TO R CAN. LT ON BN TO GPFL(2)R.5S. (TH, 22.6.77).

- NM 1633/77. H3119/77 21.1.80 LIGHT ON BN NOW FL.R.5S. (TH, LTR DTD 4.1.80). BR STD. H3119/77 10.7.74 AMEND TO ST, D 2.1MTRS, WITH LT GPFL(2)R.5S. (ISS, 1974; AIRPHOTO 10.7.74). BR STD. H1270/80 3.6.85 LIGHT ON WK HAS BEEN Q.R FOR SOME YEARS. (M A G BURCH, HN 25.5.85).

- NM 2242/85. H3119/77 5.9.85 CONFIRMED LT ON WK IS Q.R. (BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER, HBR & NAV DEPT). 18.7.86 SHOWN ON HMS HECATE AERIAL PHOTO 11/81. (PHOTOPLOT PG 1765). H1270/80 14.11.86 BEACON ON WK IS NOW STRUCTURALLY UNSTABLE. LT HAS BEEN REMOVED AND STRUCTURE LEFT STANDING. BUOY, FL(2)R.5S, HAS BEEN LAID AT SEAWARD END OF WK. (COLCHESTER BOROUGH COUNCIL, HN 19.9.86). BUOY IS R PORT HAND CAN. (TELECON COLCHESTER A/HBR MASTER). DELETE BN. AMEND BUOY TO R CAN, FL(2)R.5S.

- NM 3555/86. HH242/354/01 21.3.91 BN UNLIT. FL.R LT ON R CAN BUOY CLOSE E. (CDR R H MACKMAN, HN 12.2.91). NFA. SEP 2007000091088 8.1.08 CAN LT BUOY, CLOSE NE OF SS LOWLANDS, EXHIBITS A FL.R.5S LT. (B HETHERINGTON, BRIGHTLINGSEA HBR MASTER, E-MAIL DTD 11.10.07)

- NM BLOCK /08. RSDRA2018000114333 11.5.18 EXAM'D IN 5148.140N, 0100.110E, SS LOWLANDS COLLAPSED AND NO LONGER SEEN AT HW. (D BOUGHTON, BRIGHTLINGSEA DEPUTY HARBOUR MASTER, E-MAIL DTD 3.5.18). E CARDINAL MARK, ATTACHED TO EASTERN EDGE OF SS LOWLANDS IN 5148.1400N, 0100.1100E. AMEND TO DW IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2018000114333 A RE-EVALUATION OF SOURCE RSDRA2018000114333 SHOWS THAT THE WRECK STILL SHOWS PART OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE ABOVE THE WATER AT CERTAIN TIDES. AMEND TO ST.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3262/18

Position: 51 48.14 N,1 0.11 E

 

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