This is the information page about the shipwreck Luray victory, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 11.055 N,1 31.539 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Algeria
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Archon
13. Ashley
14. Atlantic (possibly)
15. Avon
16. Brandenburg
17. Bravore
18. Brendonia
19. Ca 4
20. Camisard
21. Cap de la hague
22. Carmen
23. Cathay (part of)
24. Cedrington court
25. Colbert
26. Colbert (possibly)
27. Constanzia
28. Corhaven
29. Corheath
30. Correct
31. Costas michalos (aft section)
32. Costas michalos (fwd part)
33. D'artagnan
34. Dalryan
35. Dartmore
36. Diana
37. Dinard
38. Dixie
39. Dolcoath (part)
40. Dolcoath (part)
41. Dortejensen
42. Dunbar castle
43. E goodwin ltv
44. Efford
45. Eidsiva (probably)
46. Eleonora
47. Emile deschamps
48. Emma
49. Emma (possibly)
50. Empire lough (probably)
51. Empress of fort william (probably)
52. Empress of midland (possibly)
53. En avant
54. Falcon (probably)
55. Fearless
56. Filleigh
57. Flachsee
58. Flandres
59. Francesco ciampa
60. Fred everard
61. Frons olivae (probably)
62. G 85 (possibly)
63. G-42 (possibly)
64. Gad 23
65. Genimar
66. Girasol
67. Halcyon
68. Harcalo
69. Henry b plant
70. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
71. Hmhs anglia
72. Hms alert ?
73. Hms aragonite (part of)
74. Hms aragonite (part of)
75. Hms aries (possibly)
76. Hms artic trapper
77. Hms blanche
78. Hms brazen
79. Hms carilon
80. Hms carlton
81. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
82. Hms city of dundee
83. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
84. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
85. Hms fauvette
86. Hms flirt
87. Hms glen boyne
88. Hms guardsman
89. Hms kingston galena
90. Hms lord grey
91. Hms lydian
92. Hms marcella
93. Hms myrtle
94. Hms napia
95. Hms niger (possibly)
96. Hms northumberland (probably)
97. Hms othello ii
98. Hms peridot
99. Hms pyrope
100. Hms restoration (possibly)
101. Hms rodino
102. Hms stirling castle (probably)
103. Hms tamarisk
104. Hms torbay ii (probably)
105. Hms tourmaline
106. Hms tranquil
107. Hms war sepoy
108. Hms weigelia
109. Hms wessex
110. Hmsm b2
111. Hundvaag
112. Ilaro
113. Ira (possibly)
114. Jacob luckenbach
115. James harrod
116. Josephine charlotte
117. Jupiter (probably)
118. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
119. Kabinda
120. Kadru
121. Karmt
122. Katharina kolkmann
123. Kielce
124. Kirsten skou
125. Koenigshaven
126. L'armandeche
127. La fleche
128. Lady stella
129. Latona
130. Laurl coin
131. Lbv (m)396
132. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
133. Le pelerin de la mer
134. Leicester
135. Leo
136. Lisbeth m
137. Loanda
138. Lolworth
139. Lord hamilton (possibly)
140. Luray victory
141. Lusitania
142. Mahratta
143. Mahratta ii
144. Maloja 1
145. Malta (probably)
146. Margate sand beacon
147. Mariner moon
148. Menapier
149. Merel (part of)(possibly)
150. Mersey
151. Monarch
152. Monica (possibly)
153. Munificent
154. Murillo
155. Nancy moran
156. Newlands
157. Niendorf (possibly)
158. Niki
159. Norman
160. North eastern victory
161. Notre dame des trois epis
162. Ocean hound
163. Ocean king (possibly)
164. Opal
165. Ousel (probably)
166. Pallieter
167. Paros isle
168. Phoenix
169. Polgrange
170. Ponzano
171. Preussen
172. Pulborough
173. Quentovic
174. Regin (possibly)
175. Rio parana
176. Rooswijk
177. Rydal force
178. Rynanna
179. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
180. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
181. Sabac
182. Saidieh
183. Saint michael veillez sur nous
184. Saint ronan (possibly)
185. Saint ronan (possibly)
186. Sambut
187. Santagata
188. Santagata (?part of)
189. Selma (possibly)
190. Smarapaan
191. Spanish prince
192. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
193. St claire (possibly)
194. Strathclyde
195. Surrey
196. Tbd 317
197. Teeswood
198. Texaco caribbean (after section)
199. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
200. The queen
201. Tina primo
202. Tongue sand tower (remains)
203. Toornvliet (probably)
204. Toromoree
205. Toward
206. Traquair (probably)
207. U 11 (possibly)
208. U 16 (possibly)
209. U 48
210. U 8
211. Ub 108 (possibly)
212. Ub 109
213. Ub 12 (possibly)
214. Ub 29 (possibly)
215. Ub 38
216. Ub 55 (probably)
217. Ub 56 (possibly)
218. Ub 78
219. Ub-33 (probably)
220. Uc 26
221. Uc 46
222. Uc 46 (possibly)
223. Uc 77 (possibly)
224. Uc 78 or uc 79
225. Unity
226. Velocitas
227. Virginie
228. W a scholten
229. Warfleth
230. Westerley star
231. Wheatman (possibly)
232. Will and maggie (probably)
233. Woodtown (possibly)
234. Xanthence

 

Name: LURAY VICTORY

Length 138.7 meter, width: 18.9 meter, draught: 11.6, tonnage 7612 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: built in 1944 by california ship building corporation. owned at time of loss by us shipping controller. two boilers, steam turbine of 8500 shp, single shaft. passage from baltimore for bremerhaven. stranded and broke in two. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1959

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 225 cm

Known since: 1959, last detected: 20210930

Details measurements/cartography: H927/59 3.10.60 COXSWAIN OF RAMSGATE LIFEBOAT STATES THAT WK LYING IN 511057N, 013136E IS THE 'LURAY VICTORY'. (ECES, DTD 1959). CHART AS ST (2 MASTS). BR STD. H2421/62 24.3.62 ORIENTATED 142/322DEGS. ONE MAST STANDS 9FT ABOVE MHWS & THE OTHER (EASTERN) DRIES 16FT. (HMS ECHO, DTD 20.3.62). H1889/66 27.11.67 AMEND TO ST, MAST 6FT HIGH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HN).

- NM ACTION. H3890/68 19.3.68 ONLY TWO SAMPSON POSTS, WITH TOPMASTS, ARE VISIBLE AT LW. ONE OF THE TOPMASTS IS 6FT HIGH AT MHWS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 28/67). 26.6.68 NOW CHARTED AS DW, MAST 6FT HIGH. NE 1828. H4667/70 30.12.70 EXAM'D IN 511107N, 013136E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. TWO WOODEN POLE MASTS, ABOUT 10MTRS APART & 2.6MTRS HIGH [MHWS], WITH A SMALL FUNNEL, DIAM 1MTR APPROX, AWASH. GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR, DEPTH 19MTRS, TO W AND NW OF WK. LEAST DEPTH ALONGSIDE 3MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 4/70). 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS DW, MAST 2.6MTRS HIGH. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 EXAM'D IN 511102N, 013137E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. IN BOAT ALONGSIDE MAST DRYING 7.2MTRS (0.8MTRS HIGH) IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 12.5MTRS. EXAM'D AT LW BY BOAT ON CALM DAY. LIES UPRIGHT ON EDGE OF BANK ORIENTATED E/W. THE SECOND MAST IS VISIBLE AT LW. (HMS ENTERPRISE). AMEND TO DW, MAST, H1MTR. NE 1828. H1283/76/118 9.9.76 CONFIRMED 'LURAY VICTORY' SUNK IN 511102N, 013137E. (R A LEE). H1938/78 19.3.81 VISUALLY EXAM'D 25.11.80 IN 511103N, 013138E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SAMPSON POST WITH TOPMAST IN FIXED POSN - HT 1.3MTRS ABOVE MHWS. SECOND SAMPSON POST WITHOUT TOPMAST, ABOUT 20FT TO THE E, DRIES 1.2MTRS. FIXED BY SHIP STATIONS. HEIGHT ESTIMATED. WK IS UPRIGHT LYING E/W WITH MAIN PART COVERED BY SAND. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). AMEND TO DW, MAST H1.3MTRS. BR STD. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 ONLY BASE OF MASTS NOW TO BE SEEN ABOVE SEABED. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, DTD 23.7.84). H2336/86 23.10.86 HIGHEST PORTION OF SAMSON POST WAS OBSERVED 19.6.86 TO BE 2MTRS (+/- 0.5MTR) ABOVE SEA LEVEL. TIDAL HEIGHT 3.7MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 300B). AMEND TO DW, MASTS, DRIES 5.7MTRS. BR STD. HH090/511/01 12.2.91 EXAM'D 20.10.90 IN 511103N, 013138E USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. DCS3 TRACE INDICATES WK PARTIALLY BURIED IN SAND. HEIGHT OF MAST CONFIRMED. (NP 1016, HI 511). NCA. HH090/738/01 22.7.97 EXAM'D 9.6.97 IN 511101.6N, 013137.9E [OGD] USING DGPS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. GEN DEPTH DRIES 1.5MTRS. ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED WITH ONLY 2 SAMPSON POSTS STANDING PROUD OF THE SEABED. WESTERN POST IS TOPPED WITH A SECTION OF MAST & IS 2MTRS SQUARE. VISUAL ESTIMATE IS DRIES 5.5MTRS (+/- 0.5MTR). SECOND POST IS 20MTRS TO THE E AND DRIES 1.3MRS (+/- 0.5MTR). POSN FROM DCS3. (NP 1016, HI 738). BR STD. 16.12.97 AMENDED TO WK MASTS, DRIES 5.5MTRS AS WK IS ON DRYING BANK & NO PORTION OF HULL OR SUPERSTRUCTURE SHOWS. BR STD. HH091/294/01 / SEP 2010/000060716 23.3.10 EXAM'D 17.8.10 IN 5111.055N, 0131.540E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.73 IN GEN DEPTH 17.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 14.0MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS WITH BOWS SW. PROBABLY ONLY ONE SECTION OF TWO VISIBLE. SECTION APPEARS TO BE RELATIVELY INTACT WITH A MAST EVIDENT, WHICH MAY BE SHOALER THAT THE LEAST DEPTH. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). RETAIN WK MASTS DRIES 5.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 26.2.13 LOCATED 16.12.12 IN 5111.064N, 0131.538E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.41 IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 103.5MTRS, WIDTH 29.7MTRS, HT 17.5MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS SW. MAST NOT VISIBLE IN DATA. (NETSURVEY, HI 1399). NO VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT MAST DOES NOT EXIST. NCA. SEP 2015/000083470 7.1.16 EXAM'D 13.9.15 IN 5111.059N, 0131.535E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH DRIES 2.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 23.8MTRS. LENGTH 82.3MTRS, WIDTH 30.9MTRS, HEIGHT 29.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 224.4DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 15.62MTRS, SCOUR DEPTH 3.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 315.5DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1484). AMEND TO WK MASTS DRIES 2.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2022000003820 21.03.22 EXAM'D 30.09.2021; IN 5111.055N, 0131.539E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 0.34MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. LENGTH 88.2MTRS, WIDTH 43.21MTRS, HEIGHT 23.48MTRS, ORIENTATION 225/045 DEGS. UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY INTACT, SURROUNDED BY SCOUR, DEEPEST TO NE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1743, H525-WI-13726). AMEND DW 0.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY INTACT, SURROUNDED BY SCOUR, DEEPEST TO NE

Position: 51 11.055 N,1 31.539 E

 

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