This is the information page about the shipwreck Mahratta ii, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 14.771 N,1 29.917 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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

 

Name: MAHRATTA II

Length 135.6 meter, width: 17.7 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 6690 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Vessel, ran aground while waiting for a pilot. (authority not stated).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter, Height above seabed: 237 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 20210920

Details measurements/cartography: H7247/39 7.11.39 ST IN 511445N, 013003E. (TRINITY HOUSE, SURVEY [E8185]).

- NM 2453/39 & FNM 2454/39. H5120/51 14.12.55 NOT FOUND DURING SURVEY. (HMS SCOTT). DELETE. R/S. H927/59 3.10.60 WK, LEAST E/S DEPTH 25FT, IN 511443N, 013001E. (ECES, 1959). CHART AS WK 4FMS 1FT IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 906/60. H2421/62 23.8.62 WK IN 511444N, 013004E USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11FT IN GEN DEPTH 54FT. SCOUR 59FT. (HMS EGERIA, 27.3.62). AMEND TO WK 1FM 5FT. LC 1828. H3890/68 19.3.68 SHIPS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP IN 511445N, 013002E USING HSA. WK CLEAR AT 8FT, FOUL AT 9FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8FT IN GENERAL DEPTH 60-65FT. LEAST DEPTH BY SONAR 19FT. SCOUR DEPTH 71FT. A VERY GOOD SONAR AND E/S CONTACT. STRONGLY DISCOLOURED SURFACE & MARKED TURBULENCE OVER WK. (HMS EGERIA, DTD 14.9.67). [+2FT TO ALL SOUNDINGS TO AGREE WITH 1828]. AMEND TO SW 1FM 4FT. R/S. 3.10.68 NOW CHARTED AS SW 1FM 2FT [LAT]. NC 1406. H1248/69 14.11.69 WK IDENTIFIED AS 'MAHRATTA II', 6690 TONS GROSS, 4177 TONS NET. SUNK 6.10.39. (FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO. LTD.). H2234/71 7.6.72 LIES WITH SLIGHT PORT LIST. 10FT SCOUR AT STERN. BOILERS & ENGINE ARE HIGH POINTS. (MR. BEAZLEY, GB DIVING SERVICES). 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 2.4MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 LOCATED IN 511446N, 013003E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. CLOSE SOUNDED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.7 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR 19.MTRS [LAT]. MARKED WATER DISTURBANCE ON SURFACE. LIES E/W WITH SAND BUILT UP ALONG HULL. WKGE SPREAD OVER 200MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525 NO.226/73, SURVEY [K6825/2]). NCA. H1286/76 6.7.76 ACCORDING TO LETTER DTD 21.6.76 FROM S.O.S. SALVAGE CO., WK HAS SOME PIG IRON BALLAST IN THE REMAINS OF THE HULL, THE SIDES OF WHICH HAVE IN ONE PLACE FALLEN AWAY TO A HEIGHT OF NO MORE THAN 10FT FROM THE SEABED. VESSEL'S PROPELLER & CONDENSER HAVE APPARENTLY BEEN REMOVED AT SOME PREVIOUS TIME. (MR JACKSON, SALVAGE ASSOCIATION, DTD 24.6.76). H1938/78 20.3.81 EXAM'D 11.11.80 IN 511445N, 013003E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.6MTRS, FOUL AT 2.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.5 IN GEN DEPTH 14-16MTRS. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. LENGTH 160MTRS, BEAM 50MTRS [INCLUDING SAND BUILD UP]. LYING 070/230DEGS. BREAKING UP. MASSIVE SURFACE SWIRLS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). AMEND TO SW 2.6MTRS. R/P. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 WK IS GRADUALLY BEING COVERED BY SAND. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, DTD 23.7.84). H2331/85 12.11.86 EXAM'D 16.7.86 IN 511446N, 013005E USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.6 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR 19MTRS DEEP. LYING 070/250DEGS. APPROX LENGTH 140MTRS. SCOUR IS TO N OF WK & A BUILD-UP OF SAND TO THE S. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 298). NCA. HH090/511/01 14.10.91 EXAM'D 24.6.91 IN 511445N, 013004.7E TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 4.1, FOUL AT 4.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.9 IN GEN DEPTH 17.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 11.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LARGE WK LYING 085/265DEGS. LENGTH 150MTRS APPROX. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (NP 1016, HI 511). AMEND TO SW 4.1MTRS [2FMS 1FT] IN 511445N, 013005E.

- NM 3091/91. HH090/738/91 23.7.97 EXAM'D 16.6.97 IN 511445.3N, 013003.9E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 3.6, FOUL 3.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.3 IN GEN DEPTH 16.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 3MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LENGTH 150MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 060/240DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN ONE DISTINCT PIECE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SCATTERED DEBRIS. SCOUR EXTENDS 45MTRS IN DIRECTION 030DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 738).

- NM 3123/97. [WGD] POSN: 5114.792N, 0129.963E. HH091/294/01 23.3.10 EXAM'D 15.8.10 IN 5114.804N, 0129.979E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.90 IN GEN DEPTH 8.8MTRS NO SCOUR. LENGTH 106MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 3.9MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. LIES ON THE EDGE OF A SANDWAVE WITH THE MAIN BODY COVERED BY AN EXTENDING SANDWAVE. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). NCA. RSDRA2022000003820 21.03.22 EXAM'D 20.09.2021; IN 5114.771N, 0129.917E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.12MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH 137.55MTRS, WIDTH 11.5MTRS, HEIGHT 5.66MTRS, ORIENTATION 237/057 DEGS. PARTIALLY BURIED. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1743, H525-WI-13781). AMEND DW 5.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PARTIALLY BURIED

Position: 51 14.771 N,1 29.917 E

 

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