This is the information page about the shipwreck Maloja 1, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 4.869 N,1 18.126 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Amplegarth
6. Andaman
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Ashley
9. Atlantic (possibly)
10. Avoca
11. Blanc nez
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Bravore
15. Brendonia
16. Cabo espartel
17. Carmen
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Charente
21. Christianssund
22. City of dresden (possibly)
23. Colbert
24. Constanzia
25. Corhaven
26. Correct
27. D'artagnan
28. De fontaine
29. Dinard
30. Dorothy j (possibly)
31. Dotterel
32. Dunbar castle
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Efford
35. Eidsiva (probably)
36. Electra
37. Eleonora
38. Emma
39. Emma (possibly)
40. Empire lough (probably)
41. Empress of fort william (probably)
42. En avant
43. Eustratios (probably)
44. Excellence pleske
45. Falcon (probably)
46. Fearless
47. Flachsee
48. Flandres
49. Francesco ciampa
50. Frons olivae (probably)
51. G-42 (possibly)
52. G-asad
53. Gad 23
54. Gladys
55. Gloire a sainte therese
56. Grit (probably)
57. Grosser kurfurst
58. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
59. Halcyon
60. Harcalo
61. Henry moon
62. Heron
63. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
64. Hmhs anglia
65. Hms aragonite (part of)
66. Hms aragonite (part of)
67. Hms aries (possibly)
68. Hms artic trapper
69. Hms blackwater
70. Hms brazen
71. Hms carilon
72. Hms carlton
73. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
74. Hms city of dundee
75. Hms cleon
76. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
77. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
78. Hms glen boyne
79. Hms kingston galena
80. Hms lydian
81. Hms marcella
82. Hms myrmidon
83. Hms napia
84. Hms niger (possibly)
85. Hms northumberland (probably)
86. Hms othello ii
87. Hms peridot
88. Hms restoration (possibly)
89. Hms rodino
90. Hms stirling castle (probably)
91. Hms torbay ii (probably)
92. Hms tranquil
93. Hms war sepoy
94. Hms weigelia
95. Hmsm b2
96. Holland
97. Hundvaag
98. Hydaspes (possibly)
99. Ilaro
100. Ira (possibly)
101. Jacob luckenbach
102. James harrod
103. Jokai
104. Josephine willis
105. Kabinda
106. Kadru
107. Katharina kolkmann
108. Kielce
109. Kirsten skou
110. Koenigshaven
111. L'armandeche
112. La fleche
113. Lady stella
114. Latona
115. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
116. Le pelerin de la mer
117. Le tregor
118. Leicester
119. Leila najia
120. Leo
121. Lighter 83
122. Lizzonia
123. Loanda
124. Lolworth
125. Lord hamilton (possibly)
126. Luray victory
127. Lusitania
128. Mahratta
129. Mahratta ii
130. Maloja 1
131. Malta (probably)
132. Merel (part of)(possibly)
133. Mersey
134. Milbanke (probably)
135. Moise
136. Monarch
137. Mrav
138. Murillo
139. Nancy moran
140. Naranco
141. Negrier
142. Newcastle
143. Niki
144. Norman
145. North eastern victory
146. Northfleet
147. Notre dame des trois epis
148. Nunima
149. Ocean king (possibly)
150. Ousel (probably)
151. Phoenix
152. Polgrange
153. Portslade (possibly)
154. Preussen
155. Pulborough
156. River levan
157. Rochester castle (possibly)
158. Roode zee (possibly)
159. Rooswijk
160. Rydal force
161. Rynanna
162. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
163. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
164. Sabac
165. Saint ronan (possibly)
166. Saint ronan (possibly)
167. Salbya (possibly)
168. Sambut
169. Samida
170. Santagata
171. Santagata (?part of)
172. Sea serpent
173. Seine
174. Selma (possibly)
175. Shenandoah
176. Sir russell
177. Spanish prince
178. St cecilia
179. St claire (possibly)
180. Strathclyde
181. Teeswood
182. Texaco caribbean (after section)
183. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
184. The queen
185. Toromoree
186. Toward
187. Traquair (probably)
188. U 11 (possibly)
189. U 16 (possibly)
190. U 48
191. U 8
192. Ub 103 (possibly)
193. Ub 108 (possibly)
194. Ub 109
195. Ub 12 (possibly)
196. Ub 31 ?
197. Ub 38
198. Ub 55 (probably)
199. Ub 56 (possibly)
200. Ub 58 (possibly)
201. Ub 78
202. Ub-33 (probably)
203. Uc 46 (possibly)
204. Uc 63
205. Uc 77 (possibly)
206. Uc 78 or uc 79
207. Unity
208. Vittoria claudia
209. W a scholten
210. Wheatman (possibly)
211. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: MALOJA 1

Length 167.6 meter, width: 18.9 meter, draught: 10.4, tonnage 12431 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: 26.2.16 built in 1916 by harland & wolff ltd, belfast. owned at time of loss by th epeninsular & orient steam navigation company. twin quadruple expansion engine of 1164 nhp, twin shaft. passage london for bombay. a brand-new ship, she left london on 26.2.16 and struck a mine on 27.2.16. 78 crew & 44 passengers lost. the candian liner empress of fort william attempted to assist but was herself mined and lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H3211/17 26.5.17 H3211/17 & H4253/17 26.5.17 WK IN 510505N, 011845E. DISPERSED TO 45FT. (TH, 1917). INS WK 45FT. - FNM 439/17. H7393/30 12.11.30 H7393/30 12.11.30 AREA NOT COMPLETELY SWEPT, BUT A WK WAS LOCATED 157DEGS, 3C FROM CHARTED POSN. (HMS KELLETT, 1.11.30). H998/37 7.6.36 H998/37 & H3676/36 7.6.36 WK IN 510453N, 011814E USING HSA, PRESUMED TO BE 'MALOJA'. FOULED WITH OROPESA ON 29.5.36. DRIFT SWEPT. LEAST DEPTH 41FT. (HMS KELLETT, 29.5.36). NCA YET. H998/37 8.10.37 H998/37 8.10.37 AN AREA WITH RADIUS APPROX 3C ROUND 510505N, 011845E WAS SWEPT BY OROPESA TO A MINIMUM DEPTH OF 9FMS. NO TRACE OF WK WAS FOUND BY SWEEP OR ECHO. (HMS KELLETT, 20.3.37). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT IN 510453N, 011814E.

- NM 1791/37. H998/37 28.1.60 H998/37 28.1.60 CHAIN SWEEP 6.11.59 IN 510458N, 011818E. LEAST DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 65-68FT [LWST]. GROUND SCOUR ON W OF 73FT. G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S LAID CLOSE SE. (TH, 3.12.59 & TH NM 93/59). INS G CAN LT BUOY CLOSE SE OF WK.

- NM 3191/59. H5824/60 2.3.61 H5824/60 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 43FT. POSN BY HSA NOT NOTED. (HMS SCOTT, 15.3.60). AMEND POSN SLIGHTLY. BR STD. H2118/61 26.6.63 H2118/61 26.6.63 DISPERSAL CONTRACT PLACED. (TH, 19.6.63). H899/64 4.3.64 H899/64 4.3.64 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. (RISDON BEAZLEY). - TNM 481/64. H899/64 26.11.64 H899/64 26.11.64 CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 47FT. DISPERSAL HAVING BEEN COMPLETED, BUOY MARKING WK WAS REMOVED. (TH, 12.11.64). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT & DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2239/64. 4.11.69 4.11.69 REQUEST TO PURCHASE BY FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO TO BOT. (BOT, TELECON). 7.9.73 7.9.73 AMEND TO SW 13.2MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 11.8.78 H4199/78 11.8.78 LOCATED ON 1.11.77 IN 510451N, 011818E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.2 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.6MTRS, LENGTH 155MTRS, BUT SHADOW NOT WELL DEFINED. APPEARS LARGELY DISPERSED & FAIRLY WELL COVERED WITH SAND. E/S TRACE LOOKS VERY LIKE A SANDWAVE. LYING 040/220DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 14.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/711/01 28.1.97 HH090/711/01 28.1.97 EXAM'D 8.8.96 IN 510453N, 011808E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.4, FOUL 13.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.7 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 170MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 040/220DEGS. BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 711). NOT FULLY SWEPT. AMEND TO WK 13.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/921/01 28.11.00 HH090/921/01 28.11.00 EXAM'D 14.10.00 IN 5104.877N, 0118.138E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.8, FOUL 13.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.4 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 155MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LARGE, PROMINENT WK. PARTIALLY BURIED, BUT WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE STANDING PROUD OF THE SEABED. (NP 1016, HI 921). AMEND TO SW 12.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 239/01. 3.2.11 3.2.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5104.869N, 0118.126E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.92MTRS. LENGTH 133MTRS, WIDTH 27MTRS, HT 6.5MTRS. HULL MAINLY INTACT WITH AREA BEHIND BOW OBSCURED BY A SANDWAVE. SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1342). BOWS SW. AMEND WK 13.9MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED, BOW SW

Position: 51 4.869 N,1 18.126 E

 

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