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 (51.0759833, 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. Cabo espartel
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Charente
20. Christianssund
21. City of dresden (possibly)
22. Colbert
23. Constanzia
24. Corhaven
25. Correct
26. D'artagnan
27. De fontaine
28. Dinard
29. Dotterel
30. Dunbar castle
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Efford
33. Eidsiva (probably)
34. Electra
35. Eleonora
36. Emma
37. Emma (possibly)
38. Empire lough (probably)
39. Empress of fort william (probably)
40. En avant
41. Eustratios (probably)
42. Excellence pleske
43. Falcon (probably)
44. Fearless
45. Flachsee
46. Flandres
47. Francesco ciampa
48. Frons olivae (probably)
49. G-42 (possibly)
50. G-asad
51. Gad 23
52. Gladys
53. Gloire a sainte therese
54. Grit (probably)
55. Grosser kurfurst
56. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
57. Halcyon
58. Harcalo
59. Henry moon
60. Heron
61. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
62. Hmhs anglia
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aries (possibly)
65. Hms artic trapper
66. Hms blackwater
67. Hms brazen
68. Hms carilon
69. Hms carlton
70. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
71. Hms city of dundee
72. Hms cleon
73. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
74. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
75. Hms glen boyne
76. Hms kingston galena
77. Hms lydian
78. Hms marcella
79. Hms myrmidon
80. Hms napia
81. Hms niger (possibly)
82. Hms northumberland (probably)
83. Hms othello ii
84. Hms peridot
85. Hms restoration (possibly)
86. Hms rodino
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms torbay ii (probably)
89. Hms tranquil
90. Hms war sepoy
91. Hms weigelia
92. Hmsm b2
93. Holland
94. Hundvaag
95. Hydaspes (possibly)
96. Ilaro
97. Ira (possibly)
98. Jacob luckenbach
99. James harrod
100. Jokai
101. Josephine willis
102. Kabinda
103. Kadru
104. Katharina kolkmann
105. Kielce
106. Kirsten skou
107. Koenigshaven
108. L'armandeche
109. La fleche
110. Lady stella
111. Latona
112. Le pelerin de la mer
113. Le tregor
114. Leicester
115. Leila najia
116. Leo
117. Lizzonia
118. Loanda
119. Lord hamilton (possibly)
120. Luray victory
121. Lusitania
122. Mahratta
123. Mahratta ii
124. Maloja 1
125. Malta (probably)
126. Merel (part of)(possibly)
127. Mersey
128. Milbanke (probably)
129. Moise
130. Monarch
131. Mrav
132. Murillo
133. Nancy moran
134. Naranco
135. Negrier
136. Newcastle
137. Niki
138. Norman
139. North eastern victory
140. Northfleet
141. Notre dame des trois epis
142. Nunima
143. Ousel (probably)
144. Phoenix
145. Polgrange
146. Portslade (possibly)
147. Preussen
148. Pulborough
149. River levan
150. Rochester castle (possibly)
151. Roode zee (possibly)
152. Rydal force
153. Rynanna
154. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
155. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
156. Sabac
157. Saint ronan (possibly)
158. Saint ronan (possibly)
159. Salbya (possibly)
160. Sambut
161. Samida
162. Santagata
163. Santagata (?part of)
164. Sea serpent
165. Seine
166. Selma (possibly)
167. Shenandoah
168. Sir russell
169. St cecilia
170. Strathclyde
171. Teeswood
172. Texaco caribbean (after section)
173. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
174. The queen
175. Toward
176. Traquair (probably)
177. U 11 (possibly)
178. U 16 (possibly)
179. U 48
180. U 8
181. Ub 103 (possibly)
182. Ub 108 (possibly)
183. Ub 109
184. Ub 31 ?
185. Ub 38
186. Ub 55 (probably)
187. Ub 56 (possibly)
188. Ub 58 (possibly)
189. Ub 78
190. Ub-33 (probably)
191. Uc 46 (possibly)
192. Uc 63
193. Uc 77 (possibly)
194. Uc 78 or uc 79
195. Unity
196. Vittoria claudia
197. W a scholten
198. Wheatman (possibly)
199. 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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