This is the information page about the shipwreck Malta (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 16.685 N,1 28.11 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. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Amplegarth
9. Andaman
10. Angelus (possibly)
11. Archon
12. Ashley
13. Atlantic (possibly)
14. Avon
15. Balakani
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. Cerne
26. Christianssund
27. City of brisbane
28. Colbert (possibly)
29. Constanzia
30. Corhaven
31. Corheath
32. Correct
33. D'artagnan
34. Dalryan
35. Diana
36. Dinard
37. Dixie
38. Dolcoath (part)
39. Dolcoath (part)
40. Dorothy j (possibly)
41. Dortejensen
42. Duiveland
43. Dunbar castle
44. E goodwin ltv
45. Efford
46. Eidsiva (probably)
47. Eleonora
48. Embla (possibly)
49. Emile deschamps
50. Emma
51. Emma (possibly)
52. Empire lough (probably)
53. Empress of fort william (probably)
54. Empress of midland (possibly)
55. En avant
56. Erins isle (possibly)
57. Falcon (probably)
58. Fearless
59. Filleigh
60. Flachsee
61. Flandres
62. Francesco ciampa
63. Fred everard
64. Frons olivae (probably)
65. Fulmar
66. G 85 (possibly)
67. G-42 (possibly)
68. Gad 23
69. Genimar
70. Girasol
71. Grazia (possibly)
72. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
73. Halcyon
74. Harcalo
75. Hawksdale
76. Hawnby
77. Henry moon
78. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
79. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
80. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
81. Hmhs anglia
82. Hms alert ?
83. Hms aragonite (part of)
84. Hms aragonite (part of)
85. Hms aries (possibly)
86. Hms artic trapper
87. Hms blanche
88. Hms brazen
89. Hms carilon
90. Hms carlton
91. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
92. Hms chestnut (probably)
93. Hms city of dundee
94. Hms cleon
95. Hms desiree
96. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
97. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
98. Hms fauvette
99. Hms flirt
100. Hms glen boyne
101. Hms gracie (probably)
102. Hms guardsman
103. Hms kingston galena
104. Hms lydian
105. Hms marcella
106. Hms mastiff (possibly)
107. Hms myrtle
108. Hms napia
109. Hms niger (possibly)
110. Hms northumberland (probably)
111. Hms othello ii
112. Hms peridot
113. Hms pyrope
114. Hms ray of hope
115. Hms restoration (possibly)
116. Hms rodino
117. Hms stirling castle (probably)
118. Hms tamarisk
119. Hms torbay ii (probably)
120. Hms tourmaline
121. Hms tranquil
122. Hms war sepoy
123. Hms weigelia
124. Hms wessex
125. Hmsm b2
126. Hundvaag
127. Ilaro
128. Ira (possibly)
129. Irene
130. Jacob luckenbach
131. James harrod
132. Josephine charlotte
133. Josephine willis
134. Jupiter (probably)
135. Kabinda
136. Kadru
137. Karmt
138. Katharina kolkmann
139. Kielce
140. Kirsten skou
141. Koenigshaven
142. L'armandeche
143. Lady stella
144. Latona
145. Laurl coin
146. Lbv (m)396
147. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
148. Le pelerin de la mer
149. Leicester
150. Leo
151. Lighter 83
152. Lisbeth m
153. Loanda
154. Lolworth
155. Lord hamilton (possibly)
156. Luray victory
157. Lusitania
158. Mahratta
159. Mahratta ii
160. Maloja 1
161. Malta (probably)
162. Margate sand beacon
163. Menapier
164. Merel (part of)(possibly)
165. Mersey
166. Mi amigo
167. Monarch
168. Monica (possibly)
169. Mudlark
170. Murillo
171. Nancy moran
172. Newlands
173. Niki
174. Norman
175. Norman
176. North eastern victory
177. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
178. Ocean king (possibly)
179. Opal
180. Ousel (probably)
181. Paros isle
182. Polgrange
183. Ponzano
184. Preussen
185. Pulborough
186. Quentovic
187. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
188. Regin (possibly)
189. Rooswijk
190. Rubislaw
191. Rydal force
192. Rynanna
193. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
194. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
195. Sabac
196. Saidieh
197. Saint michael veillez sur nous
198. Saint ronan (possibly)
199. Saint ronan (possibly)
200. Sambut
201. San calisto
202. Santagata
203. Santagata (?part of)
204. Sea serpent
205. Selma (possibly)
206. Shenandoah
207. Slesvig
208. Spaarndem
209. Spanish prince
210. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
211. St cecilia
212. Strathclyde
213. Surrey
214. Teeswood
215. Texaco caribbean (after section)
216. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
217. The queen
218. Tina primo
219. Tongue sand tower (remains)
220. Toromoree
221. Toward
222. Traquair (probably)
223. Tummel (probably)
224. U 11 (possibly)
225. U 16 (possibly)
226. U 48
227. Uama
228. Ub 108 (possibly)
229. Ub 109
230. Ub 12 (possibly)
231. Ub 29 (possibly)
232. Ub 31 ?
233. Ub 55 (probably)
234. Ub 56 (possibly)
235. Ub 58 (possibly)
236. Ub 78
237. Uc 21 (possibly)
238. Uc 26
239. Uc 46
240. Uc 46 (possibly)
241. Uc 77 (possibly)
242. Ursus (part)
243. Virginie
244. W a scholten
245. Warfleth
246. Westerley star
247. Wheatman (possibly)
248. Will and maggie (probably)
249. Woodtown (possibly)
250. Xanthence

 

Name: MALTA (PROBABLY)

Length 61.7 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 679 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: ex-berlin. built in 1879 by w b thompson & co of dundee. owned at time of loss by the bennett ss co of goole. iron hull. single boiler, compound expansion engine of 138 hp, single shaft. passage goole for boulogne. sank after collision with japanese ss kaga maru. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 93 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20220728

Details measurements/cartography: H997/17 12.3.17 DW (MASTS) IN 511642N, 012814E. (HMS DAISY). - FNM 132/17. H2100/74 9.8.74 EXAM'D IN 511639N, 012814E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.7 IN GEN DEPTH 12-15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.7MTRS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.1, FOUL AT 9.5MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, DTD 1974). H2499/76 9.2.76 EXAM'D IN 511639N, 012814E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 17/75). NCA. H1934/76 3.11.77 LOCATED IN 511638N, 012815E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 6.6.77). NCA. H4845/75 29.8.79 EXAM'D 24.7.79 IN 511640N, 012814E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 8.8, FOUL AT 8.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.2 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. LIES 135/215DEGS. LENGTH 50MTRS. (SOISS, HI 61B/79).

- NM BLOCK H1938/78 23.3.81 EXAM'D 8.10.80 IN 511639N, 012814E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.0 IN GEN DEPTH 13-14MTRS. SCOUR, ON EACH SIDE OF WK, 15.5MTRS DEEP. LYING 100/200DEGS. DCS3 HT 5.2MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 17MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61A/80). NCA. H1951/80 29.5.81 EXAM'D 8.4.81. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.2MTRS. NCA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 21A). NCA. H2907/83 25.3.85 EXAM'D 17.7.84 IN 511639N, 012814E [OGB]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.5, FOUL AT 9.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.5MTRS. ABOUT 90MTRS LONG AND LIES 080/260DEGS. (ISS, HI 186).

- NM 1049/85. H2331/85 12.11.86 EXAM'D 26.6.86 IN 511639N, 012814E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.2 IN GEN DEPTH 12-13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.7MTRS ON BOTH SIDES OF WK. RETAIN CHARTED SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 298). NCA. H6342/87 5.12.88 EXAM'D 18.9.88 IN 511639N, 012813E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.1, FOUL AT 9.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.0 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15MTRS. DCS3 SHADOW INDISTINCT. INTACT, LYING 095/275DEGS. LENGTH 76MTRS. SCOUR BOTH TO N AND S OF WK. (NP 1016, HI 425).

- NM 3777/88. HH090/511/01 16.10.91 EXAM'D 3.7.91 IN 511639N, 012812.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.9 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS. LARGE WK GIVING A GOOD SONAR SHADOW. LIES 085/265 DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 511). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. NCA.. HH090/629/01 6.7.94 EXAM'D 16.7.94 IN 511639N, 012814E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 9.7, FOUL 9.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.1 IN GEN DEPTH 13.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.3MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, LIES 100/280DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 629). RETAIN SW 9.1MTRS. NCA. HH242/400/08 26.2.97 LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.3MTRS. (THL VECTIS, DTD 1997). NCA. HH090/736/01 21.7.97 EXAM'D 2.7.97 IN 511639.0N, 012814.2E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 9.5, FOUL 9.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.4 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 090/270DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN ONE PIECE, ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED. SCOUR EXTENDS 30MTRS TOWARDS 045DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 736). AMEND TO SW 9.4MTRS. BR STD. HH242/400/09 28.11.97 SHOWN AS WK 8.4MTRS ON TH VECTIS SURVEY DTD 20.8.97. NCA. HH242/400/09 11.5.98 NOW WK 9.1MTRS. (TH, GULL STREAM SURVEY). NCA. HH242/400/10 19.2.99 NOW WK 12.6MTRS. (TH, GULL STREAM SURVEY, DTD 18/19.8.98). NCA. HH242/400/10 19.2.99 NOW WK 10.8MTRS. (TH, GULL STREAM SURVEY, DTD 29/30.1.99). NCA. HH090/892/01 3.10.00 EXAM'D 10.8.00 IN 5116.684N, 0128.110E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT FOUL AT 7.9MTRS ON ?FISHING GEAR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.6 IN GEN DEPTH 12.6MTRS. SCOUR 3.8MTR DEEP EXTENDS 30MTRS ALONG 011/101 DEGS. LENGTH 64MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 011/101 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED. GOOD POSITION OBTAINED BUT E/S LEAST DEPTH NOT CONSIDERED TO BE DEFINITIVE. (NP 1016, HI 892). RETAIN SW 9.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/028/01 24.6.03 EXAM'D 8.5.03 IN 5116.686N, 0128.096E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEEP INCONCLUSIVE DUE TO ?FISHING GEAR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.0 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 28MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.8MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 1028). SCOUR AT LEAST 1.2MTRS. RETAIN AS SW 9.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH242/400/14 24.8.04 LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.0MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD 29/30.5.04). NCA. SEP 2008/000040073 8.5.08 SOUNDING 8.9MTRS SHOWN IN 5116.683N, 0128.113E [WGD] ON UNDATED TH SURVEY OF GULL STREAM NORTH (SEEN 8.5.08). NCA. SEP 2010/000060716 23.3.10 EXAM'D 3.8.09 IN 5116.685N, 0128.111E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.00 IN GEN DEPTH 13.2MTRS. LENGTH 58MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 4.2MTRS. LIES 095/275 DEGS. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). SCOUR SOME 2.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 60MTRS SW, SMALLER SCOUR TO NE. GENERALLY COLLAPSED. BOILER AND ENGINE SUGGEST BOWS W. AMEND WK 9.0MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2010/000174707 20.10.10 LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.7MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD AUG 2010). NCA. SEP 2011/000169714 10.10.11 LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.8MTRS. (TH SURVEY DTD JULY 2011). BR STD. SEP 2015/000083470 7.1.16 EXAM'D 3.9.15 IN 5116.685N, 0128.110E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 11MTRS. LENGTH 73.1MTRS, WIDTH 18.5MTRS, HEIGHT 7.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 91.2DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 49.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 285DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1484). AMEND TO DW 9.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2017/000147747 29.9.17 LOCATED IN 5116.685N, 0128.110E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.69MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. LENGTH 43.5MTRS, WIDTH 12.76MTRS, HEIGHT 3.92MTRS, ORIENTATION 90DEGS. NFS. (TH SURVEY DTD 2017). AMEND DW 8.6MTRS. SEP 2018/000226477 19.8.18 DW LOCATED IN 5116.685N, 0128.111E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.823MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. LENGTH 71.7MTRS, WIDTH 14.0MTRS, HEIGHT 6.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 095/275DEGS. NFS. (TH SURVEY DTD 2018). AMEND DW 8.82MTRS.IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000060708 21.3.19 EXAM'D 10.1.19 IN 5116.685N, 0128.110E[WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.17MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. LENGTH 70.5MTRS, WIDTH 23.80MTRS, HT 3.15MTRS. ORIENTATION 50DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 54.64MTRS, WIDTH 33.35MTRS, 0.71MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 214DEGS. INDENTIFIABLE FEATURES. DEBRIS FIELD; LENGTH 47.77MTRS, TOWARDS 77DEGS. ANCHOR AND CABLE RUNNING OFF E WK, STERN, VARIOUS DEBRIS SCATTERED AROUND WRECKAGE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1617). AMEND DW 9.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2020/000289213 26.11.20 EXAM'D BY BDC, WK LOCATED IN 5116.685N, 0128.110E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.128MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 6MTRS, ORIENTATION 097/277 DEGS. NFS. (TH SURVEY DTD 2020). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH AND POSN. RSDRA2022000253438 6.1.23 EXAM'D BY BDC, WRECK LOCATED IN 5116.685N, 0128.110E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.64MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. LENGTH 72.5MTRS, WIDTH 15.7MTRS, HEIGHT 4.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 093/273 DEGS. NFS. (TRINITY HOUSE). AMEND DW 8.64MTRS IN EXISTING POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: remains of the bow and masts distinguishable

Position: 51 16.685 N,1 28.11 E

 

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