This is the information page about the shipwreck Maplefield (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 27.117 N,4 54.514 W (51.593933333333, -5.0530666666667)

 

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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. 12
2. Adamantios j pithis
3. Antonio
4. Balholm
5. Behar
6. Boy toby (possibly)
7. Cambronne
8. Canterbury bell
9. Carrier
10. Corundum (probably)
11. Dakotian
12. Englishman
13. Faraday
14. Four winds
15. Georgios markettos (probably)
16. Gratie gods (possibly)
17. Helene
18. Helwick lt float
19. Highgate (possibly)
20. Highland home (probably)
21. Hms caroline (aft part)
22. Hms leda (probably)
23. Hms marojam
24. Hms minicoy
25. Hms montague
26. Hms pilot vessel no.10
27. Hms select (possibly)
28. Hmsm e39
29. Humber
30. Iona ii
31. Ionian
32. Juta
33. Kelvinia
34. Kerloch
35. Lcg 15
36. Lcg no.16
37. Loch shiel
38. Maplefield (possibly)
39. Matronna
40. Mountpark (possibly)
41. Olive branch
42. Pauline elizabeth
43. Philotis
44. Pikepool (probably)
45. Plm 21
46. Princess irene
47. Provider (possibly)
48. Rasona
49. Robert
50. Salado
51. Sea farer (possibly)
52. Shaleen
53. Shamrock
54. South australian
55. Sovereign (possibly)
56. St jacques (probably)
57. St kilda
58. Thor
59. Tormes (possibly)

 

Name: MAPLEFIELD (POSSIBLY)

Length 43.3 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 492 ton
Load: stone

Cause: built in 1941 by the lytham sb 7 engineering co ltd, lytham. owned at time of loss by zillah shipping & carrying co ltd. single boiler, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage penmaenmawr for swansea. cargo stone. sunk after collision with 'gateway city'. 1 deck vessel with machinery aft. (dods)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 1978

Details measurements/cartography: H067/45 23.2.45 H067/45 23.2.45 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 5M E OF ST GOVEN LTV. (MV GATEWAY CITY). NCA YET. H0109/45 9.4.45 H0109/45 [NO DATE] NSC REPORTED IN 512700N, 045430W ON 9.4.45. LENGTH 300FT, BREADTH 100FT, HEIGHT 40FT. (WESTERN APPS LIST WAGO 524) CINC WESTERN APPS REPORTED NSC, RIDGE OF ROCK, SAME DIMENSIONS, IN SAME POSN, ACCURATE TO WITHIN 200YDS. (AUBD 320/19) ESCORT GROUP 5 REPORTED WK IN SAME POSN, LENGTH 410FT, HEIGHT 33FT, ON 9.3.45. (AUBD 320/17) NCA, RECORDED AS NON-SUB CONTACT. H3804/72 20.3.78 H3804/72 20.3.78 LOCATED 14.9.77 IN 512705.4N, 045426.9W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 10MTRS. LENGTH 50MTRS, LYING 070/250DEG. APPEARS TO BE INTACT, THOUGH SHAPE INDEFINITE. LYING ON SIDE OF A 6MTR SANDRIDGE WHICH IS CLOSE W. (HMS FAWN, HI 41/77). INS AS WK 45MTRS. BR STD. 22.11.01 22.11.01 EUT POSN: 5127.117N, 0454.514W. NE 1076.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PROBABLY INTACT, ON SIDE OF SANDWAVE

Position: 51 27.117 N,4 54.514 W

 

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