This is the information page about the shipwreck Maplin light house, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 34.93 N,1 3.941 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alberta
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alf everard (part of)
7. Alice marie
8. Argus
9. Aridity (probably)
10. Astrologer
11. Atherton
12. Azariah (poss)
13. Balakani
14. Baltrader
15. Beacon 'f'
16. Blue mermaid
17. Bolbec (possibly)
18. Bradglen
19. British oak
20. C 128
21. Chieftain
22. City of brisbane
23. Daisy maud
24. Dalryan
25. Dela
26. Delce
27. Diana
28. Drofli
29. Duluth
30. E oaze light vessel
31. East shoebury bn (remains of)
32. Empire ghyll
33. Enterprise ranger 2
34. Erins isle (possibly)
35. Explorer
36. Fleurita
37. Fox
38. Fred everard
39. Georgia
40. Ghc (possibly)
41. Girasol
42. Gordon
43. Great nore tower (remains)
44. Great nore towers (remains)
45. Great nore towers (remains).
46. H k daniels
47. Harcourt
48. Hawksdale
49. Hawnby
50. Herland (part of)
51. Herland (part of)
52. Hibernia
53. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
54. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
55. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
56. Hms aisha
57. Hms amethyst
58. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
59. Hms ash
60. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
61. Hms capricornus
62. Hms chestnut (probably)
63. Hms conquistador
64. Hms danube 3
65. Hms desiree
66. Hms drummer
67. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
68. Hms myrtle
69. Hms new spray
70. Hms oriana
71. Hms receptive
72. Hms reed (possibly)
73. Hms resolvo (part of)
74. Hms restango
75. Hms stella orion
76. Hms venetia
77. Hms vimiera (bow section)
78. Hms vimiera (part of)
79. Hms vimiera (stern)
80. Holba
81. Honiton
82. Hopper number 19
83. Houston city
84. How (probably)
85. Intrepid
86. Janie b
87. Lady jane
88. Lca 551
89. Letchworth
90. Lindfar
91. Lion (part of)
92. Lowlands
93. Main topman
94. Maitland
95. Malrix (possibly)
96. Maplin light house
97. Maplin survey platform
98. March
99. Margam abbey
100. Margate sand beacon
101. Mercy
102. Mi amigo
103. Molliette
104. Monica (possibly)
105. Mudlark
106. Nass beacon (ruins)
107. Neptune (possibly)
108. Norman
109. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
110. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
111. Opal
112. Pinto
113. Pisces
114. Radiant
115. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
116. Resolute
117. Restless wave (possibly)
118. Revenge
119. Richard montgomery
120. Rosme
121. Rover (possibly)
122. Ryal
123. Selnes
124. Slesvig
125. Sparsholt
126. Strathearn
127. Strom trooper
128. Sun vii
129. Sunk beacon (remains)
130. Sunrise (possibly)
131. Supremity
132. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
133. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
134. Thorvin karsven
135. Tongue sand tower (remains)
136. Toreador
137. Treport
138. Uama
139. Van meerlant (part of)
140. Vera
141. Volante
142. Wardie
143. Warfleth
144. Warp
145. Westerley star
146. William j taylor (part of)
147. Winifred
148. Winkfield
149. Yampa (part of)
150. Yampa (part of)
151. Yampa (part of)
152. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
153. Yassou
154. Zarga

 

Name: MAPLIN LIGHT HOUSE

Year of registration: 1957

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter

Known since: 1957, last detected: 20130307

Details measurements/cartography: H07220/56 7.11.57 EXAM'D 18.9.57 IN 513452N, 010400E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13, FOUL AT 14FT. GEN DEPTH 15-17FT. NOT FOUND WITH E/S. (ECES, SWEEP REPORT 8.10.57). INS AS FOUL 2FMS 1FT.

- NM 2664/57. H07220/56 6.5.59 NO SONAR CONTACT OBTAINED. (ECES, 30.10.58). H4710/63 5.5.64 NOT FOUND. (HMS ECHO, 1.12.63). 24.1.69 AMEND TO F 2FMS [LAT]. NE 1607. 23.1.73 AMEND TO F 3.7MTRS [LAT]. NCS 1975, 1607. H1426/84 6.1.86 NOT SHOWN ON PLA 211/13 [19.9.85]. DELETE. BR STD. 30.12.15 REMAINS OF 'MAPLIN LIGHT HOUSE' DETECTED IN 5134.930N, 0103.941E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.92MTRS, GEN DEPTH 9.7MTRS. (PLA WRECK REPORT 211/69). AMEND OBSTN 6.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2023000037588 27.3.23 EXAM'D BDC FROM PLA WEST SWIN CHANNEL SURVEY 04-06.04.2022; LEAST M/B DEPTH 7.27 IN GEN DEPTH 10.23MTRS, LENGTH 15.1MTRS, WIDTH 5.5MTRS, HT 2.96MTRS. (BDC H525.2 BASED on PLA WEST SWIN CHANNEL SURVEY DTD 04-06.04.2022).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: REMAINS OF DESTROYED LIGHTHOUSE.

Position: 51 34.93 N,1 3.941 E

 

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