This is the information page about the shipwreck Margam abbey, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 32.216 N,1 8.392 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Africa
3. Agamemnon
4. Airston (probably)
5. Alberta
6. Albion (probably)
7. Alf everard (part of)
8. Alf everard (part of)
9. Algeria
10. Alice marie
11. Archon
12. Argus
13. Aridity (probably)
14. Astrologer
15. Atherton
16. Avon
17. Balakani
18. Baltrader
19. Beacon 'f'
20. Blue mermaid
21. Bolbec (possibly)
22. Bradglen
23. British oak
24. City of brisbane
25. Dalryan
26. Dela
27. Delce
28. Diana
29. Dinard
30. E oaze light vessel
31. Embla (possibly)
32. Empire ghyll
33. Erins isle (possibly)
34. Explorer
35. Fleurita
36. Fred everard
37. Georgia
38. Ghc (possibly)
39. Great nore tower (remains)
40. Great nore towers (remains)
41. Great nore towers (remains).
42. H k daniels
43. Harcourt
44. Hawksdale
45. Hawnby
46. Herland (part of)
47. Herland (part of)
48. Hibernia
49. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
50. Hm torpedo boat no.12
51. Hmml 127 (possibly)
52. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
53. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
54. Hms aisha
55. Hms amethyst
56. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
57. Hms aragonite (part of)
58. Hms ash
59. Hms capricornus
60. Hms chestnut (probably)
61. Hms conquistador
62. Hms danube 3
63. Hms desiree
64. Hms drummer
65. Hms gracie (probably)
66. Hms guardsman
67. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
68. Hms marcella
69. Hms myrtle
70. Hms napia
71. Hms oriana
72. Hms pyrope
73. Hms ray of hope
74. Hms receptive
75. Hms reed (possibly)
76. Hms resolvo (part of)
77. Hms stella orion
78. Hms tamarisk
79. Hms venetia
80. Hms vimiera (bow section)
81. Hms vimiera (part of)
82. Hms vimiera (stern)
83. Holba
84. Hopper number 19
85. Houston city
86. Ilaro
87. Intrepid
88. Lady jane
89. Lca 551
90. Letchworth
91. Lindfar
92. Lowlands
93. Mac 5 (possibly)
94. Mahseer
95. Maplin light house
96. Margam abbey
97. Mercy
98. Mi amigo
99. Molliette
100. Mudlark
101. Nass beacon (ruins)
102. Neptune (possibly)
103. Newlands
104. Norman
105. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
106. Opal
107. Paros isle
108. Pinto
109. Pisces
110. Prince igor (probably)
111. Radiant
112. Restless wave (possibly)
113. Revenge
114. Rubislaw
115. Ryal
116. San calisto
117. Selnes
118. Slesvig
119. Spaarndem
120. Stad maastricht
121. Strathearn
122. Strom trooper
123. Sun vii
124. Sunk beacon (remains)
125. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
126. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
127. The sultan
128. Tongue sand tower (remains)
129. Toreador
130. Treport
131. Uama
132. Van meerlant (part of)
133. Vera
134. Wardie
135. Westerley star
136. Winifred
137. Winkfield
138. Yassou
139. Zarga

 

Name: MARGAM ABBEY

Length 93.9 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2470 ton
Load: coal

Cause: *mined. bows blown off. fore end resting on bottom, completely submerged, 9c from e knob buoy. passage the tyne for london. (ww2sl & ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H0414/40 1.5.40 H0414/40 1.5.40 DW IN 513219N, 010752E. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 1154/40. H0414/40 17.5.40 H0414/40 17.5.40 INS DW IN 513219N, 010752E. - FNM 1192/40. H407/40 27.5.40 H407/40 27.5.40 G CAN BUOY LAID 350DEGS 100YDS FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1329/40 & FNM 1330/40. H0414/40 16.10.46 H0414/40 16.10.46 GPFL(2)G10S LT ESTABLISHED ON BUOY. (TH NM 119/46).

- NM 3512/46. H0414/40 6.11.46 H0414/40 6.11.46 MAST SHOWING. (HMSML 5).

- NM 3700/46. H0414/40 5.9.50 H0414/40 5.9.50 CLEAR TO 40FT. (C IN C NORE, 31.8.50). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT & DELETE LT BUOY.

- NM 2343/50. H0414/40 17.10.50 H0414/40 17.10.50 SWEPT 21.9.50. CLEAR AT 24FT, FOUL AT 25FT IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. POSN 513210N, 010825E. (SML 324, 14.10.50). H0414/40 21.10.50 H0414/40 21.10.50 DISPERSED TO SEABED. (C IN C NORE, 18.10.50). H0414/40 6.12.50 H0414/40 6.12.50 SWEPT ON 18 & 19.10.50. CLEAR AT 38FT, FOUL AT 39FT. SMALL SCOUR BY E/S DEPTH IN VICINITY 39-44FT. POSN 513208N, 010832E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 4.11.50). H2764/60 7.7.61 H2764/60 7.7.61 WK SCOUR FOUND ON E/S IN CHARTED POSN. (ISS, 1961). H0414/40 17.8.60 H0414/40 17.8.60 SWEPT CLEAR AT 34FT, FOUL AT 35FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41-49FT. SCOUR 49FT. (HMS EGERIA, 5.6.62). BR STD. H2813/60 3.5.66 H2813/60 3.5.66 A/S SWEEP & E/S ON 22.9.65. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 47FT IN GEN DEPTH 48FT. SCOUR 48FT. VERY INDISTINCT TRACE ON E/S. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H3161/69 11.10.73 H3161/69 11.10.73 SWEPT CLEAR AT 35FT, FOUL AT 36FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 34FT IN GEN DEPTH 42FT. SCOUR 47FT [LAT]. SEABED SAND. POSN 513210N, 010831E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. APPEARS TO BE LYING N/S WITH SMALL SCOUR TO E. COULD NOT BE LOCATED IN 1967 BY PLA. ONLY FOUND BY SCOUR APPROX 350FT W BY N OF CHARTED POSN. (PLA MAPLIN H525 NO.17/73). 12.10.73 12.10.73 AMEND TO SW 10.1MTRS. NC 1607. 10.4.90 10.4.90 LOCATED BY MAPLIN USING E/S IN JUL'87. (PLA 202/3-9, DTD 23.1.90, PLA WK/OB REPORT NO.17/73 E1/88). 26.2.07 26.2.07 EXAM'D 27.7.03 IN 5132.2157N, 0108.3924E [WGD]. AN AREA OF DISPERSED WRECKAGE COVERING 100MTRS SQUARE. NUMEROUS SMALL TARGETS WITH DCS3 HTS OF UP TO 1MTR. GEN DEPTH APPROX 13-13.5MTRS, GIVING DEPTH 12MTRS APPROX. SMALL AREA OF DEBRIS WITH CLEARLY DEFINED LOCALISED SCOUR 40MTRS S. RETAIN AS SW 10.6MTRS. (PLA WK RECORD DTD 30.12.03). RETAIN SW 10.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF WRECKAGE, 100MTRS SQUARE

Position: 51 32.216 N,1 8.392 E

 

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