This is the information page about the shipwreck Maxwell, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 48.27 N,0 49.447 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Alice (possibly)
8. Amsterdam
9. Argonaut
10. Ash
11. Australier (probably)
12. Bobby
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Cabo espartel
15. Carlisle castle
16. Ceta (stern section)
17. Charente
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. De fontaine
21. Dona isabel (probably)
22. Duc richard
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. G-asad
34. Gold coin
35. Grit (probably)
36. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
37. Heron
38. Hms anne
39. Hms blackwater
40. Hms caulonia
41. Hms ghurka
42. Hms myrmidon
43. Hms waterfly
44. Hmt gullfoss
45. Hoheweg
46. Holland
47. Holland v
48. Hydaspes (possibly)
49. Irisbrook
50. Jan brons
51. Jokai
52. Kingfisher (probably)
53. La somme (probably)
54. Lacer
55. Lady alice
56. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
57. Lisbon
58. Lizzonia
59. Maxwell
60. Milbanke (probably)
61. Morgenster
62. My astor
63. Northfleet
64. Pontos
65. Robin hood
66. Roecliff
67. Roode zee (possibly)
68. Roseburn
69. Rushing water
70. Rydal hall (possibly)
71. Saint emilion (probably)
72. Saint jean pierre
73. Salbya (possibly)
74. Samida
75. Samwake
76. Seine
77. Sierra bravia
78. Sir robert wigham
79. Skerryvore
80. Sparta (possibly)
81. Startled fawn (possibly)
82. Storaa
83. Swale (probably)
84. T s webb
85. Tokufuku maru
86. Trooper
87. Umba (probably)
88. Veerman
89. Ville de bordeaux
90. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
91. Vittoria claudia
92. War monarch
93. Waterland (possibly)
94. Welsh belle
95. Wittering

 

Name: MAXWELL

Length 82 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 7.2, tonnage 1856 ton
Load: grain

Cause: Built of iron in 1887 by t royden & sons, liverpool. owned at time of loss by j edgar & co. passage san franciso for hull. sank following collision with a ss which may have been patagonia or patanenia. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 20150604

Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 18.6.74 WK LOCATED IN 504814N, 004931E [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH 24.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, LTR DTD 7.6.74). NCA YET. H4959/73 29.4.75 EXAM'D 15.5.74 IN 504814N, 004931E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 24.4 IN GEN DEPTH 28.2-29.8MTRS. SCOUR 1.8MTRS. SEABED SAND WAVES 3MTRS HIGH. LENGTH FROM DCS3 SHADOW 50FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 24.4MTRS [13.2FMS]. BR STD. H4121/76 28.7.76 SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.5MTRS. (SOISS, SIG DTD 14.6.76). AMEND TO SW 17.5MTRS.

- NM 1548/76. H4121/76 4.8.76 EXAM'D 11.6.76 IN LISTED POSN. SWEPT CLEAR 17.8MTRS, FOUL 18.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.8 IN GEN DEPTH 31.4MTRS. LIES 045/225DEGS. LENGTH 75MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). NCA. DIVED BY HMS BRONINGTON. WK STANDS UPRIGHT WITH A LIST TO PORT AND IS THAT OF A LARGE MFV HALF SUNK IN THE SAND. H1284/82/182 18.2.83 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED FROM BELL AS 'MAXWELL' 1887. (H KENNARD). SEP 2015/000083464 12.2.16 EXAM'D 4.6.15; IN 5048.270N, 0049.447E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.43MTRS, GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. LENGTH 81MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 5MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225. SCOUR 94MTRS TOWARDS 045, SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. WK BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 48.27 N,0 49.447 E

 

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