This is the information page about the shipwreck Maystone (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 43.379 N,1 35.845 W (55.802333333333, -1.8619333333333)

 

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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. Acclivity
2. Aepos
3. Alert (possibly)
4. Arbutus
5. Athelduke
6. Auckland castle
7. Aulton (possibly)
8. Auriac (probably)
9. Baltanglia
10. Buka
11. Choice
12. Chris christenson
13. Cor jesu (possibly)
14. Coryton
15. Eglinton
16. Emily reaich
17. Emma
18. Everene (possibly)
19. Ex-hmsm h 11
20. Florence dombey (possibly)
21. George and mary (possibly)
22. Havilde
23. Hazard (probably)
24. Hesvik (possibly)
25. Hms ascot
26. Hms fortuna
27. Hms kopanes
28. Hms patia
29. Hooghammen
30. Igor
31. Isbul & margarit
32. Jan van ryswyck
33. Lunesdale (possibly)
34. Maystone (possibly)
35. Merwede
36. Morlaix (probably)
37. Nidelven
38. Peik (probably)
39. Pluto
40. Shadwan
41. Skovdal (probably)
42. Snowdonia
43. Somali
44. Sphynx
45. St andre
46. St fergus
47. Tadorne
48. Tempo (possibly)
49. Thistle
50. Thomas jackson (possibly)
51. Tillycorthie
52. Tioga
53. U 1274
54. Venus

 

Name: MAYSTONE (POSSIBLY)

Length 82.9 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 2025 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1945 by grangemouth dockyard co. owned at time of loss by thomas stone. built as an 'icemaid' class empire collier called the 'empire wapping' by the ministry of transport. two boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. machinery aft. machinery built by n e machinery engineering co of newcastle upon tyne. cruiser stern, single deck. sank after collision with aircraft carrier hms albion during a gale. passage methil to london. cargo coal. four of crew saved.

Year of registration: 1949

Water depth above wreck: 85 meter, Height above seabed: 76 cm

Known since: 1949, last detected: 20200605

Details measurements/cartography: H151/45 25.6.69 SANK 4M E BY N OF LONGSTONE. FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/15 5.10.99 REPORTED TO LIE IN 5543.407N, 0135.479E [OGB]. POSN BY DECCA. (R YOUNG, LTR DTD 28.9.99). NCA. FOR FILING ONLY. HH100/351/15 20.10.99 REPORTED TO LIE ON A SEABED OF SHELLS, SAND AND STONE. STANDS 12MTRS HIGH WITH SOME OF THE TOP STRUCTURES INTACT. (R YOUNG, LTR DTD 12.10.99). AMEND TO NDW IN 5543.407N, 0135.479W [OGB]. BR STD. HH090/915/01 14.1.02 EXAM'D 6.5.01 IN 5543.379N, 0135.844W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 76.5 IN GEN DEPTH 84MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LIES 170/350DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DEBRIS ADJACENT TO THE HULL. INTACT, ON ITS SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 915). BR STD. SEP 2021/000090526 1.4.21 EXAM'D 5.6.19 IN 5543.379N, 0135.845W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 78.30MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 85MTRS, LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 6.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 076/256 DEGS. WK UPRIGHT LEANING ON STARBOARD SIDE, PARTIALLY INTACT WITH BOW BROKEN. (MERITAITO, HI1591). AMEND NDW 78MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON ITS SIDE

Position: 55 43.379 N,1 35.845 W

 

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