This is the information page about the shipwreck Medina, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 12.425 N,3 32.251 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Ambassador
3. Amelie (probably)
4. Amelie-suzanne
5. Ann marie (possibly)
6. Antonio (probably)
7. Avalon g ii
8. Ave
9. Baychattan
10. Belle ile (possibly)
11. Bleamoor (probably)
12. Blue marlin
13. Bretagne
14. Bretton hall
15. Broadmayne (part of)
16. Brunhilda
17. Buesten
18. Bull steamer (possibly)
19. Cantabria
20. Catherine allen
21. Chloe t
22. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
23. Claverley (possibly)
24. Colorado (possibly)
25. Demetrios
26. Dudley rose
27. Eagle
28. Elsa
29. Elsa (possibly)
30. Emma
31. Emsstrom
32. Farn
33. Fiona mary
34. Flourish
35. Garm (possibly)
36. Gefion
37. Girl barbara
38. Glocliffe
39. Glory
40. Greatham
41. Greleen
42. Grelhame (probably)
43. Gro
44. Halloween
45. Haugastol (possibly)
46. Havbris (probably)
47. Hazelpark (possibly)
48. Herzogin cecilie
49. Heye p
50. Hildegard (possibly)
51. Hms benton castle
52. Hms chorley (possibly)
53. Hms crocodile
54. Hms jasper (possibly)
55. Hms newbridge (probably)
56. Hms penylan (e part)
57. Hms penylan (w part)
58. Hms picton castle
59. Hms savage
60. Hmsm d1
61. Irma germaine (possibly)
62. Jade star gypsy
63. Jordan a
64. Karen marie (probably)
65. Kendal castle
66. Laertes
67. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
68. Les mercenaires
69. Liberta
70. Lofoten (probably)
71. Lord stewart
72. Marana (bow section)
73. Marie des isles
74. Medina
75. Mudstomper (probably)
76. Murree
77. Neches (probably)
78. Newholm
79. North sea (probably)
80. Northville (possibly)
81. Perm (possibly)
82. Peronne
83. Placidas faroult
84. Quest
85. Rayder
86. Riversdale
87. Rota
88. Sarah jayne
89. Sevilla
90. Shirley betty
91. Skaala
92. Soudan
93. Stanhope
94. Ster de zee (possibly)
95. Taeping
96. Talvaldis (possibly)
97. Two sisters
98. U 214 (probably)
99. Uc 49 (probably)
100. Uc 51
101. Uskmoor (probably)
102. Visborg (possibly)
103. W.s.w. one
104. Waikawa (possibly)
105. Warsaw
106. Wreathier
107. Yvette bm217

 

Name: MEDINA

Length 167.6 meter, width: 19.2 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 12350 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: built in 1911 by j caird & co. owned at time of loss by peninsular & oriental steam navigation co. quadruple expansion engines of 1164 hp. passage from india for london, via plymouth. (this vessel was used as the royal yacht during the world tour of 1912). torpedoed by ub-31. six engine-room staff killed, 411 passengers & crew saved. (dods).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 60 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H6025/39 22.8.39 H6025/39 22.8.39 WK 26FMS IN 501224N, 033209W. (HMS GLEANER). - FNM. H2502/51 24.4.51 H2502/51 24.4.51 WK, DEPTH OVER 21FMS, IN 501228N, 033203W. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 70FT. CONTACTED BY A/S. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950, SURVEY [E8881]). NE 1613. H( H(W)202/50 FOUND ON A/S. (HMS SCOTT, 1954). NCA. 4.3.54 4.3.54 DIVED ON BY RISDON BEAZLEY AND PROVED TO BE THE 'MEDINA'. A MERCHANT VESSEL OF ABOUT 6000 TONS LIES 350YDS EASTWARDS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, TELECON DTD 1954). NCA. H2137/54 22.6.54 H2137/54 22.6.54 WK IN 501227N, 033206W, OR 102DEGS, 4.2M FROM START POINT. DECCA USED. APPARENTLY INTACT EXCEPT STERN. (RISDON BEAZLEY). NCA. H1270/71 23.12.71 H1270/71 23.12.71 SALVAGE CONTRACT HELD BY RISDON BEAZLEY ULRICH HARMS. (DTI LETTER, DTD NOV 1971). NCA. 20.7.73 20.7.73 SALVAGE OPS UNTIL NOV 1973. (RISDON BEAZLEY). - NAVEAM 277/73 ISSUED. H1279/75 11.6.75 H1279/75 11.6.75 SALVAGE OPS RECOMMENCED, 6 YELLOW CONL BUOYS LAID 600FT RADIUS, 4 LIGHTED DAN BUOYS AT 1000FT RADIUS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 10.6.75). - NAVEAM ISSUED. H1270/75 4.8.75 H1270/75 4.8.75 SALVAGE OPS SUSPENDED. ALL MOORINGS AND LIGHTED BUOYS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 2.8.75). - NAVEAM CANCELLED. H4551/76 5.1.77 H4551/76 5.1.77 'MEDINA' REPD IN 501227N, 033206W USING DECCA. ALSO 102DEGS, 4.2M FROM START POINT. APPARENTLY INTACT EXCEPT STERN. HEIGHT OF WK 49FT IN GEN DEPTH 33FMS. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 30.11.76, SURVEYED IN 1954). NCA. H4551/76 10.6.82 H4551/76 10.6.82 SALVAGE WORK TO COMMENCE 13.6.82. BUOYS WILL BE LAID DURING OPS. (SMITH MARINE SALVAGE (JERSEY) LTD, 8.6.82). NCA. 8.11.82 8.11.82 STILL FAIRLY INTACT & STANDING HIGH. SUNK BY THE STERN INTO SEABED. MUCH SCRAP LYING EITHER SIDE OF WK RESULTING FROM PREVIOUS SALVAGE WORK. METAL OF HULL NOW GETTING VERY THIN. (P SWEETING, 8.11.82). NCA. H5982/82 16.2.83 H5982/82 16.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501222N, 033204W, USING DECCA, ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982 EDN]. NCA. H2061/82 13.9.83 H2061/82 13.9.83 EXAM'D 27.4.83 IN 501225N, 033211W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 21MTRS. LIES 010/190DEGS. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS HERALD, HI 132). CHART AS WK 39MTRS. R/P. H4551/76 12.12.84 H4551/76 12.12.84 DIVING OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT FROM DSV 'SHEARWATER SAPPHIRE' OVER PERIOD 30.11.84 TO 9.12.84. (CONSORTIUM SALVAGE LTD, 20.11.84 & LANDSEND RO, 9.12.84). NCA. H4551/76 10.11.86 H4551/76 10.11.86 DIVING OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT BY DIVING SUPPORT V ITM INSTALLER OVER 14 DAY PERIOD COMMENCING 5.11.86. (CONSORTIUM RECOVERY LTD, TELEX DTD 17.10.86). NCA. H4551/76 3.2.87 H4551/76 3.2.87 DIVING OPS FROM DSV 'HOLGA DANE' FOR UP TO 50 DAYS FROM 22.1.87. (CONSORTIUM RECOVERY, TELEX DTD 16.1.87). NCA. 23.03.87 23.03.87 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES REFERING TO THE'MEDINA' HELD IN PRESS ARTICLES BRANCH FOLDER. 4.9.98 4.9.98 MASSIVE WRECK WHICH HAS BEEN SALVAGED FOR ITS COPPER INGOT CARGO, BUT STILL REASONABLY INTACT. THE STERN HAS SUFFERED MOST DAMAGE. THE DECK LIES 39MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. (DIVER MAGAZINE, SEP 1998). NCA. 25.11.99 25.11.99 UPRIGHT WITH A 15DEG LIST TO PORT. STERN MOST DAMAGED & SINKING INTO MUD OF THE SEABED. BULKHEADS COLLAPSING, COMPARTMENTS FOLDING DOWN. (DIVER MAGAZINE, DEC 1999). 7.5.13 7.5.13 EXAM'D 16.1.13 IN 5012.425N, 0332.251W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 43.91 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 180MTRS, WIDTH 44MTRS, HT 12.0MTRS. LIES 005/185 DEGS WITH BOWS S. UPRIGHT, INTACT BUT STERN BROKEN OFF. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). AMEND WK 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS S, INTACT BUT STERN BROKEN OFF, LISTS TO PORT

Position: 50 12.425 N,3 32.251 W

 

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