This is the information page about the shipwreck Meldon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 19.513 N,5 55.596 W (56.49875, -5.6916)

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.

Name: MELDON

Length 94.5 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2514 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1902 by r.stephenson & co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by dawson ss co ltd. single screw, 3-cylinder triple expansion engines of 233 hp. passage from penarth. sunk after detonating a mine laid by u-78. all crew recovered. (sibi). 10.3.75 hired by admiralty at time of loss. reported to have been located some years ago and minor salvage work carried out. (mr rowden, d.t.i, telecom 10.3.75).

Year of registration: 1951

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter, Height above seabed: 128 cm

Known since: 1951, last detected: 1982

Details measurements/cartography: 11.12.51 11.12.51 DW (DRIES 6FT) SHOWN IN 561932N, 055533W ON SURVEY. LC 2813. H2894/72 3.10.73 H2894/72 3.10.73 DRYING MAST IS AFTER DERRICK. UNKNOWN COLLIER CARRYING ANTHRACITE, BUILT ABOUT 1918. SINGLE STEEL PROPELLOR. DRAWING OF WK SUPPLIED. STERN TO SHORE. NOT ABLE TO ASCERTAIN SHIPS NAME. ABOUT 300FT LONG, 45FT BEAM, KEEL TO MAIN DECK 40FT. NO LOCAL INFO ON POSSIBLE NAME. (RAF CONINGSBY SAC, 9.1972). 15.1.75 15.1.75 SHOWN AS DW (MAST) DR 1.8MTRS. NC 2169. H1288/75/389 9.3.76 H1288/75/389 9.3.76 REPORTED TO BE THE SS MELBOR LOST IN 1938 & OF APPROX 2000TONS. THE DRYING MAST OR AFTER DERRICK REFERRED TO ABOVE IS THE RUDDER POST. (P L SELLARS, 5.10.75). 18.6.82 18.6.82 IDENTIFIED AS THE MELDON. BROKEN AMIDSHIPS, BUT BOW & STERN INTACT. LYING NW/SE, BOWS TO SEAWARD. RUDDER POST SHOWS ABOVE SURFACE. GEN DEPTH AMIDSHIPS 15MTRS. (DIVER MAGAZINE, JUN'82). 18.11.82 18.11.82 OWNED BY PAUL CAMILLI, ACCRINGTON, LANCS, WHO IS SALVAGING NON-FERROUS MATERIALS. (DIVER MAGAZINE NOV'82). H1286/82/258 19.11.82 H1286/82/258 19.11.82 FAIRLY WELL BROKEN UP WITH BOILERS & STERN INTACT. LIES E/W WITH STERN INSHORE & DRYING AT LW. BOWS IN ABOUT 15MTRS OF WATER. (P CAMILLI, 16.11.82). 20.1.98 20.1.98 AMENDED TO DW MAST (DRIES 1.8MTRS). BR STD. 7.10.06 7.10.06 [EUT] POSN: 5619.524N, 0555.613W. NE 2386. 31.5.12 31.5.12 EXAM'D 15.12.11 IN 5619.513N, 0555.596E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.99 IN GEN DEPTH 9.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 95.0MTRS, WIDTH 13.1MTRS, HT 5.01MTRS. LIES 128/308 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. UPRIGHT, WELL BROKEN BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE OUTER HULL IS STILL WELL DEFINED. RUDDER SECTION FORMS THE SHOALEST POINT. TWO BOILERS INTACT AND VERY PROMINENT. (NETSURVEY, HI 1363). AMEND WK 3.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN UP, BOILERS & STERN INTACT, BOWS SE

Position: 56 19.513 N,5 55.596 W

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