This is the information page about the shipwreck Milbanke (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 53.98 N,0 59.558 E (50.8163, 0.959)

 

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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. Argonaut
8. Ash
9. Australier (probably)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Brandenburg
13. Cabo espartel
14. Ceta (stern section)
15. Charente
16. Christianssund
17. City of dresden (possibly)
18. Corinia (possibly)
19. De fontaine
20. Durango
21. Electra
22. Ella sayer
23. Empire lough (probably)
24. Empress of fort william (probably)
25. Enero (probably)
26. Euphorbia
27. Evg(no rx152)?
28. Excellence pleske
29. Express
30. G-asad
31. Grit (probably)
32. Grosser kurfurst
33. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
34. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
35. Halcyon
36. Henry moon
37. Heron
38. Hms anne
39. Hms blackwater
40. Hms brazen
41. Hms carlton
42. Hms caulonia
43. Hms city of dundee
44. Hms cleon
45. Hms ghurka
46. Hms myrmidon
47. Hms torbay ii (probably)
48. Hms waterfly
49. Hmt gullfoss
50. Hoheweg
51. Holland
52. Hydaspes (possibly)
53. Jokai
54. Josephine willis
55. Kadru
56. Katharina kolkmann
57. Kielce
58. La somme (probably)
59. Lacer
60. Lady alice
61. Latona
62. Leicester
63. Leila najia
64. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
65. Lizzonia
66. Maloja 1
67. Maxwell
68. Milbanke (probably)
69. Monarch
70. Morgenster
71. Mrav
72. My astor
73. Naranco
74. Negrier
75. Newcastle
76. Niki
77. Norman
78. Northfleet
79. Nunima
80. Portslade (possibly)
81. River levan
82. Robin hood
83. Roode zee (possibly)
84. Roseburn
85. Rydal hall (possibly)
86. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
87. Saint emilion (probably)
88. Saint jean pierre
89. Salbya (possibly)
90. Samida
91. Sea serpent
92. Seine
93. Shenandoah
94. Sierra bravia
95. Sir russell
96. Sparta (possibly)
97. St cecilia
98. Swale (probably)
99. T s webb
100. Texaco caribbean (after section)
101. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
102. Tokufuku maru
103. Trooper
104. U 8
105. Ub 109
106. Ub 31 ?
107. Ub 58 (possibly)
108. Ub 78
109. Ub-33 (probably)
110. Uc 63
111. Uc 77 (possibly)
112. Unity
113. Veerman
114. Vittoria claudia
115. War monarch
116. Waterland (possibly)
117. Welsh belle

 

Name: MILBANKE (PROBABLY)

Length 74.1 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1296 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: Sank following collision with ss 'hankow'. en route england from carthagena. 14 crew lost. built in sunderland in 1868. owned at time of loss by r m hudson. steam engines of 150hp. (dods).

Year of registration: 1961

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1961, last detected: 20150617

Details measurements/cartography: H5824/60 3.3.61 SWEPT CLEAR BY OROPESA AT 60FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 83FT IN GEN DEPTH 94-104FT. SCOUR DEPTH 6FT. (HMS SCOTT, 25.5.60). CHART AS NDW. BR STD. 13.2.70 AMEND TO WK 13FMS. BR STD. 14.7.71 AMEND TO WK 23MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 23.3.75 EXAM'D 12.6.74 IN 505356N, 0005939E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 23.0MTRS, FOUL 23.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30-31 MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. LENGTH 120FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). H4199/78 9.10.78 LOCATED 3.8.77 IN 505357N, 005939E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31-32MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 32MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.3MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS. LYING 120/300DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/78). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. AMEND TO SW 23MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/83/4 19.1.83 DIVED IN 1982. WK BROKEN IN TWO AT APPROX AMIDSHIPS. AFTER SECTION INTACT, LISTING 25DEGS AND STANDING ABOUT 25FT ABOVE SEABED. FOR'D SECTION COLLAPSED. CARGO IS LEAD INGOTS, PROBABLY OF SPANISH ORIGIN. THOUGHT TO BE THE 'MILBANKE'. HAVE CLAIMED TO BE SALVOR IN POSSESION ON BEHALF OF EUROSALVE. REQUEST COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE. CARGO WILL BE RECOVERED IN 1983. (T W BENNETTO, 4.1.83). H1310/84/32 7.9.84 SALVAGE OF LEAD CARGO STILL NOT COMPLETED. UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL BE FINISHED BEFORE 1985. (T W BENNETTO, 4.9.84). H1310/86/29 26.11.86 SALVAGE OF LEAD CARGO COMPLETED DURING 1986. (T W BENNETTO, 28.10.86). HH090/685/01 16.10.96 EXAM'D 24.9.96 IN 505359.2N, 005931.1E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 24.9, FOUL 25.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.7 IN GEN DEPTH 30.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.6MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN TWO PARTS. NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 685). AMEND TO SW 24.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE SEP 2015/000083464 13.2.16 EXAM'D 17.6.15; IN 5053.980N, 0059.558E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.11MTRS, GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, HT 4.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 135/315. SCOUR 17MTRS TOWARDS 135, SCOUR DEPTH 4MTRS. WK BROKEN, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 53.98 N,0 59.558 E

 

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