This is the information page about the shipwreck Mira, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 41.228 N,0 8.304 E (50.577250, -0.082600)

 

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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. Alan dean
2. Aracataca
3. Aristos
4. Ashford
5. Barn hill
6. Bernicia
7. Blanefield
8. Branksome chine (possibly)
9. Braunton
10. Caleb sprague
11. Carrie dingle
12. Celtic
13. Charles m
14. City of brisbane
15. City of waterford
16. Clara
17. D144 (possibly).
18. Davenport
19. Devon coast
20. Eduard (possibly)
21. Emerald (possibly)
22. Esperanza
23. F/v joanna c
24. Fife coast (possibly)
25. Fortuna
26. Fulham vii (probably)
27. George sutton
28. Gerlen (possibly)
29. Girlvine (possibly)
30. Glenartney (possibly)
31. Glendinning (possibly)
32. Gull (possibly)
33. Harold
34. Heathpool
35. Heathpool
36. Hms ariadne
37. Hms avanturine
38. Hms balfour
39. Hms borneo
40. Hms gambri (possibly)
41. Hms inverclyde
42. Hms keryado (probably)
43. Hms lancer ii
44. Hms ocean sunlight
45. Hms resolution (possibly)
46. Hms taipo
47. Holme force (possibly)
48. Hush wing
49. Inger (possibly)
50. James groves
51. Joseph roberts (possibly)
52. Lalen mendi
53. Leven (possibly)
54. Lornaston (possibly)
55. Mill gate (probably)
56. Mira
57. Mohlenpris (possibly)
58. Mount stuart
59. Mv adur valley?
60. Newent
61. Noordster
62. Nyon
63. Oceana
64. Ouse (possibly)
65. Rytoner
66. Saint ronaig
67. Seaford
68. Seven seas (possibly)
69. Sitakund (part of)(possibly)
70. St rogatien (possibly)
71. Stanhope
72. T r thompson
73. U 275 (probably)
74. U 40 (possibly)
75. U 671
76. U678 (probably)/u275 (possibly)
77. Ub 130
78. Vasco
79. Venus
80. Wilhelmina j
81. Zeester (possibly)

 

Name: MIRA

Length 105.2 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 3700 ton
Load: flammable liquids and gases,oil

Cause: sunk by mine 4m sw 0.5 w of beachy head whilst en-route port arthur to dover. (ll ww1). one deck steel vessel, built 1901 sunk by mine whilst en-route port arthur to dover.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20150716

Details measurements/cartography: H6148/17 22.1.18 WK IN 504115N, 000910E. (ADMIRALTY). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL].

- NM 111/18. H1656/24 5.3.24 AMENDED TO DW. SQ. DATE. H7386/36 12.11.36 WK 8FMS 3FT LOCATED IN 504108N, 000820E OR 234.5DEGS, 4.85M FROM BEACHY HEAD LT. (HMS FLINDERS, HN DTD 7.11.36). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 3FT [15.5MTRS] IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2261/36. H1268/66 18.5.66 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 55FT IN GEN DEPTH 90-95FT. HULL LARGELY INTACT BUT SHOWING EXTENSIVE CORROSION LIES APPROX NE/SW ON ITS SIDE WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE FACING SOUTH. (DOLPHINS UNDERWATER DIVE CLUB, LTR REC'D 18.5.66). 1.8.69 REPD THAT BOWS POINT TO SOUTH ON HER SIDE IN THE SAND. GENERAL DEPTH BEING 100FT. THE 16FT PROPELLER STILL INTACT. MADE OF STEEL. CARGO HOLDS OPEN WITH LOTS OF FISH INSIDE. (TRITON MAGAZINE ARTICLE BY J WARTON, P.107, AUGUST 1969). 7.4.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 15.1MTRS [LAT]. NC 536 & NC 1652. 19.8.77 NOW CHARTED AS WK 13.4MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2451. H1309/79 24.9.79 BOWS POINT TO BEACHY HEAD LIGHT, ON ITS STBD SIDE. 17MTRS MAX DEPTH IN 24MTRS TO SCOURED SEA BED. HOLDS OPEN. BRIDGE AMIDSHIPS BROKEN BUT RECOGNISABLE. STERN BLOWN UP - TWISTED METAL. COVERED IN MUSSELS. CORDITE SHELL CASES HAVE BEEN FOUND. (J SALSBURY, 7.8.79). H1965/76 2.12.80 EXAM'D 18.4.80 IN 504111N, 000824E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 4MTRS. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 121.5MTRS, BEAM 8.3MTRS, HT 11.6MTRS. LYING ON SAND 043/223DEGS. BOWS SW, AGAINST SANDWAVE ON SE SIDE & PARTIALLY COVERED BY SANDWAVE. ON ITS STBD SIDE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). CHART AS WK 13.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2795/80. DIFFERS MARKEDLY FROM 1979 REPORT. NAVAREA I 315/80 ISSUED. H1310/83/4 19.1.83 DIVED ON. EASY TO LOCATE DUE TO SURFACE DISTURBANCE OVER WK. LIES APPROX NE/SW, BOWS NE ON STBD BEAM-END, WITH DECK VERTICAL. HULL COMPLETELY SEVERED IN TWO ABOUT THIRD OF LENGTH FROM STEM, OTHERWISE INTACT, BUT IN DANGEROUS CONDITION - CORRODED, SHAKY AND HAS SHARP PLATES. (T W BENNETTO, 4.1.83). NCA. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 16.07.15 IN 5041.228N, 0008.304E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.89MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26.89MTRS. LENGTH 110MTRS, HT 10MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS,SCOUR 130MTRS TOWARDS 070, SCOUR DEPTH 4MTRS . LARGELY INTACT WK, SPLIT IN TWO, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 16.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HULL SEVERED IN TWO, OTHERWISE INTACT

Position: 50 41.228 N,0 8.304 E

 

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