This is the information page about the shipwreck Morar, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 49.848 N,1 33.534 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
2. Agamemnon
3. Aircraft
4. Alabama (possibly)
5. Albion (probably)
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Angelus
8. Annie
9. Atlanticos
10. Balgownie (probably)
11. Baltrader
12. Bella donna
13. Blackhill
14. Bonnington court
15. British fortune (probably)
16. Brixton
17. Cairnside
18. Carica milica
19. Cerne
20. Churston
21. City of brisbane
22. Clan monroe
23. Coalgas
24. Corcrest
25. Cormount (probably)
26. Coureur des mers
27. Cressdene (possibly)
28. Dagmar (probably)
29. Denise germaine (possibly)
30. Disa (possibly)
31. Drofli
32. Duiveland
33. Dynamo
34. Empire bridge
35. Empire ghyll
36. Erins isle (possibly)
37. Erna boldt (probably)
38. Estrella (possibly)
39. European gateway (part of)
40. Excelsior
41. Faithful star
42. Fleurita
43. Flores (probably)
44. Fort massac
45. Forth
46. Franz fischer (possibly)
47. Friargate (possibly)
48. Friargate (possibly)
49. Fulmar
50. Gerhard
51. Ghc (possibly)
52. Golconda (possibly)
53. Grantleyhall (possibly)
54. Grisdeale
55. Groeswen (probably)
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hawksdale
61. Hebe
62. Heworth
63. Highwave (probably)
64. Hillglen
65. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
66. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
67. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
68. Hm torpedo boat no.12
69. Hmml 127 (possibly)
70. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
71. Hms adonis (possibly)
72. Hms arethusa
73. Hms coquette
74. Hms donna nook
75. Hms duchess of hamilton
76. Hms dundalk
77. Hms eros (possibly)
78. Hms forward iii
79. Hms franc tireur
80. Hms hastfen
81. Hms japan
82. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
83. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
84. Hms leandros
85. Hms lord airedale
86. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
87. Hms ludlow
88. Hms marconi
89. Hms marsa
90. Hms monarch
91. Hms moravia (possibly)
92. Hms nadine
93. Hms oriana
94. Hms resono (possibly)
95. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
96. Hms sisapon
97. Hms sisters melville
98. Hms st seiriol
99. Hms tervani
100. Hms tunisian
101. Hms velia (possibly)
102. Hms william wesney
103. Hmsm e6
104. Hmtb 10
105. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
106. Hnlms 227
107. Ingi
108. Iris (possibly)
109. J c dalble
110. Janny
111. Josefina thorden (after part)
112. Kankakee
113. Khartoum (possibly)
114. Knarsdale
115. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
116. Koningen emma (possibly)
117. Kwasind
118. Lady salisbury
119. Lincairn (possibly)
120. Lindfar
121. Little world
122. Lonhelen (possibly)
123. Lowland
124. Mac 5 (possibly)
125. Mahseer
126. Main topman
127. Marie leonhardt (probably)
128. Mexico
129. Mi amigo
130. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
131. Moidart
132. Morar
133. Neptune (possibly)
134. Nereus
135. Nico
136. Nicolaos piangos
137. Niore
138. Norhauk
139. Norwich trader
140. Ocean lassie
141. Old charlton
142. Ostprussen (possibly)
143. Pallieter (possibly)
144. Paullette
145. Peik
146. Persistant whisper
147. Pescado
148. Peter hamre
149. Polgarth
150. Port dalhousie (possibly)
151. Prince igor (probably)
152. Princess juliana
153. Profit
154. Protinus (possibly)
155. Quickstep
156. Ravenscraig (possibly)
157. Rubislaw
158. Rumania
159. Salerno (possibly)
160. Salerno (possibly)
161. San calisto
162. Savona (probably)
163. Second chance (possibly)
164. Sheaf field
165. Simon bolivar
166. Spaarndem
167. Stad maastricht
168. Storm
169. Sunbeam
170. Sunk beacon (remains)
171. Sunk head tower
172. Sweep ii
173. Tay bar
174. Telegraaf xviii
175. Terukuni maru
176. The sultan
177. Thornaby (possibly)
178. Thyra
179. Torchbearer
180. Tummel (probably)
181. Uc 11 (possibly)
182. Uc 72 (possibly)
183. Ursus (part)
184. Vae victis
185. Vancouver
186. Volante (possibly)
187. Volscian (possibly)
188. Walsingham
189. Warrenpoint
190. Wearside
191. White ghost
192. Wychwood (possibly)
193. Yampa (part of)
194. Yampa (part of)
195. Yampa (part of)
196. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
197. Yassou
198. Ypapanti

 

Name: MORAR

Length 73.2 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1507 ton
Load: cement

Cause: built in 1924 by swan, hunter & wigham richardson. owned at time of loss by the western navigation co. triple expansion engine of 168 nhp. passage london for belfast. mined. 14 crew and 3 gunners lost. (ww2sl, lloyds war losses).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 250 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 20201010

Details measurements/cartography: H03660/43 27.11.43 DW IN 514952N, 013345E. MARKED BY G LT BUOY, FL(2)G, 10S. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 200/44. H03660/43 12.4.44 NOW CHARTED AS WK 5FMS 5FT. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).

- NM 790/44. H03660/43 21.10.50 SWEPT CLEAR AT 42FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43FT IN GEN DEPTH 50FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 9.2.49).

- NM 064/50. H1334/60 6.5.60 NOT SWEPT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45FT. LOCATED IN 514947N, 013342E. CONSIDERED PART OF MORAR. (ECES, 1959). H03660/43 6.3.61 SWEPT CLEAR 38, FOUL AT 40FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45 IN GEN DEPTH 52-57FT. LIES 071/251 DEG, APPARENTLY IN ONE PIECE. LENGTH ABOUT 200FT. NO SIGN OF WRECKAGE IN ANOTHER SCOUR 650FT WNW OF THIS WK. POSN BY HSA. (ECES, 18.10.60).

- NM 3106/60. H2847/67 19.10.67 LEAST E/S DEPTH 48FT IN GEN DEPTH 53-54FT. SCOUR DEPTH 57FT. (HMS EGERIA, 8.6.67). NCA. H2134/70 26.2.70 EXAM'D 18.5.69 IN 514950N, 013340E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 12.7, FOUL 13.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.2 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 1/69). BR STD. H2101/74 16.1.74 EXAM'D IN 514950N, 013339E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.0 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.2MTRS. WELL BURIED IN SEABED. STANDS SOME 3MTRS PROUD OF BOTTOM. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA. H3180/74 29.9.75 EXAM'D 4.3.75 IN 514949N, 013340E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH IN GEN DEPTH 16.6 - 17.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). H4399/71 4.5.79 EXAM'D 28.6.78 IN 514950N, 013339E [OGB] USING HIFIX.6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.4MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. WK HAS BROKEN UP OVER A WIDE AREA. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 51B/77). NCA. H1955/80 22.3.82 EXAM'D 9.11.81 IN 514950N, 013339E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 12.6, FOUL 13.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 2-3MTRS. BROKEN UP OVER AREA APPROX 80 X 25MTRS. LYING 035/215DEGS. (SOISS, HI 25). BR STD. H2913/83 17.10.84 LOCATED 28.6.84. NFS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.5 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. WELL-DISPERSED WRECKAGE. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 10.2.88 EXAM'D 24.8.87 IN 514949N, 013339E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 13.3, FOUL 13.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.7MTRS. SCATTERED OVER AREA SOME 80 X 40MTRS. HIGH POINT TO THE N. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 860 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).

- NM 768/88. HH090/494/01 22.8.90 EXAM'D 29.6.90 IN 514950N, 013339E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 16.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. SONAR LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 025/205DEGS. VERY BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 494). NCA. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 LOCATED 2.8.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN. GEN DEPTH NOW 14.5MTRS. NOT EXAM'D. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). NCA. HH090/690/01 20.5.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). NCA. HH244/430/05 19.4.99 NOW SW 13.0MTRS. (PLA NAVWARNING 4/99).

- NM 1765/99. HH090/851/01 6.7.99 EXAM'D 5.6.99 IN 5149.841N, 0133.550E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.1, FOUL 13.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 000/180 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 851). BR STD. SEP 2012/000129754 17.7.12 LOCATED 23.3.12 IN 5149.85641N, 0133.54427E [WGD]. LENGTH 73.2MTRS, WIDTH 38.7MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. WK, LARGELY BROKEN UP. (EMU, FOR HANSON AGGREGATES, REPORT DTD 22.6.12). NCA. 28.2.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5150.848N, 0131.534E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.92 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 68.8MTRS, WIDTH 44.4MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. LIES 010/190 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). RETAIN SW 13.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2014/000153152 13.10.14 EXAM'D 24.6.14 IN 5149.848N, 0133.535E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.79 IN GEN DEPTH 16.3MTRS. SCOUR 0.9MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 48MTRS. LENGTH 64.4MTRS, WIDTH 43.2MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS. DISINTEGRATED INTO DEBRIS. (EGS, HI 1459). AMEND WK 13.7MTRS. SEP 2016/000181430 8.3.16 EXAM'D 14.08.16; IN 5149.848N, 0133.534E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.65MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS, LENGTH 66.33MTRS, WIDTH 20.9MTRS, HEIGHT 3.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 015/195 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 79.07MTRS, 0.9MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 038 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE LARGELY BROKEN UP WITH THE PRESENCE OF DEBRIS AROUND THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE WRECK. (EGS, HI 1522, RRS TE5A SUNK). AMEND WK 13.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2017/000295266 14.2.18 EXAM'D 18.07.17; IN 5149.848N, 0133.534E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.75MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS, LENGTH 72MTRS, WIDTH 28MTRS, HEIGHT 3.54MTRS, ORIENTATION 005/185 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 50MTRS, 0.7MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 053 DEGS. (EGS, HI 1546). AMEND DW 13.7MTRS. SEP 2019/000038066 27.2.19 EXAM'D 11.12.18 IN 5149.848N, 0133.534E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.64 IN GEN DEPTH 16.2MTRS. LENGTH 71.88TRS, WIDTH 37.28MTRS, HEIGHT 3.85MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. BROKEN WRECKAGE. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1615, RRS TE5A). AMEND DW 13.6MTRS. SEP 2019/000262458 11.11.19 LOCATED 25.08.19 IN 5149.848N, 0133.534E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.96 MTRS IN GENERAL DEPTH 16 MTRS. [A-2 SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, CHP HI 1642). RETAIN DW 13.6MTRS. SEP 2020/000280429 20.11.20 EXAM'D 10.10.20; IN 5149.848N, 0133.534E [WGD]. LEAST MB DEPTH 13.64MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. (A-2-SEA, HI1692). NFS. RSDRA2021000339560 14.02.22 EXAM'D 10.10.2020 IN 5149.848N, 0133.534E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.64MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. LENGTH 71.88MTRS, WIDTH 37.28MTRS, HEIGHT 3.85MTRS, ORIENTATION 250/070 DEGS. NO SPECIAL SEARCH REQUIRED UNDER HI. LEAST DEPTH OF MAINLINE BATHYMETRY DEEPER THAN LISTED DEPTH (13.64M). NO INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED.. (A2 SEA SOLUTIONS LTD - HI1740). CHART/ENC ACTION LTA
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: No special search required under HI. Least depth of mainline bathymetry deeper than listed depth (13.64m). No investigation conducted.

Position: 51 49.848 N,1 33.534 E

 

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