This is the information page about the shipwreck Newcastle, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 1.276 N,1 8.931 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Afghanistan (probably)
2. Africa
3. Alcantara
4. Alice
5. Amplegarth
6. Angelus (possibly)
7. Argo
8. Argonaut
9. Atlantic (possibly)
10. Australier (probably)
11. Avoca
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Cabo espartel
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Constanzia
20. Corhaven
21. De fontaine
22. Dinard
23. Dorothy j (possibly)
24. Durango
25. Efford
26. Eidsiva (probably)
27. Electra
28. Emma
29. Emma (possibly)
30. Empire lough (probably)
31. Empress of fort william (probably)
32. En avant
33. Enero (probably)
34. Eustratios (probably)
35. Excellence pleske
36. Falcon (probably)
37. Fearless
38. Flachsee
39. Flandres
40. G-asad
41. Grit (probably)
42. Grosser kurfurst
43. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
44. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
45. Halcyon
46. Henry moon
47. Heron
48. Hmhs anglia
49. Hms aragonite (part of)
50. Hms aragonite (part of)
51. Hms aries (possibly)
52. Hms blackwater
53. Hms brazen
54. Hms carlton
55. Hms city of dundee
56. Hms cleon
57. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
58. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
59. Hms ghurka
60. Hms glen boyne
61. Hms kingston galena
62. Hms lydian
63. Hms marcella
64. Hms myrmidon
65. Hms napia
66. Hms niger (possibly)
67. Hms othello ii
68. Hms peridot
69. Hms rodino
70. Hms torbay ii (probably)
71. Hms war sepoy
72. Hms waterfly
73. Hms weigelia
74. Hmt gullfoss
75. Holland
76. Hydaspes (possibly)
77. Ilaro
78. Jacob luckenbach
79. James harrod
80. Jokai
81. Josephine willis
82. Kadru
83. Katharina kolkmann
84. Kielce
85. Kirsten skou
86. La somme (probably)
87. Lacer
88. Lady stella
89. Latona
90. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
91. Le tregor
92. Leicester
93. Leila najia
94. Leo
95. Lighter 83
96. Lizzonia
97. Loanda
98. Lusitania
99. Maloja 1
100. Milbanke (probably)
101. Monarch
102. Morgenster
103. Mrav
104. Murillo
105. Naranco
106. Negrier
107. Newcastle
108. Niki
109. Norman
110. Northfleet
111. Nunima
112. Ocean king (possibly)
113. Ousel (probably)
114. Polgrange
115. Portslade (possibly)
116. Preussen
117. Pulborough
118. Revenge
119. River levan
120. Roode zee (possibly)
121. Roseburn
122. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
123. Saint ronan (possibly)
124. Salbya (possibly)
125. Samida
126. Sea serpent
127. Seine
128. Shenandoah
129. Sierra bravia
130. Sir russell
131. Spanish prince
132. St cecilia
133. St claire (possibly)
134. Strathclyde
135. T s webb
136. Teeswood
137. Texaco caribbean (after section)
138. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
139. The queen
140. Tokufuku maru
141. Toward
142. Traquair (probably)
143. Trooper
144. U 8
145. Ub 103 (possibly)
146. Ub 108 (possibly)
147. Ub 109
148. Ub 31 ?
149. Ub 38
150. Ub 55 (probably)
151. Ub 56 (possibly)
152. Ub 58 (possibly)
153. Ub 78
154. Ub-33 (probably)
155. Uc 63
156. Uc 77 (possibly)
157. Unity
158. Vittoria claudia
159. W a scholten
160. Welsh belle
161. Wheatman (possibly)
162. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: NEWCASTLE

Length 100.6 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 3403 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: mined 4m sw of folkestone whilst en route from mauritius to london. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter, Height above seabed: 224 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 20160720

Details measurements/cartography: H2492/59 28.10.59 LOCATED IN 510113N, 010900E. CHAIN SWEEP CLEAR AT 34FT, FOUL AT 35FT. GEN DEPTH 79FT. APPROXIMATELY 300FT IN LENGTH. (TH NM 72/59, 20.10.59 & HMS SHACKLETON, 17.4.59). INS WK 5FMS 4FT WITH A G CAN BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S, CLOSE SE.

- NM 2536/59. H2760/49 18.1.62 AMEND BUOY TO G CON BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S, CLOSE NW OF WK. (TH NMS 95/61 & 99/61).

- NM 2749/61. H5824/60 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 34FT. (HMS SCOTT, 10.5.60). H2118/61 26.6.63 DISPERSAL CONTRACT PLACED. (TH, 19.6.63). H899/64 10.3.64 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. MARKED BY FOUR YELLOW BUOYS. (RISDON BEASLEY).

- NM 481(T)/64. H899/64 31.7.64 DISPERSED TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 45FT. (TH, 13.7.64). AMEND TO SW 7FMS 3FT. BR STD. 15.4.69 DIVED UPON AND POSITIVE IDENTIFIED AS 'NEWCASTLE'. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD, 15.4.69). 10.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.0MTRS. NC 1892. H1285/78/207 9.6.78 REPD AS LYING ON HARD SAND BOTTOM ON PORT SIDE WITH HULL IN GOOD CONDITION AND SHOWING FEW SIGNS OF CORROSION. ON NE/SW AXIS. BOW SW. SUPERSTRUCTURE & DEBRIS LYING ALONGSIDE HULL. BOW EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. STEEL PROP. NO SCOUR. (V BONFANTE, 8.6.78). H4199/78 31.8.78 LOCATED 18.10.77 IN 510114N, 010900E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 23MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.6MTRS, LENGTH 115MTRS. LYING 040/220DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). BR STD. H1310/84/39 12.11.84 REPORTED AS LARGE WRECK, LYING UPSIDE DOWN. (P G WEATHERLY, 4.11.84). HH090/711/01 22.1.97 EXAM'D 12.8.96 IN 510117N, 010856E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.8, FOUL 14.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 114MTRS, WIDTH 33MTRS. LIES 050/230DEGS. BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 13.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE SEP 2016/000091764 19.4.17 EXAM'D 20.07.16 IN 5101.276N, 0108.931 [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.82MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS, LENGTH 109.8MTRS, WIDTH 17.8MTRS, HEIGHT 6.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 224/043 DEGS. WK LARGELY INTACT & PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND TO DW 14.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGELY INTACT & PARTIALLY BURIED

Position: 51 1.276 N,1 8.931 E

 

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