This is the information page about the shipwreck Nike (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 8.626 N,1 17.497 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Ada jean (possibly)
2. Adams beck (probably)
3. Albano
4. Annie walker (probably)
5. Balzac
6. Bangarth
7. Blairhall
8. Blue dawn
9. British officer (after part)
10. Bullger
11. Cairnglen
12. Carmarthen coast
13. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
14. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
15. Clare (possibly)
16. Coquet mouth
17. Denham (probably)
18. Diamond d
19. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
20. Don (possibly)
21. Dora
22. Driebergen
23. Dutchman
24. Eagle iii
25. Elziena
26. Elziena (possibly)
27. Espire
28. Eston
29. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
30. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
31. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
32. Eventide
33. Fenella
34. Ferryhill
35. Fingal
36. Firelight (possibly)
37. Gateshead (possibly)
38. General havelock
39. Gottfried (possibly)
40. Gran
41. Grit
42. Gudbrand (possibly)
43. H c flood (possibly)
44. H c flood (probably)
45. Hanne
46. Hans hoth (probably)
47. Hazard (probably)
48. Hebble (probably)
49. Hekla (possibly)
50. Helvetia (possibly)
51. Hercules
52. Heros (possibly)
53. Hmms 180
54. Hms ben ardna (probably)
55. Hms elise
56. Hms elise (possibly)
57. Hms ethel taylor
58. Hms herring
59. Hms james ludford
60. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
61. Hms snaefell (probably)
62. Hms southsea
63. Hms star of devoran
64. Hms summer rose
65. Hms william hallet (possibly)
66. Hms witherington
67. Hmsm unity (probably)
68. Hogarth
69. Hornchurch (probably)
70. Humber
71. Ilios (possibly)
72. Ilious
73. Intent
74. Invergyle
75. Inverlane (part of)
76. Inverlane (stern section)
77. Jenny m (possibly)
78. John m smart (possibly).
79. Jolly girls
80. Jolly girls (possibly)
81. Jonkoping i (possibly)
82. Kalua
83. Kamma
84. King james (possibly)
85. Kirsty jane (possibly)
86. Lafonia
87. Linden (probably)
88. Loch-na-gar (probably)
89. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
90. Longbird
91. Lyng
92. Maggie mcleman ii
93. Maindy bridge (possibly)
94. Marcheller (possibly)
95. Marne (part of)(possibly)
96. Mars
97. Mayoress pelican
98. Morlaix (probably)
99. Narcissus (possibly)
100. Nike (possibly)
101. Nyula
102. Olimpia/?olympia (possibly)
103. Orion (probably)
104. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
105. Polleon (possibly)
106. Poltava (possibly)
107. Povena
108. Presto (possibly)
109. Presto (possibly)
110. Princess maud (possibly)
111. Protector (possibly)
112. Providence
113. Provider a
114. Prunelle
115. Queen wilhelmina
116. Quest (probably)
117. Quillota
118. Ragnhild (possibly)
119. Ragni (probably)
120. Ravensbourne (possibly)
121. Recorder (possibly)
122. Regian
123. Renen
124. Rfa creosol
125. Richard de larrinaga
126. Rio colorado
127. Rising sun
128. Rosa (possibly)
129. Rotha
130. Saga (possibly)
131. Sargasso (possibly)
132. Scott miller
133. Snowdrop (possibly)
134. Spey (possibly)
135. Spray
136. Stag 5 (probably)
137. Staithes (possibly)
138. Strinheim
139. Sunniva (possibly)
140. Svava
141. Swiftly
142. Tadorne
143. Thames (probably)
144. The tetrarch (probably)
145. Triumph
146. Ub 115 (possibly)
147. Uc 32 (probably)
148. Upcerne
149. Vianna (probably)
150. Wearsider
151. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: NIKE (POSSIBLY)

Length 82.4 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.6, tonnage 1834 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products

Cause: ex-mario. ex-caledonia. built in 1883 by oswald, mordaunt & co, southampton. owned at time of loss by angf aktieb, nike. two boilers, compound expansion engine of 184 nhp, single shaft. passage malmo for london. torpedoed in turn by german mtbs v-100, g-101, g-103 & g-104 while in convoy. (sibi). 16 lost, two injured. (r young).

Year of registration: 1998

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm

Known since: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: HH090/796/01 8.1.99 EXAM'D 25.7.98 IN 550837.6N, 011729.8W [WGD[] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.3 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 54.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.4MTRS. LENGTH 86MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 025/205 DEGS. LARGE BROKEN WK LYING ON ITS SIDE. SLIGHT SCOUR TO THE EAST. (GARDLINE, HI 796). INS AS WK 45MTRS. BR STD. 7.9.07 THIS COULD BE NIKE, BEING IN THE RIGHT AREA AND THE CORRECT SIZE. (R YOUNG). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO UNEQUAL PARTS

Position: 55 8.626 N,1 17.497 W

 

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