This is the information page about the shipwreck Nitedal, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 7.094 N,0 0.918 E (54.100166666667, -4.5481166666667)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Action
5. Adgillus
6. Afton
7. Albatross
8. Alliance
9. Amber rose
10. Amicus
11. Amstelland
12. Anastasia
13. Anastassia
14. Angle
15. Arantzazu mendi
16. Ardbeg (probably)
17. Argo (possibly)
18. Ariel (possibly)
19. Audentia
20. Aurora
21. Ave maria
22. Balfron (probably)
23. Ballina
24. Barrister (possibly)
25. Bassa
26. Be ready (probably)
27. Bella
28. Bellerophon
29. Ben rein (ex-starling)
30. Bessie
31. Beursplein
32. Blejan eyhre
33. Blue star
34. Brema
35. Briar
36. Bur
37. C s parnell
38. Cadmus
39. Calista (probably)
40. Cap palos (part of)
41. Cardea
42. Carley marie
43. Carmelite (possibly)
44. Caroline
45. Casanare
46. Castleford (probably)
47. Cevic
48. Chant 63
49. Cherbury (possibly)
50. Cheryl louise
51. Chloe (possibly)
52. Chloris (possibly)
53. Citrine
54. City of mobile
55. Clan macmaster
56. Clan menzies
57. Coalman
58. Conargo
59. Conisbro castle
60. Connemara
61. Conovium (probably)
62. Constantia
63. Corrientes
64. Creteboom
65. Crois bhride
66. Crown
67. Crusader (possibly)
68. Cyclope
69. Dana (possibly)
70. Darro
71. Dawn waters
72. Daybreak (probably)
73. Diana
74. Don boscoe
75. Donegal
76. Doris b
77. Downshire (possibly)
78. Downshire (probably)
79. Dryade
80. Dunavil forth (possibly)
81. Dunmore
82. Eileen
83. Eleanor
84. Elfrida
85. Eli
86. Elizabeth hyam
87. Ellen sheant
88. Embassage
89. Emerald dawn
90. Empire airman
91. Empire of peace
92. Empire tana
93. Express (possibly)
94. Express (possibly)
95. Feltre
96. Fenella ann
97. Florence
98. Florentia
99. Flowerette
100. Flying meteor
101. Forest queen
102. Fred everard
103. Frieda
104. Fulmar
105. G-azjy
106. George & mary
107. Georgetown victory (part of)
108. Georgetown victory (part of)
109. Georgina hutton
110. Gimle
111. Ginette michel
112. Ginger
113. Girl may
114. Girl sylvia
115. Glencona
116. Glendun
117. Glengarry (probably)
118. Glenmaroon (possibly)
119. Globe trotter
120. Glow (part of) (possibly)
121. Glow (part of) (possibly)
122. Green hill (part of)(probably)
123. Grinder
124. Guiding star
125. Hannah louisa
126. Helgoland
127. Helmsman (probably)
128. Herbie
129. Hibernian
130. Hms dirk
131. Hms fairy
132. Hms garmo (probably)
133. Hms racehorse
134. Hms racoon
135. Holmar i
136. Holmelea
137. Horizon ii
138. Hornsund (probably)
139. Horsted
140. Hugh taylor
141. Hunsdon
142. Ida
143. J b paddon
144. Jane
145. Jane brown
146. Janeeta (possibly)
147. Jeanette
148. Jenemi
149. John rettig (probably)
150. Joseph hodgkins (probably)
151. Kalo (probably)
152. Keret
153. Kilbroney (probably)
154. Kilrea (probably)
155. Knuthenborg
156. L'amite
157. Labora (possibly)
158. Lady ann
159. Lady anstruther (probably)
160. Lady helen
161. Lady louisa
162. Lagun
163. Landport (possibly)
164. Largo (possibly)
165. Lifeguard (possibly)
166. Lily
167. Limesfield
168. Liverpool
169. Lough fisher
170. Lucy
171. Lunevale
172. Lyra
173. Madame renee
174. Madge wildfire
175. Maja
176. Malaguena
177. Manchester engineer (probably)
178. Marguerite
179. Marianne toft (possibly)
180. Markersdall (probably)
181. Martina
182. Mary heeley
183. Mayfield
184. Megawatt
185. Melanie (probably)
186. Melfort
187. Merisia
188. Mfv polaris
189. Mhari l
190. Montreal
191. Moonlight
192. Moonlight (possibly)
193. Murielle
194. Nalon
195. Neils john
196. Nichola ann
197. Nitedal
198. No.163
199. Noel du marin
200. Nora
201. Novillo
202. Oakwell
203. Octavia
204. Old haws pt lt or west pile
205. Onward (possibly)
206. Oona hall
207. Our brighter dawn
208. Our golden promise
209. Our lassie
210. Our lorraine
211. Our queen
212. Passages
213. Peebles (possibly)
214. Peshawur
215. Peveril
216. Phare (probably)
217. Philander (probably)
218. Pins wreck (nimble)
219. Playmate (possibly)
220. Pt1 or pt2
221. Queen of the isles (probably)
222. Rebecca
223. Retriever
224. Rfa industry (probably)
225. Rian
226. Rikard nordraak
227. Ringwall
228. Robert dee
229. Romeo
230. Rudyard kipling
231. Saint barchan
232. Saint mirren (possibly)
233. Saltaro (fwd part)
234. Saltaro (fwd part)
235. Saltaro (fwd part)
236. Samaria
237. Scathros
238. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
239. Scorpio
240. Scotia
241. Seamew (possibly)
242. Selker ltv (possibly)
243. Silver crest
244. Silver dee
245. Silver quest 2
246. Silverpine
247. Sir francis
248. Skerries
249. Sliedrecht
250. Sna ii
251. Sna iii
252. Sota eduardo
253. Southborough
254. Speedbird
255. Speedwell
256. Springhill
257. St elwyn
258. Stamila
259. Stanburn
260. Storm drift
261. Sumus (probably)
262. Sunbeam
263. Sunrise (possibly)
264. Suntrap (probably)
265. Sy sol
266. Taurus (probably)
267. Tees
268. Temple mead
269. Tetsuko
270. The quiet man
271. Thornfield
272. Thracian
273. Tide (probably)
274. Tilley anne
275. Tinker
276. Togston (possibly)
277. Topaz
278. Tornamona
279. Trelyon
280. Tullaghmurray lass
281. Tumi joy 2
282. Tuskar
283. Tuskar
284. U 1024 (possibly)
285. Ubier (probably)
286. Uc 39
287. Uc 75
288. Umbe
289. Upminster (possibly)
290. Upwey grange
291. Vanadis (possibly)
292. Varangmalm (possibly)
293. Vedra
294. Victo (bow section)
295. Victo (stern section)
296. Victoria (probably)
297. Viking
298. Ville de valenciennes
299. Wallsend
300. Waltham (probably)
301. Wayside flower (possibly)
302. Westburn (possibly)
303. Wild wave
304. William hanbury

 

Name: NITEDAL

Length 81.7 meter, width: 11.8 meter, draught: 5.3, tonnage 1714 ton
Load: coal

Cause: ex-hero. built in 1903 laxevaags msk. & jrnskb. bergen. owned at time of loss by d/s a/s ostlandet. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 149hp, single shaft. passage the tyne for rouen. cargo 2500 tons coal. torpedoed by ub-57. sank in less than 3 minutes.

Year of registration: 1980

Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 68 cm

Known since: 1980, last detected: 20160310

Details measurements/cartography: H375/17 16.1.17 'GRAAFJELD' MINED 1.5M E OF FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. (FLAMBOROUGH HD SIG STN). H3752/26 11.6.26 INS NDW (1917)(PA) IN 540720N, 000225E. BR STD. H4593/59 10.11.59 AMEND TO NDWPA. BR STD. 20.3.70 AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. BR STD. 3.7.72 SHOWN IN 540715N, 000245E. (DANISH FISH CHARTS 5400(1965)5300). AMEND TO USC 28MTRS. BR STD. H5970/69 15.1.80 EXAM'D 22.6.79 IN 540706.4N, 000101.7E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39.7 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.95MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 20MTRS. LYING ENE/WSW ON SMOOTH GRAVEL. APPARENTLY UPRIGHT, PARTLY BROKEN UP, WITH HIGHEST POINT AT NE END. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 46/79). AMEND TO WK 39MTRS. BR STD. H5084/77 24.3.80 EXAM'D 28.11.79 IN 540705N, 000105E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.3 IN GEN DEPTH 44.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.9MTRS, LENGTH 112MTRS. LYING 095/275 DEG. APPARENTLY INTACT. (HMS ECHO, HI 64/79). AMEND TO WK 36MTRS. BR STD. HH090/730/01 19.12.97 EXAM'D 23.8.97 IN 540705.6N, 000055.0E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 38.0, FOUL 38.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39.9 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.6MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. PARTIALLY BURIED, BADLY DECOMPOSED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 730). AMEND TO SW 38MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/18 29.4.02 WK TWISTED TO STBD WITH BOWS UPRIGHT. BOWS AND BOILER ARE THE HIGHEST POINTS. MID ENGINED. FISHING NET ON THE BOILER. HT BY DEPTH GAUGE 4MTRS. (S OLD). NCA. PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE 'GRAAFJELD'. HH100/351/18 THIS IS THE 'NITEDAL'. HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE BELL INSCRIBED: 'HERO'. (S OLD). SEP 2016/000007250 19.06.16 EXAM'D 18.02.16 IN 5407.094N, 0000.919W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 37.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. LENGTH 84.1MTRS, WIDTH 28.3MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 249/069. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, WRECK APPEARS INTACT AND THE SHOALEST POINT IS LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WRECK. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 37MTRS. SEP 2016/000053291 6.10.16 EXAM'D 10.3.16; IN 5407.094N, 0000.918W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 37.62MTRS, GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. LENGTH 85.4MTRS, WIDTH 30.8MTRS, HT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 068/248 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, WK MOSTLY INTACT. (MMT, HI 1473, H525_MMT0001). AMEND NDW 37MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wreck intact

Position: 54 7.094 N,0 0.918 E

 

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