This is the information page about the shipwreck Norhauk, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 50.325 N,1 33.028 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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

 

Name: NORHAUK

Length 122.2 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 9.8, tonnage 6086 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: Ex-warban '40, ex-empire sambar '41, ex-empire beaver '42. built in 1919 by g m sandifer construction corporation, vancouver, washington. owned at time of loss by den norske. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 553 nhp, single shaft. machinery by hooven, owens, rentschler co, hamiltion, ontario. passage st john, nb, for london. struck a mine and sank. nine men lost. cargo was: 111 tons flour, 1000 tons zinc, 863 tons cheese, 727 tons aluminium, 627 tons military vehicles, 60 tons tank parts, 95 tons wireless sets, & 236 tons guns and aircraft. was later heavily depth charged by the admiralty wreck dispersal department after which rison bearsley recovered by grab some 1121 tons of copper, zinc and aluminium. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H03660/43 INS DW WITH G CON LT BUOY, FL(3) G 10 SEC.

- NM 200/44. H03660/43 9.3.48 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 1FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 524/48. H03360/43 26.4.49 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (RISDON BEASLEY).

- NM 388(T)/49. H03660/43 21.10.50 AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT. (TH).

- NM 2064/50. H1334/60 5.5.60 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 44FT. (ECES, 1959). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 2FT.

- NM 1087/60. 12.6.69 AMEND TO SW 7FMS 1FT. (DATUM CHANGE TO LAT). NE 1975. H2134/70 26.2.70 EXAM'D 28.5.69 IN 515018N, 013310E [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.7MTRS, FOUL AT 12.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15 - 16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.4MTRS. LARGE WK LYING 040/220 DEG. OVER 420FT IN LENGTH. THERE ARE DEPTHS OF 13.6MTRS 400FT SW OF WRECK. (HMS EGERIA, HI 1/69). AMEND TO SW 6FMS 2FT.

- NMS 451/70 & 452/70. H3180/74 22.9.75 EXAM'D 27.2.75 IN 515017N, 013308E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15-16MTRS. DEPTH OF SCOUR 17.8MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 11/75). H1955/80 22.3.82 EXAM'D 12.11.81 IN 515017N, 013308E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.1, FOUL AT 13.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.2 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS. AREA OF WRECKAGE 160 X 55 MTRS, APPROX, ORIENTATED 040/220 DEGS. (SOISS, HI 25). AMEND TO SW 13.1MTRS. BR STD. H2913/83 17.10.84 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. WELL-DISPERSED WK. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 10.2.88 EXAM'D 2.9.87 IN 515016N, 013306E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTHS 15.5 - 16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.2MTRS. DCS3 HT ?3.9MTRS. AN AREA 200 X 55MTRS OF DISPERSED DEBRIS ORIENTATED 035/215 DEG. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF 540 TONNES. CHART WITH LEAST E/S DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 373). AMEND TO WK 12,5MTRS.

- NM 768/88. HH242/354/01 27.4.90 SALVAGE OPS PLANNED FOR EARLY MAY. (SUBMAR SALVAGE). HH090/494/01 22.8.90 EXAM'D 14.6.90 IN 515017N, 013308E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.3, FOUL AT 12.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.0 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.3MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. SCATTERED WRECKAGE, PARTIALLY BURIED, COVERS APPROX AREA 150 X 50MTRS. V LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. (NP 1016, HI 494). AMEND TO SW 12.3MTRS. BR STD. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 EXAM'D 18.8.93 IN 515017.9N, 013308.9E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.9, FOUL AT 13.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.7 IN GEN DEPTH 16.2MTRS. COVERS AREA 200 X 60MTRS. LIES 035/215 DEG. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). RECORDS INDICATE THAT CLEAR SWEEP MAY HAVE JUST TOUCHED WRECK. NCA. HH090/690/01 20.5.96 EXAM'D 26.4.96 IN 515019.6N, 013308.0E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.7, FOUL 12.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.2 IN GEN DEPTH 16.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 140MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. WELL BROKEN UP. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 690). BR STD. HH090/851/01 7.7.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 851). SEP 2012/000129754 17.7.12 LOCATED 24.3.12 IN 5150.30570N, 0133.01943E [WGD]. LENGTH 90.3MTRS, WIDTH 44.2MTRS, HT 3.5MTR. LARGELY BROKEN UP WK, A HULL-SHAPED AREA OF REFLECTORS AND AN OVERALL MOUND. (EMU, FOR HANSON AGGREGATES, REPORT DTD 22.6.12). NCA. 28.2.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5150.325N, 0131.028E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.91 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 170.6MTRS, WIDTH 26.7MTRS, HT 3.6MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. VERY BROKEN UP. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). RETAIN SW DW 12.7 MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF BROKEN WRECKAGE

Position: 51 50.325 N,1 33.028 E

 

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