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 (51.761916666667, 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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Ambient (probably)
8. Angelus
9. Annie
10. Atlanticos
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Baltrader
13. Bella donna
14. Blackhill
15. Bonnington court
16. British fortune (probably)
17. Brixton
18. Cairnside
19. Carica milica
20. Cedarwood (possibly)
21. Cerne
22. Churston
23. City of brisbane
24. Clan monroe
25. Coalgas
26. Corcrest
27. Cormount (probably)
28. Coureur des mers
29. Cressdene (possibly)
30. Dagmar (probably)
31. Denise germaine (possibly)
32. Disa (possibly)
33. Drofli
34. Duiveland
35. Dulwich
36. Dynamo
37. Empire bridge
38. Empire ghyll
39. Erins isle (possibly)
40. Erna boldt (probably)
41. Estrella (possibly)
42. European gateway (part of)
43. Excelsior
44. Faithful star
45. Fleurita
46. Flores (probably)
47. Fort massac
48. Forth
49. Franz fischer (possibly)
50. Friargate (possibly)
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Fulmar
53. Gannet (possibly)
54. Gerhard
55. Ghc (possibly)
56. Golconda (possibly)
57. Grantleyhall (possibly)
58. Grenadier (probably)
59. Grisdeale
60. Groeswen (probably)
61. Hardingham (probably)
62. Harlington (probably)
63. Harlyn (probably)
64. Harriet
65. Hawksdale
66. Hebe
67. Heworth
68. Highwave (probably)
69. Hillglen
70. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
71. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
72. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
73. Hm torpedo boat no.12
74. Hmml 127 (possibly)
75. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
76. Hms adonis (possibly)
77. Hms arethusa
78. Hms coquette
79. Hms donna nook
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms dundalk
82. Hms eros (possibly)
83. Hms forward iii
84. Hms franc tireur
85. Hms hastfen
86. Hms hirose (probably)
87. Hms japan
88. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
89. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
90. Hms leandros
91. Hms lord airedale
92. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
93. Hms ludlow
94. Hms marconi
95. Hms marsa
96. Hms monarch
97. Hms moravia (possibly)
98. Hms nadine
99. Hms new comet (possibly)
100. Hms oriana
101. Hms resono (possibly)
102. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
103. Hms sisapon
104. Hms sisters melville
105. Hms st seiriol
106. Hms tervani
107. Hms tunisian
108. Hms velia (possibly)
109. Hms william wesney
110. Hmsm e6
111. Hmtb 10
112. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
113. Hnlms 227
114. Ingi
115. Iris (possibly)
116. J c dalble
117. Janny
118. Josefina thorden (after part)
119. Kankakee
120. Khartoum (possibly)
121. Knarsdale
122. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
123. Koningen emma (possibly)
124. Kwasind
125. Lady salisbury
126. Lincairn (possibly)
127. Lindfar
128. Little world
129. Lonhelen (possibly)
130. Lowland
131. Mac 5 (possibly)
132. Mahseer
133. Main topman
134. Marie leonhardt (probably)
135. Mexico
136. Mi amigo
137. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
138. Moidart
139. Morar
140. Neptune (possibly)
141. Nereus
142. Nico
143. Nicolaos piangos
144. Niore
145. Norhauk
146. Norwich trader
147. Ocean lassie
148. Old charlton
149. Ostprussen (possibly)
150. Pallieter (possibly)
151. Paullette
152. Peik
153. Persistant whisper
154. Pescado
155. Peter hamre
156. Petshenga (possibly)
157. Polgarth
158. Port dalhousie (possibly)
159. Prince igor (probably)
160. Princess juliana
161. Profit
162. Protinus (possibly)
163. Quickstep
164. Ravenscraig (possibly)
165. Rumania
166. Salerno (possibly)
167. Salerno (possibly)
168. San calisto
169. Savona (probably)
170. Second chance (possibly)
171. Sheaf field
172. Simon bolivar
173. Spaarndem
174. Stad maastricht
175. Storm
176. Sunbeam
177. Sunk beacon (remains)
178. Sunk head tower
179. Sweep ii
180. Tay bar
181. Telegraaf xviii
182. Tergestea
183. Terukuni maru
184. The sultan
185. Thornaby (possibly)
186. Thyra
187. Torchbearer
188. Tummel (probably)
189. Uc 11 (possibly)
190. Uc 72 (possibly)
191. Ursus (part)
192. Vae victis
193. Vancouver
194. Volante (possibly)
195. Volscian (possibly)
196. Walsingham
197. Warrenpoint
198. Wearside
199. White ghost
200. Wychwood (possibly)
201. Yampa (part of)
202. Yampa (part of)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
205. Yassou
206. 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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