This is the information page about the shipwreck Northfield (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 58.646 N,4 36.798 W (50.822183333333, -4.5627833333333)

 

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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.

 

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21. Marguerite pry
22. Marie elaine (possibly)
23. Milly (possibly)
24. Monte gurugu (possibly)
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26. N verberckmoes (possibly)
27. Northfield (possibly)
28. Pallion (probably)
29. Pearn pride (possibly)
30. Poitiers (part of)(possibly)
31. Provider (possibly)
32. Queenswood (part of)(possibly)
33. Robert
34. Salado
35. Sarla
36. Shad thames
37. South australian
38. Ss fatfield
39. Ss hornet
40. Swainby (probably)
41. Teneriffa (possibly)
42. Thistlemor
43. Towneley
44. Villasandino

 

Name: NORTHFIELD (POSSIBLY)

Length 87.8 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2099 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1901 by tyne iron shipbuilding co, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at the time of loss by h keep. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 210 nhp, single shaft. machinery by ne engineering co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. passage glasgow for devonport. probably torpedoed midships and sank at once. 15 men lost. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 23 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: 5.3.18 5.3.18 REPD SUNK 25M SW OF LUNDY & SANK AT ONCE. (BOT). 4.3.18 4.3.18 REPD SUNK IN APPROX 504000N, 045000W [5M FROM LAND]. ONLY THREE SURVIVORS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 10.3.18 10.3.18 REPD POSN 505900N, 043700W. (AP REPORT CAPT PATROLS SWANSEA). 21.3.18 21.3.18 NO INFORMATION ON POSN BUT VESSEL WAS REPD ON HER WAY UP THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. LATER REPORT ALSO GAVE POSN 25M FROM LUNDY ISLAND. POSN ACCEPTED AS 505900N, 043700W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). 19.4.71 19.4.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 505900N, 043700W [OGB]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1156. 28.9.72 28.9.72 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 8FMS [15MTRS]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1178 & NE 1179. 23.8.11 23.8.11 LOCATED 1.5.09 IN 5058.646N, 0436.798W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.02 IN GEN DEPTH 22.5MTRS. SCOUR 2.6MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 45.3MTRS, WIDTH 22.7MTRS, HT 4.1MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS WITH BOWS NNE. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). AMEND WK 21MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN, ?BOWS NNE.

Position: 50 58.646 N,4 36.798 W

 

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