This is the information page about the shipwreck Norwich trader, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 54.514 N,1 30.46 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. Ability
2. Aduatiek (possibly)
3. Afrin (probably)
4. Agamemnon
5. Aircraft
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Baltrader
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. Cairnside
16. Carica milica
17. Cedarwood (possibly)
18. Churston
19. Clan monroe
20. Coalgas
21. Corcrest
22. Cormount (probably)
23. Coureur des mers
24. Cressdene (possibly)
25. Dagmar (probably)
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Disa (possibly)
28. Drofli
29. Dulwich
30. Dynamo
31. Empire bridge
32. Empire ghyll
33. Erna boldt (probably)
34. Estrella (possibly)
35. European gateway (part of)
36. Excelsior
37. F stobart (probably)
38. Faithful star
39. Fleurita
40. Flores (probably)
41. Fort massac
42. Forth
43. Franz fischer (possibly)
44. Friargate (possibly)
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Gannet (possibly)
47. Gena
48. Gerhard
49. Ghc (possibly)
50. Golconda (possibly)
51. Grantleyhall (possibly)
52. Grisdeale
53. Groeswen (probably)
54. Hardingham (probably)
55. Harlington (probably)
56. Harlyn (probably)
57. Harriet
58. Hebe
59. Heworth
60. Hibernia
61. Highwave (probably)
62. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
63. Hm torpedo boat no.12
64. Hmml 127 (possibly)
65. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
66. Hms adonis (possibly)
67. Hms arethusa
68. Hms coquette
69. Hms donna nook
70. Hms duchess of hamilton
71. Hms dundalk
72. Hms eros (possibly)
73. Hms forward iii
74. Hms franc tireur
75. Hms hastfen
76. Hms hirose (probably)
77. Hms japan
78. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
79. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
80. Hms leandros
81. Hms lord airedale
82. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
83. Hms ludlow
84. Hms marconi
85. Hms marsa
86. Hms moravia (possibly)
87. Hms nadine
88. Hms new comet (possibly)
89. Hms oriana
90. Hms reed (possibly)
91. Hms resono (possibly)
92. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
93. Hms sisapon
94. Hms sisters melville
95. Hms st seiriol
96. Hms tervani
97. Hms tunisian
98. Hms velia (possibly)
99. Hms william wesney
100. Hmsm e6
101. Hmtb 10
102. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
103. Hnlms 227
104. Ignis (possibly)
105. Ingi
106. Iris (possibly)
107. J c dalble
108. Janny
109. Jim
110. Josefina thorden (after part)
111. Kankakee
112. Khartoum (possibly)
113. Knarsdale
114. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
115. Koningen emma (possibly)
116. Kwasind
117. Lady salisbury
118. Lincairn (possibly)
119. Lindfar
120. Lisette
121. Little world
122. Lonhelen (possibly)
123. Lowland
124. Mac 5 (possibly)
125. Magdapur
126. Mahseer
127. Main topman
128. Mangara
129. Marie leonhardt (probably)
130. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
131. Mexico
132. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
133. Moidart
134. Morar
135. Neptune (possibly)
136. Nereus
137. Nico
138. Nicolaos piangos
139. Niore
140. Norhauk
141. Norwich trader
142. Ocean lassie
143. Ocean pride
144. Old charlton
145. Ostprussen (possibly)
146. Pallieter (possibly)
147. Paullette
148. Peik
149. Persistant whisper
150. Pescado
151. Peter hamre
152. Phryne
153. Polgarth
154. Port dalhousie (possibly)
155. Prince igor (probably)
156. Princess juliana
157. Profit
158. Protinus (possibly)
159. Quickstep
160. Ravenscraig (possibly)
161. Resolute
162. Rumania
163. Salerno (possibly)
164. Salerno (possibly)
165. Savona (probably)
166. Second chance (possibly)
167. Sheaf field
168. Simon bolivar
169. Stad maastricht
170. Storm
171. Sunbeam
172. Sunk beacon (remains)
173. Sunk head tower
174. Sweep ii
175. Tay bar
176. Telegraaf xviii
177. Terukuni maru
178. The sultan
179. Thornaby (possibly)
180. Thyra
181. Torchbearer
182. Uc 11 (possibly)
183. Uc 72 (possibly)
184. Vancouver
185. Volante (possibly)
186. Volscian (possibly)
187. Walsingham
188. Wearside
189. White ghost
190. Wychwood (possibly)
191. Yampa (part of)
192. Yampa (part of)
193. Yampa (part of)
194. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
195. Yassou
196. Yewkyle (possibly)
197. Ypapanti

 

Name: NORWICH TRADER

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 1987

Details measurements/cartography: H0393/42 16.1.42 PFNM 128/42 ISSUED. H0393/42 15.4.42 INS DW.

- NM 780/42. H0393/42 7.9.43 SWEPT CLEAR AT 22, FOUL AT 23FT IN 515430N, 013030E. (FOIC HARWICH, 7.9.43). AMEND TO WK 3FMS 4FT. - NM 1977/43. H0393/42 30.10.42 INS G CON, GP FL(3) G 10S, IN 525433N, 013051E.

- NM 2339/43. H0393/42 26.2.46 AMEND BUOY TO G CAN, GP FL(2) G 10, IN 515430N, 013036E.

- NM 681/46. H0393/42 14.2.49 AMEND BUOY TO G CON, GP FL(3) G 10S, CLOSE E OF WK. (TH).

- NM 333/49. H0393/42 20.5.50 SWEPT 20.5.50. CLEAR AT 20, FOUL AT 21FT IN GEN DEPTH 28-30FT. (HMS SCOTT, 22.5.50). H0393/42 23.7.50 AMEND TO WK 3FMS 2FT. DELETE BUOY. (HMS SCOTT & TH).

- NM 1385/50. H0393/42 6.3.51 INS G CON, GP FL(3) G 10S, CLOSE E OF WK. (THNM 22/51).

- NM 447/51. H0393/42 12.12.52 DELETED BUOY. (TH).

- NM 2586/52. H1144/65 3.8.65 EXAM'D IN 513432N, 013037E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21 IN 27-31FT. NO SCOUR. GOOD A/S CONTACT WITH BROAD, SOLID E/S TRACE. (HMS ECHO, 29.10.64). H2134/70 24.2.70 EXAM'D IN 515433N, 013034E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 6.9, FOUL AT 7.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.0 IN GEN DEPTH 9.4MTRS. APPEARS TO BE IN 3 PARTS WITH A BANK 300FT TO THE S. CENTRE PART IS SHOALEST AND THE OTHERS ARE 150FT TO THE E AND W OF IT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1/69). AMEND TO SW 3FMS 5FT [SW 3FMS 4FT LAT]. BR STD. 7.11.73 AMEND TO SW 6.9MTRS IN 515432N, 013037E. NC 2052. H3186/73 8.5.73 LOCATED IN 515427N, 013033E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.1 IN GEN DEPTH 9.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 10.6MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H3186/73 11.5.73 LOCATED IN 515433N, 013036E [OGB]USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LIES 010/190 DEG. VERY SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). NCA. H4358/74 16.2.76 EXAM'D 11.11.75 IN 515430N, 013034E [OGB]USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.8 IN GEN DEPTH 9.5MTRS. A BOTTOM FEATURE, LEAST DEPTH ON 11.11.75 BY MSB SPRITE.E/S EXAMINATION.POSSIBLE LANE SLIP ON HI-FIX BUT IF CORRECT 7.4MTRS EXISTS 130MTRS N'WARD IN 515434N, 013034E. POSN REP'D BY HMS NURTON EXAM'D AND ONLY BOTTOM FEATURES LOCATED. (SOISS, HI 12/75, 11.11.75). NCA. H4726/77 16.3.79 LOCATED IN 515433N, 013032E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 7.2 IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. INVESTIGATION RATHER INCONCLUSIVE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60B/78). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H1955/80 25.3.82 EXAM'D 17.11.81 IN 515428N, 013034E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 7.9, FOUL AT 8.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.0 IN GEN DEPTH 8-9.5MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1MTR. APPARENTLY BROKEN UP, LYING 090/270 DEGS. LENGTH 40MTRS, BREADTH 15MTRS, APPROX. (SOISS, HI 25). BR STD. H2913/83 18.10.84 LOCATED 6.6.84. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. WELL BROKEN UP. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). H4024/86 17.2.88 EXAM'D 4.9.87 IN 515429N, 013034E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.9 IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 9.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.3MTRS. APPARENTLY BROKEN UP, LYING 090/270 DEG OVER AN AREA 55 X 20MTRS. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 36 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373).

- NM ACTION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF BROKEN UP WRECKAGE

Position: 51 54.514 N,1 30.46 E

 

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