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 (51.7619167, 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. Ambient (probably)
5. Atlanticos
6. Balgownie (probably)
7. Baltrader
8. Bonnington court
9. British fortune (probably)
10. Cairnside
11. Carica milica
12. Cedarwood (possibly)
13. Churston
14. Clan monroe
15. Coalgas
16. Corcrest
17. Cormount (probably)
18. Coureur des mers
19. Cressdene (possibly)
20. Dagmar (probably)
21. Denise germaine (possibly)
22. Disa (possibly)
23. Dulwich
24. Dynamo
25. Empire bridge
26. Empire ghyll
27. Erna boldt (probably)
28. Estrella (possibly)
29. European gateway (part of)
30. F stobart (probably)
31. Faithful star
32. Fleurita
33. Flores (probably)
34. Fort massac
35. Forth
36. Franz fischer (possibly)
37. Friargate (possibly)
38. Friargate (possibly)
39. Gannet (possibly)
40. Gena
41. Gerhard
42. Ghc (possibly)
43. Golconda (possibly)
44. Grantleyhall (possibly)
45. Grisdeale
46. Groeswen (probably)
47. Hardingham (probably)
48. Harlington (probably)
49. Harlyn (probably)
50. Harriet
51. Hebe
52. Hibernia
53. Highwave (probably)
54. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
55. Hm torpedo boat no.12
56. Hmml 127 (possibly)
57. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
58. Hms adonis (possibly)
59. Hms arethusa
60. Hms coquette
61. Hms donna nook
62. Hms duchess of hamilton
63. Hms eros (possibly)
64. Hms forward iii
65. Hms franc tireur
66. Hms hastfen
67. Hms hirose (probably)
68. Hms japan
69. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
70. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
71. Hms leandros
72. Hms lord airedale
73. Hms ludlow
74. Hms marconi
75. Hms marsa
76. Hms moravia (possibly)
77. Hms nadine
78. Hms new comet (possibly)
79. Hms oriana
80. Hms reed (possibly)
81. Hms resono (possibly)
82. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
83. Hms sisapon
84. Hms sisters melville
85. Hms tervani
86. Hms tunisian
87. Hms velia (possibly)
88. Hms william wesney
89. Hmsm e6
90. Hmtb 10
91. Hnlms 227
92. Ignis (possibly)
93. Ingi
94. J c dalble
95. Janny
96. Jim
97. Josefina thorden (after part)
98. Kankakee
99. Khartoum (possibly)
100. Knarsdale
101. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
102. Koningen emma (possibly)
103. Kwasind
104. Lady salisbury
105. Lincairn (possibly)
106. Lindfar
107. Lisette
108. Lonhelen (possibly)
109. Lowland
110. Mac 5 (possibly)
111. Magdapur
112. Mahseer
113. Main topman
114. Mangara
115. Marie leonhardt (probably)
116. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
117. Mexico
118. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
119. Moidart
120. Morar
121. Neptune (possibly)
122. Nereus
123. Nico
124. Nicolaos piangos
125. Niore
126. Norhauk
127. Norwich trader
128. Ocean pride
129. Old charlton
130. Ostprussen (possibly)
131. Pallieter (possibly)
132. Paullette
133. Peik
134. Persistant whisper
135. Pescado
136. Peter hamre
137. Phryne
138. Polgarth
139. Port dalhousie (possibly)
140. Prince igor (probably)
141. Princess juliana
142. Profit
143. Protinus (possibly)
144. Quickstep
145. Ravenscraig (possibly)
146. Salerno (possibly)
147. Salerno (possibly)
148. Savona (probably)
149. Second chance (possibly)
150. Simon bolivar
151. Stad maastricht
152. Storm
153. Sunbeam
154. Sunk beacon (remains)
155. Sunk head tower
156. Sweep ii
157. Tay bar
158. Telegraaf xviii
159. Terukuni maru
160. The sultan
161. Thornaby (possibly)
162. Thyra
163. Torchbearer
164. Uc 11 (possibly)
165. Uc 72 (possibly)
166. Vancouver
167. Volscian (possibly)
168. Walsingham
169. Wearside
170. White ghost
171. Wychwood (possibly)
172. Yassou
173. Yewkyle (possibly)
174. 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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