This is the information page about the shipwreck Oakford, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 12.671 N,4 49.936 E (53.0440833, 4.65455)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: OAKFORD
Length 56.4 meter, width: 8.6 meter, tonnage 679 ton
Cause: Ex- saint kevin (1900), built by j fullerton & co. ltd, with compound engine. owned at time of loss by rederi chas. stubin & co. ran aground n of texel. (wrecksite.eu)
Year of registration: 1934
Water depth above wreck: 1 meter
Known since: 1934, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: H3649/34 16.6.34 WK OF THE OAKFORD LIES IN 531254N, 044954E. (NETHERLANDS NM 120/1289/34). H12007/40 23.10.40 ST SHOWN IN 531225N, 044948E ON NETHERLANDS SPECIAL CHART 4. BA 2322. H4843/55 13.9.55 H4843/55 13.9.55 WK 2.3MTRS [1.25FMS] SHOWN IN 531241N, 045000E [EUR] ON NETHERLANDS 205. BR STD. SEP 2007/000023092 9.5.07 SHOWN AS WK 2.1MTRS [LAT] IN 5312.67N, 0449.94E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1811.7 [2007 EDN]. BR STD. 21.5.09 OAKFORD, WK 2.1MTRS IN 5312.7N, 0449.9E [WGD]. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS, 2009, NO. L15 979) NCA YET.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 12.671 N,4 49.936 E