This is the information page about the shipwreck Oakwell, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 25.302 N,0 25.171 W (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Angelo rose
8. Ard aidhm
9. Ardens (probably)
10. Ardgantoch
11. Athos
12. Aucuba (possibly)
13. Audax
14. Avance (probably)
15. Balfron (probably)
16. Ballater
17. Ballogie
18. Battersea
19. Beaumanoir (probably)
20. Berwick (possibly)
21. Black prince (possibly)
22. Bonhomme richard
23. Botha (possibly)
24. Brentwood
25. Bur
26. Cap palos (part of)
27. Castleford (probably)
28. Commercial
29. Constantia
30. Corsican prince
31. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
32. Creteblock
33. Crimdon (possibly)
34. Defiant
35. Deptford
36. Disperser
37. Doris burton (probably)
38. Eaglescliffe (probably)
39. Eli
40. Ellida (probably)
41. Erich lea
42. Ferruccio
43. Florence (possibly)
44. Florentia
45. Fred everard
46. G.3
47. Garthwaite
48. Gem (bow section)
49. Gem (stern section)
50. Gimle
51. Glamorganbrook
52. Glengarry (probably)
53. Glow (part of) (possibly)
54. Glow (part of) (possibly)
55. Gwalia (possibly)
56. Hannah
57. Harrow (probably)
58. Hercules
59. Hercules
60. Highgate
61. Hms banyers
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms dromio
65. Hms garmo (probably)
66. Hms locheil
67. Hms lord ridley
68. Hms swallow
69. Hms thalia
70. Hornsund (probably)
71. Houghton
72. Hurstwood
73. Jane
74. Jerv
75. Lady ann
76. Lady helen
77. Lampada (probably)
78. Lanthorn
79. Leersum (probably)
80. Lerwick (probably)
81. Linaria (probably)
82. London
83. Lowtyne (possibly)
84. Lucy
85. M c holm
86. Madame renee
87. Manx queen
88. Marchioness of londonderry
89. Marie stuart
90. Martina
91. Melanie (probably)
92. Membland (possibly)
93. Merrie islington
94. Modemi (possibly)
95. Mongolian
96. Moorlands
97. Norenda (possibly)
98. Norhilda
99. Novillo
100. Oakwell
101. Onslow
102. Pandora
103. Paul
104. Phare (probably)
105. Philander (probably)
106. Polanna
107. Polruan
108. Princess olga (possibly)
109. Quaggy (probably)
110. Rema
111. Rikard nordraak
112. Runswick
113. Rutil
114. Saint ninian
115. Sapphire (probably)
116. Sarah thinnesen
117. Scotia
118. Seistan
119. Serenity
120. Sir francis
121. Sirajah
122. Sixty-six
123. Skane
124. Sna ii
125. Southborough
126. Springhill
127. Sumus (probably)
128. Suntrap (probably)
129. Tangistan
130. Taurus (probably)
131. Trelyon
132. Trongate
133. Ub 30
134. Ub 41
135. Ub 75
136. Uc 70
137. Vaaren
138. Vaaren (possibly)
139. Victo (bow section)
140. Victo (stern section)
141. Victoria (probably)
142. Wallsend
143. Westowrie
144. Woodstock (bow section)
145. Woodstock (stern section)
146. Zeepaard

 

Name: OAKWELL

Length 38.1 meter, width: 6.7 meter, tonnage 248 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built by craig , taylor & co, stockton-on-tees. owned at time of loss by the united glass bottle manufacturers ltd. single boiler, compound expansion engine of 50nhp, single shaft. engine aft. passage seaham for london. mined. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 44 meter, Height above seabed: 78 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20161216

Details measurements/cartography: 28.3.17 SANK 3 MILES NE OF NORTH CHEEK, ROBIN HOOD BAY. H3752/26 11.6.26 INS NDW (PA) (1917) IN 542500N, 002600W ON 1191. H4593/59 9.11.59 AMEND TO NDWPA. 28.8.73 AMEND TO USCPA 28MTRS. NC 129. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). DELETED. H6331/87 27.1.89 WK EXAM'D 5.5.88 IN 542516N, 002504W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.5 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.6MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEG, WELL BROKEN AND DECAYED. HAS TWO HIGH POINTS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS WK 42MTRS. BR STD. H/351/03 25.10.90 HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE OAKWELL - BELL RECOVERED. LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED 48 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. (A C JACKSON, 16.10.90). NCA. HH100/351/17 25.4.01 WK IS VERY CONFUSED AND THE BOILER AND ENGINE DO NOT APPEAR TO BE IN THEIR CORRECT LOCATION. HOLDS ARE FULL OF EMPTY GIN BOTTLES MARKED 'H & A GIBLEY'. VERY DECAYED. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 25.5.17 EXAM'D 16.12.16 IN 5425.302N, 0025.171W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 42.19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS, LENGTH 42.7MTRS, WIDTH 14.9MTRS, HEIGHT 2.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 078/258 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL BROKEN UP AND SEVERELY DEGRADED. WRECK COMPRISES TWO SEPARATE SECTIONS OF DEBRIS. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 42MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 25.302 N,0 25.171 W

 

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