This is the information page about the shipwreck Onslow, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 32.11 N,0 42.151 W (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Aigburth
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Ardgantoch
8. Athelstane
9. Athos
10. Atlas (possibly)
11. Atwing (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Beaumanoir (probably)
14. Ben aden
15. Berwick (possibly)
16. Black prince (possibly)
17. Botha (possibly)
18. Brentwood
19. Commercial
20. Corsham
21. Corsican prince
22. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
23. Creteblock
24. Crimdon (possibly)
25. Dayspring (probably)
26. Defiant
27. Disperser
28. Eaglescliffe (probably)
29. Earl percy
30. Elemore
31. Ellida (probably)
32. Ferruccio
33. Fervent
34. Florentia
35. Fred everard
36. Garthwaite
37. Gimle
38. Gothia
39. Gwalia (possibly)
40. Harrow (probably)
41. Hartley
42. Helene
43. Hercules
44. Highgate
45. Hms desire (possibly)
46. Hms dromio
47. Hms locheil
48. Hms lord ridley
49. Hms ruthin castle
50. Hms swallow
51. Hurstwood
52. John miles
53. Lady helen
54. Lampada (probably)
55. Lanthorn
56. London
57. Lowtyne (possibly)
58. Lucy
59. Marchioness of londonderry
60. Marie stuart
61. Melanie (probably)
62. Membland (possibly)
63. Merrie islington
64. Modemi (possibly)
65. Moorlands
66. Moorwood (possibly)
67. Oakwell
68. Onslow
69. Pandora
70. Pathfinder
71. Paul
72. Philander (probably)
73. Polanna
74. Polruan
75. Quaggy (probably)
76. Rosella (probably)
77. Rutil
78. Saint ninian
79. Sarah thinnesen
80. Schaldis (possibly)
81. Scotia
82. Sir francis
83. Skane
84. Stora-korsnas-link i
85. Suntrap (probably)
86. Talisman (possibly)
87. Tatiana (possibly)
88. Teesdale (possibly)
89. Ub 30
90. Uc 70
91. Wallsend
92. Woodstock (bow section)
93. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: ONSLOW

Length 95.1 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 6.1, tonnage 2722 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1899 by barclay curle, whiteinch. owned at time of loss by leander ss co ltd, london. two boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. drove ashore in fog, broke in two four days later. passage sunderland for piraeus.

Year of registration: 1911

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1911, last detected: 1995

Details measurements/cartography: H1243/70 10.11.70 LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED BY SUB AQUA DIVER, FROM INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY LOCAL FISHERMEN. LIES CLOSE INSHORE IN ABOUT 30FT OF WATER. (P.W. WATSON, 31.10.70) METHOD OF FIXING POSN NOT SUPPLIED. NCA. H6331/87 20.1.89 NOT FOUND. NO INDICATION OF WKGE ON DCS3. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). HH100/351/09 8.6.95 EXAM'D IN 543206N, 004209W BY GPS, DATUM NOT CONFIRMED. A CARGO VESSEL WITH TWO BOILERS AND STEAM TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. BOWS SMASHED UP AMONG THE ROCKS POINTING TO THE SHORE. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). HH100/351/10 24.11.95 GETS DEEPER IF YOU FOLLOW THE PROP SHAFT TO SEAWARD. BOILERS ARE THE HIGHEST PART OF THIS WK. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. 1.3.06 EUT POSN: 5432.110N, 0042.151W. BA 1612 [6TH EDN, MAY '02].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN IN TWO, BOWS SMASHED ON ROCKY FORESHORE

Position: 54 32.11 N,0 42.151 W

 

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