This is the information page about the shipwreck Ophir ii (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 36.903 N,0 24.959 E (53.556, 0.1333)

 

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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. Airdrie (possibly)
2. Amelie-mathilde
3. Amenity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Benmacdhui
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Briton (possibly)
10. Cadmus
11. Canada
12. Capitaine edmond laborie
13. Catford
14. Cecil (possibly)
15. Chloris (possibly)
16. City of birmingham
17. Corhampton
18. Corinth (possibly)
19. Corland
20. Cramlington (possibly)
21. Dana (possibly)
22. Dayrian
23. Deerpool (after section)
24. Deodata
25. Diana
26. Dido
27. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
28. Dunsany
29. Empress (probably)
30. Ethel (possibly)
31. Exmoor
32. Faunus
33. Fermo
34. Flourish
35. Fowberry tower (part)
36. Francis
37. Fryken
38. Georgios
39. Gerhardt (possibly)
40. Girl kitty (possibly)
41. Giuseppe
42. Gladeto
43. Gluckauf (possibly)
44. Gothic
45. Grangemouth
46. Harlech
47. Helmsman (probably)
48. Hms benvolio
49. Hms botanic
50. Hms calverton
51. Hms corfield
52. Hms egret
53. Hms kos xvi (probably)
54. Hms princess victoria
55. Hms strathborve (part)
56. Hms susarion
57. Hms warland (possibly)
58. Homer
59. Horsted
60. Ightham (possibly)
61. Inge marguerite (possibly)
62. Ionic (probably)
63. J b paddon
64. Jane (possibly)
65. Janet helen (possibly)
66. Jersey (probably)
67. John and thomas
68. John rettig (probably)
69. Kalo (probably)
70. Katina bulgari
71. Kimberley (possibly)
72. Konstantinos hadjipateras
73. Kyma
74. Ladas (possibly)
75. Lady anstruther (probably)
76. Lancaster (possibly)
77. Laurel (possibly)
78. Lifeguard (possibly)
79. Lightship no 83
80. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
81. Lindy sue
82. Lismore
83. Lord haig (possibly)
84. Lord haig (possibly)
85. Lottie (possibly)
86. Lucerne
87. Lutha
88. Lyra (bow section)
89. Maggie
90. Magnolia
91. Marian francis
92. Marie dawn
93. Matanuska (probably)
94. Merchiston
95. Modig
96. Modiva (possibly)
97. Nimrod
98. Onesta
99. Ophir ii (possibly)
100. Orsa
101. Otis tetrax
102. Paraciers
103. Petroswift
104. Polzella (possibly)
105. Portia
106. Rado (possibly)
107. Ravonia (part)
108. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
109. Rayford
110. Realf
111. Revello
112. Revi
113. Revigo (possibly)
114. Rhuys
115. Rievaulx abbey
116. Rivaulx
117. River don (part of)(probably)
118. River witham
119. Rivergate
120. Rochester (possibly)
121. Rosebud (possibly)
122. Royston
123. Salacon
124. Salmondby
125. Saltoun
126. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
127. Schieland (possibly)
128. Sea pearl
129. Sna iii
130. Sota eduardo
131. Stylianos chandris
132. Thessaly
133. Togston (possibly)
134. Triton
135. Two brothers
136. Umbe
137. Upminster (possibly)
138. Varangmalm (possibly)
139. Vechstroom
140. Venture (possibly)
141. Vereingte (possibly)
142. Victoria
143. Wayside flower (possibly)
144. Whitemantle (possibly)
145. Windsor (part of)
146. Winga
147. Xavier

 

Name: OPHIR II (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H03214/41 17.12.41 H03214/41 17.12.41 NDWPA IN POSN 533700N, 002500E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2991/41. H3146/61 12.12.61 H3146/61 12.12.61 AMEND TO DWPA.

- NM 163/64. H6450/68 5.12.68 H6450/68 5.12.68 AREA OF 2MILES RADIUS SWEPT BY SONAR. ALL CONTACTS INVESTIGATED. NOT LOCATED. DELETED. (HMS ECHO, HI 39/68). - 232/69. H3805/72 28.2.78 H3805/72 28.2.78 SMALL WK LOCATED 13.9.77 IN 533653.3N, 002500.4E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SONAR HT 3.8MTRS, SCOUR 0.5MTR. SHADOW MORE PROMINENT THAN WK ITSELF. (SOISS, HI 54/77). BR STD. H5970/69 15.1.80 H5970/69 15.1.80 EXAM'D 29.9.79 IN 533653.1N, 002505.3E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.6MTRS, FOUL AT 16.2MTRS. GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.4MTRS. WK WELL BROKEN UP. IN 3 MAIN PIECES, OVER AREA OF ABOUT 90 SQ MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 46/79). BR STD. H5084/77 18.3.80 H5084/77 18.3.80 EXAM'D 20.11.79 IN 533654N, 002502E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS. LYING SE/NW. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 64/79). NCA. 4.9.13 4.9.13 EXAM'D 26.5.13 IN 5336.903N, 0024.959E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.52 IN GEN DEPTH 19.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 29.5MTRS, WIDTH 8.0MTRS, HT 3.68MTRS. LIES 040/220 DEGS WITH BOWS SW. UPRIGHT, WELL BROKEN. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). LARGE SQUAT CYLINDRICAL ITEM. ?BOILER ON END, IS SHOALEST POINT. AMEND WK 15.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS SW, BOILER ?ON END IS SHOALEST PART

Position: 53 36.903 N,0 24.959 E

 

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