This is the information page about the shipwreck Oriole, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 49.95 N,0 9.92 E (49.749166666667, 0.34178333333333)

 

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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. A a raven
2. A dieu vat (probably)
3. Acklington
4. Ada (possibly)
5. Adamandios georgandis (possibly)
6. Adams (possibly)
7. Adolf vinnen
8. Afric
9. Agrion
10. Aida lauro
11. Alabama
12. Albertville
13. Alden gifford (possibly)
14. Alexander kennedy
15. Algonquin (possibly)
16. Aline montreuil
17. Alkmini
18. Ambiorix
19. Andola
20. Angelique
21. Annie f conlon
22. Antonios
23. Antonios (probably)
24. Antonis g lemos (probably)
25. Antwerpen
26. Arab
27. Arbel (probably)
28. Ardencraig
29. Ardgarry
30. Armas
31. Arnside (possibly)
32. Arvor
33. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
34. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
35. Asia
36. Atlantis (possibly)
37. Atlantis (possibly)
38. Atos
39. Au revoir
40. August conseil (possibly)
41. Aurelie
42. Aurelien
43. Ave
44. Baden
45. Badger (probably)
46. Balbec
47. Ballarat
48. Bamse (probably)
49. Barracuda
50. Barrowmore
51. Barsac
52. Barsac
53. Bay of panama
54. Beatrice (possibly)
55. Beatrice maud
56. Beatty rose (possibly)
57. Beechpark
58. Bell virtue
59. Belle colombe
60. Belle ile (possibly)
61. Bellucia
62. Ben asdale
63. Ben rein
64. Benin
65. Benito
66. Bissen
67. Bjornvik (possibly)
68. Bohera
69. Bonafide
70. Bonita
71. Bonne sainte rita
72. Bosphorous (possibly)
73. Bostonian (probably)
74. Boulgaria
75. Boynton (possibly)
76. Brackenfield
77. Brandon
78. Breakaway of yare
79. Bremenry
80. Brest
81. Bretonne (probably)
82. Briagha mara
83. Briardene (possibly)
84. Brigamara
85. Brigit
86. Brinette (probably)
87. Brinkburn
88. British influence
89. Brodfield
90. Bronte (ex-war coney)
91. Buchanness
92. Burgerdijk (probably)
93. Cab
94. Cadeby (probably)
95. Calvados
96. Cambronne
97. Camiola (possibly)
98. Campeador
99. Cantonad
100. Cap horn des mers
101. Cape finisterre (probably)
102. Capitaine cook
103. Captain niko
104. Carmarthen
105. Caroline
106. Caroni river
107. Caroni river (part of)(probably)
108. Carpo (possibly)
109. Carrouest one (possibly)
110. Carrouest one (possibly)
111. Caseyeur
112. Castleford
113. Catena
114. Cathrine
115. Centurion (possibly)
116. Chaloupe 112
117. Chameau
118. Chantereyne
119. Chanzi
120. Charles maureaur
121. Charles rogers (probably)
122. Chatburn (possibly)
123. Chattahoochee (possibly)
124. Cheapside (possibly)
125. Chelydra (possibly)
126. Cheshire
127. Chloe t
128. Christina
129. Christine
130. Cid
131. Cieszyn
132. Cistude
133. Cita
134. Citrine
135. Citta de bari
136. City of antwerp
137. City of cardiff
138. City of corinth (possibly)
139. City of ghent
140. City of westminster (& kul)
141. Clan apline
142. Clan malcolm
143. Clan stuart (probably)
144. Claverley (possibly)
145. Comrades
146. Conch
147. Congener
148. Conqueror
149. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
150. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
151. Constantia s (fwd part)
152. Corail
153. Cornelia
154. Cornucopia (possibly)
155. Corsaire
156. Corvus
157. Costello
158. Creto (probably)
159. Cromdale
160. Crown point (possibly)
161. Cyrenian
162. Czar
163. Dallas city (possibly)
164. Dany charlotte
165. Dartmeet
166. Delaware
167. Depois
168. Devon
169. Diane
170. Dinard (possibly)
171. Dionne marie
172. Dirigo (possibly)
173. Discovery
174. Dispatch (possibly)
175. Douro
176. Duchess of cornwall
177. Duguesclin
178. Dunaskin
179. Eagle
180. Earl of arran
181. Earl of lonsdale
182. East point
183. Eastern prince
184. Ece
185. Edam ii
186. Eden
187. Edirne
188. Eika
189. Einar jarl
190. Eleni stathatou
191. Elisabeth (possibly)
192. Elisabeth (possibly)
193. Elizabeth caroline
194. Emblem
195. Emily eveson
196. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
197. Empire javelin
198. Empire kingsley
199. Empress
200. Enfant de bretagne
201. Epsilon
202. Erato
203. Eric calvert (possibly)
204. Erick rickmers
205. Eskdale
206. Esther (probably)
207. Etoile des ondes
208. Eugene schneider (probably)
209. Eugene schneider (probably)
210. Eva (possibly)
211. Exploiter
212. F 614
213. Facto
214. Falkland
215. Fdt 216 (possibly)
216. Felix de abasolo
217. Fenay bridge (possibly)
218. Ferryhill
219. Finnborg
220. Fiona mary
221. Fleuret
222. Flourish
223. Flying enterprise
224. Flying foam (possibly)
225. Forde
226. Forester
227. Foylemore (possibly)
228. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
229. G-bagh
230. Gabrielle annick
231. Gairsoppa
232. Gallia
233. Gallier (possibly)
234. Ganymede
235. Gap
236. Garthclyde (possibly)
237. Gaspard de la nuit
238. Gateway (probably)
239. General du temple
240. General roberts (possibly)
241. Ginette
242. Glamorgan coast
243. Glendale
244. Godolphin
245. Goublin
246. Grace (possibly)
247. Grand copaise
248. Grape one
249. Graziella
250. Greenville
251. Greif
252. Grelhame (probably)
253. Grip (part of)
254. Gudrun
255. Guernsey coast
256. Guilding star
257. Gunvor
258. Halfdan (possibly)
259. Hansy
260. Happy returns (possibly)
261. Hathor
262. Haugastol (possibly)
263. Headlands (possibly)
264. Heathmore
265. Hekla (possibly)
266. Helge (possibly)
267. Helge (possibly)
268. Hellopes
269. Henley (possibly)
270. Hermod
271. Hildegard (possibly)
272. Hippolyte worms
273. Hmcs trentonian
274. Hmml 380
275. Hms almond (after part)
276. Hms almond (bow part)
277. Hms anson
278. Hms association
279. Hms blazer
280. Hms brandlebas
281. Hms capel
282. Hms colossus
283. Hms comet
284. Hms computator (probably)
285. Hms decoy (probably)
286. Hms dragon
287. Hms eagle (probably)
288. Hms firebrand
289. Hms gloaming
290. Hms gossamer
291. Hms javelin (stern section)
292. Hms kurd
293. Hms melbreack
294. Hms narwhal
295. Hms penylan (e part)
296. Hms penylan (w part)
297. Hms pincher
298. Hms primrose
299. Hms rinovia
300. Hms roche bonne
301. Hms romney (possibly)
302. Hms royalo
303. Hms stockforce (possibly)
304. Hms torrent
305. Hms towhee
306. Hms transvaal (possibly)
307. Hms viper
308. Hms warspite
309. Hms warspite (part of)
310. Hms woodpecker (possibly)
311. Hmsm affray
312. Hmsm m1
313. Hmy sappho (possibly)
314. Hnlms brielle
315. Hockwold
316. Holland xix
317. Hollandia
318. Hopeful (possibly)
319. Horsa
320. Ievoli sun
321. Ilston
322. Implacable
323. Imprenable
324. Indian city (possibly)
325. Ioannis fafalios
326. Iona
327. Italia
328. J duncan
329. James b richardson
330. Jean gougy
331. Jeanne
332. Jersey queen (possibly)
333. Johan (possibly)
334. John
335. John
336. John kennedy
337. Jolie mouette
338. Jose de aramburu
339. Josef joham (bow section) (probably)
340. Josef joham (stern half) (probably)
341. Joshua nicholson
342. Juan ferrer
343. Julie anne ii (part of)(possibly)
344. Juno
345. Juno
346. Kairos
347. Kalibia (possibly)
348. Karen folmer
349. Karen marie
350. Kate thomas (possibly)
351. Kelso
352. Kerris reed
353. Kilmaho
354. Kiloran
355. King harry (probably)
356. Kingsdyke
357. Klein famile
358. Komet
359. Kondor (probably)
360. Kong oscar 2
361. Koningin der engelen (probably)
362. Kornog (possibly)
363. Koroller ar mor (possibly)
364. Krasnaya presnia
365. Kremsertor
366. Krosfond
367. Kruguen
368. L'aventurier
369. L'independant
370. La bajole
371. La belle poule
372. La fidele
373. La minette
374. La negra
375. La portaise (probably)
376. Lab
377. Labous mor (possibly)
378. Lady bird (possibly)
379. Lady charlotte
380. Lady cory-wright
381. Lady dalhousie
382. Ladywood
383. Lake grafton
384. Lake grafton (possibly)
385. Laura c anderson (possibly)
386. Lauwerzee
387. Lct 1074 (possibly)
388. Lct 2331 (probably)
389. Lct 2426
390. Lct 875
391. Le guillemot
392. Le merle
393. Le nord
394. Le vieux tigre
395. Leander
396. Lee s. overmann
397. Lenda
398. Leon martin (part of)
399. Leopoldville
400. Libourne
401. Lincoln
402. Linn o dee (or linn o dec)
403. Little western
404. Liverpool
405. Lochwood
406. Loe bar wk
407. Lomas
408. Lord snowden (probably)
409. Lorle (probably)
410. Louie bell
411. Lovat
412. Lst 314
413. Lst 376
414. Lucent (possibly)
415. Lucrecia
416. Luna
417. Lydie
418. Madura
419. Madwig (possibly)
420. Magdeleine
421. Magicien
422. Mahenge (possibly)
423. Maid of orleans
424. Maidag (possibly)
425. Makeshift (possibly)
426. Malabar
427. Malachite
428. Malka
429. Mando
430. Mar cor (possibly)
431. Maria de larrinaga
432. Maria, julia & mathilda jean
433. Marie anne de bretagne
434. Marie henriette
435. Marie mashman
436. Marie roberts
437. Marie-galante
438. Mario gallego
439. Maroc
440. Mars
441. Mary toovey
442. Maud pierre andre (possibly)
443. May girl
444. Menez-veil
445. Mera 1
446. Merc enterprise (probably)
447. Merle
448. Mersey
449. Mervyn (possibly)
450. Mimosa
451. Mina cantiquin
452. Miniota
453. Minnehaha
454. Moel tryvan
455. Mohegan
456. Mon ami
457. Moorview
458. Morning admiral
459. Mosel
460. Motorola
461. Mount myrto
462. Mountby
463. Mourne (probably)
464. Multicat
465. Murree
466. Mystique (possibly)
467. N g petersen
468. Nanna (possibly)
469. Nesam
470. New pioneer
471. Nord deutscher
472. Normand
473. Normandy
474. Notre dame de la merci
475. Noya (possibly)
476. Nurnberg
477. Nyarlathotep
478. Nyassa
479. Nymphe d'or
480. Ocean harvest
481. Ocklinge
482. Oiekast (probably)
483. Omer denise
484. Orangemoor (possibly)
485. Oriole
486. Orion
487. Oriskany
488. Ospra
489. Padstow (possibly)
490. Palmgrove
491. Pan
492. Panamera
493. Pangani
494. Partridge
495. Pascal jeanne marie
496. Pax vobis
497. Pearl (possibly)
498. Pearl (possibly)
499. Pembroke
500. Pendragon b
501. Penelope jane (possibly)
502. Peras
503. Perintis
504. Perles des flots
505. Perm (possibly)
506. Perra (possibly)
507. Perseverance
508. Phoenix 202
509. Phoenix 203
510. Phoenix c1/131
511. Pietje antje
512. Pindos
513. Pioneer (possibly)
514. Piriapolis
515. Plantaganet
516. Plawsworth
517. Plm 4 (possibly)
518. Plympton
519. Point law
520. Poleire
521. Poljames
522. Poljames
523. Ponthieu
524. Ponus
525. Port chalmers
526. Portsea
527. Post renum
528. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
529. Prinses maria
530. Progress
531. Promethee
532. Providentia
533. Prunella
534. Pruthree
535. Psi
536. Rabbi
537. Rachel harvey
538. Ragna (possibly)
539. Rap
540. Raumboat no.41
541. Ray
542. Regency (probably)
543. Regina coeli (possibly)
544. Reidar (possibly)
545. Reve d'antilles
546. Rfa bacchus
547. Rhenania
548. Rhona (probably)
549. Richard davey
550. Rigmor (possibly)
551. Rio sorocaba
552. Risque tout
553. River lune
554. Rms mulheim
555. Robert
556. Rock island bridge
557. Roger mado (possibly)
558. Roger mado (possibly)
559. Roi des iles
560. Roi leopold (possibly)
561. Rombo
562. Rontegui
563. Royal anne galley
564. Sabre of newquay
565. Saint antoine
566. Saint brandan
567. Saint florent
568. Saint guenole
569. Saint hubert
570. Saint-antoine
571. Saint-pierre des marins
572. Sainte marine
573. Samara (possibly)
574. San bartholomeo (possibly)
575. San nicolau
576. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
577. Sauveterre
578. Scarface
579. Schiedam
580. Schiller
581. Sea viper
582. Seapoint (possibly)
583. Semper parates
584. Serica (possibly)
585. Setiembre (part of)
586. Setubel(probably)
587. Sgb 7
588. Sidmouth (possibly)
589. Silver laurel
590. Sirius (possibly)
591. Slemish
592. Sola
593. Soleil levant
594. Solway prince (possibly)
595. Spero
596. Sphene
597. Spital
598. Spolanda
599. Spyridion vagliano
600. Spyros
601. St andre (possibly)
602. St anthony (possibly)
603. St malo (possibly)
604. St pierre
605. St vincent (possibly)
606. Stade (after part)
607. Stade (possibly)
608. Stanley force
609. Stella (probably)
610. Strathalbyn
611. Suffolk coast (possibly)
612. Sunik (probably)
613. Sussex
614. Sylvia-mary z-525
615. Taeping
616. Tamengo
617. Tangara
618. Tayo
619. Tela (possibly)
620. Ternefjell
621. Terra
622. Thames
623. Thomas w lawson
624. Tipasa
625. Toledo (possibly)
626. Tom roper (possibly)
627. Tommy
628. Torridge (probably)
629. Tracy's michelle
630. Tracys dawn
631. Tregenna (possibly)
632. Tuborg
633. Tungufoss
634. Turquoise (probably)
635. Twilight water
636. Tyne
637. U 1018
638. U 1055 or u 1191 (probably)
639. U 1191
640. U 1208 (possibly)
641. U 1209 (possibly)
642. U 123 (possibly)
643. U 161 (possibly)
644. U 214 (probably)
645. U 247 (possibly)
646. U 333 (probably)
647. U 390 (probably)
648. U 399
649. U 672 (possibly)
650. U 681 (possibly)
651. U 741
652. U 95
653. U 988 (possibly)
654. Ub 19 (probably)
655. Uc 19 (probably)
656. Uc 51
657. Uc 66
658. Uffe
659. Uj 1433
660. Ula
661. Umdali mendi (possibly)
662. Underwood
663. Union star (parts of)(probably)
664. Uss firestone (possibly)
665. Uss glennon
666. Ussa
667. Val de saire
668. Vellore
669. Venus des isles (pz269)
670. Veritas
671. Victor-maurice
672. Vigrid (possibly)
673. Ville de malaga
674. Ville de thann (bow section)(possibly)
675. Ville de thann (stern section)(possibly)
676. Vinovia
677. Violet
678. Visborg (possibly)
679. Volnay
680. W.s.w. one
681. War tune
682. Western coast (possibly)
683. Western front (probably)
684. Westwood (possibly)
685. Wild boar
686. Wilhelmina maria
687. William d burnham (possibly)
688. Woodburn
689. Wyndcliffe
690. Wyndhurst
691. Yewcroft
692. Zebra
693. Zelda
694. Zelzate 1

 

Name: ORIOLE

Length 79.2 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1489 ton
Load: natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,general and mixed goods

Cause: vessel, built in 1914 by ailsa shipbuilding company and owned at the time of loss by general steam navigation company, was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u-20 while on passage london to le havre. 21 lives lost. (ll ww1, wwisl, naval staff monographs, vol.13 & dods). [see also wk [13701] in 510951n, 0015100e].

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter

Known since: 1915, last detected: 1987

Details measurements/cartography: H1310/87 29.5.87 LOCATED NEAR LE HAVRE, IN GEN DEPTH 20FMS, OUTSIDE SHIPPING ROUTE. NOT DANGEROUS TO SHIPPING. SALVAGE OF CARGO IN HAND. (SOGETRAX - RESMAR, CHOISY LE ROI, FRANCE). NCA. POSN 495000N, 001000E FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 49.95 N,0 9.92 E

 

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