This is the information page about the shipwreck Ousebridge, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 31.248 N,3 11.213 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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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: OUSEBRIDGE
Length 123.7 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 5601 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products
Cause: mined.
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 4 meter, Height above seabed: 84 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1981
Details measurements/cartography: H0723/40 5.8.40 H0723/40 5.8.40 POSN 533116N, 031106W OR 255.5 DEG 3.9M FROM VICTORIA BEACH MARK. - PFNM 1940/40. H0723/40 28.9.40 H0723/40 28.9.40 INS AS DW.
- NM 2368/40. H3347/58 16.3.59 H3347/58 16.3.59 POSN 533114N, 031104W. (K1720). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 17.4.73 17.4.73 EXAMINATION BY DIVER IN AUG 1947. BUOYS PLACED & DISPERSAL BY EXPLOSIVES COMMENCED MARCH 1950. DISPERSAL CONTINUES AS CONVENIENT. DEPTH 5FT BELOW LBD. POSN 533112W, 031109W. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). 28.2.74 28.2.74 SHOWN AS DW IN 533112N, 031106.5W ON K3500 NO 9. NE 1951. 5.3.81 5.3.81 SHOWN AS DWP 1MTR IN 533114N, 031108W ON MDHC SURVEY JAN 81. LYING 084/264 DEGS. GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. (K8577/2). NE 1951.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 31.248 N,3 11.213 W