This is the information page about the shipwreck Overton, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 55.57 N,5 43.616 W (54.846216666667, -5.7131)

 

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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. Agba
2. Ailsa
3. Alamance (probably)
4. Albia (probably)
5. Alcedo
6. Annagher
7. Ardglass
8. Argyle (possibly)
9. Azure
10. Bellatrix
11. Berbice
12. Betsey / bessy
13. Black diamond
14. Chirripo
15. Clementine
16. Dalriada
17. Dettifoss
18. Empire adventure
19. Enterprize (poss)
20. Foxy lady
21. Fredanja (probably)
22. George
23. Graphic
24. Harrington
25. Hms jewel
26. Hmt rose ii
27. Housatonic (possibly)
28. Karanan
29. Lagan
30. Lairdscastle (probably)
31. M.j.craig (probably)
32. Maria
33. Mermaid
34. Middleton (probably)
35. Normanby hall
36. Norseman
37. Nyanza (possibly)
38. Oregon 1
39. Overton
40. Perelle (possibly)
41. Peridot
42. Princess victoria
43. Saint ronaig
44. Santa lucia
45. Solway queen (possibly)
46. State of louisiana (bow section)
47. State of louisiana (stern section)
48. Taymouth castle
49. Tiberia
50. Troutpool
51. U 776
52. Ub 85
53. Ub-85 / ub-82?
54. Ulrica
55. Vera louise
56. Woods

 

Name: OVERTON

Length 43.7 meter, width: 7.4 meter, draught: 3.2, tonnage 426 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid,animals (land & sea) and birds

Cause: built in 1911 by j t eltringham & co ltd, south shields. owned at time of loss by thorne line ltd. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 74 nhp, single shaft. machinery aft by barid bros, north shields. passage liverpool for coleraine. drove ashore and was lost in fog. perched on saddle rk, near the maidens lt ho but was later lost. (ll & sii).

Year of registration: 1956

Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 206 cm

Known since: 1956, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H3144/56 5.5.56 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 545535N, 054330W. (LL & REPORT OF COURT). STS. NCA. 24.9.10 LOCATED 2008 ON MAIDEN SHOAL. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1273). NCA. SEP 2019/000054120 19.12.19 EXAM’D 12.9.19 IN 5455.570N, 0543.616W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.38MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 2.3MTRS. ORIENTATION 206/026DEGS. HEAVILY DEGRADED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1581). AMEND DW 4.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: HEAVILY DEGRADED

Position: 54 55.57 N,5 43.616 W

 

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