This is the information page about the shipwreck Paul, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 25.7 N,0 29.164 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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Angelo rose
8. Ard aidhm
9. Ardens (probably)
10. Ardgantoch
11. Athelstane
12. Athos
13. Audax
14. Avance (probably)
15. Balfron (probably)
16. Ballater
17. Ballogie
18. Battersea
19. Beaumanoir (probably)
20. Berwick (possibly)
21. Black prince (possibly)
22. Bonhomme richard
23. Botha (possibly)
24. Brentwood
25. Bur
26. Cap palos (part of)
27. Castleford (probably)
28. Commercial
29. Constantia
30. Corsican prince
31. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
32. Creteblock
33. Crimdon (possibly)
34. Defiant
35. Deptford
36. Disperser
37. Doris burton (probably)
38. Eaglescliffe (probably)
39. Earl percy
40. Eli
41. Ellida (probably)
42. Erich lea
43. Ferruccio
44. Florence (possibly)
45. Florentia
46. Fred everard
47. G.3
48. Garthwaite
49. Gem (bow section)
50. Gem (stern section)
51. Gimle
52. Glamorganbrook
53. Glengarry (probably)
54. Glow (part of) (possibly)
55. Glow (part of) (possibly)
56. Gwalia (possibly)
57. Hannah
58. Harrow (probably)
59. Hercules
60. Highgate
61. Hms banyers
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms dromio
65. Hms garmo (probably)
66. Hms locheil
67. Hms lord ridley
68. Hms swallow
69. Hms thalia
70. Hornsund (probably)
71. Houghton
72. Hurstwood
73. Jane
74. Lady ann
75. Lady helen
76. Lampada (probably)
77. Lanthorn
78. Leersum (probably)
79. Lerwick (probably)
80. Linaria (probably)
81. London
82. Lowtyne (possibly)
83. Lucy
84. M c holm
85. Madame renee
86. Manx queen
87. Marchioness of londonderry
88. Marie stuart
89. Martina
90. Melanie (probably)
91. Membland (possibly)
92. Merrie islington
93. Modemi (possibly)
94. Moorlands
95. Moorwood (possibly)
96. Norenda (possibly)
97. Norhilda
98. Novillo
99. Oakwell
100. Onslow
101. Pandora
102. Paul
103. Phare (probably)
104. Philander (probably)
105. Polanna
106. Polruan
107. Princess olga (possibly)
108. Quaggy (probably)
109. Rikard nordraak
110. Runswick
111. Rutil
112. Saint ninian
113. Sapphire (probably)
114. Sarah thinnesen
115. Schaldis (possibly)
116. Scotia
117. Sir francis
118. Sixty-six
119. Skane
120. Sna ii
121. Southborough
122. Springhill
123. Sumus (probably)
124. Suntrap (probably)
125. Tangistan
126. Taurus (probably)
127. Trelyon
128. Ub 30
129. Ub 41
130. Ub 75
131. Uc 70
132. Vaaren
133. Vaaren (possibly)
134. Victo (bow section)
135. Victo (stern section)
136. Victoria (probably)
137. Wallsend
138. Westowrie
139. Woodstock (bow section)
140. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: PAUL

Length 57.9 meter, width: 9.4 meter, tonnage 659 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: ex-ballochbuie. built in 1880 by hall, russel, aberdeen. owned at time of loss by j huyghebaert. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 91hp, single shaft. passage caen for the tyne. in ballast. torpedoed by ub-21.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 20161216

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 1.5M E OF ROBIN HOOD BAY. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). INS ON CHARTS. H3752/26 11.6.26 NOW CHARTED AS DWPA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BA 1191. H4593/59 9.11.59 NOW CHARTED AS NDWPA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1200. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). BR STD. H1310/84/22 1.8.84 LOCATED IN 542544N, 002904W USING RADAR. DIVED. STANDS 3MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS AT HWS. (P J LASSEY, 19.7.84). INS AS WKPA 21MTRS. BR STD. H1310/85/41 14.6.85 WK LOCATED IN 542536N, 002900W APPROX. POSSIBLY A S TRAWLER. LIES WELL DISPERSED, IN TWO PARTS, WITH STERN TO N. STANDS APPROX 15FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 105FT BY E/S. (J P STEVENSON, 14.6.85). NCA YET. H6331/87 24.1.89 EXAM'D 13.8.88 IN 542542N, 002903W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.2 IN GEN DEPTH 28.5MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 3.9MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS. LIES 180/000DEG. IN TWO HALVES SEPARATED BY APPROX 5MTR GAP. NOT SWEPT DUE TO BUOY PROBABLY LEFT BY SUB AQUA CLUB. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B).

- NM 596/89. HH100/351/06 22.2.93 IDENTIFIED AS BELGIAN SS PAUL. LIES BROKEN IN TWO PIECES IN 30MTRS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). HH100/351/09 6.6.95 THIS IS AN OLD VESSEL WITH A SINGLE BOILER AND A COMPOUND ENGINE AMIDSHIPS. ARMED, WITH MANY SHELLS AROUND THE STERN. NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THIS IS A TRAWLER. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY, 18.5.95). SEP 2017/000002822 25.5.17 EXAM'D 16.12.16 IN 5425.700N, 0029.164W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.91MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 80.6MTRS, WIDTH 12.7MTRS, HEIGHT 3.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 175/355 DEGS. WRECK IS SEVERELY DEGRADED AND HAS BROKEN IN TWO. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND DW 24.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 25.7 N,0 29.164 W

 

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