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 (54.4542667, -0.3978333)

 

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