This is the information page about the shipwreck Rayford, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 34.238 N,0 22.326 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Ac 9
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amelie-mathilde
4. Amenity
5. Argo
6. Audacity
7. Avalon
8. B o borjesson
9. Benmacdhui
10. Box hill
11. British councillor
12. British prince
13. Cadmus
14. Canada
15. Capitaine edmond laborie
16. Cecil (possibly)
17. Chloris (possibly)
18. City of birmingham
19. Corinth (possibly)
20. Corland
21. Cramlington (possibly)
22. Dana (possibly)
23. Dayrian
24. Deerpool (after section)
25. Deerpool (for'd section)
26. Deodata
27. Diana
28. Dido
29. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
30. Dunsany
31. Egret
32. Empress (probably)
33. Ethel (possibly)
34. Exmoor
35. Fane
36. Faunus
37. Fermo
38. Flourish
39. Fowberry tower (part)
40. Fowberry tower (part)
41. Francis
42. Freidig (possibly)
43. Fryken
44. Georgie
45. Georgios
46. Gerhardt (possibly)
47. Girl kitty (possibly)
48. Giuseppe
49. Gladeto
50. Gluckauf (possibly)
51. Gothic
52. Grangemouth
53. Harlech
54. Heimland
55. Hms benvolio
56. Hms botanic
57. Hms calverton
58. Hms corfield
59. Hms cortina
60. Hms dervish
61. Hms egret
62. Hms kos xvi (probably)
63. Hms lormont
64. Hms mistletoe
65. Hms princess victoria
66. Hms remillo
67. Hms st cyrus
68. Hms strathborve (part)
69. Hms susarion
70. Hms warland (possibly)
71. Homer
72. Ightham (possibly)
73. Inge marguerite (possibly)
74. Ionic (probably)
75. Jane (possibly)
76. Janet helen (possibly)
77. Jersey (probably)
78. John and thomas
79. John mowlem
80. Kalo (probably)
81. Katina bulgari
82. Kimberley (possibly)
83. Konstantinos hadjipateras
84. Kyma
85. Ladas (possibly)
86. Lancaster (possibly)
87. Laurel (possibly)
88. Lifeguard (possibly)
89. Lightship no 83
90. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
91. Lindy sue
92. Lord haig (possibly)
93. Lord haig (possibly)
94. Lord selborne
95. Lottie (possibly)
96. Lucerne
97. Lutha
98. Lyra (bow section)
99. Maggie
100. Magnolia
101. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
102. Marian francis
103. Marie dawn
104. Marshall (probably)
105. Matanuska (probably)
106. Merchiston
107. Modig
108. Modiva (possibly)
109. Nautilus
110. Nimrod
111. Odessa
112. Onesta
113. Ophir ii (possibly)
114. Orsa
115. Otis tetrax
116. Paraciers
117. Polzella (possibly)
118. Portia
119. Rado (possibly)
120. Ravonia (part)
121. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
122. Rayford
123. Reculver
124. Retriever
125. Revello
126. Revi
127. Revigo (possibly)
128. Rhuys
129. Rievaulx abbey
130. Rivaulx
131. River don (part of)(probably)
132. River witham
133. Rivergate
134. Rosebud (possibly)
135. Royston
136. Sagacity
137. Salacon
138. Salmondby
139. Saltoun
140. Sandra glen
141. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
142. Schieland (possibly)
143. Sea pearl
144. Sota eduardo
145. Stylianos chandris
146. Thessaly
147. Triton
148. Umbe
149. Upminster (possibly)
150. Vechstroom
151. Venture (possibly)
152. Whitemantle (possibly)
153. William hanson
154. Windsor (part of)
155. Windsor (part of)
156. Winga
157. Xavier
158. Xavier
159. Zeemermin

 

Name: RAYFORD

Length 49.4 meter, width: 7.8 meter, draught: 3.5, tonnage 417 ton

Cause: ex-blanche rock. built in 1894 by ailsa sb co, troon. owned at time of loss by m taylor, methil. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 73hp, single shaft. passage sunderland for lowestoff. cargo coal. sank following collision with british ss london.

Year of registration: 1937

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1937, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H5784/37 8.9.37 H5784/37 8.9.37 SANK ABOUT 0.75 MILE NE OF HUMBER LTV. SPURN LTHO WAS 273.5 DEG, 8.88 MILES. (TH NM 35/37). - TNM 1578/37. H5784/37 4.1.38 H5784/37 4.1.38 WK DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH 40FT IN 533415N, 022200E. (TH, 1937). INS AS WK 6.75FMS.

- NM ACTION. H6450/68 5.12.68 H6450/68 5.12.68 EXAM'D 7.6.68 IN 533412N, 002222E [OGB] USING HIFIX.3 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37 IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. SCOUR DEPTH 48FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 39/68). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 2FT. - NM 232/69. 1.2.74 1.2.74 AMEND TO WK 11.3MTRS. NC 109. (CHANGE OF DATUM). H3805/72 28.2.78 H3805/72 28.2.78 EXAM'D 13.9.77 IN 533413.1N, 002225.5E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.2 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 3MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 67MTRS. LIES 310/130 DEG WITH HIGHEST PART AT SE END. (SOISS, HI 54/77). AMEND TO WK 11.2MTRS. BR STD. H1287/78/312 25.9.78 H1287/78/312 25.9.78 WELL FLATTENED. HIGHEST PART IS BOILER STANDING 9FT HIGH. (H GARNER, 20.9.78). H3805/72 19.10.79 H3805/72 19.10.79 LEAST E/S DEPTH NOW 9.3MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, SIGNAL DTD 19.10.79).

- NM(P) 2600/79. H3805/72 8.1.80 H3805/72 8.1.80 UNLIKELY TO BE SWEPT IN NEAR FUTURE. RECOMMEND CHART AS WK 9MTRS PRO TEM. (SOISS, TELECON 7.1.80). AMEND TO WK 9MTRS.

- NM 170/80. H5084/77 18.3.80 H5084/77 18.3.80 EXAM'D 17.10.79 IN 533413N, 002226E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.7MTRS, LENGTH 54MTRS, BEAM 11.6MTRS. LIES 125/305 DEG WITH HIGH POINT NEAR SE END. LEAST DEPTH IS AMIDSHIPS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 64/79). H1944/80 21.4.82 H1944/80 21.4.82 EXAM'D 21.5.81 IN 533413N, 002213E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.6 IN GEN DEPTH 13.8MTRS. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 4.13MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEG, BOWS N. SHOALEST POINT AT S END. NO MASTS. SONAR LENGTH 56MTRS, BEAM 11MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 12). RETAIN PREVIOUS E/S DEPTH. HH090/593/01 5.1.94 HH090/593/01 5.1.94 EXAM'D 19.7.93 IN 533413.3N, 002225.5E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.3, FOUL AT 9.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.8 IN GEN DEPTH 14.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.36MTRS, LENGTH 54MTRS, BREADTH 10MTRS. PARTIALLY BURIED INTACT WK LYING 110/290 DEG. POSSIBLY SNAGGED BY BUOY OR NETS. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). AMEND TO SW 9.3MTRS. BR STD. 3.9.13 3.9.13 EXAM'D 19.5.13 IN 5334.238N, 0022.326E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.63 IN GEN DEPTH 14.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 48.0MTRS, WIDTH 8.0MTRS, HT 3.57MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. INTACT, UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED & WELL BROKEN. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). AMEND WK 10.6MTRS.

- NM 4454/13.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, COLLAPSED, BOWS NW

Position: 53 34.238 N,0 22.326 E

 

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