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