This is the information page about the shipwreck River witham, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 33.672 N,0 8.741 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. Amenity
3. Arduity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Breitenburg
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Cadmus
10. Canada
11. Carson
12. Chloris (possibly)
13. City of birmingham
14. Cook s26
15. Corinth (possibly)
16. Cramlington (possibly)
17. Dana (possibly)
18. Daphne ii
19. Dayrian
20. Deerpool (after section)
21. Diana
22. Dido
23. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
24. Dunsany
25. Empress (probably)
26. Ethel (possibly)
27. Exmoor
28. Faunus
29. Femke
30. Fermo
31. Fowberry tower (part)
32. Francis
33. Fryken
34. Georgie
35. Georgios
36. Gerhardt (possibly)
37. Girl kitty (possibly)
38. Giuseppe
39. Gladeto
40. Gothic
41. Harlech
42. Hms benvolio
43. Hms botanic
44. Hms calverton
45. Hms corfield
46. Hms egret
47. Hms mistletoe
48. Hms othello
49. Hms princess victoria
50. Hms remillo
51. Hms silicia
52. Hms strathborve (part)
53. Hms susarion
54. Hms yorkshire belle
55. Ionic (probably)
56. Janet helen (possibly)
57. John and thomas
58. John mowlem
59. Kalo (probably)
60. Kimberley (possibly)
61. Kyma
62. Ladas (possibly)
63. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
64. Lord haig (possibly)
65. Lord haig (possibly)
66. Lottie (possibly)
67. Lucerne
68. Lutha
69. Lyra (bow section)
70. Magdalyn ann
71. Maggie
72. Marian francis
73. Marie l
74. Meeuw
75. Modig
76. Modiva (possibly)
77. Monimia (possibly)
78. Nar
79. Nimrod
80. Odessa
81. Ophir ii (possibly)
82. Orsa
83. Otis tetrax
84. Paraciers
85. Portia
86. Ravonia (part)
87. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
88. Rayford
89. Reculver
90. Retriever
91. Revi
92. Rhuys
93. Rievaulx abbey
94. Rivaulx
95. River don (part of)(probably)
96. River witham
97. Sagacity
98. Salacon
99. Salmondby
100. Saltoun
101. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
102. Sergei
103. Sota eduardo
104. Thessaly
105. Thomas deas
106. Triton
107. Umbe
108. Upminster (possibly)
109. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
110. Venture (possibly)
111. Violet (probably)
112. Whitemantle (possibly)
113. William hanson
114. Windsor (part of)
115. Winga
116. Xavier
117. Zeemermin

 

Name: RIVER WITHAM

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 295 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 20200514

Details measurements/cartography: H3607/45 2.8.45 DW LIES SUNK IN 533335N, 000843E, OR 137DEGS, 14.8C FROM SPURN MAIN LTHO. MARKED BY G SPH LT BUOY, FL.G.4S CLOSE S. (HUMBER CON BD, 16.7.45).

- NM 2302/45. H4984/47 - H7931/46 30.7.47 SWEPT CLEAR AT 35FT, FOUL AT 36FT, SEABED 54FT. LIES IN A DEEP HOLE IN 533334N, 000842E, 142.5DEGS, 1.476M FROM SPURN LTHO. (HMS SCOTT, 1946-1947).

- NM 2004/47. H3607/45 10.11.47 DISPERSED, LT BUOY REMOVED. (HUMBER CONSERVANCY BOARD N57/47 DTD 28.10.47). DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2956/47. H6450/68 5.12.68 EXAM'D 6.6.68 IN 533341N, 000848E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 40FT, NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47FT IN GEN DEPTH 38-54FT. SCOUR 61FT. LENGTH 400-500 YDS. LYING IN A DEEP HOLE ON A VERY UNEVEN BOTTOM. A DIFFICULT WRECK TO SWEEP AS THE SEABED TO THE WEST OF IT IS ABOVE THE TOP OF THE WRECK PERMITTING A CLEARANCE SWEEP ONLY. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 39/68).

- NM 232/69. H2395/73 9.1.74 EXAM'D IN 533341N, 000848E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTH 19.0MTRS. SCOUR 20MTRS. LIES IN SCOUR. APPROX 30MTRS LONG, LYING NW/SE. (HMS ECHO, HI 46/73). RETAIN AS SW 11.8MTRS. HH091/178/01 4.3.08 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1178). CHARTED GEN DEPTH IS 8MTRS. ASSUMED BURIED. AMEND DEAD. BR STD. SEP 2021/000067871 18.5.20 EXAM'D 18.05.20 IN 5333.672N, 0008.741E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.95MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS, LENGTH 34.30MTRS, WIDTH 8.13MTRS, HEIGHT 4.30MTRS, ORIENTATION 295 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 12.95MTRS, WIDTH 9.89MTRS, 1.85MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 061 DEGS. WRECK STANDING UP, HULL INTACT. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI 1683). AMEND DW 13.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 33.672 N,0 8.741 E

 

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