This is the information page about the shipwreck Royston, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 37.534 N,0 39.488 E (53.5741333, 0.7815167)

 

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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. Amelie-mathilde
2. Benmacdhui
3. British councillor
4. British prince
5. Briton (possibly)
6. Capitaine edmond laborie
7. Catford
8. Cecil (possibly)
9. Corhampton
10. Corland
11. Deodata
12. Devonshire (possibly)
13. Fermain (possibly)
14. Fittonia (possibly)
15. Flashlight (probably)
16. Flourish
17. Fowberry tower (part)
18. Fryken
19. Gluckauf (possibly)
20. Grangemouth
21. Harnis (probably)
22. Hms botanic
23. Hms cape spartel (probably)
24. Hms kos xvi (probably)
25. Hms pintail
26. Hms princess victoria
27. Hms susarion
28. Hms warland (possibly)
29. Homer
30. Ightham (possibly)
31. Inge marguerite (possibly)
32. Jane (possibly)
33. Janet helen (possibly)
34. Jersey (probably)
35. Katina bulgari
36. Keynes
37. Kimberley (possibly)
38. Kyma
39. Ladas (possibly)
40. Lancaster (possibly)
41. Larchwood (possibly)
42. Laurel (possibly)
43. Lightship no 83
44. Lindy sue
45. Lismore
46. London
47. Lottie (possibly)
48. Maggie
49. Magnolia
50. Marie dawn
51. Matanuska (probably)
52. Merchiston
53. Norfolk (possibly)
54. Onesta
55. Ophir ii (possibly)
56. Petroswift
57. Pilsudski
58. Polzella (possibly)
59. Rado (possibly)
60. Ravonia (part)
61. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
62. Rayford
63. Realf
64. Rebono (probably)
65. Revello
66. Revi
67. Revigo (possibly)
68. Rhuys
69. Rivergate
70. Rochester (possibly)
71. Rosebud (possibly)
72. Royal scott
73. Royston
74. Schieland (possibly)
75. Scotia (possibly)
76. Scotia (possibly)
77. Sea pearl
78. Shepherd lad
79. Siri maria
80. Stylianos chandris
81. Thessaly
82. Trignac (possibly)
83. Two brothers
84. Vechstroom
85. Vereingte (possibly)
86. Victoria
87. Virginian
88. William balls (probably)

 

Name: ROYSTON

Length 93 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 2722 ton
Load: coal

Cause: 4.5.41 built in 1919 by smith's dock, middlesbrough. owned at time of loss by granta steam shipping co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 266hp, single shaft. passage hartlepool for london. cargo coal. bombed by german aircraft 4.5.41. taken in tow but later sank. 1 bomb on the port beam, 3 struck the ship amidships and 1 fell on the starboard beam.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H01709/41 30.8.41 SANK IN APPROX POSN 533706N, 003900E. (FO HUMBER, 5.5.41). INS AS WKPA 1.5MTRS.

- NM 2027/41. H01709/41 23.6.43 POSN 533732N, 003921E. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 49FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 55FT [MLWS]. (CAPT M/S HUMBER 29.5.43). AMEND TO WK 8FMS.

- NM 1222/43. 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 13.9MTRS. NC 107. H5084/77 19.3.80 EXAM'D 29.10.79 IN 533732N, 003935E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.0 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS. LYING SE/NW. OUTLINE INDISTINCT. HIGH POINTS AT EACH END OF WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 64/79). AMEND TO WK 15.5MTRS. BR STD. H1944/80 21.4.82 EXAM'D 22.5.81 IN 533731N, 003936E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH HT 4.1MTRS. LYING 110/290 DEGS, BOWS W. APPARENTLY BROKEN IN TWO AMIDSHIPS. DEEP TRAWL SCOURS TO E OUT TO ABOUT 250MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 12). BR STD. SEP 2013/000180690 11.7.14 EXAM'D 26.12.13 IN 5337.534N, 0039.488E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.52 IN GEN DEPTH 20.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 101MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 4MTRS. LIES 110/290 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. VERY WELL BROKEN WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1419). FULLY BROKEN UP WITH TWO HIGH POINTS LYING IN A N/S LINE, ?BOILERS. AMEND WK 16.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS W, BROKEN MIDSHIPS, DEEP TRAWL SCOURS CLOSE E

Position: 53 37.534 N,0 39.488 E

 

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