This is the information page about the shipwreck Salbya (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 50.77 N,1 0.784 E (50.8163, 0.959)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Aiglon
5. Albuera
6. Alcantara
7. Alice
8. Angelus (possibly)
9. Argonaut
10. Ash
11. Atlantic (possibly)
12. Australier (probably)
13. Avoca
14. Bobby
15. Brandenburg
16. Cabo espartel
17. Ceta (stern section)
18. Charente
19. Christianssund
20. City of dresden (possibly)
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. De fontaine
23. Durango
24. Eco vouga
25. Electra
26. Ella sayer
27. Empire lough (probably)
28. Empress of fort william (probably)
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. Express
34. G-asad
35. Grit (probably)
36. Grosser kurfurst
37. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
38. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
39. Halcyon
40. Henry moon
41. Heron
42. Hmhs anglia
43. Hms blackwater
44. Hms brazen
45. Hms carlton
46. Hms caulonia
47. Hms city of dundee
48. Hms cleon
49. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
50. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
51. Hms ghurka
52. Hms myrmidon
53. Hms torbay ii (probably)
54. Hms waterfly
55. Hmt gullfoss
56. Hoheweg
57. Holland
58. Hydaspes (possibly)
59. Irene
60. Jokai
61. Josephine willis
62. Kadru
63. Katharina kolkmann
64. Kielce
65. La somme (probably)
66. Lacer
67. Lady alice
68. Latona
69. Leicester
70. Leila najia
71. Leo
72. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
73. Lizzonia
74. Lusitania
75. Maloja 1
76. Maxwell
77. Milbanke (probably)
78. Mon bijou/fias
79. Monarch
80. Morgenster
81. Mrav
82. My astor
83. Naranco
84. Negrier
85. Newcastle
86. Niki
87. Norman
88. Northfleet
89. Nunima
90. Portslade (possibly)
91. River levan
92. Robin hood
93. Roode zee (possibly)
94. Roseburn
95. Rydal hall (possibly)
96. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
97. Saint emilion (probably)
98. Saint jean pierre
99. Salbya (possibly)
100. Samida
101. Sea serpent
102. Seine
103. Shenandoah
104. Sierra bravia
105. Sir russell
106. Sparta (possibly)
107. St cecilia
108. Swale (probably)
109. T s webb
110. Texaco caribbean (after section)
111. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
112. Tokufuku maru
113. Traquair (probably)
114. Trooper
115. U 8
116. Ub 108 (possibly)
117. Ub 109
118. Ub 31 ?
119. Ub 58 (possibly)
120. Ub 78
121. Ub-33 (probably)
122. Uc 63
123. Uc 77 (possibly)
124. Unity
125. Veerman
126. Vittoria claudia
127. War monarch
128. Waterland (possibly)
129. Welsh belle

 

Name: SALBYA (POSSIBLY)

Length 104.7 meter, width: 14.1 meter, draught: 4.5, tonnage 3352 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Built of steel in 1904 by r readhead & sons of south shields. owned at time of loss by scrutton, sons & co. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 400 hp. single screw. master: captain s wilkinson. passage trinidad for london. general cargo. torpedoed and sunk by ub 29.

Year of registration: 1972

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 164 cm

Known since: 1972, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H6738/68 17.2.72 H6738/68 17.2.72 CONCRETE PHOENIX UNIT IN 505042N, 010057E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 64FT IN GEN DEPTH 100FT. VERY LARGE AND IN TWO PARTS. (FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO). WZ ISSUED. CHART AS WK 10FMS [18.3MTRS].

- NM 521/72. H4551/76 10.11.76 H4551/76 10.11.76 POSN 505042.1N 010104.0E [EUR] USING DECCA. REPD HEIGHT OF 35FT. (RISDON BEAZLEY, REF 4/76 DTD 27.10.76 SURVEYED 1956). NCA. H4199/78 19.10.78 H4199/78 19.10.78 LOCATED 4.8.77 IN 505042N, 010054E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 32-33.5MTRS. SCOUR TO 34MTRS. DCS3 HT 11.4MTRS, LENGTH 125MTRS. LYING 155/335DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). CHART AS WK 20.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2330/84 3.3.86 H2330/84 3.3.86 EXAM'D 16.11.85 IN 505041N, 010054E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.1 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH SHADOW HT 9.9MTRS, LENGTH 130MTRS, WIDTH 11.2MTRS. LYING 170/350DEGS AND IS BROKEN ABOUT 50MTRS FROM ITS N END. CHART AS SW 21.1MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240B). AMEND TO WK 21.0MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/159/01 20.7.07 HH091/159/01 20.7.07 EXAM'D 1.11.06 IN 5050.770N, 0100.784E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 21.59 IN GEN DEPTH 31.40MTRS. LENGTH 126MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS, HT 11.2MTRS. LIES 164/344 DEGS WITH BOWS 164 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, SCOUR AT N & S END, SAND TRAIL TO SW. HAS THE APPEARANCE OF A WRECK. AMEND WK 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ?BOW BROKEN, SCOUR AT N & S END, SAND TRAIL TO SW

Position: 50 50.77 N,1 0.784 E

 

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