This is the information page about the shipwreck Salerno (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 44.867 N,1 43.536 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Alabama (possibly)
2. Albion (probably)
3. Angelus
4. Atlanticos
5. Avon
6. Balgownie (probably)
7. Batavier 5
8. Bonnington court
9. Cairnside
10. Cerne
11. Churston
12. Clan monroe
13. Coalgas
14. Corcrest
15. Cormorant
16. Cormount (probably)
17. Coureur des mers
18. Cressdene (possibly)
19. Denise germaine (possibly)
20. Duiveland
21. Duke of york (bows)
22. Dynamo
23. Ellewoutsdijk
24. Embla (possibly)
25. Empire bridge
26. Empress of midland (possibly)
27. Erna boldt (probably)
28. Estrella (possibly)
29. Flores (probably)
30. Fort massac
31. Forth
32. Franz fischer (possibly)
33. Fulmar
34. Grazia (possibly)
35. Grisdeale
36. Groeswen (probably)
37. Hardingham (probably)
38. Harlington (probably)
39. Harlyn (probably)
40. Harriet
41. Hebe
42. Hendon hall
43. Highwave (probably)
44. Hillglen
45. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
46. Hm torpedo boat no.12
47. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
48. Hms arethusa
49. Hms coquette
50. Hms donna nook
51. Hms duchess of hamilton
52. Hms forward iii
53. Hms franc tireur
54. Hms guardsman
55. Hms hastfen
56. Hms holdene
57. Hms japan
58. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
59. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
60. Hms leandros
61. Hms lord airedale
62. Hms ludlow
63. Hms marconi
64. Hms mastiff (possibly)
65. Hms moravia (possibly)
66. Hms nadine
67. Hms pyrope
68. Hms ray of hope
69. Hms resono (possibly)
70. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
71. Hms tamarisk
72. Hms velia (possibly)
73. Hms william wesney
74. Hmsm e6
75. Hmtb 10
76. Hnlms 227
77. Ingi
78. Ionian (possibly)
79. Irene
80. J c dalble
81. Janny
82. Josefina thorden (after part)
83. Kankakee
84. Khartoum (possibly)
85. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
86. Koningen emma (possibly)
87. La flandre (possibly)
88. Lady salisbury
89. Laurl coin
90. Lbv (m)396
91. Lisbeth m
92. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
93. Lonhelen (possibly)
94. Lowland
95. Mac 5 (possibly)
96. Marie leonhardt (probably)
97. Mecklenburg
98. Menapier
99. Mexico
100. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
101. Moidart
102. Morar
103. Nereus
104. Nico
105. Nicolaos piangos
106. Niore
107. Norhauk
108. Norwich trader
109. Old charlton
110. Ostprussen (possibly)
111. Palembang (probably)
112. Paullette
113. Peik
114. Persistant whisper
115. Pescado
116. Peter hamre
117. Polgarth
118. Ponzano
119. Port dalhousie (possibly)
120. Profit
121. Protinus (possibly)
122. Quickstep
123. Ravenscraig (possibly)
124. Saidieh
125. Salerno (possibly)
126. Salerno (possibly)
127. San calisto
128. Savona (probably)
129. Second chance (possibly)
130. Shardana
131. Simon bolivar
132. Storm
133. Sunbeam
134. Sunk head tower
135. Telegraaf xviii
136. Terukuni maru
137. The sultan
138. Thyra
139. Tummel (probably)
140. Uc 11 (possibly)
141. Uc 21 (possibly)
142. Uc 72 (possibly)
143. Ursus (part)
144. Vancouver
145. Victorious
146. Volscian (possibly)
147. Walsingham
148. Warrenpoint
149. Wearside
150. White ghost
151. Woodtown (possibly)
152. Wychwood (possibly)
153. Ypapanti

 

Name: SALERNO (POSSIBLY)

Length 99.1 meter, width: 13.5 meter, draught: 6, tonnage 2071 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Built in 1912 by wood, skinner & co, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by wilson line ltd, hull. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 249hp, single shaft. passage hull for marseilles. general cargo. struck a mine laid by uc-3 2.5m s from longsand ltv.

Year of registration: 1934

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 53 cm

Known since: 1934, last detected: 20160224

Details measurements/cartography: H7972/34 7.12.34 LOCATED 23.10.34 IN 514452N, 014335E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58FT IN GEN DEPTH 17FMS. (HMS KELLETT, 1934). INS AS WK 9FMS 4FT. NC 1975. H2813/60 19.7.61 INS ON 1610.

- NM 3046/60. H4988/71 4.1.71 EXAM'D IN 514451N, 014342E [EUR] USING IFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 18.0, FOUL 18.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.0 IN GEN DEPTH 30.0MTRS. SCOUR 31.8MTRS. LARGER OF 2WKS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS ONE. LIES NE/SW. ABOUT 300FT LONG. (HMS FAWN, HI 55B/71). AMEND TO SW 9FMS 5FT IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H5499/69 29.3.72 EXAM'D IN 514449N, 014339E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA 23.5.73 AMEND TO SW 18MTRS. NC 2051. HH090/667/01 21.12.95 EXAM'D 20.7.95 IN 514451.89N, 014332.08E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 19.3, FOUL 19.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.4 IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 4.0MTRS. DCS3 HT 15.4MTRS. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS TO BE UPRIGHT AND IS DETERIORATING. COVERED WITH OLD FISHING NETS AND BUOYS. (OCEONICS, HI 667). SWEEP NOT COMPLETE, RETAIN AS WK 18MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/11 19.3.96 LARGE WK LYING OVER ON ITS SIDE. HIGHEST POINT SOME 6MTRS ABOVE THE SEABED. THE SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS BEEN SMASHED, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE A MODERN WK WITH THE SUPERSTRUCTURE HAVING BEEN REMOVED WITH EXPLOSIVES. THE BOW AND PART OF THE HULL ARE INTACT BUT MUCH OF THE WK HAS BEEN SMASHED AND IS A MASS OF TWISTED METAL. WK MAY BE FROM WWII BUT FROM THE STATE OF DECAY MAY BE LATER. (B HICKINBOTTOM). SEP 2015/000083463 14.7.16 EXAM'D 24.2.16 IN 5144.867N, 0143.536E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS, HT 11.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 053/233. SCOUR LENGTH 200MTRS, 5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 190DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK OF A LARGE VESSEL, LIES BROKEN UP ON STARBOARD SIDE.(MMT, HI 1474). AMEND DW 19.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, NETTED

Position: 51 44.867 N,1 43.536 E

 

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