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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Annie
5. Atlanticos
6. Avon
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Batavier 5
9. Blackhill
10. Bonnington court
11. Cairnside
12. Cerne
13. Churston
14. Clan monroe
15. Coalgas
16. Corcrest
17. Cormorant
18. Cormount (probably)
19. Coureur des mers
20. Cressdene (possibly)
21. Denise germaine (possibly)
22. Duiveland
23. Duke of york (bows)
24. Dynamo
25. Ellewoutsdijk
26. Embla (possibly)
27. Empire bridge
28. Empress of midland (possibly)
29. Erna boldt (probably)
30. Estrella (possibly)
31. Flores (probably)
32. Fort massac
33. Forth
34. Franz fischer (possibly)
35. Fulmar
36. Grazia (possibly)
37. Grisdeale
38. Groeswen (probably)
39. Hardingham (probably)
40. Harlington (probably)
41. Harlyn (probably)
42. Harriet
43. Hebe
44. Hendon hall
45. Heworth
46. Highwave (probably)
47. Hillglen
48. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
49. Hm torpedo boat no.12
50. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
51. Hms arethusa
52. Hms blanche
53. Hms coquette
54. Hms donna nook
55. Hms duchess of hamilton
56. Hms dundalk
57. Hms forward iii
58. Hms franc tireur
59. Hms guardsman
60. Hms hastfen
61. Hms holdene
62. Hms japan
63. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
64. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
65. Hms leandros
66. Hms lord airedale
67. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
68. Hms ludlow
69. Hms marconi
70. Hms mastiff (possibly)
71. Hms moravia (possibly)
72. Hms nadine
73. Hms pyrope
74. Hms ray of hope
75. Hms resono (possibly)
76. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
77. Hms st seiriol
78. Hms tamarisk
79. Hms velia (possibly)
80. Hms william wesney
81. Hmsm e6
82. Hmtb 10
83. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
84. Hnlms 227
85. Ingi
86. Ionian (possibly)
87. Irene
88. Iris (possibly)
89. J c dalble
90. Janny
91. Josefina thorden (after part)
92. Josephine charlotte
93. Kankakee
94. Khartoum (possibly)
95. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
96. Koningen emma (possibly)
97. La flandre (possibly)
98. Lady salisbury
99. Laurl coin
100. Lbv (m)396
101. Lisbeth m
102. Little world
103. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
104. Lonhelen (possibly)
105. Lowland
106. Mac 5 (possibly)
107. Marie leonhardt (probably)
108. Mecklenburg
109. Menapier
110. Mexico
111. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
112. Moidart
113. Morar
114. Nereus
115. Nico
116. Nicolaos piangos
117. Niore
118. Norhauk
119. Norwich trader
120. Old charlton
121. Ostprussen (possibly)
122. Palembang (probably)
123. Paullette
124. Peik
125. Persistant whisper
126. Pescado
127. Peter hamre
128. Polgarth
129. Ponzano
130. Port dalhousie (possibly)
131. Profit
132. Protinus (possibly)
133. Quickstep
134. Ravenscraig (possibly)
135. Rumania
136. Saidieh
137. Salerno (possibly)
138. Salerno (possibly)
139. San calisto
140. Savona (probably)
141. Second chance (possibly)
142. Shardana
143. Sheaf field
144. Simon bolivar
145. Storm
146. Sunbeam
147. Sunk head tower
148. Telegraaf xviii
149. Terukuni maru
150. The sultan
151. Thyra
152. Tummel (probably)
153. Uc 11 (possibly)
154. Uc 21 (possibly)
155. Uc 72 (possibly)
156. Ursus (part)
157. Vancouver
158. Victorious
159. Volante (possibly)
160. Volscian (possibly)
161. Walsingham
162. Warrenpoint
163. Wearside
164. White ghost
165. Woodtown (possibly)
166. Wychwood (possibly)
167. 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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