This is the information page about the shipwreck Savona (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 1.623 N,1 38.213 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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alastair
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Angelus
8. Annie
9. Atlanticos
10. Balgownie (probably)
11. Batavier 5
12. Bella donna
13. Blackhill
14. Bonnington court
15. British captain
16. British fortune (probably)
17. Brixton
18. Cairnside
19. Carica milica
20. Cedarwood (possibly)
21. Churston
22. Clan monroe
23. Coalgas
24. Corcrest
25. Cormount (probably)
26. Coureur des mers
27. Cressdene (possibly)
28. Cresta
29. Dagmar (probably)
30. Denewood
31. Denise germaine (possibly)
32. Disa (possibly)
33. Dulwich
34. Dunwich bank wk
35. Dynamo
36. Edernian
37. El argentino
38. Empire bridge
39. Erna boldt (probably)
40. Estrella (possibly)
41. European gateway (part of)
42. Eva witte
43. Excelsior
44. F stobart (probably)
45. Faithful star
46. Farmatyr
47. Firth
48. Fort massac
49. Forth
50. Friargate (possibly)
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Gannet (possibly)
53. Gasfire
54. Gena
55. Gerhard
56. Gipsy (possibly)
57. Golconda (possibly)
58. Grantleyhall (possibly)
59. Grenadier (probably)
60. Grisdeale
61. Groeswen (probably)
62. Harlington (probably)
63. Harlyn (probably)
64. Harriet
65. Hebe
66. Hendon hall
67. Heworth
68. Hillglen
69. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
70. Hmml 127 (possibly)
71. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
72. Hms adonis (possibly)
73. Hms arethusa
74. Hms coquette
75. Hms donna nook
76. Hms donside (possibly)
77. Hms duchess of hamilton
78. Hms dundalk
79. Hms eros (possibly)
80. Hms forward iii
81. Hms franc tireur
82. Hms hastfen
83. Hms hirose (probably)
84. Hms holdene
85. Hms japan
86. Hms jessie nutten
87. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
88. Hms lord airedale
89. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
90. Hms ludlow
91. Hms marconi
92. Hms monarch
93. Hms moravia (possibly)
94. Hms nadine
95. Hms new comet (possibly)
96. Hms resono (possibly)
97. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
98. Hms river clyde (possibly)
99. Hms river clyde (possibly)
100. Hms sisapon
101. Hms sisters melville
102. Hms st seiriol
103. Hms tervani
104. Hms tunisian
105. Hms velia (possibly)
106. Hms waveflower
107. Hms whooper
108. Hms william wesney
109. Hmsm e6
110. Hmtb 10
111. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
112. Hnlms 227
113. Hornchurch
114. Ignis (possibly)
115. Ingi
116. Ionian (possibly)
117. Iris (possibly)
118. J c dalble
119. Janny
120. Jim
121. Josefina thorden (after part)
122. Kankakee
123. Khartoum (possibly)
124. Knarsdale
125. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
126. Koningen emma (possibly)
127. Kwasind
128. Lady salisbury
129. Lincairn (possibly)
130. Lindfar
131. Lisette
132. Little world
133. Lonhelen (possibly)
134. Lowland
135. Mac 5 (possibly)
136. Magdapur
137. Mahseer
138. Mangara
139. Marie leonhardt (probably)
140. Mascotte
141. Mecklenburg
142. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
143. Mexico
144. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
145. Moidart
146. Morar
147. Nereus
148. Newhaven (possibly)
149. Nico
150. Nicolaos piangos
151. Norhauk
152. Norwich trader
153. Ocean lassie
154. Ocean pride
155. Old charlton
156. Ostprussen (possibly)
157. Paullette
158. Peik
159. Persistant whisper
160. Pescado
161. Petshenga (possibly)
162. Phryne
163. Plawsworth (possibly)
164. Polgarth
165. Princess juliana
166. Profit
167. Protinus (possibly)
168. Quickstep
169. Ravenscraig (possibly)
170. Rhenas (possibly)
171. Salerno (possibly)
172. Salerno (possibly)
173. Savona (probably)
174. Scimitar
175. Sea king
176. Second chance (possibly)
177. Sheaf field
178. Simon bolivar
179. Southford
180. Storm
181. Sunbeam
182. Sunk head tower
183. Sweep ii
184. Telegraaf xviii
185. Tergestea
186. Terukuni maru
187. The sultan
188. Thornaby (possibly)
189. Thyra
190. Torchbearer
191. Uc 11 (possibly)
192. Uc 72 (possibly)
193. Vae victis
194. Vancouver
195. Volscian (possibly)
196. Warrenpoint
197. Wearside
198. White ghost
199. White lady
200. Wychwood (possibly)
201. Wyetown
202. Yampa (part of)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)
205. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
206. Yewkyle (possibly)
207. Ypapanti

 

Name: SAVONA (PROBABLY)

Length 75.6 meter, width: 10.1 meter, tonnage 1180 ton
Load: natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: built in 1881 by r steele & co, greenock. owned at time of loss by leith, hull & ham sp co ltd. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 112 nhp, single shaft. machinery by builders. passage oran for leith. cargo lead and esparto grass. struck a mine laid by uc-7. crew of 3 lost.

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 284 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 20200929

Details measurements/cartography: H4728/15 SANK 3.9 MILES, S 38.5 DEG E (T), FROM ORFORDNESS LT. (NO AUTHORITY NOTED). SANK 0.5 MILE FROM SHIPWASH LTV. (WWISL). - FNM 325/15. H4344/18 12.8.18 POSN 520138N, 013838E. NO LONGER A DANGER. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (NO AUTHORITY KNOWN). DELETE WK AND BUOY. - FNM 517/18. H3223/20 7.5.20 INS OBSOLETE WK SYMBOL IN 500136N, 013812E WITH G BUOY CLOSE E. (NO AUTHORITY KNOWN). H7205/22 6.11.22 WK OF SAVONA DISPERSED. LEAST DEPTH NOW 45FT AT LWST. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH). AMEND TO WK 45FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 1795/22. H4717/49 16.11.49 SALVAGE OPS TAKING PLACE. - TNM. H4717/49 21.6.50 SALVAGE OPS SUSPENDED. - TNM CANCELLED. H3958/61 26.11.62 EXAM'D IN 520136N, 013818E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 33, FOUL 35FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 IN GEN DEPTH 42-50FT. DOES NOT REALLY LOOK LIKE A WRECK BUT IS CLOSE TO POSN OF SAVONA. SOME SLIGHTLY SHALLOWER PEAKS ABOUT A CABLE TO SE. (HMS ENTERPRISE/HMS ECHO, 29.8.62). INS AS SOUNDING OF 5FMS 4FT IN 520136N, 013818E. BR STD. H1144/65 3.8.65 EXAM'D IN 520136N, 013826E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36 IN GEN DEPTH 45/54FT. NO SCOUR. THIS IS ALMOST CERTAINLY THE SHOAL SWEPT BY ECHO IN 1962 IN 520138N, 013818E. IT IS NOT A WRECK. BROAD E/S TRACE AND POOR SONAR CONTACT. TWO DECCA FIXES AGREE BUT DISAGREE WITH THE VISUAL FIX. (HMS ECHO, 27.10.64). INS AS WK 6FMS 2FT. NE 2052. H3186/73 7.5.73 NOT LOCATED. AREA FULL OF SANDWAVES. SHOALEST DEPTH IN VICINITY 10.2 IN 14.2MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). DOUBTFUL IF THIS IS A WRECK. H3186/73 11.5.73 LOCATED 520136N, 013818E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LIES 080/260 DEGS. LENGTH 180FT. (HMS NURTON, 30/3/73). AMEND TO SW 9.7MTRS IN 520136N, 013818E. NC 2052. H3186/73 20.2.79 EXAM'D 1.8.78 IN 520137N, 013816E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.2 IN GEN DEPTH 15-16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17MTRS. APPEARS TO LIE NW/SE. ABOUT 100FT LONG. LYING ON SIDE OF LARGE SANDWAVE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/78). AMEND TO WK 11.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1940/80 26.3.82 EXAM'D 25.11.81 IN 520137N, 013817E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.5MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LYING 090/270 AT W END OF 3MTR HIGH SANDWAVE. ABOUT 20MTRS LONG WITH 8MTRS BEAM. (HMS EGERIA, HI 9). NCA. H2914/83 27.3.85 EXAM'D 3.7.84 IN 520136N, 013818E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S 11.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.6MTRS. LYING, APPARENTLY IN ONE PIECE, 160/340 DEG ON W SIDE OF LARGE SANDWAVES 6 TO 7MTRS HIGH. (HMS EGERIA, HI 193). NCA. H4027/86 4.11.87 LOCATED 4.7.87 IN 520136N, 013817E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. NOT SEEN ON E/S. WK IS APPARENTLY WHOLE, LYING 120/300 DEG, WELL BURIED WITH A LITTLE SCOUR. DCS3 LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. GIVES LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN AREA OF SANDWAVES 2 TO 4MTRS HIGH. (NP 1016, HI 376). NCA. HH090/493/01 20.8.90 EXAM'D 4.5.90 IN 520136N, 013818E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER 540 [5 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.5 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.7MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. LENGTH 65MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LIES 010/290 DEG, PARTIALLY BURIED BETWEEN TWO SANDWAVES. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. (NP 1016, HI 493). NCA. HH090/572/01 1.9.93 OCATED 17.7.93 DURING ROUTINE SONAR SEARCH IN GEN DEPTH 15.2MTRS. NOT EXAM'D. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 572). HH090/689/01 17.5.96 EXAM'D 8.4.96 IN 520135.4N, 013819.1E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.5 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 125/325 DEGS. IN SANDWAVE AREA AND APPEARS TO BE INTACT. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 689). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS HH090/850/01 5.7.99 EXAM'D 28.5.99 IN 5201.621N, 0138.209E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.0 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 090/270 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SMALL AREA OF ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 850). AMEND TO WK 11MTRS. BR STD. HH090/992/01 16.5.02 EXAM'D 21.3.02 IN 5201.648N, 0138.191E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 12.4, FOUL 12.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.9 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2.1MTRS. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 3MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 080/260 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. A SMALL SONAR CONTACT ON THE TOP OF A LARGE SANDWAVE. NO DEBRIS FIELD. MAJORITY OF WK PROBABLY BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 992). BR STD. HH091/114/01 10.11.05 EXAM'D 3.8.05 IN 5201.623N, 0138.219E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.46 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 11MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 1MTR. LIES 090/270 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS TO BE BURIED BY A SAND WAVE. (NP 1016, HI 1114). AMEND WK 11.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA. 27.2.13 EXAM'D 9.10.12 IN 5201.622N, 0138.212E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.3 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 11.6MTRS, WIDTH 7.6MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS. LIES 105/285 DEGS. PARTIALLY BURIED BY A SANDWAVE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AMEND WK 11.3MTRS. SEP 2020/000301517 6.1.21 EXAM'D 29.09.20 IN 5201.623N, 0138.213E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.12MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS, LENGTH 58.69MTRS, WIDTH 10.70MTRS, HEIGHT 1.12MTRS, ORIENTATION 284 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 58.69MTRS, TOWARDS 284 DEGS. REMAINS OF WRECK VISIBLE OBSERVED IN MAINLINE BATHYMETRY AS SEVERAL ISOLATED ITEMS OF DEBRIS. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF SCOUR. (A-2-SEA, HI 1689). AMEND DW 11.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BURIED WRECKAGE AT THE TOP OF LARGE SANDWAVE

Position: 52 1.623 N,1 38.213 E

 

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