This is the information page about the shipwreck Schaldis (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 34.746 N,0 47.489 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Anboto mendi (possibly)
5. Ardgantoch
6. Athelstane
7. Athos
8. Atlas (possibly)
9. Atwing (possibly)
10. Audax
11. Beaumanoir (probably)
12. Ben aden
13. Berwick (possibly)
14. Botha (possibly)
15. Brentwood
16. Commercial
17. Corsham
18. Corsican prince
19. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
20. Creteblock
21. Crimdon (possibly)
22. Dayspring (probably)
23. Defiant
24. Disperser
25. Earl percy
26. Ellida (probably)
27. Fervent
28. Garthwaite
29. Gothia
30. Gwalia (possibly)
31. Hartley
32. Helene
33. Hercules
34. Hms desire (possibly)
35. Hms dromio
36. Hms locheil
37. Hms lord ridley
38. Hms ruthin castle
39. Hurstwood
40. John miles
41. King james (possibly)
42. Lampada (probably)
43. Lanthorn
44. London
45. Lucy
46. Marchioness of londonderry
47. Marie stuart
48. Merrie islington
49. Moorlands
50. Moorwood (possibly)
51. Pandora
52. Pathfinder
53. Paul
54. Polanna
55. Polruan
56. Quaggy (probably)
57. Rosella (probably)
58. Rutil
59. Schaldis (possibly)
60. Skane
61. Stora-korsnas-link i
62. Talisman (possibly)
63. Tatiana (possibly)
64. Teesdale (possibly)
65. Ub 30
66. Uc 70
67. Wayside flower

 

Name: SCHALDIS (POSSIBLY)

Length 77.6 meter, width: 9.8 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1241 ton
Load: coke

Cause: Ex-wilfrid. built of iron in 1878 by t turnbull & son, whitby. owned at time of loss by soc anon belge de nav a vap, sch. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 135nhp, single shaft. machinery by blair & co, stockton-on-tees. passage the tyne for calais. torpedoed by german submarine. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1995

Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 15 cm

Known since: 1995, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/09 8.6.95 UNCHARTED WK IN 543448N, 004730W. POSN BY GPS (DATUM NOT CONFIRMED). OLD VESSEL, TWO BOILERS, STEAM COMPOUND ENGINES AFT. (A C JACKSON/C A RACEY). NCA YET. HH100/351/10 24.11.95 POSN CANNOT BE RELIED UPON. KNOWN AS 'TOILET WRECK' AS A COPPER TOILET WAS LOCATED. ENGINES AFT WITH 2 SMALL DIAMETER BOILERS SAT SIDE BY SIDE. AFT STEERING MECHANISM LOCATED ON SEABED, OFF THE STERN ON THE STBD SIDE. IN THE CENTRE OF IT THERE IS A LARGE DIAMETER WHEEL BOSS WITH NO APPARENT INSCRIPTION. WILL RELOCATE AND DIVE SOON. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). HH100/351/13 17.3.98 DIVED IN 543448N, 004730W [OGB] USING GPS. HIGHEST POINT IS THE AFT END AT THE 2 BOILERS AND COMPOUND ENGINE. THE HT ABOVE SEABED IS 3MTRS. THE WK IS A VERY DECAYED OLD IRON SHIP. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY, LTR DTD 12.3.98). INS AS WK 30MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 4.6.04 DIVED IN 5424.800N, 0047.509W [WGD]. AN OLD VESSEL WITH TWO SINGLE BOILERS AND A FAIRLY LARGE COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE. ALL MACHINERY IS WELL COVERE WITH GROWTH. LARGE DONKEY IN FRONT OF THE BOILERS WITH A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH IT. RIBS AND PLATING OUTLINE THE VESSEL BUT BOWS NOT DIVED. (A C JACKSON & C A RACEY). NCA. SEP 2017/000002822 3.5.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16; IN 5434.746N, 0047.489W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.76MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS, LENGTH 76.3MTRS, WIDTH 12.2MTRS, HEIGHT 3.28MTRS, ORIENTATION 015/195 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL DEGRADED BUT APPEARS TO HAVE LAIN ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND DW 26.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 34.746 N,0 47.489 W

 

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