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 (54.715416666667, -1.0363666666667)

 

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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. Cranford (possibly)
21. Creteblock
22. Crimdon (possibly)
23. Dayspring (probably)
24. Defiant
25. Dimitris
26. Disperser
27. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
28. Earl percy
29. Elemore
30. Ellida (probably)
31. Fervent
32. Garthwaite
33. Gothia
34. Gwalia (possibly)
35. Harraton
36. Hartley
37. Helene
38. Hendrika
39. Hercules
40. Hms desire (possibly)
41. Hms dromio
42. Hms fairplay 2
43. Hms loch naver
44. Hms locheil
45. Hms lord ridley
46. Hms ruthin castle
47. Hurstwood
48. John miles
49. Kilkis (possibly)
50. King james (possibly)
51. Lampada (probably)
52. Lanthorn
53. London
54. Lucy
55. Marchioness of londonderry
56. Marie stuart
57. Merrie islington
58. Montauban
59. Moorlands
60. Moorwood (possibly)
61. Ocean
62. Onslow
63. Pandora
64. Pathfinder
65. Patria
66. Paul
67. Pitwines (probably)
68. Polanna
69. Polruan
70. Quaggy (probably)
71. Ravnanger (probably)
72. Rosella (probably)
73. Rutil
74. Schaldis (possibly)
75. Skane
76. Stangate
77. Stora-korsnas-link i
78. Suavity
79. Talisman (possibly)
80. Tatiana (possibly)
81. Teesdale (possibly)
82. Ub 30
83. Uc 70
84. Wayside flower
85. Winga
86. Winga (possibly)

 

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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