This is the information page about the shipwreck Schieland, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 17.762 N,1 0.428 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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.

 

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10. Blackburn
11. Burgos
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14. Chelsea (possibly)
15. Chevychase
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21. Fireglow
22. Fittonia (possibly)
23. Flashlight (probably)
24. Francois trixier
25. George royle
26. Giorgio ohlsen
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28. Heathfield
29. Hms arley
30. Hms cap d'antifer
31. Hms cape spartel (probably)
32. Hms cobra
33. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
34. Hms kylemore
35. Hms pintail
36. Hms queenworth
37. Hms solomon
38. Hms st donats
39. Hmsm umpire
40. La combattante (stern section)
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42. London
43. Mirabel
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46. Ottar jarl
47. P.l.m. 25
48. Pacific
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54. Schieland
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58. Sverre (possibly)
59. Trajan
60. Traviata (possibly)
61. Trignac (possibly)
62. Victoria
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64. Welsh prince
65. Western mist (possibly)
66. Westland
67. William balls (probably)
68. Wimbledon
69. Zephyr
70. Zor

 

Name: SCHIELAND

Length 83.2 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 2249 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built by a f smulders, schiedam. owned at time of loss by scheepvaart en steenkolen maats. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 212hp. passage blyth for london. cargo coal. foundered after being attacked by german aircraft.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 113 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20160714

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 531736N, 010036E. LATER DISPERSED. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). H2246/41 2.8.41 EXAM'D 531740N, 010039E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27 IN GEN DEPTH 66FT. LIES 094/274 DEG. (HMS FRANKLIN, 3.7.41). INS AS DW.

- NM 1814/41. H2246/41 2.8.41 INS G CON, GPFL(3) G 10S, 057 DEG, 0.5C FROM WK. - TFNM 1824/41. H2246/41 7.11.41 INS BUOY. - FNM 2614/41. H2246/41 20.3.43 AMEND TO WK 3FMS 2FT.

- NM 543/43. H2246/41 6.1.50 EXAM'D FOLLOWING DISPERSAL IN 531740N, 010039E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 65 IN GEN DEPTH 66FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1949). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 27/50. H332/62 4.2.63 NOT FOUND. (HMS SCOTT, 1962). NCA. 26.11.74 AMEND TO WK 13.7MTRS [LAT]. NC 108. HH090/593/01 10.1.94 EXAM'D 16.8.93 IN 531744.1N, 010032.4E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.3, FOUL AT 16.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.2 IN GEN DEPTH 19.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 22.3MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.6MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, BREADTH 30MTRS. BROKEN WRECKAGE LYING 105/285 DEG ON EDGE OF SMALL SCARP. ACCEPT SWEPT DEPTH. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). AMEND TO SW 16.3MTRS. BR STD. SEP2016/000091757 5.5.17 EXAM'D 14.7.16 IN 5317.762N, 0100.428E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.42MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 91.2MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 113/293 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 40MTRS, DEPTH 0.9MTRS, TOWARD 320 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN UP. (GARDLINE, HI 1492). AMEND DW 16.4MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 17.762 N,1 0.428 E

 

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