This is the information page about the shipwreck Scotia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 27.084 N,2 4.537 E (52.437016666667, 1.7918333333333)

 

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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. Abeona
2. Aduatiek (possibly)
3. Ala
4. Alto (possibly)
5. Astrologer
6. Atle
7. Avonwood
8. Axminster (probably)
9. Barkis
10. Begona no 5
11. Bob read (probably)
12. Boulderpool (after part)
13. Bovey tracy
14. Boy karl
15. British captain
16. Burtonia (possibly)
17. Bygdo (possibly)
18. Castle galleon
19. Cd 14 (probably)
20. City of kobe
21. Claudia (possibly)
22. Cormead
23. Crichtoun
24. Cross sand ltv
25. Db 8 (possibly)
26. Django
27. Dronning maud (possibly)
28. Edernian
29. Edinardue antoinette (possibly)
30. El argentino
31. El dorado
32. Excellenz mehnert
33. Fidelio
34. Firth
35. Frumenton
36. Gannet (possibly)
37. Gasfire
38. Gena
39. Geneva
40. George fisher
41. Gipsy (possibly)
42. Girl linda
43. Glen tilt (possibly)
44. Glynn
45. Grenadier (probably)
46. Groenlo
47. Gulf breaker
48. H h petersen
49. Helena
50. Hms bracklyn (possibly)
51. Hms cantatrice
52. Hms christopher (possibly)
53. Hms condor (probably)
54. Hms dhoon (probably)
55. Hms donside (possibly)
56. Hms evesham (possibly)
57. Hms exmoor
58. Hms fontenoy
59. Hms glen prosen
60. Hms irvana (part of)
61. Hms jessie nutten
62. Hms kaphreda
63. Hms m a west (probably)
64. Hms new comet (possibly)
65. Hms ocean plough (possibly)
66. Hms orthos (probably)
67. Hms pelton (probably)
68. Hms speeton (possibly)
69. Hms tettenhall
70. Hms tonbridge
71. Hms tugela
72. Hmsm d5
73. Hornchurch
74. Impulsion
75. Jamesina
76. Kenneth hawksfield
77. Knitsley (part of)(probably)
78. Knitsley (possibly)
79. Langeli (possibly)
80. Lapwing
81. Lapwing (possibly)
82. Liliane (possibly)
83. Lindisfarne (probably)
84. Lingfield
85. Mardyke
86. Maria rosa
87. Marianne (probably)
88. Mascota (possibly)
89. Mascotte
90. Memento (possibly)
91. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
92. Merchant
93. Mercurius
94. Mirella
95. Mudo
96. Murdoch (probably)
97. Navarra (possibly)
98. Nereus
99. Newhaven (possibly)
100. Nominoe
101. Nordborg (possibly)
102. Novocastrian
103. Oil trader
104. Otis tarda
105. Petshenga (possibly)
106. Philipp m
107. Pluton
108. Quest
109. Regain
110. Ren
111. Reward (possibly)
112. Rhenas (possibly)
113. Rhineland
114. Robin iv
115. Robrix
116. Rochester city
117. Rogate
118. Scimitar
119. Scotia
120. Sea rhine
121. Silksworth hall (probably).
122. Sirdar (part of)(possibly)
123. Skodsburg (possibly)
124. Southford
125. St patrick
126. Stad alkmaar
127. Stanmount
128. Sunniside (probably)
129. Taber park
130. Tergestea
131. Thomas m (possibly)
132. Tidal (possibly)
133. Tregantle (possibly)
134. Tunisiana
135. U 13 (probably)
136. Uc 62 (possibly)
137. Vanguard
138. Viola (possibly)
139. War mehtar
140. War valley
141. Wyetown
142. Yewkyle (possibly)
143. Yewvalley (possibly)
144. Yucca (possibly)

 

Name: SCOTIA

Length 88.7 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 1874 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: sunk by mine, whilst en-route london to tyne.

Year of registration: 1948

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 59 cm

Known since: 1948, last detected: 20170314

Details measurements/cartography: H268/40 6.9.48 SWEPT CLEAR BY OROPESA AT 50FT IN 110FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 58FT. POSN 522703N, 020448E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, AUG'48). INS WK 8FMS 2FT.

- NM 1999/48. H3730/69 1.6.69 EXAM'D IN 522710N, 020439E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 95FT IN GEN DEPTH . SCOUR DEPTH 127FT. SEABED FLAT SAND. (HMS BULLDOG, HI NO.38/68). AMEND TO WK 16FMS. BR STD. 18.3.70 AMEND TO SW 8FMS 2FT IN 522710N, 020439E. NE 1543. H4398/71 16.9.71 EXAM'D IN 522705N, 020431E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.9MTRS IN 34.5MTRS. SCOUR 36MTRS. LIES NE/SW & COVERS AN AREA OF 300 X 200FT. (HMS EGERIA, 24.6.71). AMEND TO WK 13FMS IN 520705N, 020431E. BR STD. 9.2.72 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 82FT. BRIDGE HIGHEST POINT, 12FT HIGHER THAN REST OF WK. UPRIGHT IN SOUND CONDITION. SEABED FLAT SAND WITH SCOUR. FROM DIMENSIONS PROBABLY SCOTIA. (UNDERMARINE OPS, 1972). 5.4.72 AMEND TO WK 24MTRS. NC 1543. 22.11.72 SHOWN IN 522706N, 020442E [EUR] ON NETH FISHERIES 1954 [REC'D 7.11.72] H4004/73 11.9.73 EXAM'D IN 522707N, 020432E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 20.1, FOUL 20.5MTRS. GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. SCOUR 38.3MTRS. LARGE WK, LYING E/W, APPROX 95MTRS LONG. SCOURS BETWEEN 0.6-3.3MTRS ON BOTH N & S SIDES OF WK. METAL BULKHEADS & DECK IN FAIRLY SOUND CONDITION. LINES & NETS SNAGGED ON WK. UNABLE TO DETERMINE DIMENSIONS. (HMS EGERIA). AMEND TO SW 20.0MTRS.

- NM 1846/73. HH090/616/01 15.12.94 EXAM'D 4.7.94 IN 522703.11N, 020438.74E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 23.3. FOUL 23.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.2 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 6.0MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS. LIES 066/246 DEGS. UPRIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTACT. SOME UPPER DECK DETAIL VISIBLE ON DCS3 RECORD. (GARDLINE, HI 616). HH100/351/12 18.2.97 WK IS UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED. STANDS ABOUT 8MTRS HIGH. MOST OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED BUT THE HULL IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND SHOWS NO SIGN OF COLLAPSING. (B HICKINBOTTOM). 18.2.08 DCS3 IMAGE ATTACHED. (E-MAIL DTD 15.2.08, FM EMU LTD). SEP 2017/000067039 7.8.17 EXAM'D 14.3.17: IN 5227.084N, 0204.537E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 25.79MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS, LENGTH 88.6.MTRS, WIDTH 23.2MTRS, HEIGHT 8.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 059/239 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 244.9MTRS, 4MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 021 DEGS. WRECK IS A LARGELY INTACT CONTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1516). AMEND DW 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 27.084 N,2 4.537 E

 

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