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 (52.4370167, 1.7918333)

 

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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. Boulderpool (after part)
12. Bovey tracy
13. Boy karl
14. British captain
15. Burtonia (possibly)
16. Bygdo (possibly)
17. Castle galleon
18. Cd 14 (probably)
19. City of kobe
20. Claudia (possibly)
21. Cormead
22. Crichtoun
23. Cross sand ltv
24. Django
25. Dronning maud (possibly)
26. Edernian
27. Edinardue antoinette (possibly)
28. El argentino
29. El dorado
30. Excellenz mehnert
31. Fidelio
32. Firth
33. Frumenton
34. Gannet (possibly)
35. Gasfire
36. Gena
37. Geneva
38. George fisher
39. Gipsy (possibly)
40. Girl linda
41. Glen tilt (possibly)
42. Glynn
43. Grenadier (probably)
44. Groenlo
45. Gulf breaker
46. H h petersen
47. Helena
48. Hms bracklyn (possibly)
49. Hms christopher (possibly)
50. Hms condor (probably)
51. Hms dhoon (probably)
52. Hms donside (possibly)
53. Hms evesham (possibly)
54. Hms exmoor
55. Hms fontenoy
56. Hms glen prosen
57. Hms irvana (part of)
58. Hms jessie nutten
59. Hms kaphreda
60. Hms m a west (probably)
61. Hms new comet (possibly)
62. Hms ocean plough (possibly)
63. Hms orthos (probably)
64. Hms pelton (probably)
65. Hms speeton (possibly)
66. Hms tettenhall
67. Hms tonbridge
68. Hms tugela
69. Hmsm d5
70. Hornchurch
71. Impulsion
72. Jamesina
73. Kenneth hawksfield
74. Knitsley (part of)(probably)
75. Knitsley (possibly)
76. Langeli (possibly)
77. Lapwing
78. Liliane (possibly)
79. Lindisfarne (probably)
80. Lingfield
81. Mardyke
82. Maria rosa
83. Marianne (probably)
84. Mascota (possibly)
85. Mascotte
86. Memento (possibly)
87. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
88. Merchant
89. Mercurius
90. Mirella
91. Mudo
92. Murdoch (probably)
93. Navarra (possibly)
94. Nereus
95. Newhaven (possibly)
96. Nominoe
97. Nordborg (possibly)
98. Novocastrian
99. Oil trader
100. Otis tarda
101. Petshenga (possibly)
102. Philipp m
103. Pluton
104. Quest
105. Regain
106. Ren
107. Reward (possibly)
108. Rhenas (possibly)
109. Rhineland
110. Robin iv
111. Robrix
112. Rochester city
113. Rogate
114. Scimitar
115. Scotia
116. Sea rhine
117. Silksworth hall (probably).
118. Sirdar (part of)(possibly)
119. Skodsburg (possibly)
120. Southford
121. St patrick
122. Stad alkmaar
123. Stanmount
124. Sunniside (probably)
125. Taber park
126. Tergestea
127. Thomas m (possibly)
128. Tidal (possibly)
129. Tregantle (possibly)
130. U 13 (probably)
131. Vanguard
132. Viola (possibly)
133. War mehtar
134. War valley
135. Wyetown
136. Yewkyle (possibly)
137. Yewvalley (possibly)
138. 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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