This is the information page about the shipwreck Seaford, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 29.296 N,0 24.853 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: SEAFORD
Length 80.1 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 997 ton
Cause: Built in 1894 by w denny & bros ltd. owned at time of loss by the london, brighton and south coast railway. two triple expansion engines, twin shaft. passage newhaven for dieppe. collided with french ferry ss lyon in smooth seas and dense fog. hit on the port side and sank in 40 minutes. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1975
Water depth above wreck: 42 meter, Height above seabed: 92 cm
Known since: 1975, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: H4959/73 9.4.75 EXAM'D 13.9.74 IN 502918N, 002456E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38.7 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 55/74). ACCEPT SONAR HT. CHART AS WK 36MTRS.
- NM 531/75. H4121/76 3.8.76 SWEPT 2.6.76, CLEAR AT 36.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.2 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). AMEND TO SW 36MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/07 23.7.93 IDENTIFIED AS TWIN SCREW SS 'SEAFORD'. DINNER PLATES AND DISHES BEARING OWNER'S CREST - LONDON, BRIGHTON AND SOUTH COAST RAILWAY CO - RECOVERED BY DIVERS JUNE 1993. (I WARREN, 6.7.93). NCA. HH100/351/10 8.11.95 WK POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE 'SEAFORD' BY HER BELL. (S HOWLAND, 2.11.95). NCA. 17.4.14 EXAM'D 28.11.13 IN 5029.296N, 0024.853 [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 35.97 IN GEN DEPTH 42.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 6.2MTRS. LIES 092/292 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1442). INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS W. FWD AND AFT HOLD AREAS COLLAPSED. SAND PLUME EXTENDS E. AMEND WK 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS W, FOR/AFT HOLD AREAS COLLAPSED
Position: 50 29.296 N,0 24.853 E