This is the information page about the shipwreck Serrana (bow section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.62 N,1 36.166 W (50.633333333333, -1.4166666666667)

 

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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. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Ajax
3. Albatros
4. Albert c field (probably)
5. Algerian
6. Ashanti (possibly)
7. Azemmour
8. Baron garioch
9. Betsy anna
10. Bobbyb
11. Borgny
12. Braat ii
13. Braedale (probably)
14. Brestois
15. Britannia (probably)
16. Campen
17. Carbon
18. Castle crag
19. Ceres (possibly)
20. Clan macvey
21. Clarinda
22. Cleddy (probably)
23. Coquetdale (probably)
24. Cuba
25. Dulce t
26. Empire crusader
27. Ernest lagouve
28. Espagne
29. Everleigh
30. Excelsior (possibly)
31. Fenna (probably)
32. Fluent
33. Hartley (possibly)
34. Hms acheron (bow section)
35. Hms acheron (stern section)
36. Hms albion ii
37. Hms assurance
38. Hms crestflower
39. Hms eleanor (probably)
40. Hms john mitchell
41. Hms listrac (probably)
42. Hms michael clements
43. Hms new dawn
44. Hms pomone
45. Hms sargasso
46. Hms warwick deeping
47. Hms waterlily
48. Hmsm swordfish
49. Hmsm upstart
50. Iduna
51. Indutionmare
52. Irex
53. Island mist
54. Jgena (possibly)
55. Joannis millas
56. Juno
57. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
58. Lct 809
59. Lcvp 120
60. Leny (possibly)
61. Londonier
62. Luciston
63. Margaret smith
64. Mechanician
65. Mendi
66. Michelle
67. Millmer
68. Minca 35
69. Molina
70. Myrtlegrove (probably)
71. Neath (possibly)
72. Neree (possibly)
73. Nichola (probably)
74. Nw68
75. Nw96
76. Oriflamme
77. Pool fisher
78. Redesmere
79. Reindeer
80. Rosehill (probably)
81. Sally jane
82. Serrana (bow section)
83. Serrana (stern part)
84. Sheer grace
85. Simla
86. Spyros (possibly)
87. Start
88. Teamwork
89. Terlings
90. Tweed
91. U 480
92. Vari solo sailor
93. Varvassi
94. Venezuela
95. Venus
96. Volkerak
97. War knight
98. Westville
99. Witte zee
100. Woodham

 

Name: SERRANA (BOW SECTION)

Length 107.6 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 3677 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: vessel, built in 1905 by j redhead & sons & owned at the time of loss by scrutton & sons, was torpedoed & sunk by german s/m ub 35 when 10m w of s catherines point whilst en route from london to w. indies. eventually sank on the bridge of needles in two halves. 5 lives lost, the captain was among the survivors. (ww1sl, dods & der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter

Known since: 1976, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: H1720/65 7.9.76 BOWS AND HOLDS OF LARGE STEAM VESSEL LOCATED IN 503938N, 013606W [OGB]. HT ABOVE SEABED MOSTLY 5 TO 8FT, BUT PARTS RISING TO 12FT, IN GEN DEPTHS 30-35FT [NOT REDUCED]. THOUGHT TO BE WW1 WK FROM CONDITION AND PROBABLY BOWS OF SERRANA. LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER & FIXED BY SEXTANT. ALSO TRANSIT RH SIDE OF NEEDLES LTHO WITH PEAK OF NEEDLES. DIFFICULT TO LOCATE WITH E/S. (M WALSH, 2.9.76). H1720/65 23.9.76 INS DW PA IN 503936N, 013606W [OGB].

- NM 1951(T)/76. H1288/76/327 4.10.76 BOW OF SERRANA REPD IN 503937N, 013554W. (M R HARKNETT, 24.8.76). H1720/65 12.9.78 LOCATED IN 503937N, 013606W [OGB]. DEPTH 40FT. DIFFICULT ROCKY AREA FOR E/S. MAX HT 15FT. A PIECE OF GIRDER WHICH STANDS VERTICAL NEAR BOWS. HOLDS VERY SILTED & CARGO APPEARS TO BE BRICKS, RAILWAY LINES & WAGON WHEELS. (M WALSH 20.8.78).H1720/65 6.11.78 INS WK 7.6MTRS IN 503937N, 013606W [OGB]. NM 1951(T)/76 CANCELLED. BR STD. H2356/84 21.9.87 EXAM'D 30.7.86 IN 503935N, 013605.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 4.8 IN GEN DEPTH 8.1 TO 8.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES ON ROCKY LEDGE AND IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE DUE TO OVERFALLS. BEST EXAM'D AT SLACK WATER. RUNNING TRANSIT RIGHT SIDE NEEDLES LT HO WITH PEAK OF THE NEEDLES. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 266).

- NM 2859/87. H3846/86 17.10.88 EXAM'D 28.4.88 IN 503935N, 013604W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.2 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. NO SCOUR. NOT DETECTED ON SONAR. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 365). HH090/699/01 7.11.97 NOT LOCATED IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN. (NP 1016, HI 699). NCA. HH090/858/01 7.9.99 EXAM'D 12.8.99 IN 5039.620N, 0136.166W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 5.2, FOUL 5.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.5 IN GEN DEPTH 9MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 DIMENSIONS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DIFFICULT TO LOCATE WITH DCS3 AND E/S. VERY NARROW E/S RETURN FOUND CLOSE TO THE LISTED POSN WHICH SUPPORTS THE PREVIOUS REPORT OF A GIRDER STANDING CLOSE TO THE BOWS. (NP 1016, HI 858). AMEND TO SW 5.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: See Also: 19061

Position: 50 39.62 N,1 36.166 W

 

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