This is the information page about the shipwreck Sheaf water, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 48.608 N,1 37.19 E (52.795983333333, 1.6965)

 

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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. Aberhill
2. Actuosity (possibly)
3. Afon towy and deerwood (possibly)
4. Alice taylor
5. Alster
6. Alston
7. Artemisia
8. Ayrshire (possibly)
9. Barrhill
10. Bertha
11. Boulderpool (after part)
12. Boulderpool (fwd part)
13. British triumph
14. Camilla weston
15. Cantabria (probably)
16. Cardanel
17. Castle galleon
18. Chevington
19. Clansman (possibly)
20. Corchester
21. Cordene
22. Corduff
23. Corea
24. Courier (probably)
25. Cross sand ltv
26. Daisy (possibly)
27. Dashwood
28. David b summers
29. Duncarron
30. Efos
31. Eikhaug
32. Ems
33. English trader
34. Ethel
35. Ethel radcliffe
36. Friesland
37. Fulgens
38. G and e (possibly)
39. Galatea (possibly)
40. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
41. Gardenia
42. Geneva
43. George fisher
44. Georgia (for'd part)
45. Georgia (stern section)
46. Glen derry (probably)
47. Glynn
48. Hauxley (possibly)
49. Hector gannet
50. Hms agate
51. Hms cantatrice
52. Hms caroline moller
53. Hms cloughton wyke
54. Hms dhoon (probably)
55. Hms dungeness
56. Hms force
57. Hms francolin
58. Hms irvana (part of)
59. Hms kaphreda
60. Hms m a west (probably)
61. Hms nogi
62. Hms speeton (possibly)
63. Hms tettenhall
64. Hms tonbridge
65. Hms tranio
66. Hms vortigern
67. Hms washington (probably)
68. Hms william stephen
69. Hmsm c 11
70. Homefire
71. I t l anna b
72. Ilse
73. Ionian (probably)
74. Jessie maersk
75. Kenton
76. Keymun
77. King egbert
78. La perouse (possibly)
79. Langeli (possibly)
80. Lanterna (probably)
81. Leelite
82. Londoner (probably)
83. Marden
84. Mardyke
85. Marsworth
86. Meriones
87. Minorca
88. Montferland
89. Murdoch (probably)
90. Nordborg (possibly)
91. Norman queen
92. Ole bull
93. Osprey
94. Otter
95. Oxshott (possibly)
96. Pacific (possibly)
97. Pegrix
98. Polaris
99. Prima
100. Regain
101. Robrix
102. Roine
103. Rose marie
104. Roxanna
105. Roy
106. Salvus ii
107. Seagull
108. Seaham
109. Sheaf water
110. Silksworth hall (probably).
111. Sir william stephenson
112. St mark
113. Teddington
114. Thomas m (possibly)
115. Thursonian
116. Tregantle (possibly)
117. Tyneford
118. Upminster
119. Varoy
120. Vigo
121. Viola (possibly)
122. Walkure
123. War valley
124. Welholme (possibly)
125. Whintown (possibly)
126. White swan
127. White swan (possibly)
128. Willowpool
129. Winhill or whinhill
130. Xanthe

 

Name: SHEAF WATER

Length 97.5 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 2730 ton

Cause: torpedoed by german e-boat.

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: H03402/42 9.10.42 H03402/42 FOREMAST SHOWING 37FT, MAINMAST 33FT, FUNNEL 20FT. HEADING 350 DEG. POSN 524833N, 013716E. (FOIC YARMOUTH 9.10.42). INS AS DW.

- NM 2595/42. 27.1.44 27.1.44 INS G CON WK BUOY, GPFL(3)G 10 SEC, 040 DEG 125 YDS FROM WK.

- NM 201/44. 27.7.48 DISPERSED IN 1947. SWEPT CLEAR 24FT, FOUL 26FT. POSN 524839N, 013714E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER 27.7.48) 21.10.50 21.10.50 DRIFT SWEEP AFTER FURTHER DISPERSAL CLEAR 32FT, FOUL 33FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39FT, SEABED 41 FT. POSN 524830N, 013718E USING HSA. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER 14.9.49). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 2FT AND DELETE WK BUOY.

- NM 2059/50. H1270/71 18.11.71 H1270/71 18.11.71 NOT LOCATED WITHIN 1 CABLE OF LISTED POSN. (E GILES, UNDERMARINE OPS LTD, 13.10.71). 14.3.73 14.3.73 AMEND TO SW 9.6MTRS [LAT]. NC 106. H2496/72 26.6.72 H2496/72 26.6.72 SEVERAL SMALL INSIGNIFICANT LUMPS, PRESUMED REMAINS AFTER DISPERSAL, LOCATE DUSING FURTHER SEARCH. NONE MORE THAN 5FT HIGH FROM THE HARD SEABED. (UNDERMARINE OPS 1.6.72). H1952/80 20.1.83 H1952/80 20.1.83 EXAM'D 17.6.82 IN 524835N, 013718E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.2 IN GEN DEPTHS 13 - 14MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR. DCS3 HT 2MTRS, LENGTH 110MTRS, BEAM 25MTRS. LYING 170/350 DEGS. APPARENTLY BROKEN UP. SAND RIDGE CLOSE TO WK HAS SHOALER DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 22). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, NEARBY RIDGE IS SHOALER

Position: 52 48.608 N,1 37.19 E

 

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