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 (52.7959833, 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. Barrhill
9. Bertha
10. Boulderpool (after part)
11. Boulderpool (fwd part)
12. British triumph
13. Camilla weston
14. Cantabria (probably)
15. Cardanel
16. Castle galleon
17. Chevington
18. Clansman (possibly)
19. Corchester
20. Cordene
21. Corduff
22. Courier (probably)
23. Cross sand ltv
24. Dashwood
25. David b summers
26. Duncarron
27. Efos
28. Eikhaug
29. Ems
30. English trader
31. Ethel
32. Ethel radcliffe
33. Friesland
34. Fulgens
35. Galatea (possibly)
36. Gallois and oxshott (possibly)
37. Gardenia
38. Geneva
39. George fisher
40. Georgia (for'd part)
41. Georgia (stern section)
42. Glen derry (probably)
43. Glynn
44. Hauxley (possibly)
45. Hector gannet
46. Hms agate
47. Hms caroline moller
48. Hms cloughton wyke
49. Hms dhoon (probably)
50. Hms dungeness
51. Hms force
52. Hms francolin
53. Hms irvana (part of)
54. Hms kaphreda
55. Hms m a west (probably)
56. Hms speeton (possibly)
57. Hms tettenhall
58. Hms tonbridge
59. Hms tranio
60. Hms vortigern
61. Hms washington (probably)
62. Hms william stephen
63. Hmsm c 11
64. Homefire
65. I t l anna b
66. Ilse
67. Ionian (probably)
68. Jessie maersk
69. Kenton
70. Keymun
71. King egbert
72. La perouse (possibly)
73. Langeli (possibly)
74. Lanterna (probably)
75. Leelite
76. Londoner (probably)
77. Marden
78. Mardyke
79. Marsworth
80. Minorca
81. Montferland
82. Murdoch (probably)
83. Nordborg (possibly)
84. Norman queen
85. Ole bull
86. Osprey
87. Otter
88. Oxshott (possibly)
89. Pacific (possibly)
90. Pegrix
91. Polaris
92. Prima
93. Regain
94. Robrix
95. Roine
96. Rose marie
97. Roxanna
98. Roy
99. Salvus ii
100. Seagull
101. Seaham
102. Sheaf water
103. Silksworth hall (probably).
104. St mark
105. Teddington
106. Thomas m (possibly)
107. Thursonian
108. Tregantle (possibly)
109. Tyneford
110. Upminster
111. Varoy
112. Viola (possibly)
113. Walkure
114. War valley
115. Welholme (possibly)
116. Whintown (possibly)
117. White swan
118. White swan (possibly)
119. Willowpool
120. Winhill or whinhill
121. 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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