This is the information page about the shipwreck Sir francis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 22.592 N,0 23.964 W (54.346066666667, -0.12708333333333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Angelo rose
7. Ard aidhm
8. Ardens (probably)
9. Ardgantoch
10. Athos
11. Aucuba (possibly)
12. Audax
13. Avance (probably)
14. Balfron (probably)
15. Ballater
16. Ballogie
17. Battersea
18. Beaumanoir (probably)
19. Black prince (possibly)
20. Bonhomme richard
21. Botha (possibly)
22. Brentwood
23. Bur
24. Cap palos (part of)
25. Castleford (probably)
26. Commercial
27. Constantia
28. Corsican prince
29. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
30. Creteblock
31. Crimdon (possibly)
32. Defiant
33. Deptford
34. Disperser
35. Doris burton (probably)
36. Eaglescliffe (probably)
37. Eli
38. Ellida (probably)
39. Erich lea
40. Ferruccio
41. Florence (possibly)
42. Florentia
43. Fred everard
44. G.3
45. Garthwaite
46. Gem (bow section)
47. Gem (stern section)
48. Gimle
49. Girl ita
50. Glamorganbrook
51. Glengarry (probably)
52. Glow (part of) (possibly)
53. Glow (part of) (possibly)
54. Greltoria (probably)
55. Gwalia (possibly)
56. Hannah
57. Harrow (probably)
58. Hercules
59. Hercules
60. Highgate
61. Hms akranes
62. Hms banyers
63. Hms desire (possibly)
64. Hms desire (possibly)
65. Hms dromio
66. Hms garmo (probably)
67. Hms locheil
68. Hms lord ridley
69. Hms swallow
70. Hms thalia
71. Hornsund (probably)
72. Houghton
73. Hurstwood
74. Jane
75. Jerv
76. Lady ann
77. Lady helen
78. Lampada (probably)
79. Lanthorn
80. Leander
81. Leersum (probably)
82. Lerwick (probably)
83. Linaria (probably)
84. Lindum
85. London
86. Lowtyne (possibly)
87. Lucy
88. M c holm
89. Madame renee
90. Manx queen
91. Marchioness of londonderry
92. Marie stuart
93. Martina
94. Melanie (probably)
95. Membland (possibly)
96. Merrie islington
97. Modemi (possibly)
98. Mongolian
99. Moorlands
100. Norenda (possibly)
101. Norhilda
102. Novillo
103. Oakwell
104. Onslow
105. Pandora
106. Paul
107. Phare (probably)
108. Philander (probably)
109. Polanna
110. Polruan
111. Potomac
112. Princess olga (possibly)
113. Quaggy (probably)
114. Rikard nordraak
115. Rosa
116. Runswick
117. Rutil
118. Saint ninian
119. Sapphire (probably)
120. Sarah thinnesen
121. Scotia
122. Seistan
123. Serenity
124. Sir francis
125. Sirajah
126. Sixty-six
127. Skane
128. Sna ii
129. Southborough
130. Springhill
131. Sumus (probably)
132. Suntrap (probably)
133. Tangistan
134. Taurus (probably)
135. Trelyon
136. Trongate
137. Ub 30
138. Ub 41
139. Ub 75
140. Uc 70
141. Vaaren
142. Vaaren (possibly)
143. Victo (bow section)
144. Victo (stern section)
145. Victoria (probably)
146. Wallsend
147. Westowrie
148. Woodstock (bow section)
149. Woodstock (stern section)
150. Zeepaard

 

Name: SIR FRANCIS

Length 85.3 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1991 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1910 by s p austin & son, sunderland, with 3 cylinder triple expansion engines of 208 nhp, 2 boilers, single shaft. machinery by g clark ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by cory colliers. passage london for the tyne. torpedoed and sunk by german submarine ub 21. 10 of 22 crew lost. (ww1sl).

Year of registration: 1926

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 314 cm

Known since: 1926, last detected: 20160219

Details measurements/cartography: H3752/26 11.6.26 INS NDW PA (1918) [POSN NOT GIVEN]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).ON 1191. 21.6.72 AMEND TO NDW PA. NC 129. 29.11.74 AMEND TO WK USC PA 20MTRS. NC 129. H1310/84/22 1.8.84 WK DIVED IN 542227N, 002348W. POSN BY RADAR. STANDS 4MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS [HWS]. (P J LASSEY, 19.7.84). AMEND TO WK PA 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/06 24.2.93 WK, KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'PUNCH UP', LOCATED IN 542235.5N, 002351W USING GPS. (A C JACKSON, 9.2.93). PRESUMABLY THIS WK. AMEND TO WK 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/730/01 14.11.97 NOT SURVEYED. LIES INSIDE FISHING AREA EXCLUSION ZONE. (GARDLINE, HI 730). NCA. 31.3.09 IDENTIFIED AS SIR FRANCIS BY BUILDERS MAKERS PLATE, OWNERS NAME ON NAVIGATION LAMPS, CORY CROCKERY, MACHINERY AND LENGTH. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL 27.3.09) NCA. SEP 2016/000007250 13.06.16 EXAM'D 19.02.16 IN 5422.592N, 0023.964W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. LENGTH 89.8MTRS, WIDTH 19.2MTRS, HT 7.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 300/120. SCOUR LENGTH 29.7MTRS, 1.4MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 300 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, NOT INTACT, PARTIALLY BURIED. (EGS, HI 1472). AMEND NDW 31MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wreck partially buried

Position: 54 22.592 N,0 23.964 W

 

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