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 (54.3460667, -0.1270833)

 

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