This is the information page about the shipwreck Sir russell, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 57.28 N,1 9.592 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Africa
4. Alcantara
5. Alice
6. Amplegarth
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Argo
9. Atlantic (possibly)
10. Australier (probably)
11. Avoca
12. Bobby
13. Brandenburg
14. Cabo espartel
15. Ceta (stern section)
16. Charente
17. Christianssund
18. City of dresden (possibly)
19. Constanzia
20. Corhaven
21. De fontaine
22. Dinard
23. Durango
24. Efford
25. Eidsiva (probably)
26. Electra
27. Emma
28. Emma (possibly)
29. Empire lough (probably)
30. Empress of fort william (probably)
31. En avant
32. Enero (probably)
33. Eustratios (probably)
34. Evolution
35. Excellence pleske
36. Express
37. Falcon (probably)
38. Fearless
39. Flachsee
40. Flandres
41. G-asad
42. Grit (probably)
43. Grosser kurfurst
44. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
45. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
46. Halcyon
47. Henry moon
48. Heron
49. Hmhs anglia
50. Hms aragonite (part of)
51. Hms aries (possibly)
52. Hms blackwater
53. Hms brazen
54. Hms carlton
55. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
56. Hms city of dundee
57. Hms cleon
58. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
59. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
60. Hms ghurka
61. Hms glen boyne
62. Hms kingston galena
63. Hms lydian
64. Hms marcella
65. Hms myrmidon
66. Hms napia
67. Hms niger (possibly)
68. Hms othello ii
69. Hms peridot
70. Hms rodino
71. Hms torbay ii (probably)
72. Hms tranquil
73. Hms war sepoy
74. Hms waterfly
75. Hms weigelia
76. Hmsm b2
77. Hmt gullfoss
78. Holland
79. Hundvaag
80. Hydaspes (possibly)
81. Ilaro
82. Jacob luckenbach
83. James harrod
84. Jokai
85. Josephine willis
86. Kadru
87. Katharina kolkmann
88. Kielce
89. Kirsten skou
90. La somme (probably)
91. Lacer
92. Lady stella
93. Latona
94. Le tregor
95. Leicester
96. Leila najia
97. Leo
98. Lizzonia
99. Loanda
100. Lusitania
101. Maloja 1
102. Milbanke (probably)
103. Monarch
104. Morgenster
105. Mrav
106. Murillo
107. Nancy moran
108. Naranco
109. Negrier
110. Newcastle
111. Niki
112. Norman
113. Northfleet
114. Nunima
115. Ousel (probably)
116. Polgrange
117. Portslade (possibly)
118. Preussen
119. Pulborough
120. River levan
121. Roode zee (possibly)
122. Roseburn
123. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
124. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
125. Saint jean pierre
126. Saint ronan (possibly)
127. Salbya (possibly)
128. Samida
129. Sea serpent
130. Seine
131. Shenandoah
132. Sierra bravia
133. Sir russell
134. St cecilia
135. Strathclyde
136. T s webb
137. Teeswood
138. Texaco caribbean (after section)
139. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
140. The queen
141. Tokufuku maru
142. Toward
143. Traquair (probably)
144. Trooper
145. U 8
146. Ub 103 (possibly)
147. Ub 108 (possibly)
148. Ub 109
149. Ub 31 ?
150. Ub 38
151. Ub 55 (probably)
152. Ub 56 (possibly)
153. Ub 58 (possibly)
154. Ub 78
155. Ub-33 (probably)
156. Uc 63
157. Uc 77 (possibly)
158. Unity
159. Vittoria claudia
160. W a scholten
161. Welsh belle
162. Wheatman (possibly)
163. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: SIR RUSSELL

Length 74.4 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1548 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Torpedoed by e boat en route from wear to southampton. (ll ww2 & ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 104 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 20160725

Details measurements/cartography: H02777/41 28.8.43 SUNK NEAR PORTSLADE IN 505700N, 010900E. (V A DOVER). NCA. H5824/61 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 70FT. (HMS SCOTT, 10.5.60). CHART AS NDW. H02777/41 15.11.61 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR 62FT. SCOUR 111FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 77FT IN GEN DEPTH 101FT. (HMS SCOTT, 20.4.61). AMEND TO SW 10FMS 2FT. H4418/70 29.10.71 AMEND TO SW 18.8MTRS. NC 1892. H6738/68 1.3.72 IDENTIFIED AS 'LIZZONIA' AND NOT 'SIR RUSSELL'. [SEE WRECK [21125] IN 505820N, 010801E]. (FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO). FIRST SURVEYED BY HMS SCOTT IN 1960 BEFORE 'LIZZONIA' SANK, SO THIS PROBABLY WRONG. H4199/78 5.10.78 LOCATED 21.9.77 IN 505715N, 010942E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 32-33MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.1MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS. LYING 100/280DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 25MTRS IN REVISED POSN.. HH242/400/08 16.9.96 LOCATED IN 505716.8N, 010934.7E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 711, HN DTD 22.8.96). AMEND TO SW 23.0MTRS IN 505714.7N, 010940.8E [OGB].

- NM 3506/96. HH090/711/01 30.1.97 EXAM'D 3.8.96 IN 505716N, 010935E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.3, FOUL AT 23.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.6 IN GEN DEPTH 30.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 100/280DEGS. IN ONE PIECE, NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 711). NFA. SEP 2016/000091764 19.04.17 EXAM'D 25.07.16; IN 5057.280N, 0109.592E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 23.78MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS, LENGTH 45.3MTRS, WIDTH 9.5MTRS, HEIGHT 5.4MTRS, ORIENTATION 104/284 DEGS. WRECK IS LARGELY INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND DW 23.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 57.28 N,1 9.592 E

 

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