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 (51.075983333333, 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. Dorothy j (possibly)
24. Durango
25. Efford
26. Eidsiva (probably)
27. Electra
28. Emma
29. Emma (possibly)
30. Empire lough (probably)
31. Empress of fort william (probably)
32. En avant
33. Enero (probably)
34. Eustratios (probably)
35. Evolution
36. Excellence pleske
37. Express
38. Falcon (probably)
39. Fearless
40. Flachsee
41. Flandres
42. G-asad
43. Grit (probably)
44. Grosser kurfurst
45. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
46. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
47. Halcyon
48. Henry moon
49. Heron
50. Hmhs anglia
51. Hms aragonite (part of)
52. Hms aragonite (part of)
53. Hms aries (possibly)
54. Hms blackwater
55. Hms brazen
56. Hms carlton
57. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
58. Hms city of dundee
59. Hms cleon
60. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
61. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
62. Hms ghurka
63. Hms glen boyne
64. Hms kingston galena
65. Hms lydian
66. Hms marcella
67. Hms myrmidon
68. Hms napia
69. Hms niger (possibly)
70. Hms othello ii
71. Hms peridot
72. Hms rodino
73. Hms torbay ii (probably)
74. Hms tranquil
75. Hms war sepoy
76. Hms waterfly
77. Hms weigelia
78. Hmsm b2
79. Hmt gullfoss
80. Holland
81. Hundvaag
82. Hydaspes (possibly)
83. Ilaro
84. Jacob luckenbach
85. James harrod
86. Jokai
87. Josephine willis
88. Kadru
89. Katharina kolkmann
90. Kielce
91. Kirsten skou
92. La somme (probably)
93. Lacer
94. Lady stella
95. Latona
96. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
97. Le tregor
98. Leicester
99. Leila najia
100. Leo
101. Lighter 83
102. Lizzonia
103. Loanda
104. Lusitania
105. Maloja 1
106. Milbanke (probably)
107. Monarch
108. Morgenster
109. Mrav
110. Murillo
111. Nancy moran
112. Naranco
113. Negrier
114. Newcastle
115. Niki
116. Norman
117. Northfleet
118. Nunima
119. Ocean king (possibly)
120. Ousel (probably)
121. Polgrange
122. Portslade (possibly)
123. Preussen
124. Pulborough
125. River levan
126. Roode zee (possibly)
127. Roseburn
128. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
129. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
130. Saint jean pierre
131. Saint ronan (possibly)
132. Salbya (possibly)
133. Samida
134. Sea serpent
135. Seine
136. Shenandoah
137. Sierra bravia
138. Sir russell
139. Spanish prince
140. St cecilia
141. St claire (possibly)
142. Strathclyde
143. T s webb
144. Teeswood
145. Texaco caribbean (after section)
146. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
147. The queen
148. Tokufuku maru
149. Toward
150. Traquair (probably)
151. Trooper
152. U 8
153. Ub 103 (possibly)
154. Ub 108 (possibly)
155. Ub 109
156. Ub 31 ?
157. Ub 38
158. Ub 55 (probably)
159. Ub 56 (possibly)
160. Ub 58 (possibly)
161. Ub 78
162. Ub-33 (probably)
163. Uc 63
164. Uc 77 (possibly)
165. Unity
166. Vittoria claudia
167. W a scholten
168. Welsh belle
169. Wheatman (possibly)
170. 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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