Wreck: Southford (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Southford, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 18.458 N,1 48.476 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: SOUTHFORD

Length 65.9 meter, width: 9.5 meter, draught: 4.1, tonnage 963 ton
Load: coke

Cause: Ex-sinbad. built in 1883 by campbell mackintosh & bowstead, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by ford shipping co ltd. one boiler, compound expansion engine of 99hp, single shaft. passage the tyne for boulogne. cargo 1010 tons coke. struck a mine laid by uc-10.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 26 meter, Height above seabed: 9 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20161212

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 7 MILES SSE OF SOUTHWOLD. (LLOYDS). IN 521800N, 014710E, APPROX. H4282/26 14.10.26 INS AS NDW (PA) (1916) IN 521800N, 014710E. 22.9.41 AMEND TO NDW. H4167/59 1.6.60 INS AS DWPA. NC 1543. H3273/61 9.11.61 EXAM'D 18.9.61 IN 521824N, 014834E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 53, FOUL AT 56FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 67 IN GEN DEPTH 85 - 88FT. SCOUR 4FT DEEP. (HMS SCOTT, HI 2/61). AMEND TO SW 8FMS 5FT. BR STD. H909/60 17.5.60 LEAST E/S DEPTH 77 IN GEN DEPTH 87FT. GOOD SONAR AT 1300 YDS RANGE. (HMS MYRMIDON, 23.9.65). 9.2.72 WK LIES UPSIDE DOWN. HAS LITTLE DAMAGE TO HULL. LEAST DEPTH 75FT. (AUTH'Y NOT KNOWN). 31.7.74 AMEND TO SW 16.2MTRS [LAT]. NC 1543. HH090/564/01 21.1.93 EXAM'D 18.10.92 IN 521826.1N, 014834.4E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 20.2, FOUL AT 20.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.2 IN GEN DEPTH 25.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.2MTRS. LENGTH ABOUT 75MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. APPARENTLY INTACT. LYING 005/185 DEG. (NP 1016, HI 564).

- NM 516/93. SEP 2017/000091759 23.8.17 EXAM'D 12.12.16; IN 5218.458N, 0148.476E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.23MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS, LENGTH 62.1MTRS, WIDTH 14.1MTRS, HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 009/189 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 18.98MTRS, 2.17MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 030 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 20.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 18.458 N,1 48.476 E

 

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