This is the information page about the shipwreck Spearfish, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 22.622 N,0 55.638 W (50.0916, -1.1892)

 

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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. Afon dulais
2. Albert
3. Algiers
4. Angry fish
5. Asger ryg
6. Augustenburg
7. Axwell
8. Barbara (possibly)
9. Basil-2
10. Bettann (bow section)
11. Bettann (stern section)
12. British commerce
13. Camberwell
14. Cambrian princess (probably)
15. Camswan
16. Carbineer
17. Coral
18. Cuba
19. Donegal (possibly)
20. Elford
21. Empress queen
22. Faith
23. Fallodon
24. Fort yale
25. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
26. Gartland
27. Gascony
28. Gerarda
29. Germa geisha
30. Gorizont
31. Grip fast
32. Harry sharman
33. Hauler
34. Hedwig lunstedt
35. Highland brigade
36. Highland corrie
37. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
38. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
39. Hmcs alberni
40. Hms apley (possibly)
41. Hms boxer
42. Hms evadne (possibly)
43. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
44. Hms loyalty
45. Hms p12 (stern section).
46. Hms prince leopold
47. Hms sapper
48. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
49. Hooness
50. Implacable
51. Inger
52. Isleworth
53. Kurland
54. Lct 757 (possibly)
55. Leon
56. Lightfoot (possibly)
57. Lola (possibly)
58. Lowmount
59. Luis
60. Maid of orleans
61. Meandros (possibly)
62. Minerva (possibly)
63. Olivine
64. Orminster
65. Plm 4 (possibly)
66. Polandia (possibly)
67. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
68. Ringen
69. Saint enogat
70. Sines (possibly)
71. Spearfish
72. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
73. Teelin head
74. U 1195
75. U 153 (possibly)
76. U 90
77. Ub 81
78. Uss osprey
79. Val de saire
80. Vigda
81. Wapello
82. Whale unit 552 (possibly)
83. Wyndhurst

 

Name: SPEARFISH

Length 28.7 meter, width: 6.4 meter, tonnage 143 ton

Cause: built in 1957. oil engine, single shaft. converted from a side-trawler. struck leg of self-elevating drilling rig penrod 85. was holed and in sinking condition. later sunk by hms tartar by gunfire as considered to have been a danger to other shipping. (ll & fo portsmouth).

Year of registration: 1983

Water depth above wreck: 56 meter, Height above seabed: 164 cm

Known since: 1983, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H2595/80 12.7.83 WK LOCATED 1.7.83 BY THV 'STELLA' IN 502236N, 005536W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41.15 IN GEN DEPTH 56.95MTRS [LAT]. SONAR INDICATES WK APPARENTLY LYING ON HER KEEL (?UPRIGHT), BUT HEADING IS UNCERTAIN. NOT CONSIDERED A DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (TH HARWICH, TELEX 1.7.83). CHART AS WK 41MTRS. BR STD. H3898/82 3.11.83 WK 35.0MTRS IN 502230N, 005536W [EUR]. (FR NM 83 40 20). NCA. HH090/952/01 3.11.03 EXAM'D 7.6.03 IN 5022.622N, 0055.638W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51.8 IN GEN DEPTH 56-58MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 164/344 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 952) INTACT AND UPRIGHT. AMEND TO WK 51MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT

Position: 50 22.622 N,0 55.638 W

 

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