This is the information page about the shipwreck Spekulation, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 55.008 N,0 14.89 E (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Acacia
2. Accord
3. Adams beck (probably)
4. Adc 527 (possibly)
5. Adelaide (possibly)
6. Adine (probably)
7. Afrique
8. Agba
9. Ailsa
10. Alamance (probably)
11. Albia (probably)
12. Alcedo
13. Alzira
14. Anboto mendi (possibly)
15. Andrea
16. Annagher
17. Annapolis
18. Ardgantoch
19. Ardglass
20. Argyle (possibly)
21. Atlas (possibly)
22. Atwing (possibly)
23. Aty (possibly)
24. Audax
25. Auriga
26. Aurora
27. Azira
28. Azure
29. Balzac
30. Baron glamis (probably)
31. Bellatrix
32. Ben aden
33. Ben-may
34. Benvorlich
35. Berbice
36. Berwick (possibly)
37. Betsey / bessy
38. Black diamond
39. Blairhall
40. Blairlogie
41. Blue dawn
42. Bonvilston
43. Boy anthony ii
44. Boy bailey
45. Boy john r
46. Braconash (possibly)
47. Bradfyne
48. British officer (after part)
49. Buffalo (possibly)
50. Burnhope (part of)
51. Cairnglen
52. Canonesa
53. Carisanne
54. Carlo
55. Carmarthen coast
56. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
57. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
58. Carraig una
59. Carrick
60. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
61. Chindwin
62. Chirripo
63. Clare (possibly)
64. Clavering (part of)
65. Clementine
66. Clytoneus
67. Constellation
68. Corsham
69. Cragsman
70. Craigantlet
71. Cranford (possibly)
72. Cree
73. Cutty 11
74. Daily mail
75. Dalcairn
76. Dalriada
77. David andrews
78. Dayspring (probably)
79. Denham (probably)
80. Dettifoss
81. Devereux
82. Dimitris
83. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
84. Dora
85. Doris
86. Doris burton (probably)
87. Dove of oban
88. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
89. Eagle iii
90. Earl percy
91. Eleftherios m tricoglu
92. Elisabeth marie
93. Empire adventure
94. Empire bay
95. Empire ocelot
96. Empress of japan (possibly)
97. Enda
98. Enderick
99. Englishman (possibly)
100. Enterprize (poss)
101. Eston
102. Ethel crawford
103. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
104. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
105. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
106. Evelyn marie
107. Eventide
108. Fair morn
109. Fawn (probably)
110. Fenella
111. Ferryhill
112. Fervent
113. Firelight (possibly)
114. Florence
115. Foxy lady
116. Fredanja (probably)
117. Gapern
118. Garnet
119. Gateshead (possibly)
120. General havelock
121. George
122. Girl maureen
123. Gjeso (probably)
124. Glenesk
125. Glentow
126. Goodleigh
127. Gothia
128. Gottfried (possibly)
129. Gran
130. Graphic
131. Great ouse
132. Greenhaven
133. Grelrosa
134. Grit
135. Gudbrand (possibly)
136. H a brightman
137. H c flood (possibly)
138. H c flood (probably)
139. Haileybury
140. Hanne
141. Hans hoth (probably)
142. Harraton
143. Harrier
144. Harrington
145. Hartley
146. Harvest
147. Hawkwood
148. Hebble (probably)
149. Heckler
150. Hekla (possibly)
151. Helene
152. Helvetia (possibly)
153. Hendrika
154. Hercules
155. Hmms 180
156. Hms assurance
157. Hms ben ardna (probably)
158. Hms boniface
159. Hms desire (possibly)
160. Hms dunvegan castle
161. Hms elise
162. Hms elise (possibly)
163. Hms ethel taylor
164. Hms euston
165. Hms fairplay 2
166. Hms james ludford
167. Hms jewel
168. Hms loch naver
169. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
170. Hms ruthin castle
171. Hms saldanha
172. Hms snaefell (probably)
173. Hms southsea
174. Hms star of devoran
175. Hms summer rose
176. Hms william hallet (possibly)
177. Hms witherington
178. Hmt rose ii
179. Hogarth
180. Housatonic (possibly)
181. Humber
182. Ida duncan
183. Ilios (possibly)
184. Ilious
185. Imperialist (possibly)
186. Intent
187. Inverlane (part of)
188. Inverlane (stern section)
189. Jasper
190. Jenny m (possibly)
191. John m smart (possibly).
192. John miles
193. Johnny boy (probably)
194. Jolly girls
195. Jolly girls (possibly)
196. Jonkoping i (possibly)
197. Justitia
198. Jytte (possibly)
199. Kalua
200. Kamma
201. Karanan
202. Kasko
203. Kathleen
204. Kavak
205. Kelvinside (probably)
206. Kempock
207. Kerrera (possibly)
208. Kilkis (possibly)
209. Kim david
210. King james (possibly)
211. La basiase (la bastaise)
212. Lady glanely
213. Lagan
214. Lairdscastle (probably)
215. Lakemoor
216. Leon jeanine
217. Linden (probably)
218. Lisa selena
219. Liverpool
220. Llanfair
221. Llwyngwair (possibly)
222. Loch-na-gar (probably)
223. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
224. Longbird
225. Longwy
226. Lucida
227. Lyng
228. M.j.craig (probably)
229. M3
230. Maggie mcleman ii
231. Maindy bridge (possibly)
232. Manchester brigade
233. Marcheller (possibly)
234. Margaret sutton
235. Marguerite
236. Mari ban
237. Maria
238. Marne (part of)(possibly)
239. Mars
240. May queen ii
241. Mayoress pelican
242. Mermaid
243. Middleton (probably)
244. Mile end (possibly)
245. Minerva (poss)
246. Misty dawn
247. Montauban
248. Mostyn
249. Namorado field jacket
250. Narcissus (possibly)
251. Nemesia (possibly)
252. Neptunus (possibly)
253. New dawn
254. Nike (possibly)
255. Nokomis
256. Nordheim (possibly)
257. Normanby hall
258. Norseman
259. Nyanza (possibly)
260. Nyula
261. Ocean
262. Ocean hunter
263. Onward fisher
264. Oregon 1
265. Orion (probably)
266. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
267. Oswald
268. Ottoland (possibly)
269. Overton
270. Pathfinder
271. Patria
272. Perelle (possibly)
273. Peridot
274. Perilia
275. Pintail
276. Pitwines (probably)
277. Polleon (possibly)
278. Pollux 2
279. Poltava (possibly)
280. Povena
281. Prestige
282. Presto (possibly)
283. Presto (possibly)
284. Princess maud (possibly)
285. Princess victoria
286. Protector (possibly)
287. Providence
288. Prunelle
289. Quillota
290. R. mackay (possibly)
291. Ragni (probably)
292. Ravensbourne (possibly)
293. Ravnanger (probably)
294. Recorder (possibly)
295. Rema
296. Renate s (possibly)
297. Renen
298. Rexmoor
299. Rfa creosol
300. Richard de larrinaga
301. Rio colorado
302. Rising sun (part of)
303. Rising sun (part of)
304. Riverside (possibly)
305. Rosa (possibly)
306. Rosella (probably)
307. Rotha
308. Rowan
309. Runo
310. S t wallsend
311. Saga (possibly)
312. Saint ronaig
313. Sandhurst
314. Santa lucia
315. Sard
316. Sargasso (possibly)
317. Scallywag
318. Scholar
319. Scott miller
320. Serenity
321. Setter (possibly)
322. Simla
323. Skifjord
324. Snowdrop (possibly)
325. Socrates
326. Solway queen (possibly)
327. Spekulation
328. Spray
329. Stag 5 (probably)
330. Staithes (possibly)
331. Stangate
332. State of louisiana (bow section)
333. State of louisiana (stern section)
334. Stolwijk
335. Stora-korsnas-link i
336. Stratford
337. Strathord (probably)
338. Strinheim
339. Stypie
340. Suavity
341. Sunniva (possibly)
342. Swiftly
343. Talisman (possibly)
344. Tasso
345. Tatiana (possibly)
346. Taymouth castle
347. Teal (probably)
348. Teesdale (possibly)
349. Templemore
350. Thames (probably)
351. The stewarts court (probably)
352. Theresa marie
353. Thermopylae
354. Tiberia
355. Torinia
356. Towy
357. Triumph
358. Troutpool
359. U 776
360. Ub 85
361. Ub-85 / ub-82?
362. Uc 32 (probably)
363. Ulabrand (possibly)
364. Ulrica
365. Valhalla
366. Vera louise
367. Vestra
368. Vianna (possibly)
369. Vianna (probably)
370. Victory
371. Voorwarts (possibly)
372. W d potts (probably)
373. Wayside flower
374. William castle
375. Winga
376. Winga (possibly)
377. Winsome
378. Woods
379. X.l.
380. Zafiris
381. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: SPEKULATION

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 74 meter

Known since: 1917, last detected: 1986

Details measurements/cartography: H3039/26 CONFIRMS LOSS AND GIVES NAME. POSN APPROX 545500N, 001500E. H256/27 27.1.27 AMEND TO NDW IN 545500N, 001500E. NES 2182A & 2182B. H1270/72 7.7.72 FF IN 555524N, 001500E, PRESUMABLY THIS WK. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER INFO SHEET NO 75, MAY'72). ALSO SHOWN ON DANISH FISH CHART 5400 [1965 EDN]. 12.9.77 AMEND TO USCPA 46MTRS. NCS 1191 & 1192. H1270/85 16.10.86 AMEND TO USCPA 60MTRS. NES 1191 & 1192.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 55.008 N,0 14.89 E

 

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