This is the information page about the shipwreck Sunk head tower, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 46.486 N,1 30.271 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Annie
9. Atlanticos
10. Avon
11. Balakani
12. Balgownie (probably)
13. Baltrader
14. Bella donna
15. Blackhill
16. Bonnington court
17. Cairnside
18. Carica milica
19. Cerne
20. Churston
21. City of brisbane
22. Clan monroe
23. Coalgas
24. Corcrest
25. Cormount (probably)
26. Coureur des mers
27. Cressdene (possibly)
28. Dalryan
29. Denise germaine (possibly)
30. Dortejensen
31. Drofli
32. Duiveland
33. Dynamo
34. Embla (possibly)
35. Empire bridge
36. Empire ghyll
37. Empress of midland (possibly)
38. Erins isle (possibly)
39. Erna boldt (probably)
40. Estrella (possibly)
41. European gateway (part of)
42. Excelsior
43. Faithful star
44. Fleurita
45. Flores (probably)
46. Fort massac
47. Forth
48. Franz fischer (possibly)
49. Fred everard
50. Fulmar
51. Ghc (possibly)
52. Girasol
53. Grazia (possibly)
54. Grisdeale
55. Groeswen (probably)
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hawksdale
61. Hawnby
62. Hebe
63. Heworth
64. Hibernia
65. Highwave (probably)
66. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
67. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
68. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
69. Hm torpedo boat no.12
70. Hmml 127 (possibly)
71. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
72. Hms adonis (possibly)
73. Hms arethusa
74. Hms chestnut (probably)
75. Hms coquette
76. Hms donna nook
77. Hms duchess of hamilton
78. Hms dundalk
79. Hms eros (possibly)
80. Hms forward iii
81. Hms franc tireur
82. Hms gracie (probably)
83. Hms hastfen
84. Hms japan
85. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
86. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
87. Hms leandros
88. Hms lord airedale
89. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
90. Hms ludlow
91. Hms marconi
92. Hms marsa
93. Hms mastiff (possibly)
94. Hms myrtle
95. Hms nadine
96. Hms oriana
97. Hms pyrope
98. Hms ray of hope
99. Hms reed (possibly)
100. Hms resono (possibly)
101. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
102. Hms sisapon
103. Hms st seiriol
104. Hms tunisian
105. Hms velia (possibly)
106. Hms william wesney
107. Hmsm e6
108. Hmtb 10
109. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
110. Hnlms 227
111. Ingi
112. Irene
113. Iris (possibly)
114. J c dalble
115. Janny
116. Josefina thorden (after part)
117. Josephine charlotte
118. Kankakee
119. Khartoum (possibly)
120. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
121. Koningen emma (possibly)
122. Lady salisbury
123. Lbv (m)396
124. Lindfar
125. Little world
126. Lonhelen (possibly)
127. Lowland
128. Mac 5 (possibly)
129. Mahseer
130. Main topman
131. Marie leonhardt (probably)
132. Menapier
133. Mexico
134. Mi amigo
135. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
136. Moidart
137. Morar
138. Mudlark
139. Neptune (possibly)
140. Nereus
141. Nico
142. Nicolaos piangos
143. Niore
144. Norhauk
145. Norman
146. Norwich trader
147. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
148. Ocean lassie
149. Old charlton
150. Ostprussen (possibly)
151. Pallieter (possibly)
152. Paullette
153. Peik
154. Persistant whisper
155. Pescado
156. Peter hamre
157. Polgarth
158. Ponzano
159. Port dalhousie (possibly)
160. Prince igor (probably)
161. Princess juliana
162. Profit
163. Protinus (possibly)
164. Quickstep
165. Ravenscraig (possibly)
166. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
167. Resolute
168. Rubislaw
169. Rumania
170. Salerno (possibly)
171. Salerno (possibly)
172. San calisto
173. Savona (probably)
174. Second chance (possibly)
175. Sheaf field
176. Simon bolivar
177. Slesvig
178. Spaarndem
179. Stad maastricht
180. Storm
181. Sunbeam
182. Sunk beacon (remains)
183. Sunk head tower
184. Sweep ii
185. Tay bar
186. Telegraaf xviii
187. Terukuni maru
188. The sultan
189. Thornaby (possibly)
190. Thyra
191. Tongue sand tower (remains)
192. Torchbearer
193. Tummel (probably)
194. Uc 11 (possibly)
195. Uc 21 (possibly)
196. Uc 72 (possibly)
197. Ursus (part)
198. Vancouver
199. Volante (possibly)
200. Volscian (possibly)
201. Walsingham
202. Wearside
203. White ghost
204. Woodtown (possibly)
205. Wychwood (possibly)
206. Yampa (part of)
207. Yampa (part of)
208. Yampa (part of)
209. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
210. Yassou
211. Ypapanti

 

Name: SUNK HEAD TOWER

Year of registration: 1990

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1990, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: HH244/351/01 8.3.90 RUINS OF SUNK HEAD TOWER, IN 514624N, 013024E, APPROX, REPORTED NO LONGER VISIBLE. (MRSC THAMES, TLX DTD 14.2.80). AMEND CHARTED TOWER TO OBSTN (NO DEPTH SPECIFIED).

- NM 1183/90. HH244/351/01 1.8.90 EXAM'D 20.7.90 IN 514627N, 013022E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.0, FOUL AT 2.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.0MTRS. REMAINS ARE INTACT AND COVER AN AREA ABOUT 50MTRS SQUARE. (NP 1016, HN 2/90). AMEND TO OSW 2MTRS.

- NM 2528/90. HH090/495/01 28.9.90 DETAILS ABOVE REPEATED. NO SCOUR HAS YET DEVELOPED. MAG ANOMALY OBSERVED IN VICINITY. (NP 1016, HI 495). NFA. HH090/516/01 4.12.91 EXAM'D 20.9.91 IN 514627.3N, 013022.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.0, FOUL AT 2.15MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.1 IN GEN DEPTH 12.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. (NP 1016, HI 516). NCA. HH090/549/01 8.9.92 EXAM'D 20.6.92 IN 514627.3N, 013021.2E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.1, FOUL AT 2.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 5.6 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEG. LENGTH APPROX 50MTRS. A STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 549). AMEND TO OSW 2.1MTRS. BR STD. HH090/574/01 15.10.93 LOCATED 5.9.93 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN IN GEN DEPTH 13.8MTRS. NO SONAR HT. ONLY SLIGHT MAGNETOMETER RESPONSE. (NP 1016, HI 574). NCA. HH090/626/01 15.6.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 627). HH090/655/01 19.7.95 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 655). HH090/690/01 23.7.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). HH090/769/01 14.7.98 EXAM'D 21.4.98 IN 514627.3N, 013021.9E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 2.3, FOUL 2.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.3 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SUBSTANTIAL AREA OF LARGE SECTIONS OF WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 769). BR STD. HH090/852/01 19.7.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 852). HH090/936/01 3.8.01 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 936). HH090/993/01 1.7.02 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. SCOUR 2MTRS DEEP. GEN DEPTH 12.7MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. 1.3.13 EXAM'D 30.11.12 IN 5146.486N, 0130.271E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.59 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. LENGTH 57.8MTRS, WIDTH 34.9MTRS, HT 10.4MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). PLATFORM WITH LEGS. RETAIN SW 2.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PLATFORM & LEGS, SCOUR ON SE SIDE

Position: 51 46.486 N,1 30.271 E

 

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