This is the information page about the shipwreck Sussex, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.569 N,6 23.271 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)

 

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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. Annie f conlon
2. Antonios
3. Ardencraig
4. Beechpark
5. Briardene (possibly)
6. Brigit
7. Brinkburn
8. Brodfield
9. Burgerdijk (probably)
10. Cadeby (probably)
11. Camiola (possibly)
12. Castleford
13. Charles maureaur
14. Cita
15. Delaware
16. Douro
17. Earl of arran
18. Earl of lonsdale
19. Enfant de bretagne
20. Erick rickmers
21. Falkland
22. Forester
23. General roberts (possibly)
24. Hathor
25. Headlands (possibly)
26. Hms association
27. Hms blazer
28. Hms colossus
29. Hms eagle (probably)
30. Hms firebrand
31. Hms romney (possibly)
32. Holland iii (probably)
33. Hollandia
34. Horsa
35. Indian city (possibly)
36. Italia
37. Jean gougy
38. Lady charlotte
39. Little western
40. Magdeleine
41. Mando
42. Mar cor (possibly)
43. Minnehaha
44. Padstow (possibly)
45. Plympton
46. Poleire
47. Prinses maria
48. Rachel harvey
49. Richard davey
50. River lune
51. San bartholomeo (possibly)
52. Schiller
53. Seapoint (possibly)
54. Serica (possibly)
55. Setiembre (part of)
56. St vincent (possibly)
57. Sussex
58. Thames
59. Thomas w lawson
60. Toledo (possibly)
61. U 1208 (possibly)
62. U 681 (possibly)
63. Uc 19 (probably)
64. Uc66
65. Venus des isles (pz269)
66. Zelda

 

Name: SUSSEX

Length 91.4 meter, width: 12.3 meter, draught: 6.8, tonnage 2795 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,animals (land & sea) and birds

Cause: 13.5.58 wrecked on seal rock in fog, en route from baltimore to london. all crew were saved. (r edmonds report dated 13.5.58 & isle of scilly museum publication no 3). vessel, built in 1882 by w richardson & sons ltd., newcastle-upon-tyne, went aground on seal rock, maiden bower, whilst en route from baltimore to london. (shipwreck index of the british isles).

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter

Known since: 1968, last detected: 1974

Details measurements/cartography: H3542/68 21.5.69 H3542/68 21.5.69 WRECKAGE IN 495632N, 062313W, SCATTERED AROUND BASE OF SEAL ROCK IN 20-30FT OF WATER. (R EDMONDS REPORT, 13.5.68). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H2568/71 14.11.73 H2568/71 14.11.73 DIVERS REPORT REMAINS SCATTERED AROUND BASE OF SEAL ROCK. NO INFORMATION OF HEIGHT OR DEPTH. (HMS HECATE, R-OF-S APPENDIX 2, 16.7.73). NCA. H3227/74 3.1.74 H3227/74 3.1.74 UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH AROUND SEAL ROCK IN SHALLOW WATER. (RAF SUB AQUA EXPEDITION, 1974). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 56.569 N,6 23.271 W

 

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