This is the information page about the shipwreck Tarbetness, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 57.918 N,4 55.766 W (53.230533333333, -4.9533166666667)

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.

Name: TARBETNESS

Length 100.9 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3018 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: ex-kingtor. built in 1904 by irving's sb & dd co, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by fargrove steam navigation co. twin bolers, triple expansion engine of 281 hp, single shaft. machinery by blair & co, stockton. passage from manchester. torpedoed & sunk by u 110. no loss of life.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 71 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 531000N, 043500W. (C.T.O DUBLIN, TELEGRAM). M 12216 8.3.18 SUNK APPROX 24M SW OF STACK. (2ND OFFICER, BOSUN AND 1 OTHER INTELLIGENT WITNESS) CHARTED IN 525500N, 045830W. BA 1411. M 12413 9.3.18 POSN 525500N, 045800W. (IDSA, SIO DUBLIN). M 07453 10.3.18 TORPEDOED IN 525500N, 045900W. (AP REPORT, KINGSTON). M 02874 11.3.18 SUNK IN 530000N, 051000W APPROX. (CO, HMS P55). M 12878 13.3.18 SUNK 12M S OF LIGHTSHIP, CARNARVON BAY. (MASTER & BOT). M 14023 19.3.18 SUNK 20M SW OF S STACK. (THIRD MATE [BOT]). H5141/53 14.8.53 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. NC 1411. H1198/67 10.5.67 H1198/67 10.5.67 SHOWN AS NDW PA ON SURVEY K4493 DTD 1964. 1.6.68 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 45MTRS [TONNAGE KNOWN]. NC 1971. H1935/80 17.5.82 EXAM'D 4.3.81 IN 525754N, 045542W USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 62 IN GEN DEPTH 71MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 10MTRS. LYING N/S. (HMS FAWN HI 3/81). INS AS WK 61MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/03 22.5.91 DIVED ON AND CONFIRMED AS THE TARBETNESS. (V P HAIGH, 30.10.90) HH100/351/16 21.8.00 LYING 010/190DEGS, BOWS N. IDENTITY IN DOUBT DUE TO EVIDENCE OF WOODEN DECKING AND CHAIN LOCKER AND AMOUNT OF RIGGING PRESENT. (S KERSHAW, WRECK 'N TECH/G FURSE TELECON 18.8.00) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 52 57.918 N,4 55.766 W

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