This is the information page about the shipwreck Thor, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 41.686 N,5 8.79 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Alaric (possibly)
3. Albion
4. Antonio
5. Balholm
6. Behar
7. Boston city (possibly)
8. Boy toby (possibly)
9. Burry
10. Carrier
11. Celtic revenge (possibly)
12. Clapham (probably)
13. Clydesdale
14. Colonian
15. Concha
16. Dakotian
17. Dan beard (fwd part)
18. Drina (probably)
19. Empire beacon (possibly)
20. Englishman
21. Faraday
22. Four winds
23. Georgios markettos (probably)
24. Gerard
25. Gisella (possibly)
26. Glenisla (possibly)
27. Graffoe
28. Gratie gods (possibly)
29. Helene
30. Hematite
31. Highgate (possibly)
32. Highland home (probably)
33. Hms arbutus
34. Hms caroline (aft part)
35. Hms leda (probably)
36. Hms marojam
37. Hms minicoy
38. Hms pilot vessel no.10
39. Hms select (possibly)
40. Hmsm e39
41. Humber
42. Hurst
43. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
44. Ionian
45. Kerloch
46. Kingstown (probably)
47. Lcg 15
48. Lcg no.16
49. Leysian
50. Loch shiel
51. Lord derby (probably)
52. Lucy
53. Maplefield (possibly)
54. Matronna
55. Morna
56. Morning star
57. Norfolk coast
58. Olive branch
59. Pauline elizabeth
60. Philotis
61. Pikepool (probably)
62. Plm 21
63. Portland (possibly)
64. Prince cadwgan (probably)
65. Princess irene
66. Queen
67. Rasona
68. Renfrew (possibly)
69. Sea farer (possibly)
70. Shaleen
71. Shamrock
72. Sovereign (possibly)
73. St george
74. St jacques (probably)
75. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
76. Szent istvan
77. Thor
78. Tormes (possibly)
79. Trevilla (possibly)
80. Vernicos alexia
81. Vernicos barbara iv
82. Vernicos giorgis
83. Whitehaven
84. Wiema
85. Wileysike

 

Name: THOR

Length 40.7 meter, width: 7.4 meter, draught: 2.6, tonnage 326 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1937 by n v schpsw, foxhol. owned at time of loss by d schothorst. four cylinder oil engine of 84bhp, single shaft. passage partington for fremington. broached to and was overwhelmed by a following sw sea during a gale. capsized and later sank. seven crew rescued, three lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 346 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H2879/45 22.6.45 DW PA LIES 160DEGS, 5.2C FROM DALE PT FS. (KHM MILFORD HAVEN & PEMBROKE DOCK HN 4/45).

- NM 1737/45. H1983/54 29.3.54 WK SWEPT TO LEAST DEPTH OF 36FT. (HMS SCOTT SURVEY [E9720]). NC 1478 & LATER

- NM 486/55. 30.9.70 WK DIVED ON, LIES ON PORT SIDE, BOWS TO NORTH, STERN SOUTH. FAIRLY INTACT. BRIDGE COLLAPSED. WK 100FT LONG, 20FT HIGH ON SEABED. (MESSRS BOWEN & MATTHEW, VISIT TO HO). 28.11.72 SHOWN AS SW 10.9MTRS IN 514140N, 050842.5W [OGB] ON CONTRACT SURVEY DTD [K6484, 1972]. NC 3274. H1310/84/30 5.9.84 DIVED ON 25.8.84. LEAST DEPTH AT 1130Z WAS 18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22.5MTRS. LIES NEARLY UPSIDE-DOWN WITH BOW CRUMPLED AND PROPELLER MISSING. MAINLY INTACT. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY SALVAGED. QUANTITY OF NON-FERROUS PIPE SEEN THROUGH HULL OPENING GIVES STRONG MAGNETOMETER RETURN. (R BUFTON, DTD 31.8.84). NCA. 30.11.93 NOT SHOWN ON MILFORD HAVEN P.A. SURVEY [M2000/3]. (LONGDIN & BROWNING SURVEYS LTD MAY 1992). NCA. 12.10.05 [EUT] POSN: 5141.693N, 0508.773W. NE 3273. 31.10.13 EXAM'D 17.7.13 IN 5141.686N, 0508.773W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.02 IN GEN DEPTH 17.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 44.5MTRS, WIDTH 09.3MTRS, HT 3.3MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS. IN SEVERAL PIECES AND PARTLY BURIED. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1422). COLLAPSED. MINOR DEBRIS CLOSE W. AMEND WK 14MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2022/000131013 17.09.21 EXAM'D IN 5141.686N, 0508.789W [WGD]. EXAMINED BY BDC H525 LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.17 IN GEN DEPTH 16.9 MTRS(MHPA SURVEY) CHART ACTION LTA RETAIN CHARTED DEPTH
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ON PORT SIDE, BOWS N, COLLAPSED

Position: 51 41.686 N,5 8.79 W

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway