This is the information page about the shipwreck Thorold (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 41.54 N,5 40.986 W (51.817616666667, -5.40105)

 

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. Alaric (possibly)
2. Arca
3. Athelduchess (forward part)
4. Beemsterdijk (possibly)
5. Begerin (possibly)
6. Bestwood (possibly)
7. Boston city (possibly)
8. Brynymor
9. Cambro
10. Celtic revenge (possibly)
11. Clan macduff
12. Clydesdale
13. Colonian
14. Dalserf
15. Dan beard (after part) (possibly)
16. Daru (possibly)
17. Eminent (probably)
18. Empire frost (possibly)
19. Falcon
20. Fowey rose (possibly)
21. Havna (possibly)
22. Hms penshurst (possibly)
23. Inverlogie (possibly)
24. Jane grey (possibly)
25. Jonas lie (possibly)
26. King edgar
27. Luminence
28. Mersey
29. Mervyn (probably)
30. Morna
31. Norfolk coast
32. Novasli (possibly)
33. Rhiwabon
34. Rowena
35. Sapphire (possibly)
36. South of england
37. St fintan (possibly)
38. Thorold (probably)
39. Trevilla (possibly)
40. U 61 (possibly)
41. Valeria (probably)
42. Van stirum (possibly)
43. Vandalia (possibly)
44. Walter l m russ
45. Wiema

 

Name: THOROLD (PROBABLY)

Length 76.2 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1689 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1922 by swan hunter and wigham richardson. owned at time of loss by r s dalgliesh. triple expansion engine of 106 nhp for 9 knots. passage cardiff for london. cargo coal. bombed & sunk by german aircraft. 10 lost.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 73 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: H4919/77 29.12.77 H4919/77 29.12.77 SANK 2.5MILES S OF THE SMALLS. (E GILES 11.12.77). H5001/72 4.7.79 H5001/72 4.7.79 INS AS NDW IN 514128N, 054055W. BR STD. H5001/72 4.7.79 H5001/72 4.7.79 CONTACT, CLASSIFIED AS PROBABLE WK, LOCATED 21.9.78 IN 514128N, 054055W [OGB]. NOT EXAMINED. (HMS HECATE, HI 33A/78). H1921/80 28.3.80 H1921/80 28.3.80 LOCATED IN 514135.2N, 054111.9W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 67.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 77MTRS. DEPTH BY HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 67.3MTRS, BY SHADOW 67.8MTRS. LENGTH 87.1MTRS, BEAM 17.8MTRS, LYING 156/336DEG, BOW NW. UPRIGHT. HAS 6 HOLDS. NO MASTS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 52/80). AMEND TO WK 67MTRS. BR STD. 6.12.11 6.12.11 LOCATED 3.6.10 IN 5141.540N, 0540.986W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 65.26 IN GEN DEPTH 73.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 74.3MTRS, WIDTH 13.2MTRS, HT 7.84MTRS. LIES 160/340 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). INTACT, UPRIGHT. AMEND WK 65MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS NW, HAS 6 HOLDS, NO MASTS

Position: 51 41.54 N,5 40.986 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