This is the information page about the shipwreck Umba (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 46.25 N,0 38.861 E (50.7173333, 0.6087833)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Afghanistan (bow section)
3. Alan dean
4. Alaunia
5. Albuera
6. Alcantara
7. Alice
8. Alice (possibly)
9. Amsterdam
10. Argonaut
11. Ash
12. Australier (probably)
13. Branksome chine (possibly)
14. Broderick (probably)
15. Caleb sprague
16. Carlisle castle
17. Carrie dingle
18. Caterham
19. Ceta (stern section)
20. Clara
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. Dona isabel (probably)
23. Duchess (possibly)
24. Durango
25. Eagle (possibly)
26. Ella sayer
27. Emerald (possibly)
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. F d lambert (possibly)
33. Frockner
34. Glenartney (possibly)
35. Gold coin
36. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
37. Harold
38. Heathpool
39. Heathpool
40. Hms anne
41. Hms ariadne
42. Hms balfour
43. Hms caulonia
44. Hms gambri (possibly)
45. Hms ghurka
46. Hms resolution (possibly)
47. Hms waterfly
48. Hmt gullfoss
49. Hoheweg
50. Holland v
51. Irisbrook
52. James groves
53. Jan brons
54. Kingfisher (probably)
55. La somme (probably)
56. Lacer
57. Lady alice
58. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
59. Lisbon
60. Lullington
61. Ma monette
62. Maxwell
63. My astor
64. Oceana
65. Pontos
66. Robin hood
67. Roecliff
68. Roseburn
69. Rushing water
70. Rydal hall (possibly)
71. Rytoner
72. Saint emilion (probably)
73. Saint jean pierre
74. Samwake
75. Seaford
76. Sierra bravia
77. Sir robert wigham
78. Skerryvore
79. Sparta (possibly)
80. Startled fawn (possibly)
81. Storaa
82. Swale (probably)
83. Umba (probably)
84. Veerman
85. Ville de bordeaux
86. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
87. War monarch
88. Waterland (possibly)
89. Wittering

 

Name: UMBA (PROBABLY)

Length 88.7 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2042 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Ex-utgard, ex-ingard, ex-adelheird menzell. built in 1903 by akties ges. neptun, rostock. vessel was prize of war and was owned at time of loss by the shipping controller. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 180hp, single shaft. passage dunkirk for barry roads. in ballast. torpedoed and sunk by ub-57.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 105 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 20150605

Details measurements/cartography: H2469/18 8.5.18 SUNK IN APPROX 504600N, 003845E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H6391/19 24.5.18 SUNK IN 504635N, 003920E WITH LT BUOY FLG5S. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS DW WITH LT BUOY. H2925/18 1M SOUTH FROM ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV. (LL WW1). 19.3.21 SURVEYED AND NO OBSTN FOUND UP TO 50FT DEPTH LWST. (TRINITY HOUSE, JUNE 1921). H1727/21 19.3.21 NOT A DANGER TO NAVIGATION. LT BUOY REMOVED. (TH, L1144/21). AMEND TO WK (1918) AND DELETE BUOY.

- NM. H5978/24 11.5.18 WK IN APPROX 504635N, 003920E. 1 MAST VISIBLE AT LW LYING UPRIGHT MORE OR LESS ACROSS THE TIDE WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 41FT OVER THE HULL [LWST] AND A DEPTH OF 74FT. (TRINITY HO, 11.5.18). H8/24 6.6.24 INFORMATION FROM HASTINGS FISHERMAN WILL PROBABLY LOCATE WK. FURTHER REPORT WILL BE FORWARDED WHEN POSN HAS BEEN EXAMINED. (HMS KELLETT, 6.6.24). H3874/24 3.6.24 HISTORY OF WRECK SUPPLIED TO HMS KELLETT. H5978/24 4.9.24 WK IN POSN 180DEGS, 5.96M FROM FAIRLIGHT CH OR 504630N, 003830E. SWEPT TO LEAST DEPTH OF 47FT [LWST]. AVERAGE DEPTH IN VICINITY 73FT. (HMS KELLETT, 4.9.24). CHART AS WK 7FMS 5FT IN REVISED POSN. 20.5.55 NOW CHARTED AS WK 7FMS 5FT IN 504636N, 003845E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2451. 14.7.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 13.8MTRS [LAT -0.5M]. NC 536. H4959/73 13.5.75 LOCATED 10.10.74 IN 504612N 003858E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20.5-23.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 4.0MTRS. SEA BED IRREGULAR AND BUMPY. WRECK STANDING 5.3MTRS PROUD OF SEA BED LYING 093/273DEGS, 85MTRS IN LENGTH. (HMS EGERIA, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 16.7MTRS [9.1FMS]. [HEIGHT PROUD OF SEA BED 5.3MTRS AWAY FROM AVERAGE DEPTH OF SEA BED 22.0MTRS]. NE 536. H4121/76 4.8.76 SURVEYED 30.4.76. HMS EGERIA'S 1974 POSITION CONFIRMED USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH BY 16.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21-24MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 27MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 90MTRS. LYING 095/275DEGS. APPEARS TO BE BROKEN UP. DRIFT SWEEPING NOT CONSIDERED NECESSARY. ACCEPT LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED [16.1MTRS]. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 41/76). CHART AS WK 16.1MTRS [8.5FMS]. NE 536. H1309/79 18.12.79 KNOWN LOCALLY AS 'THE GUN'. STANDS ON EVEN KEEL, WELL BROKEN IN CENTRE SECTION WITH A GUN MOUNTED AFT. GEN DEPTH 90FT. (C WEST, ST LEONARDS). NCA. SEP 2015/000083464 11.2.16 EXAM'D 5.6.15; IN 5046.250N, 0038.861E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.23MTRS, GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 3MTRS, ORIENTATION 105/285. WK BROKEN AND ENTIRELY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY). AMEND DW 17.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 46.25 N,0 38.861 E

 

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