This is the information page about the shipwreck Umbe, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 51.871 N,0 16.745 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Abana (part of)(possibly)
2. Abana (part of)(possibly)
3. Abydos
4. Acklamd (possibly)
5. Action
6. Adgillus
7. Afton
8. Airdrie (possibly)
9. Alliance
10. Amber rose
11. Amenity
12. Amicus
13. Anastasia
14. Appolonia
15. Arcona champion
16. Ardbeg (probably)
17. Ardlough
18. Ariel (possibly)
19. Audacity
20. Aurora
21. Avalon
22. B o borjesson
23. Ballina
24. Barrister
25. Barrister (possibly)
26. Bassa
27. Be ready (probably)
28. Beaconsfield
29. Bella
30. Bellerophon
31. Ben cruachan
32. Ben rein (ex-starling)
33. Bengollyun
34. Benmacdhui
35. Bessie
36. Biesbosch
37. Blanche (possibly)
38. Brabant
39. Brema
40. Briar
41. British councillor
42. British prince
43. Briton (possibly)
44. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
45. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
46. C s parnell
47. Cadmus
48. Calista (probably)
49. Cambrai
50. Canada
51. Cardea
52. Carley marie
53. Carmelite (possibly)
54. Caroline
55. Carson
56. Casanare
57. Chagres
58. Chant 63
59. Chloris (possibly)
60. Chrysopolis
61. Citrine
62. City of brussels
63. Clan macmaster
64. Clan menzies
65. Clwyd (probably)
66. Clytie
67. Coastal fort no 1 (part of)(possibly)
68. Coastal fort no-1
69. Conargo
70. Conargo
71. Conisbro castle
72. Coniston (probably)
73. Connemara
74. Conovium (probably)
75. Constance
76. Cook s26
77. Coral bank
78. Corhampton
79. Corinth (possibly)
80. Corrientes
81. Counsellor iii
82. Cressado
83. Creteboom
84. Crois bhride
85. Crusader (possibly)
86. Cyclope
87. Dalewood (probably)
88. Dana (possibly)
89. Darro
90. Dawn waters
91. Dayrian
92. Deerpool (after section)
93. Deerpool (for'd section)
94. Diana
95. Diana
96. Dido
97. Don boscoe
98. Doris b
99. Downshire (possibly)
100. Downshire (possibly)
101. Downshire (probably)
102. Dryade
103. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
104. Dunavil forth (possibly)
105. Dundalk
106. Dunstaffnage
107. Eilean glas
108. El oso
109. Eleanor
110. Embassage
111. Emerald dawn
112. Empire airman
113. Empire of peace
114. Empire wind
115. Empress (probably)
116. Empress eugenie
117. Endymion
118. Ethel (possibly)
119. Eurymedon
120. Exmoor
121. Fb 110 (possibly)
122. Fb 112 (possibly)
123. Fb 116 (possibly)
124. Fb 118 (possibly)
125. Fb 265 (possibly)
126. Fb 267 (possibly)
127. Fb 275 (possibly)
128. Fb 278 (possibly)
129. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
130. Fb 295 (possibly)
131. Fb 296 (possibly)
132. Fb 297 (possibly)
133. Fb 300 (possibly)
134. Fb 43 (possibly)
135. Fb 47 (possibly)
136. Fb 56 (possibly)
137. Fb 72 (possibly)
138. Fb 83 (possibly)
139. Fb 86 (possibly)
140. Fb 98 (probably)
141. Feltre
142. Fenella ann
143. Fermo
144. Fin-ar-bed
145. Florence
146. Flowerette
147. Flying meteor
148. Forest queen
149. Fowberry tower (part)
150. Fowberry tower (part)
151. Francis
152. G-azjy
153. G.3
154. George & mary
155. Georgios
156. Gerhardt (possibly)
157. Ginette michel
158. Ginger
159. Girl ita
160. Girl sylvia
161. Giuseppe
162. Glencona
163. Glenford
164. Glenmaroon (possibly)
165. Globe trotter
166. Gluckauf (possibly)
167. Goodwood
168. Grangemouth
169. Greltoria (probably)
170. Grinder
171. Hannah louisa
172. Harlech
173. Harnis (probably)
174. Hebe
175. Heemskerk
176. Helmsman (probably)
177. Henry j smith
178. Herbie
179. Hibernian
180. Hildena
181. Hms akranes
182. Hms benvolio
183. Hms botanic
184. Hms cortina
185. Hms dirk
186. Hms egret
187. Hms fairy
188. Hms falcon (stern section)
189. Hms falmouth
190. Hms kos xvi (probably)
191. Hms lormont
192. Hms manners (stern section)
193. Hms mistletoe
194. Hms princess victoria
195. Hms racehorse
196. Hms remillo
197. Hms silicia
198. Hms st cyrus
199. Hms warland (possibly)
200. Homer
201. Horsted
202. Hugh taylor
203. Hvitveis
204. Hyacinth
205. Ida
206. Ionic (probably)
207. Irene chalmers
208. J b paddon
209. Jane (possibly)
210. Jane brown
211. Janet helen (possibly)
212. Jeanette
213. John mowlem
214. John rettig (probably)
215. Kalo (probably)
216. Katina bulgari
217. Kernoozer
218. Kieldrecht (possibly)
219. Kilcoan (probably)
220. Kilrea (probably)
221. Kimberley (possibly)
222. Kingston cameo
223. Knuthenborg
224. Kyma
225. Labora (possibly)
226. Laconia (possibly)
227. Ladas (possibly)
228. Lady anstruther (probably)
229. Lady louisa
230. Lagun
231. Largo (possibly)
232. Laurel (possibly)
233. Leeds (probably)
234. Leonora
235. Lifeguard (possibly)
236. Lily
237. Limesfield
238. Linda blanche
239. Lindum
240. Liverpool
241. Lord haig (possibly)
242. Lord haig (possibly)
243. Lord selborne
244. Lottie (possibly)
245. Lough fisher
246. Loweswater
247. Lucerne
248. Lucy
249. Lunevale
250. Lurigethan
251. Lyra
252. Lyra (bow section)
253. Madge wildfire
254. Magdalyn ann
255. Maggie
256. Maja
257. Malaguena
258. Malvina (fwd part)
259. Manchester engineer (probably)
260. Mancunium
261. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
262. Marguerite
263. Marian francis
264. Marie l
265. Markersdall (probably)
266. Marshall (probably)
267. Mary heeley
268. Mary kate
269. Mayfield
270. Mazeppa
271. Meeuw
272. Megawatt
273. Melfort
274. Merchiston
275. Mermaid (probably)
276. Mfv polaris
277. Mhari l
278. Middlesborough
279. Miriam thomas
280. Modig
281. Modiva (possibly)
282. Monimia (possibly)
283. Montreal
284. Moonlight
285. Moonlight (possibly)
286. Munster
287. Murielle
288. Nadejda (possibly)
289. Nalon
290. Nar
291. Nautilus
292. Nazarine
293. Nichola ann
294. Nickolai
295. Nitedal
296. No.163
297. Noel du marin
298. Nora
299. Norfolk coast
300. North jordan bn
301. Ocean harvest ii
302. Octavia
303. Old haws pt lt or west pile
304. Onward (possibly)
305. Opal (possibly)
306. Ophir ii (possibly)
307. Orsa
308. Otis tetrax
309. Our golden promise
310. Our lassie
311. Our lorraine
312. Pacific (possibly)
313. Paraciers
314. Peaceful star
315. Peebles (possibly)
316. Peggotty
317. Peru (probably)
318. Peveril
319. Portia
320. Potomac
321. Princess victoria
322. Pt1 or pt2
323. Rayford
324. Rea 7 (possibly)
325. Rea 8 (possibly)
326. Rea 9 (possibly)
327. Realf
328. Rebecca
329. Reculver
330. Residu
331. Retriever
332. Retriever
333. Revello
334. Revi
335. Ringwall
336. River don (part of)(probably)
337. River witham
338. Rosa
339. Roussalka
340. Rudyard kipling
341. Sagacity
342. Saint mirren (possibly)
343. Salaminia (probably)
344. Salmondby
345. Saltaro (fwd part)
346. Saltaro (fwd part)
347. Saltaro (fwd part)
348. Saltoun
349. Samaria
350. Sandra glen
351. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
352. Sarpfos
353. Scathros
354. Scomber (part of)(possibly)
355. Scorpio
356. Sea dog
357. Seagull
358. Seamew (possibly)
359. Seistan
360. Sergei
361. Sharelga
362. Silver dee
363. Silver quest 2
364. Sirajah
365. Skerries
366. Skomer
367. Sna iii
368. Sonia
369. Sota eduardo
370. Sote (aft part)
371. Speedwell
372. Speke (possibly)
373. St elwyn
374. St ibar
375. Stamila
376. Stanburn
377. Stanleigh
378. Star of hope
379. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
380. Storm drift
381. Sulairia
382. Sunbeam
383. Sunrise (possibly)
384. Sy sol
385. Teano
386. Tees
387. Thea
388. Thomas deas
389. Thornfield
390. Thracian
391. Tijl uilenspiegel
392. Tilley anne
393. Tinker
394. Togston (possibly)
395. Tongue beacon (possibly)
396. Topaz
397. Tower base
398. Treveal
399. Triton
400. Tt 6 (possibly)
401. Tullaghmurray lass
402. Tumi joy 2
403. Tuskar
404. U 1024 (possibly)
405. U 1024 (probably)
406. U 246
407. U-1051
408. Ub 107 & malvina (after part)
409. Ubier (probably)
410. Uc 39
411. Uc 47
412. Uc 75
413. Umbe
414. Upminster (possibly)
415. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
416. Vanadis (possibly)
417. Varangmalm (possibly)
418. Vechstroom
419. Vedra
420. Ville de valenciennes
421. Violet (probably)
422. Waltham (probably)
423. Wayside flower (possibly)
424. Whitemantle (possibly)
425. William hanbury
426. William hanson
427. Winga
428. Wisemans
429. Xavier
430. Xavier
431. Ystroom (probably)
432. Zealandia
433. Zeemermin

 

Name: UMBE

Length 89.9 meter, width: 13.4 meter, tonnage 2456 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,ore

Cause: ex-sarthe. built in 1908. owned at time of loss by cia naviera vascongada, bilbao. two boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. spanish flag. passage bilbao for middlesbrough. cargo iron ore. followng collision with 'drake' class cruiser hms king alfred (14500 dwt).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 101 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H01624/44 WK LOCATED IN 535146N, 001735E. PRESUMED VARANGMALM. (CAPT M/S HUMBER, 1944). H3805/72 28.2.78 LARGE WK LOCATED 27.9.77 IN 535150.7N, 001649.9E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. (SOISS, 23.12.77). BR STD. H2534/74 28.11.79 TWO BAD OBSTNS IN 535133N, 001641E & 535143N, 001656E. POSNS BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS VOL 1). H5084/77 20.3.80 WK EXAM'D IN 535150N, 001651E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.7 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.6MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS. LYING E/W ON RIPPLED SAND OVERLYING GRAVEL. POSSIBLY ON ITS SIDE. (HMS EGERIA, HI 64/79). NCA. H1942/76 9.3.81 SWEPT 28.7.80, CLEAR AT 31.5, FOUL AT 32.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.7MTRS. (SOISS, HI 65/80). BR STD. HH100/351/21 2.7.04 DIVED IN 5351.834N, 0016.736E [WGD]. BELL INSCRIBED: SARTHE, LA ROCHELLE 1908. A VERY SUBSTANTIAL WK, LIES E/W ON PORT SIDE. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH ON SEABED OF MUD, SAND, GRAVEL AND SMALL PEBBLES. SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS COLLAPSED AND PART OF IT LIES BROKEN ON THE SEABED. MUCH OF THE STEEL STRUCTURE IS BROKEN WITH VERY JAGGED EDGES. DIVERS REPORT THAT THERE APPEAR TO BE TWO WRECKS, LYING ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER. (R YOUNG). NCA. SEP 2016/000053291 10.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5351.871N, 0016.745E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 27.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS, LENGTH 100.5MTRS, WIDTH 31.1MTRS, HEIGHT 9.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 101/272 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 100MTRS, TOWARD 149DEGS. WRECK PARTIALLY INTACT, LISTING TO PORT. ADDITIONAL DATA IN THE WC, POSSIBLY A BUOY ATTACHED TO ROPE HAS GIVEN NEW SHOAL DEPTH. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND DW 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSITION. UK NM 46/5833/16.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Wreck partially intact.

Position: 53 51.871 N,0 16.745 E

 

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