This is the information page about the shipwreck War crocus (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 7.033 N,0 1.037 W (54.1172167, -0.0172833)

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: WAR CROCUS (POSSIBLY)

Length 104.2 meter, width: 14.1 meter, draught: 7.7, tonnage 5296 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1918 by william grey & co, sunderland. owned at time of loss by the shipping controller. three boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage east hartlepool for southend-on-sea on her maiden voyage. 1 x 4.7 inch gun. torpedoed by ub-107. remained afloat for half an hour then suddenly sank. no lives lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 36 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1979, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: 18.7.18 M34883 18.7.18 LOST 4 MILES OFF FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. LOST 2/5 MILES E BY N FROM FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. (BVLS AND LLOYDS WW1 LOSSES). H2534/74 5.12.79 H2534/74 5.12.79 WK IN 540651N, 000104W. REFERRED TO AS 'GUNHOUSE'. MAY BE MORE THAN ONE WK. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS VOL 1). H4069/72 10.3.80 H4069/72 10.3.80 EXAM'D 13.11.79 IN 540701.3N, 000054.8W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.7 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. HT BY HYDROSEARCH: SHADOW 8.3MTRS, VERTICAL 6.1MTRS, LENGTH 125MTRS, BEAM 11MTRS, LYING 150/330DEGS. SEABED SMOOTH GRAVEL. LARGE WK WITH BROKEN BACK & HIGH POINT AT CENTRE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 47/79). INS AS WK 28.5MTRS. BR STD. H4069/72 6.8.80 H4069/72 6.8.80 EXAM'D IN 540702N, 000056W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.9MTRS, FOUL AT 25.5MTRS. GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. LENGTH 125MTRS, LIES 165/345DEGS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, TLX DTD 25.7.80). AMEND TO SW 24.9MTRS.

- NM 1792/80. H1942/76 9.3.81 H1942/76 9.3.81 SWEEPING DATE WAS 23.7.80. TELEXED DETAILS CONFIRMED. (SOISS, HI 65/80). H1270/84 5.4.88 H1270/84 5.4.88 AMEND TO SW 24.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/730/01 19.12.97 HH090/730/01 19.12.97 EXAM'D 8.8.97 IN 540702.0N, 000102.0W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 28.5, FOUL 29.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.2 IN GEN DEPTH 36MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.8MTRS. LENGTH 92MTRS, WIDTH 28MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS. POORLY DEFINED AND DECOMPOSED. (GARDLINE, HI 730). AMEND TO SW 28.5MTRS. BR STD. 3.8.11 SEP 2011/000136845 3.8.11 LOCATED IN 5407.033N, 0001.037W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 28.59MTRS. (NETSURVEY, HN DTD 18.7.11 FOR HI 1358). NCA. 12.10.11 12.10.11 LENGTH 140 MTRS, WIDTH 35MTRS, HT 7MTRS. LIES 150/330 DEGS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1358). BROKEN AND GENERALLY COLLAPSED. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: POORLY DEFINED AND DECOMPOSED

Position: 54 7.033 N,0 1.037 W

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