This is the information page about the shipwreck Warfleth, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 26.5 N,1 17.563 E (51.6597, 1.3079833333333)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agamemnon
5. Agen
6. Airston (probably)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Alice marie
10. Andaman
11. Archon
12. Aridity (probably)
13. Ashley
14. Astrologer
15. Avon
16. Azariah (poss)
17. Balakani
18. Baltrader
19. Blue mermaid
20. Bradglen
21. Bravore
22. Brendonia
23. British oak
24. Cathay (part of)
25. Cedrington court
26. Chieftain
27. City of brisbane
28. Constanzia
29. Corheath
30. Correct
31. Daisy maud
32. Dalryan
33. Dela
34. Delce
35. Denise germaine (possibly)
36. Diana
37. Dinard
38. Dolcoath (part)
39. Dolcoath (part)
40. Dortejensen
41. E oaze light vessel
42. Eleonora
43. Embla (possibly)
44. Emile deschamps
45. Emma
46. Emma (possibly)
47. Empire ghyll
48. Erins isle (possibly)
49. Falcon (probably)
50. Fearless
51. Flandres
52. Fleurita
53. Flores (probably)
54. Francesco ciampa
55. Fred everard
56. Frons olivae (probably)
57. G-42 (possibly)
58. Gad 23
59. Georgia
60. Girasol
61. Grazia (possibly)
62. Great nore towers (remains)
63. Great nore towers (remains).
64. Harcalo
65. Harcourt
66. Hawksdale
67. Hawnby
68. Hibernia
69. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
70. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
71. Hm torpedo boat no.12
72. Hms aisha
73. Hms amethyst
74. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
75. Hms aragonite (part of)
76. Hms aragonite (part of)
77. Hms aries (possibly)
78. Hms artic trapper
79. Hms ash
80. Hms blanche
81. Hms carilon
82. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
83. Hms chestnut (probably)
84. Hms conquistador
85. Hms coquette
86. Hms desiree
87. Hms drummer
88. Hms fauvette
89. Hms gracie (probably)
90. Hms guardsman
91. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
92. Hms lydian
93. Hms marcella
94. Hms mastiff (possibly)
95. Hms myrtle
96. Hms napia
97. Hms niger (possibly)
98. Hms northumberland (probably)
99. Hms othello ii
100. Hms pyrope
101. Hms ray of hope
102. Hms restoration (possibly)
103. Hms stella orion
104. Hms stirling castle (probably)
105. Hms tamarisk
106. Hms tourmaline
107. Hms tranquil
108. Hms venetia
109. Hms weigelia
110. Holba
111. Houston city
112. Hundvaag
113. Ilaro
114. Intrepid
115. Ira (possibly)
116. Irene
117. Jacob luckenbach
118. James harrod
119. Josephine charlotte
120. Kabinda
121. Koenigshaven
122. L'armandeche
123. Laurl coin
124. Lbv (m)396
125. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
126. Le pelerin de la mer
127. Lisbeth m
128. Loanda
129. Lolworth
130. Lord hamilton (possibly)
131. Luray victory
132. Mahratta
133. Mahratta ii
134. Mahseer
135. Maitland
136. Malta (probably)
137. Maplin light house
138. March
139. Margam abbey
140. Margate sand beacon
141. Menapier
142. Mercy
143. Merel (part of)(possibly)
144. Mersey
145. Mi amigo
146. Monica (possibly)
147. Mudlark
148. Murillo
149. Nancy moran
150. Neptune (possibly)
151. Newlands
152. Niore
153. Norman
154. North eastern victory
155. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
156. Ocean king (possibly)
157. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
158. Opal
159. Paros isle
160. Persistant whisper
161. Ponzano
162. Preussen
163. Prince igor (probably)
164. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
165. Regin (possibly)
166. Restless wave (possibly)
167. Rooswijk
168. Rosme
169. Rover (possibly)
170. Rubislaw
171. Rumania
172. Ryal
173. Rydal force
174. Rynanna
175. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
176. Saidieh
177. Saint ronan (possibly)
178. Saint ronan (possibly)
179. Sambut
180. San calisto
181. Santagata
182. Santagata (?part of)
183. Selma (possibly)
184. Selnes
185. Slesvig
186. Spaarndem
187. Stad maastricht
188. Strathearn
189. Sun vii
190. Sunk beacon (remains)
191. Sunrise (possibly)
192. Supremity
193. Surrey
194. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
195. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
196. The queen
197. The sultan
198. Thorvin karsven
199. Tongue sand tower (remains)
200. Toromoree
201. Treport
202. U 16 (possibly)
203. U 48
204. Uama
205. Ub 12 (possibly)
206. Uc 21 (possibly)
207. Ursus (part)
208. Vera
209. Volante (possibly)
210. Walsingham
211. Warfleth
212. Westerley star
213. Wheatman (possibly)
214. Winifred
215. Winkfield
216. Woodtown (possibly)
217. Yassou

 

Name: WARFLETH

Length 46 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 300 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products,oil

Cause: ran aground on margate sand while on passage rotterdam for london (pinn's wharf).

Year of registration: 1979

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter, Height above seabed: 158 cm

Known since: 1979, last detected: 1991

Details measurements/cartography: H3179/74 8.1.79 REPD SUNK ON N EDGE MARGATE SAND IN 512630N, 011742E, APPROX. VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF TIDE. (PLA, NAV WARNING 2/79). 6.1.79 NOW NOT VISUAL AT LOW WATER. ASSUMED TO HAVE SLIPPED INTO DEEPER WATER. (THAMES CG, TLX DTD 6.1.79). 10.1.79 NO DANGER TO NAVIGATION. WILL NOT BE MARKED. PLA REPORTS POSN AS 512628N, 011743E. LIES NW/SE. (THAMES CG, TLX DTD 8.1.79). 10.1.79 MAIN MAST DRIES 2.1MTRS. FOREMAST DRIES 1.2MTRS. 2 RADAR AERIALS DRY 3MTRS ABOVE MHWST. WK LIES ON HEADING 329 DEG IN 4.25MTRS [LAT]. ESTIMATE PLA'S POSN ACCURATE TO WITHIN 200FT. (THV PATRICIA, 8.1.79). INS AS DW MTS, D 7MTRS IN 512628N, 011743E.

- NM 171(P)/79. H3179/74 17.4.79 LOCATED IN 512624N, 011740E. DRIES 1.1MTR [LAT]. (PLA NAV WARNING 7/79). AMEND TO ST D 1.1MTR.

- NM 1034/79. H3179/74 14.3.80 EXAM'D BY DIVER FROM FV GUIDING HAND ON 5.3.80. BOWS AND MOST OF REMAINDER OF WRECK COVERED BY SAND. ONLY RADAR MAST NEAR STERN RISES ABOUT 2.5MTRS ABOVE SEABED AND DRIES ABOUT 0.75MTR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HN DTD 6.3.80). AMEND TO DW MT, D 0.8MTR, IN 512632N, 011735E.

- NM 772/80. H3179/74 17.4.80 EXAM'D 1.4.80 IN 512628N, 011740E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT D 0.8MTRS, FOUL AT D 0.3MTR. LEAST E/S DEPTH 0.7 IN GEN DEPTH 2MTRS. SCOUR 4.2MTRS DEEP TO W OF WK. LIES 158/338 DEG WITH BOW NW. HIGHEST PART IS AT S END AND IS PROBABLY MAINMAST. (PLA, WK REPORT MAPLIN 3/80). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH244/351/01 25.11.91 POSN EXAM'D 15.8.91 USING SMALL BOAT AND DRAGGING SEABED WITH STEEL POLE. NO FOUL OBTAINED AND NO EVIDENCE OF WK REMAINS. NO SCOUR FOUND. (PLA - CHARTWELL 22/91). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 26.5 N,1 17.563 E

 

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