This is the information page about the shipwreck Waterland (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 45.547 N,0 47.227 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. Afghanistan (probably)
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Alice (possibly)
8. Amsterdam
9. Argonaut
10. Ash
11. Australier (probably)
12. Bobby
13. Broderick (probably)
14. Cabo espartel
15. Carlisle castle
16. Caterham
17. Ceta (stern section)
18. Charente
19. Corinia (possibly)
20. Dona isabel (probably)
21. Duc richard
22. Duchess (possibly)
23. Durango
24. Eagle (possibly)
25. Eco vouga
26. Electra
27. Ella sayer
28. Emma
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. Frockner
34. Gold coin
35. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
36. Hms anne
37. Hms caulonia
38. Hms ghurka
39. Hms myrmidon
40. Hms waterfly
41. Hmt gullfoss
42. Hoheweg
43. Holland
44. Holland v
45. Hydaspes (possibly)
46. Irisbrook
47. Jan brons
48. Jokai
49. Kingfisher (probably)
50. La somme (probably)
51. Lacer
52. Lady alice
53. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
54. Lisbon
55. Lullington
56. Ma monette
57. Maxwell
58. Milbanke (probably)
59. Morgenster
60. My astor
61. Northfleet
62. Pontos
63. Robin hood
64. Roecliff
65. Roode zee (possibly)
66. Roseburn
67. Rushing water
68. Rydal hall (possibly)
69. Saint emilion (probably)
70. Saint jean pierre
71. Salbya (possibly)
72. Samida
73. Samwake
74. Seine
75. Sierra bravia
76. Sir robert wigham
77. Skerryvore
78. Sparta (possibly)
79. Startled fawn (possibly)
80. Storaa
81. Swale (probably)
82. T s webb
83. Tokufuku maru
84. Trooper
85. Umba (probably)
86. Veerman
87. Ville de bordeaux
88. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
89. Vittoria claudia
90. War monarch
91. Waterland (possibly)
92. Welsh belle
93. Wittering

 

Name: WATERLAND (POSSIBLY)

Length 68.6 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 1107 ton
Load: construction materials,coal

Cause: Triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage sunderland for cowes. mined. 7 men lost. (sibi & ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1959

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 115 cm

Known since: 1959, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H3950/57 21.10.59 H3950/57 21.10.59 LOCATED BY A/S WHILST RUNNING 2 CONTACTS IN 504520N, 004731E. POSSIBLY 1 OF 3 WKS IN THIS POSN. (HMS RUSSELL, 29.4.57). CHART AS NDW. BR STD. 31.1.73 31.1.73 AMEND TO USC 15MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NC 536. H2979/74 12.12.74 H2979/74 12.12.74 LOCATED IN 504530, 004718E [OGB] USING DECCA. UPRIGHT SUPERSTRUCTURE, BROKEN JUST AFT OF MIDSHIPS. HIGHEST POINT ABOUT 20FT. GUN AFT. CARGO OF COAL & CONCRETE PAVING SLABS, ABOUT 2000 TONS. (E GILES). H4959/73 1.4.75 H4959/73 1.4.75 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). H4121/76 6.1.77 H4121/76 6.1.77 LOCATED IN 504531N, 004721E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 130FT. SCOUR 36MTRS TO S SIDE OF WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE). AMEND TO WK 25MTRS. BR STD. HH090/611/01 25.1.95 HH090/611/01 25.1.95 EXAM'D 30.9.94 IN 504533.1N, 004713.8E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 24.9, FOUL 25.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.7 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 110/290DEGS. APPEARS TO BE INTACT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). WHOLE WK HAS NOT BEEN SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.9MTRS. CHART AS WK 24.5MTRS. HH090/681/01 21.9.95 HH090/681/01 21.9.95 EXAM'D 22.7.95 IN 504533.1N, 004713.8E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 24.3, FOUL 24.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.7 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 110/290DEGS. INTACT EXCEPT FOR BOW WHICH IS SLIGHTLY BROKEN AWAY. UPRIGHT. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 681). AMEND TO SW 24MTRS IN 504531N, 004719.7E [OGB]. BR STD. HH091/159/01 3.7.07 HH091/159/01 3.7.07 EXAM'D 15.10.06 IN 5045.547N, 0047.227E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 27.22 IN GEN DEPTH 34.8MTRS. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 7MTRS. LIES 115/295 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, MAIN HIGH AREA AT NW END, SCOUR AT NW END. BOWS ESE. RETAIN SW 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/159/01 25.10.07 HH091/159/01 25.10.07 SONAR HT 7.3MTRS. (OSAE, HI 1159, REVISED ROS). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ALMOST INTACT, UPRIGHT, ?BOWS ESE

Position: 50 45.547 N,0 47.227 E

 

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