This is the information page about the shipwreck Wearside, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 50.022 N,1 31.772 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
2. Agamemnon
3. Alabama (possibly)
4. Albion (probably)
5. Ambient (probably)
6. Atlanticos
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Baltrader
9. Bonnington court
10. British fortune (probably)
11. Brixton
12. Cairnside
13. Carica milica
14. Cedarwood (possibly)
15. Cerne
16. Churston
17. City of brisbane
18. Clan monroe
19. Coalgas
20. Corcrest
21. Cormount (probably)
22. Coureur des mers
23. Cressdene (possibly)
24. Dagmar (probably)
25. Denise germaine (possibly)
26. Disa (possibly)
27. Duiveland
28. Dulwich
29. Dynamo
30. Empire bridge
31. Empire ghyll
32. Erins isle (possibly)
33. Erna boldt (probably)
34. Estrella (possibly)
35. European gateway (part of)
36. Faithful star
37. Fleurita
38. Flores (probably)
39. Fort massac
40. Forth
41. Franz fischer (possibly)
42. Friargate (possibly)
43. Friargate (possibly)
44. Fulmar
45. Gerhard
46. Ghc (possibly)
47. Golconda (possibly)
48. Grantleyhall (possibly)
49. Grisdeale
50. Groeswen (probably)
51. Hardingham (probably)
52. Harlington (probably)
53. Harlyn (probably)
54. Harriet
55. Hawksdale
56. Hebe
57. Highwave (probably)
58. Hillglen
59. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
60. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
61. Hm torpedo boat no.12
62. Hmml 127 (possibly)
63. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
64. Hms adonis (possibly)
65. Hms arethusa
66. Hms coquette
67. Hms donna nook
68. Hms duchess of hamilton
69. Hms eros (possibly)
70. Hms forward iii
71. Hms franc tireur
72. Hms hastfen
73. Hms hirose (probably)
74. Hms japan
75. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
76. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
77. Hms leandros
78. Hms lord airedale
79. Hms ludlow
80. Hms marconi
81. Hms marsa
82. Hms monarch
83. Hms moravia (possibly)
84. Hms nadine
85. Hms oriana
86. Hms reed (possibly)
87. Hms resono (possibly)
88. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
89. Hms sisapon
90. Hms sisters melville
91. Hms tervani
92. Hms tunisian
93. Hms velia (possibly)
94. Hms william wesney
95. Hmsm e6
96. Hmtb 10
97. Hnlms 227
98. Ingi
99. J c dalble
100. Janny
101. Josefina thorden (after part)
102. Kankakee
103. Khartoum (possibly)
104. Knarsdale
105. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
106. Koningen emma (possibly)
107. Kwasind
108. Lady salisbury
109. Lincairn (possibly)
110. Lindfar
111. Lonhelen (possibly)
112. Lowland
113. Mac 5 (possibly)
114. Mahseer
115. Main topman
116. Marie leonhardt (probably)
117. Mexico
118. Mi amigo
119. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
120. Moidart
121. Morar
122. Neptune (possibly)
123. Nereus
124. Nico
125. Nicolaos piangos
126. Niore
127. Norhauk
128. Norwich trader
129. Old charlton
130. Ostprussen (possibly)
131. Pallieter (possibly)
132. Paullette
133. Peik
134. Persistant whisper
135. Pescado
136. Peter hamre
137. Petshenga (possibly)
138. Polgarth
139. Port dalhousie (possibly)
140. Prince igor (probably)
141. Princess juliana
142. Profit
143. Protinus (possibly)
144. Quickstep
145. Ravenscraig (possibly)
146. Salerno (possibly)
147. Salerno (possibly)
148. San calisto
149. Savona (probably)
150. Second chance (possibly)
151. Simon bolivar
152. Spaarndem
153. Stad maastricht
154. Storm
155. Sunbeam
156. Sunk beacon (remains)
157. Sunk head tower
158. Sweep ii
159. Tay bar
160. Telegraaf xviii
161. Tergestea
162. Terukuni maru
163. The sultan
164. Thornaby (possibly)
165. Thyra
166. Torchbearer
167. Tummel (probably)
168. Uc 11 (possibly)
169. Uc 72 (possibly)
170. Ursus (part)
171. Vae victis
172. Vancouver
173. Volscian (possibly)
174. Walsingham
175. Wearside
176. White ghost
177. Wychwood (possibly)
178. Yassou
179. Ypapanti

 

Name: WEARSIDE

Length 103 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 3560 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1899 by w gray & co, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by the retlawston ss co ltd. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 306hp, single shaft. passage newcastle for genoa. struck mine laid by uc-11. (ww1sl; lloyds war losses & sibi).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H6908/17 INS WK IN 514950N, 013220E. AWASH AT LW, DERRICK VISIBLE AT HW. BUOY CLOSE SE. - FNM 66/18. H4841/22 27.9.22 AMEND TO WK 45FT [7FMS] IN 515008N, 013154E.

- NM ACTION. H521/30 17.1.30 INS AS WK 45FT ON 1975; WK 7FMS 3FT ON 2052,1610,1406. H6962/32 11.10.32 AMEND TO WK 38FT. (HMS KELLETT). H6962/32 24.3.33 AMEND TO WK 41FT OR 6FMS 5FT. (TH).

- NM ACTION. H8037/34 4.12.34 SHOWN AS WK 6FMS 5FT ON NC 1975. H5144/50 16.8.50 AMEND WK 5FMS 4FT, WITH G CONL BUOY, GPFL(3) G 10S, CLOSE SE. (HMS SCOTT & TH).

- NM 1606/50. H5144/50 20.9.51 SWEPT 20.9.51 BY SML'S 325 & 323. CLEAR AT 39, FOUL AT 40FT. GEN DEPTH 51FT. SCOUR 60FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45FT. APPARENTLY SMALL IN EXTENT - LENGTH 200FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, SWEEP REPORT, 26.10.51). H5144/60 7.11.55 SWEPT CLEAR AT 43, FOUL AT 45FT. SCOUR 60FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49 IN GEN DEPTH 50FT. (ECES, SWEEP REPORT 6.9.55).

- NM 2438/55. H5144/50 2.12.55 DELETE BUOY. (TH).

- NM 2873/55. H1334/60 5.5.60 LEAST E/S DEPTH 50FT. (ECES, 1959). H2847/67 19.10.67 SWEPT CLEAR AT 47, FOUL AT 48FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49FT. GEN DEPTH 49-56FT. SCOUR DEPTH 59FT. (HMS EGERIA, 8.6.67). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 5FT. BR STD. 9.5.68 AMEND TO SW 8FMS [LAT]. LC 1610. 9.1.73 AMEND TO SW 14.3MTRS. NC 1975.. H2101/74 16.1.74 EXAM'D IN 515001N, 013153E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.5MTRS [LAT]. SEABED FLAT WITH SMALL RIPPLES. STANDS 1.2MTRS PROUD OF SEABED. OF SMALL EXTENT ONLY. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA - RETAIN SW 14.3MTRS. H3180/74 22.9.75 SEARCHED FOR BY TRANSIT SONAR. SOME SMALL CONTACTS OBTAINED. CLOSE SOUNDED 10.3.75 BUT NO SIGNS OF WRECK OR SCOUR FOUND. GEN DEPTH 14-16MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). NCA - RETAIN SW 14.3 MTRS. H2044/81 18.1.83 EXAM'D 26.10.82 IN 514959N, 013153E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.3 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.3MTRS. LIES NEARLY N/S. (SOISS, HI 80). NCA. HH4024/86 10.2.88 EXAM'D 2.9.87 IN 514959N, 013153E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTHS 14 - 17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.1MTR. SCATTERED OVER AREA 90 X 40MTRS, ORIENTATED 160/340 DEG. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF SOME 1000 TONNES. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 373). NCA. HH090/494/01 22.8.90 EXAM'D 14.6.90 IN 514959N, 013153E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.7, FOUL AT 15MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.5MTR, LENGTH 90MTRS, BEAM 20MTRS. LARGE AND V BROKEN UP, LYING 020/200 DEG PARTIALLY BURIED. SIZEABLE MAG ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 494). NCA. HH090/573/01 30.9.93 LOCATED 7.8.93 IN 514958.8N, 013153.3E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOPS]. NOT EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.8-17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 16.2MTRS. NO SONAR HT. STRONG MAG ANOMALY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). HH090/690/01 20.5.96 EXAM'D 26.4.96 IN 514958.5N, 013158.3E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.2 IN GEN DEPTH 14.7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DISPERSED OVER AREA 80MTRS BY 40MTRS. LIES 025/205 DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 690). BR STD. SEP 2012/000129754 17.7.12 LOCATED IN 5150.01708N, 0131.78002E [WGD]. LENGTH 110.3MTRS, WIDTH 52.7MTRS, HT 2.1MTR. (EMU, FOR HANSON AGGREGATES, REPORT DTD 22.6.12). AREA OF DEBRIS. NCA. 28.2.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5150.022N, 0131.772E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.7 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. LENGTH 83.8MTRS, WIDTH 33.2MTRS, HT 2MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCOUR TO E OF WK. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AREA OF DEBRIS. AMEND WK 14.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

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Position: 51 50.022 N,1 31.772 E

 

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