This is the information page about the shipwreck Western farmer (bow section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 15.032 N,1 55.087 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. Acer
2. Acer
3. Alabama (possibly)
4. Alhama
5. Amor
6. Andre
7. Brighton
8. British liberty (possibly)
9. Ca 4
10. Camisard
11. Cap de la hague
12. Colbert (possibly)
13. Costas michalos (fwd part)
14. Dartmore
15. Deo gratias
16. Dixie
17. Duiveland
18. Dyck ltv
19. E goodwin ltv
20. Elizabeth and unknown
21. Empress of midland (possibly)
22. Estafette
23. Fauvette
24. Filleigh
25. Fulmar
26. G 85 (possibly)
27. Genimar
28. Henry b plant
29. Hms alert ?
30. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
31. Hms brighton queen
32. Hms flirt
33. Hms hermes
34. Hms maida (possibly)
35. Hms redcar
36. Hms thuringia (possibly)
37. Hms wessex
38. Hms westella
39. Hoegh aigrette
40. Jarita
41. Jean pierre et phillipe
42. Jonrix
43. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
44. Karmt
45. Lst 364 (probably)
46. M 3630 (possibly)
47. Madimba (probably)
48. Mariner moon
49. Marthe
50. Melrose
51. Nagro (possibly)
52. Neerlandais
53. Neppo (possibly)
54. Netty (possibly)
55. Niendorf (possibly)
56. Noroit
57. Ocean hound
58. Okeania
59. Pallieter
60. Paris (possibly)
61. Pavon
62. Port nicholson (probably)
63. Portrieux
64. Prinses astrid
65. Quentovic
66. Saint antoine de padoue
67. Saint michael veillez sur nous
68. Sint annaland
69. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
70. St pierre (aft section)
71. St pierre (fore portion)
72. Tbd 317
73. Tina primo
74. Toornvliet (probably)
75. Tummel (probably)
76. U 37
77. Ub 29 (possibly)
78. Uc 26
79. Uc 46
80. Uc 63
81. Vecht (probably)
82. Velocitas
83. Virginie
84. Western farmer (bow section)
85. Xanthence

 

Name: WESTERN FARMER (BOW SECTION)

Length 128.9 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.6, tonnage 7239 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1943 by bethlehem fairfield shipyard inc. onwed at time of loss by wastern navigation corporation. triple expansion engine, single shaft. broke in two following collision with norwegian tanker bjorgholm. bow section sank. stern towed to calais. (ll & sibi).

Year of registration: 1952

Water depth above wreck: 37 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm

Known since: 1952, last detected: 2016

Details measurements/cartography: H5312/52 16.9.52 BOW SUNK IN 511515N, 015448E. STERN HALF TOWED TO CALAIS. (ADMTY 21.8.52, TH & LLOYDS). CHART AS DW WITH G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.

- NM 1515/52 & FNM 90/52. H5312/52 23.3.54 AMEND BUOY TO G CONL, FLG, WITH RAREFL & TOP MARK, CLOSE W. (PARIS NM 54 05 26C).

- NM 680/54 & FNM 35/54. H7012/54 29.6.59 LOCATED IN 511505N, 015510E. LEAST DEPTH 17MTRS. (PARIS NM 54 41 22). AMEND TO WK 9.25FMS IN 511505N, 015510E.

- NM 2819/54 & FNM 122/54. 23.2.55 BUOY DELETED. (NAVEAM 5268).

- NM 89/54. H4403/65 29.3.66 LOCATED IN 511456N, 015506E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. OROPESA SWEEP - CLEAR AT 53FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 65FT IN GEN DEPTH 120FT. SCOUR 130FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM ALL DIRNS. WK LIES APPROX N/S AND IS ABOUT 300FT LONG. (HMS MYRMIDON, H525 27.7.65). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 5FT. R/S. H4988/71 3.1.71 CONFIRMED THAT WK NO LONGER EXISTS IN 511515N, 015448E. AREA SWEPT IN GOOD CONDITIONS WITH DCS3. NOTHING FOUND. (HMS FAWN, H525 NO 17/71, SURVEY [K6274/9]). H6738/68 21.9.71 LOCATED IN 511505N, 015511E [EUR]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10FMS 5FT. (HMS FOX HN 2/71). H4988/71 26.11.71 EXAM'D IN 511505N, 015511E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.8MTRS [65FT], FOUL AT 20.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS [19FMS] [LAT]. NEGLIGIBLE SCOUR. GOOD ALL-ROUND CONTACT. (HMS FOX, H525 3/71). AMEND TO SW 10FMS 5FT IN 511500N, 015512E [OGB].

- NM 123/72. H2234/71 7.6.72 BOWS SECTION OF VERY LARGE SHIP CUT OFF VERY CLEAN. LOCATED USING DECCA. (GB DIVING SERVICES, JUNE 1972). 12.9.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 19.8MTRS. NC 323. H2820/71 6.11.81 SHOWN AS WK 22MTRS IN 511509N, 015505E ON DUTCH SURVEY [K8495/9], FEB 1981. H7012/54 17.1.84 FR SURVEY REPORT, DTD 6.9.54, INDICATES WK WAS LYING ON STBD SIDE, WITH BOW S AND STBD ANCHOR LAID OUT. H4029/86 9.2.88 LOCATED 20.10.87 IN 511459N, 015512E [OGB] HYPERFIX BUT NOT FULLY SURVEYED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23 IN GEN DEPTH 36-37MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 12.3MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BREADTH 10MTRS. LYING 175/355DEGS. MAG ANOMALY SHOW IRON CONTENT OF ABT 2000TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 378). RETAIN AS CHARTED. H6344/87 2.12.88 EXAM'D 7.9.88 IN 511500N, 015512E [OGB] USING COMPOUND TRISPONDER/HYPERFIX. SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.3, FOUL AT 24.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.3 IN GEN DEPTH 37-38MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 13.2MTRS, LENGTH ABOUT 75MTRS. LIES N/S AND IN ONE PIECE. SMOOTH E/S TRACE OBTAINED WHILE SWEEPING SUGGESTS WK LIES ON ITS SIDE. (NP 1016, HI 427). AMEND TO SW 24MTRS.

- NM 3785/88. HH090/460/01 20.6.89 EXAM'D 29.4.89 IN 511459.5N, 015512E [OGB]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 24.6, FOUL AT 24.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.7MTRS. NO SCOUR. LIES 005/185DEGS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. (NP 1008, HI 460). WK REPORT NOT PROVIDED, DATA EXTRACTED FROM GRAPHICS. NCA. HH100/351/03 29.6.90 DIVED AND CONFIRMED AS BOWS OF LARGE CARGO VESSEL. LIES ON STARBOARD SIDE WITH LARGE HOLE NEAR STEM ON PORT (UPPER) SIDE. DECK VERY CLEAR - NO WINCHES. (J COULON, 22.5.90). HH091/159/01 - SEP 2007000064749 30.7.07 LOCATED 2.2.07 IN 5115.031N, 0155.088E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.71 IN GEN DEPTH 36.0MTRS. LENGTH 63.6MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 11MTRS. LIES 004/184 DEGS WITH BOWS N. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). RETAIN WK SW 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 4569/07. SEP2016/000181431 01.12.16 EXAM'D 30.07.16; IN 5115.032N, 0155.087E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 24.36MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 37.7MTRS, LENGTH 62.2MTRS, WIDTH 25.6MTRS, HEIGHT 13.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 190/010 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 10.2MTRS, 1MTR DEEP, DIRECTION TOWARDS 257DEGS. WRECK APPEARS TO BE LARGELY INTACT, THE VESSEL IS LAID ON ITS PORT SIDE AND HAS MINIMAL DEBRIS. (EGS PIONEER, HI 1523). RETAIN DW 24MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPEARS TO BE LARGELY INTACT, VESSEL IS LAID ON ITS PORT SIDE, MINIMAL DEBRIS

Position: 51 15.032 N,1 55.087 E

 

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