This is the information page about the shipwreck Wileysike, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 35.426 N,5 16.306 W (51.590433333333, -5.2717666666667)

 

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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. Adamantios j pithis
2. Albion
3. Antonio
4. Balholm
5. Behar
6. Boston city (possibly)
7. Boy toby (possibly)
8. Burry
9. Carrier
10. Celtic revenge (possibly)
11. Christian borum
12. Clapham (probably)
13. Colonian
14. Concha
15. Dakotian
16. Dalserf
17. Drina (probably)
18. Eleazar (possibly)
19. Eminent (probably)
20. Empire beacon (possibly)
21. Englishman
22. Falcon
23. Faraday
24. Four winds
25. Fowey rose (possibly)
26. Georgios markettos (probably)
27. Gerard
28. Gisella (possibly)
29. Graffoe
30. Gratie gods (possibly)
31. Helene
32. Hematite
33. Highland home (probably)
34. Hms arbutus
35. Hms caroline (aft part)
36. Hms leda (probably)
37. Hms marojam
38. Hms minicoy
39. Hms penshurst (possibly)
40. Hms pilot vessel no.10
41. Hmsm e39
42. Humber
43. Hurst
44. Inishowen head (?inneshowen head)
45. Jonas lie (possibly)
46. Kerloch
47. Kingstown (probably)
48. Lcg 15
49. Lcg no.16
50. Loch shiel
51. Lord derby (probably)
52. Lucy
53. Luminence
54. Matronna
55. Mersey
56. Morning star
57. Olive branch
58. Pauline elizabeth
59. Philotis
60. Pikepool (probably)
61. Plm 21
62. Portland (possibly)
63. Prince cadwgan (probably)
64. Princess irene
65. Queen
66. Rasona
67. Renfrew (possibly)
68. Sea farer (possibly)
69. Shaleen
70. Shamrock
71. St george
72. St jacques (probably)
73. Suzanne boulet (possibly)
74. Szent istvan
75. Thor
76. Tormes (possibly)
77. Trevilla (possibly)
78. U 61 (possibly)
79. Vernicos alexia
80. Vernicos barbara iv
81. Vernicos giorgis
82. Walter l m russ
83. Whitehaven
84. Wiema
85. Wileysike

 

Name: WILEYSIKE

Length 91.4 meter, width: 11.7 meter, tonnage 2501 ton

Cause: built in 1888 by the tyne iron shipbuilding co ltd, willington quay-on-tyne. owned at time of loss by w s miller & co, glasgow. triple expansion engine, single shaft. torpedoed by u 54. four lost.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 134 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2011

Details measurements/cartography: 18.5.18 M24638 18.5.18 ABOUT 7M SW OF MILFORD HAVEN, (BOT, MASTER). INS ON CHARTS. H351/20 H351/20 POSN 513500N, 051600W PA. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). H3451/24 16.5.24 H3451/24 16.5.24 AMEND TO NDWPD (1918). NE 1488. 28.5.52 28.5.52 AMEND TO NDWPA. NC 1178. H4819/71 22.11.71 H4819/71 22.11.71 LOCATED IN 513523N, 051613W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.2 IN GEN DEPTH 55.0MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR. EXCELLENT SONAR. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 43/71). AMEND TO WK 26FMS.

- NM 1959/71. 6.4.72 6.4.72 AMEND TO WK 48MTRS. NC 1478. H1921/80 31.3.80 H1921/80 31.3.80 LOCATED BY HMS FOX IN 513524N, 051614W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.4 IN GEN DEPTH 57MTRS. LIES IN A GULLEY. HEIGHTING NOT POSSIBLE. (HMS BULLDOG HI 52/80). NCA. 2.12.11 2.12.11 LOCATED 27.4.10 IN 5135.426N, 0516.306W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 47.72 IN GEN DEPTH 55.1MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 115.3MTRS, WIDTH 21.5MTRS, HT 7.38MTRS. LIES 134/314 DEGS WITH BOWS NW. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1328). INTACT, UPRIGHT. AMEND WK 47MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS NW

Position: 51 35.426 N,5 16.306 W

 

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