This is the information page about the shipwreck William balls (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 34.448 N,0 46.891 E (53.3729833, 1.0462167)

 

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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. Ahamo
2. Amelie-mathilde
3. Andarina
4. Argo
5. Benmacdhui
6. Capitaine edmond laborie
7. Carrier
8. Catford
9. Cecil (possibly)
10. Chatwood (possibly)
11. Corland
12. Cormarsh
13. Deodata
14. Egret
15. Euterpe (probably)
16. Fane
17. Fermain (possibly)
18. Fireglow
19. Fittonia (possibly)
20. Flashlight (probably)
21. Flourish
22. Freidig (possibly)
23. Gluckauf (possibly)
24. Harden
25. Heimland
26. Hms cape spartel (probably)
27. Hms cobra
28. Hms fleet tender c (ex-mamari iii)
29. Hms kos xvi (probably)
30. Hms linsdell
31. Hms pintail
32. Hms queenworth
33. Hms speedy (probably)
34. Hms st donats
35. Hms warland (possibly)
36. Homer
37. Inge marguerite (possibly)
38. Jane (possibly)
39. Jersey (probably)
40. Katina bulgari
41. Keynes
42. Konstantinos hadjipateras
43. La combattante (stern section)
44. Lancaster (possibly)
45. Larchwood (possibly)
46. Laurel (possibly)
47. Lightship no 83
48. Lindy sue
49. London
50. Magnolia
51. Marie dawn
52. Matanuska (probably)
53. Merchiston
54. Nieuwland
55. Norfolk (possibly)
56. Ogono
57. Onesta
58. Petroswift
59. Pilsudski
60. Polzella (possibly)
61. Rado (possibly)
62. Rebono (probably)
63. Revello
64. Revigo (possibly)
65. Rivergate
66. Rosebud (possibly)
67. Royal scott
68. Royston
69. Schieland
70. Schieland (possibly)
71. Scotia (possibly)
72. Scotia (possibly)
73. Sea pearl
74. Shepherd lad
75. Sioux (probably)
76. Siri maria
77. Stylianos chandris
78. Trignac (possibly)
79. Vechstroom
80. Vereingte (possibly)
81. Victoria
82. Virginian
83. Welsh prince
84. William balls (probably)
85. Zor

 

Name: WILLIAM BALLS (PROBABLY)

Length 78.9 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1612 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1883 by j readhead & co, south shields. owned at time of loss by w d c balls & son. two boilers, compound expansion engine of 150hp, single shaft. passage shields for smyrna. cargo coal. sank following collision with british ss elba (2293 grt).

Year of registration: 1972

Water depth above wreck: 46 meter, Height above seabed: 127 cm

Known since: 1979, last detected: 20161030

Details measurements/cartography: 17.4.72 SANK ABOUT 4 MILES W OF DOWSING LTV. (SEA BREEZES). POSN 533500N, 004300E, APPROX. H5970/69 15.1.80 WK EXAM'D 23.9.79 IN 533425.3N, 004659.5E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.6 IN GEN DEPTH 40-46MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.8MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 52MTRS. LIES E/W ON SANDY SEABED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 46/79). INS AS WK 40MTRS. BR STD. H4465/81 21.11.83 EXAM'D 13.7.82 IN 533427N, 004701E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 39.4 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. SCOUR 4.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 9.2MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. INTACT, LYING 110/290 DEGS, WITH SHOALEST PART TO THE EAST, SUPERSTRUCTURE AMIDSHIPS AND WESTERN END BURIED IN SAND. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 74). AMEND TO WK 39MTRS. BR STD. HH242/352/01 10.10.91 NOT SHOWN NE 107. RE-INSERTED.

- NM 3014/91. 2.3.15 LOCATED IN 5334.446N, 0046.890E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.52MTRS. LENGTH 82MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 10MTRS. (CEFAS, SILVER PIT SURVEY 2014, BDC EXAMINATION OF DATA). LIES 135/315 DEGS. IN THREE PARTS, IN LINE. NFS. AMEND DEPTH 38MTRS. SEP 2016/000091757 10.5.17 EXAM'D 30.10.16 IN 5334.448N, 0046.891E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 39.19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS, LENGTH 82.3MTRS, WIDTH 12.6MTRS, HEIGHT 4.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 127/307 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 100MTRS, DEPTH 5MTRS, TOWARD 180 DEGS. WRECK LARGELY INTACT BUT BROKEN IN TWO PARTS. (GARDLINE, HI 1492). AMEND NDW 39MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 34.448 N,0 46.891 E

 

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