This is the information page about the shipwreck Wimbledon, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 1.838 N,0 55.116 E (53.0506667, 1.1718667)

 

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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. Amberley
2. Ambrose fleming
3. Antiope
4. Baron ailsa
5. Blackburn
6. Bogatyr
7. Burgos
8. Capitaine edmond laborie
9. Chatwood (possibly)
10. Chelsea (possibly)
11. Chevychase
12. Clavis
13. Cormarsh
14. Czestochowa
15. Empire newcomen
16. Fane
17. Fireglow
18. Francois trixier
19. Freidig (possibly)
20. George royle
21. Giorgio ohlsen
22. Heathfield
23. Heimland
24. Hjordis
25. Hms cap d'antifer
26. Hms solomon
27. Hmsm umpire
28. Konstantinos hadjipateras
29. Laurium (possibly)
30. Lindy sue
31. Mirabel
32. Myndroom
33. Nimrod (probably)
34. P.l.m. 25
35. Robert w pomeroy
36. Rosalie (possibly)
37. Schieland
38. Sverre (possibly)
39. Trajan
40. Vera (probably)
41. Vina
42. Virgin de lourdres
43. Wimbledon
44. Zephyr

 

Name: WIMBLEDON

Year of registration: 1956

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter

Known since: 1956, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H6772/56 10.12.56 DW IN 530142N, 005506E. MARKED BY G CAN BUOY. (HUMBER RADIO & TH).

- NM 3049/56. H6772/56 5.8.60 SANK IN 530142N, 005506E. CARGO GAS COAL: 815 TONS NO1 HOLD, 1572 TONS NO2 HOLD. (TH SUPT YARMOUTH, 2.11.56). 20.6.62 CONTRACT PLACED WITH UNDER WATER WELDERS & REPAIRERS LTD FOR DISPERSAL. H6772/56 18.8.64 WK DISPERSED TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 40FT [MLWS]. (TH, 20.7.64). AMEND TO FOUL.

- NM 1539/64. SEP 2014/000122062 8.7.14 LOCATED 17.2.14 IN 5301.838N, 0055.116E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 9.44 IN GEN DEPTH 12.08MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 2.64MTRS. LIES 144/324 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK IS AN AREA OF DEBRIS. (MMT, HI 1447). INS AS WK 9.4MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 1.838 N,0 55.116 E

 

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