This is the information page about the shipwreck Withern, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 48.14 N,1 1.818 W (50.802333333333, -1.0303)

 

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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. Ala
2. Albatros
3. Algerian
4. Angry fish
5. Armenier
6. Arno (possibly)
7. Asborg
8. Bettann (bow section)
9. Bettann (stern section)
10. Braat ii
11. Camberwell
12. Cambrian
13. Cambrian (part of)
14. Cambrian princess (probably)
15. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
16. Camswan
17. Capable
18. Cuba
19. Cuba
20. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
21. Duddon (probably)
22. Elford
23. Empress queen
24. Excelsior
25. Flag theofano
26. Fpt iv
27. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
28. G-cbpt
29. Gerarda
30. Germa geisha
31. Glen (possibly)
32. Grace dieu
33. Grip fast
34. Harry sharman
35. Hauler
36. Highland brigade
37. Hm lct 427 (after part)
38. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
39. Hms apley (possibly)
40. Hms boxer
41. Hms evadne (possibly)
42. Hms hazard
43. Hms hazardous
44. Hms insolent
45. Hms invincible
46. Hms p12 (stern section).
47. Hms prince leopold
48. Hms undine
49. Hms velox
50. Hmsm a1
51. Irishman
52. Isleworth
53. Kurland
54. Lct 1068
55. Leon
56. Lowmount
57. Luciston
58. Luis
59. Mary rose
60. Minerva (possibly)
61. Montecrana (possibly)
62. Moonraker (probably)
63. Oriflamme
64. Orion
65. Pearl (probably)
66. Ps ryde
67. Roway
68. Rtc no.9
69. Sinah
70. Stokes bay pier (remains)
71. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
72. U 1195
73. U 90
74. Ub 21
75. Vadne
76. Vanessa (probably)
77. Volkerak
78. Wapello
79. Weston maid (possibly)
80. Withern

 

Name: WITHERN

Length 24.1 meter

Cause:

Year of registration: 1926

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1926, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H1895/26 23.3.26 CONL WK BUOY SHOWN 4C N OF FERRY HO CHYS LANGSTONE HARBOUR ON SURVEY [C9811]. WK NOT YET LOCATED. (SCES, 1925). INS BUOY IN 504806N, 010146W. BR STD. H609/27 26.8.27 SHOWN AS WK 0.5FM WITH CONL BUOY CLOSE E, ON SURVEY [E1062]. BR STD. 5.1.64 AMENDED TO WK 0FMS 1FT [NEW DATUM]. NE 3418. H1637/65 8.7.66 REMAINS OF A BUCKET DREDGER LYING ON ITS SIDE LEAST DEPTH 3FT. MARKED ON SOUTHERN SIDE BY CONL WK BUOY. (SCES, 24.1.66). INS AS WK 0FMS 3FT [0.9MTRS] WITH CONL BUOY. BR STD. H891/65 BUOY REPLACED BY SPH G BUOY 068DEGS, 8C FROM ST JAMES HOSP CHY. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H3409/70 19.6.70 DIVED ON. CALLED 'WITHERN'. LIES ON EVEN KEEL LYING N TO S, BOWS TO N, HULL INTACT. SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED, PROP STILL ATTACHED, HOLD OPEN BUT THREE QUARTERS FILLED WITH SAND. GENERAL DEPTH 8.6MTRS, HEIGHT 2.1MTRS, LEAST DEPTH 6.5MTRS. (J BEVAN, BSC DIVER, 11.6.70). H881/65 25.5.71 WK BUOY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SPH BUOY. (QHM PORTSMOUTH HN). H4585/76 16.4.82 BUOY REPLACED BY ISOLATED DANGER SPAR BUOY CLOSE NE. (QHM PORTSMOUTH, H102 LH/1/82, 29.3.82).

- NM 1047/82. H3409/70 15.6.84 EXAM'D BY DIVER 24.4.84. LIES N/S, MOSTLY ON STBD SIDE, BUT WITH ABOUT 5MTR SECTION OF BOW AT N END ON EVEN KEEL. DEPTH OVER HIGHEST POINT 5.1MTRS [UNREDUCED]. GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. MUCH WKGE WITHIN 10MTRS OF MAIN PART OF WK. PILE MARKING WK IS ABOUT 10-15MTRS TO W & VERY UNSTABLE. (DQHM PORTSMOUTH, 1.6.84). [PREDICTED TIDAL REDUCTION -1.9MTRS]. NCA. 16.10.08 EUT POSN: 5048.134N, 0101.855W. NE 3418. SEP 2020/000032671 13.2.20 EXAM'D DW 7.10.19. IN 5048.139N, 0101.817W [WGD] LEAST M/B DEPTH 2.6 MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. ORIENTATION NORTH-SOUTH.(LANGSTONE HARBOUR BOARD, SHORELINE). AMEND TO WK 2.6MTRS. IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LYING ON STARBOARD SIDE

Position: 50 48.14 N,1 1.818 W

 

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