This is the information page about the shipwreck Wythburn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 22.608 N,3 15.206 W (51.36625, -3.26885)

 

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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. Aeolus (probably)
2. Alice of milford
3. Bonita
4. Borderdene
5. Casper 2
6. Den of seaton
7. Devonia
8. Durdham
9. Eden force
10. Elmdale
11. Emily
12. Fleur de lys
13. Foremost 45
14. Hms oswaldian
15. Hms royal scot
16. Hongisto
17. Island queen
18. Jamaica planter
19. James & sarah (probably)
20. Kayeson
21. Lady non (possibly)
22. Lamb?
23. Maclaren
24. Margaretha (possibly)
25. Merkur
26. Mfb golden dawn
27. Middlesex
28. Mildrid
29. Mistress quigley
30. No 194 ax
31. Nornen
32. Persistent
33. Princess louise (probably)
34. Redvers buller
35. Severn transport
36. Sigvar
37. Teifi (possibly)
38. The american
39. Thomond (possibly)
40. Trio
41. Wild rose
42. Wythburn
43. Zelo

 

Name: WYTHBURN

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 9 meter, Height above seabed: 110 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20180130

Details measurements/cartography: H0993/40 19.11.40 PFNM 2662/40 ISSUED. H0993/40 3.1.41 INS G CAN BUOY, GPFL(2) G 10S. - TFNM 150/41. H0993/40 23.1.41 INS DW IN 512230N, 031500W.

- NM 129/41. H0993/40 17.11.41 INS BUOY.

- NM 2706/41. H0993/40 20.7.49 AMEND TO WK 5FMS IN 512234N, 011506W. DELETE BUOY. (HMS SEAGULL). H2897/69 16.6.69 SEARCHED FOR BUT NOT FOUND. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS 1968). H2897/69 20.3.70 NOT LOCATED BY E/S OR FISHERMAN'S SONAR IN GEN DEPTH 8.5 TO 9MTRS. EXPERIMENTAL TRANSIT SONAR SHOWED CLEAR SHIP-LIKE OUTLINE, ORIENTATED 010/190 DEG, IN 512234N, 031506W. LENGTH ABOUT 180FT. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 301/69). H2897/69 20.4.70 WK CONFIRMED BY NEW TRANSIT SONAR. (HMS WOODLARK, ROS 1969). NFA. H4629/71 30.9.71 AMEND TO WK 9.1MTRS. NC 1182. H5293/71 24.1.72 AMEND TO WK 8.4MTRS. NC 1182. H3942/88 23.1.90 NOT LOCATED DURING DCS3 SEARCH. NUMEROUS ROCK LEDGES IN AREA. ONE HAS LEAST DEPTH 8.4MTRS IN 512234.5N, 031509.5W. CONSIDERED THAT THIS MUST BE WHAT WAS FOUND BY HMS WOODLARK IN 1969. (LAND & MARINE ENG LTD, HI 464). AMEND TO SOUNDING 8.4MTRS IN 512234.5N, 031509.5W. BR STD. SEP 2018/000204444 30.1.18 EXAM'D 30.1.18 IN 5122.608N, 0315.206W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.59 IN GEN DEPTH 9.6MTRS. LENGTH 125.1MTRS, WIDTH 37.9MTRS, HT 1.2MTRS. ORIENTATION 110/290 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 210MTRS, 1.88MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 120DEGS. WRECK IS POORLY DEFINED AND IN MULTIPLE PIECES. A SMALL DEBRIS FIELD LIES TO NW, TOWARDS 300 DEGS.(TITAN ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEYS LTD, HI1501). AMEND DW 8.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 22.608 N,3 15.206 W

 

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