This is the information page about the shipwreck Xavier, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 33.36 N,0 7.998 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. 212
2. ? susie mo ii
3. Abana (part of)(possibly)
4. Abana (part of)(possibly)
5. Abbotsford
6. Adela (possibly)
7. Admiral nelson
8. Agnes
9. Airdrie (possibly)
10. Alarm
11. Albanian
12. Albatross
13. Albert
14. Albert (part of)
15. Albert (part of)
16. Albert (possibly)
17. Albion (probably)
18. Alcazar
19. Alcides
20. Alexandra
21. Alhambra
22. Alice
23. Alice davies
24. Amenity
25. Amlwch rose
26. Anatolian
27. Angloman (possibly)
28. Angola
29. Angola (part of)(possibly)
30. Ann sumner
31. Ann widnal
32. Anne
33. Anne elizabeth
34. Ant
35. Anteros
36. Apapa
37. Architect
38. Ardlough
39. Arduity
40. Aris
41. Armagh
42. Arno mendi
43. Arosa
44. Asmund
45. Atika
46. Auchenarden
47. Audacity
48. Auspicious
49. Avalon
50. Avon
51. Avon
52. Azalea
53. B o borjesson
54. Bactria
55. Balthazar
56. Barrister
57. Bayswater (possibly)
58. Beachy
59. Bella
60. Ben cruachan
61. Benaiah
62. Bengar
63. Bengollyun
64. Benholm
65. Berwyn
66. Bessie
67. Bijou
68. Blairnevis
69. Blanche (possibly)
70. Bolivar
71. Bolivar (fwd part)(probably)
72. Boston
73. Boubolina
74. Box hill
75. Boy stephen
76. Bradda
77. Braeglen
78. Braganza
79. Brazilian
80. Breitenburg
81. British councillor
82. British prince
83. British viscount
84. Buenos ayres
85. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
86. Burbo & tongue bns (remains) (possibly)
87. Burbo tower (remains)
88. Burbo tower (remains)
89. Burbo tower (remains)
90. Burbo tower (remains)
91. Burgedin
92. Bydand
93. C s parnell
94. Cadmus
95. Cairnross
96. Calcium (probably)
97. Calderon
98. Cambank
99. Cameronian
100. Canada
101. Captain mclintock
102. Carl august
103. Caroline
104. Carrie
105. Carson
106. Cartegena
107. Cascapedia
108. Castilian
109. Castle queen
110. Catherine
111. Catherine
112. Chacabuco (possibly)
113. Chagres
114. Chase
115. Christina shearer
116. Chrysopolis
117. City of birmingham
118. City of brussels
119. City of st andrews
120. Clwyd (probably)
121. Clytie
122. Cognac
123. Colin russell
124. Collingwood
125. Colombus
126. Colorado
127. Conargo
128. Concord
129. Coniston (probably)
130. Constance
131. Cook s26
132. Coral bank
133. Corbet
134. Corinth (possibly)
135. Cork
136. Cornish coast
137. Corrientes
138. Counsellor iii
139. Countess of devon
140. County of lancaster
141. Cramlington (possibly)
142. Cressado
143. Cressida
144. Cresswell (probably)
145. Croydon
146. Cumbrae
147. Dagmar
148. Dakota
149. Dalewood (probably)
150. Dana (possibly)
151. Daphne ii
152. Dayrian
153. Deerpool (after section)
154. Deerpool (for'd section)
155. Delfina
156. Denbigh coast
157. Denham
158. Derbent
159. Diana
160. Dido
161. Dieter
162. Ditton
163. Douglas
164. Douglas
165. Downshire (possibly)
166. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
167. Dublin
168. Dundalk
169. Dunmail
170. Dunsany
171. Dunvegan castle
172. Ebeneezer
173. Ebenezer
174. Ebenezer
175. Edward finch
176. Eilean glas
177. El oso
178. Elephant
179. Eliza bonstead
180. Elizabeth
181. Elizabeth dal
182. Elizabeth lathom
183. Ellan vannin
184. Ellen sarah
185. Ellen southwold
186. Emelie
187. Emmeline
188. Empire wind
189. Empress (probably)
190. Empress eugenie
191. Empress eugenie
192. Endymion
193. Eros
194. Ester ann
195. Esther
196. Ethel (possibly)
197. Eurymedon
198. Eversfield
199. Excel
200. Exmoor
201. Fairearn (probably)
202. Fairisle
203. Fairlie and jane
204. Fairy
205. Faunus
206. Fawn (possibly)
207. Fb 110 (possibly)
208. Fb 112 (possibly)
209. Fb 116 (possibly)
210. Fb 118 (possibly)
211. Fb 265 (possibly)
212. Fb 267 (possibly)
213. Fb 275 (possibly)
214. Fb 278 (possibly)
215. Fb 289 and 292 (probably)
216. Fb 295 (possibly)
217. Fb 296 (possibly)
218. Fb 297 (possibly)
219. Fb 300 (possibly)
220. Fb 43 (possibly)
221. Fb 47 (possibly)
222. Fb 56 (possibly)
223. Fb 72 (possibly)
224. Fb 83 (possibly)
225. Fb 86 (possibly)
226. Fb 98 (probably)
227. Femke
228. Fermo
229. Fern (probably)
230. Ferocious
231. Fin-ar-bed
232. Flamingo
233. Flying dart
234. Flying hawk
235. Four brothers
236. Four brothers (possibly)
237. Fowberry tower (part)
238. Fowberry tower (part)
239. Francis
240. Frolic
241. Fryken
242. Gannochy
243. Geofredo (part of)
244. Geofredo (part of)
245. Geofredo (part of)
246. Georgie
247. Georgios
248. Gerhardt (possibly)
249. Germania
250. Ghambira
251. Girl kitty (possibly)
252. Giuseppe
253. Gladeto
254. Gladstone
255. Gleneden
256. Glenford
257. Glenorchy (possibly)
258. Gorsethorn
259. Gothic
260. Grappler
261. Gratitude
262. Guillermo
263. Gwydir
264. Hannah
265. Hannah landles
266. Hare (probably)
267. Harlech
268. Harmony
269. Harold
270. Hawkesbury
271. Hebe
272. Hebe (possibly)
273. Heemskerk
274. Helen
275. Heminge
276. Henry j smith
277. Herbert
278. Herlief
279. Hero
280. Heron 2
281. Hildena
282. Hindlea
283. Hms benvolio
284. Hms botanic
285. Hms calverton
286. Hms campina
287. Hms cochrane
288. Hms corfield
289. Hms cortina
290. Hms deliverer
291. Hms dervish
292. Hms egret
293. Hms guide me ii
294. Hms lormont
295. Hms manners (stern section)
296. Hms mistletoe
297. Hms othello
298. Hms princess victoria
299. Hms remillo
300. Hms silicia
301. Hms st cyrus
302. Hms strathborve (part)
303. Hms susarion
304. Hms westphalia (possibly)
305. Hms yorkshire belle
306. Holyhead
307. Hopper f
308. Hopper number 6
309. Horizon (possibly)
310. Hornby (possibly)
311. Hoveringham 2
312. Hvideorn
313. Hyacinth
314. Ibis
315. Ida
316. Ida
317. India
318. Innisfallen
319. Ionic (probably)
320. Ionic star
321. Irene chalmers
322. J b kee
323. J c swindlehurst
324. J w t
325. James and grace gregory
326. Janet helen (possibly)
327. Jerseymoor
328. Jessie
329. Jessie brown
330. John & ann
331. John and thomas
332. John bull
333. John mowlem
334. John pierce
335. John w elliot
336. June
337. Juno
338. Jura
339. Kalo (probably)
340. Katy
341. Kelvindale
342. Kenmare
343. Kilcoan (probably)
344. Kimberley (possibly)
345. Kinkorth
346. Kirkmichael
347. Kyma
348. La plata (possibly)
349. La rochelle (possibly)
350. Ladas (possibly)
351. Lady irene of menai
352. Laura
353. Leeds (probably)
354. Leinster
355. Lelia
356. Letty
357. Lightstone (probably)
358. Lilly (possibly)
359. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
360. Linda blanche
361. Lionel george
362. Little burbo beacon
363. Liverpool
364. Lizzie morton
365. Loch fergus
366. Lochmonar (fwd part)
367. Lochranza castle
368. Lord haig (possibly)
369. Lord haig (possibly)
370. Lord selborne
371. Lottie (possibly)
372. Loweswater
373. Lowther range (probably)
374. Lucerne
375. Lugar
376. Lurigethan
377. Lutha
378. Lylie
379. Lynkar
380. Lyra (bow section)
381. Maarten cornelis
382. Magdalyn ann
383. Maggie
384. Maja
385. Major
386. Mancunium
387. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
388. Mantura
389. Manx fairy
390. Margaret
391. Marian francis
392. Marie l
393. Marie moller
394. Marion
395. Marlay
396. Marn
397. Marquess of bute (possibly)
398. Marshall (probably)
399. Mary
400. Mary
401. Mary agnes
402. Mary ann
403. Mary ann
404. Mary coles (possibly)
405. Mary jane
406. Mary kate
407. Mary olivia
408. Matador
409. Mayflower (part of)
410. Meath
411. Meeuw
412. Mermaid (probably)
413. Mersey
414. Mhari l
415. Mid jordan beacon
416. Miner
417. Minerva
418. Miriam thomas
419. Missouri
420. Modig
421. Modiva (possibly)
422. Mona 2 (possibly)
423. Monimia (possibly)
424. Mtb 539
425. Munster
426. Murielle
427. My lady
428. Nadejda (possibly)
429. Nar
430. Nautilus
431. Nautilus
432. Nazarine
433. Nellie esplin
434. Nelson
435. Neptune
436. Nestos
437. Nickolai
438. Nicola faith
439. Nimrod
440. Noranya
441. Normandiet
442. North jordan bn
443. Nydia (probably)
444. Ocean harvest ii
445. Ocean home
446. Ocean monarch
447. Odessa
448. Old england
449. Olive branch
450. Opal (possibly)
451. Ophir ii (possibly)
452. Oria
453. Orizava (or urizaza)
454. Orsa
455. Osctilia
456. Osseo
457. Otis tetrax
458. Ousebridge
459. Outer east dolphin
460. Pacific (possibly)
461. Palmella (possibly)
462. Pamela
463. Paraciers
464. Parker
465. Patriarch
466. Peaceful star
467. Pegasus (possibly)
468. Pegu (bow section)
469. Pegu (stern)
470. Penrhos (probably)
471. Penryn
472. Penstone
473. Penvearn
474. Perseverance
475. Perseverance
476. Peru (probably)
477. Phoenician
478. Pigeon
479. Planet
480. Polly williams
481. Polwell (probably)
482. Ponce
483. Portia
484. President harbitz
485. Primrose
486. Princess victoria
487. Progress
488. Prudence
489. Queen
490. Queen victoria
491. Queen victoria
492. Queens tower
493. Rambler
494. Raoul et aurelie
495. Ravonia (part)
496. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
497. Rayford
498. Rea 1
499. Rea 10
500. Rea 5
501. Rea 7 (possibly)
502. Rea 8 (possibly)
503. Rea 9 (possibly)
504. Reculver
505. Rescue
506. Residu
507. Resurgam
508. Retriever
509. Revi
510. Rhosneigr
511. Rhuys
512. Rhyl
513. Rievaulx abbey
514. Ringsend
515. Rissa
516. Rivaulx
517. River don (part of)(probably)
518. River humber
519. River witham
520. Robert & elizabeth
521. Robert marsden
522. Robert seymour
523. Roelas
524. Rose mystique
525. Rosebud
526. Rothsay castle
527. Roussalka
528. Rudyard kipling
529. Sagacity
530. Saint olaf
531. Salacon
532. Salaminia (probably)
533. Salmondby
534. Saltoun
535. Samaria
536. San toy
537. Sandmail
538. Sandra glen
539. Sarah
540. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
541. Sarpfos
542. Sea dog
543. Seagull
544. Seahow
545. Seaville (part of)
546. Seaville (part of)
547. Selina
548. Sergei
549. Severn
550. Sharelga
551. Sir charles napier
552. Sir george grey
553. Skate ii (debris from)(probably)
554. Skerries
555. Skomer
556. Slasher
557. Slieve bloom
558. Smelter
559. Sonia
560. Sons of the sea
561. Sota eduardo
562. Sparling
563. Speke (possibly)
564. Sportsman
565. Spurn
566. St ibar
567. St michan (possibly)
568. St oliver
569. Stanleigh
570. Star of hope
571. Stonedale 2 (possibly)
572. Strathrye
573. Sulairia
574. Sultan
575. Sunda
576. Superb
577. Susahana or susanah
578. Swan
579. Tacoma city (part of)
580. Tacoma city (southern part)
581. Talbot
582. Tancred
583. Tarbert
584. Tayleur
585. Teano
586. Telmo
587. The lady mostyn
588. The marquis
589. Theme
590. Therese emile yvon
591. Thessaly
592. Thomas
593. Thomas
594. Thomas davies
595. Thomas deas
596. Thorn
597. Thornton
598. Tijl uilenspiegel
599. Tongue beacon
600. Tongue beacon (possibly)
601. Torch
602. Tower base
603. Town of wexford (possibly)
604. Trentham hall
605. Treveal
606. Trial
607. Trieste
608. Trinidad
609. Triton
610. Tt 6 (possibly)
611. U 1024 (probably)
612. U 246
613. U-1051
614. Ullapool
615. Ulstermore
616. Umbe
617. United states
618. Upminster (possibly)
619. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
620. Uss roanoke
621. Valeria
622. Vanguard
623. Venture (possibly)
624. Vesper (possibly)
625. Vesta
626. Victory
627. Vigsnes
628. Ville de llanes
629. Vine (possibly)
630. Violet (probably)
631. W m barkley (possibly)
632. W.m.j
633. Walter
634. Walter dean
635. Wasp
636. Weazel
637. Wern (possibly)
638. Westward ho
639. Whitemantle (possibly)
640. William hanson
641. William huskisson
642. William rawcliffe
643. Windsor (part of)
644. Windsor (part of)
645. Winga
646. Wisemans
647. Woodville
648. Ystroom (probably)
649. Zealandia
650. Zeemermin

 

Name: Xavier

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1968, last detected: 20200514

Details measurements/cartography: H6450/68 6.12.68 WK LOCATED 22.5.68 IN 533320N, 000806E USING HSA. APPEARS TO LIE IN 060/260DEGS DIRECTION. SWEPT CLEAR 38FT, FOUL 40FT. LEAST E/S 39FT. SEABED 63-65FT. NO SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 39/68).

- NM 232/69. H2395/73 9.1.74 EXAM'D IN 533320N, 000808E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.4MTRS IN 18.0MTRS. SCOUR 19.4MTRS. FLAT SEABED. SLIGHT SCOUR ROUND WK. LYING N/S, ABOUT 30MTRS LONG. (HMS ECHO). NCA. HH091/178/01 4.3.08 EXAM'D 27.7.07 IN 5333.360N, 0007.997E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.21 IN GEN DEPTH 17.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 37.0MTRS, WIDTH 7.5MTRS, HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS WITH BOWS E. INTACT WITH SLIGHT LIST TO STBD. CLEAR SUPERSTRUCTURE AND DECK DETAILS ON M/B IMAGE. EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE TO STERN BUT RUDDER AND SHAFT LINE APPEAR INTACT. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1178). AMEND WK 12.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2011/000136845 3.8.11 LOCATED IN 5333.360N, 0007.997E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.31MTRS. (NETSURVEY, HN DTD 18.7.11 FOR HI 1358). NCA. 7.10.11 LENGTH 48MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 4MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1358). NCA. 29.1.13 EXAM'D 21.9.12 IN 5333.3598N, 007.9983E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.5 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 38MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 5.5MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS WITH BOWS E. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1400). AMEND WK 12.5MTRS. SEP 2021/000067871 18.5.20 EXAM'D 18.05.20 IN 5333.359N, 0007.998E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.49MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS, LENGTH 40.52MTRS, WIDTH 7.40MTRS, HEIGHT 6.29MTRS, ORIENTATION 090 DEGS. WRECK STANDING UP, BOW COLLAPSED AND ON THE SIDE. SMALL PART ON THE STARBOARD SIDE. STERN MISSING. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DEBRIS OR SCOUR. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY, HI 1683). AMEND DW 12.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WRECK STANDING UP, BOW COLLAPSED AND ON THE SIDE. SMALL PART ON THE STARBOARD SIDE. STERN MISSING.

Position: 53 33.36 N,0 7.998 E

 

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