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. Airdrie (possibly)
2. Amenity
3. Arduity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Breitenburg
7. British councillor
8. British prince
9. Cadmus
10. Canada
11. Carson
12. City of birmingham
13. Cook s26
14. Corinth (possibly)
15. Cramlington (possibly)
16. Dana (possibly)
17. Daphne ii
18. Dayrian
19. Deerpool (after section)
20. Diana
21. Dido
22. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
23. Dunsany
24. Empress (probably)
25. Ethel (possibly)
26. Exmoor
27. Faunus
28. Femke
29. Fermo
30. Fowberry tower (part)
31. Francis
32. Fryken
33. Georgie
34. Georgios
35. Gerhardt (possibly)
36. Girl kitty (possibly)
37. Giuseppe
38. Gladeto
39. Gothic
40. Harlech
41. Hms benvolio
42. Hms botanic
43. Hms calverton
44. Hms corfield
45. Hms egret
46. Hms mistletoe
47. Hms othello
48. Hms princess victoria
49. Hms remillo
50. Hms silicia
51. Hms strathborve (part)
52. Hms susarion
53. Hms yorkshire belle
54. Ionic (probably)
55. Janet helen (possibly)
56. John and thomas
57. John mowlem
58. Kalo (probably)
59. Kimberley (possibly)
60. Kyma
61. Ladas (possibly)
62. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
63. Lord haig (possibly)
64. Lord haig (possibly)
65. Lottie (possibly)
66. Lucerne
67. Lutha
68. Lyra (bow section)
69. Magdalyn ann
70. Maggie
71. Marian francis
72. Marie l
73. Meeuw
74. Modig
75. Modiva (possibly)
76. Monimia (possibly)
77. Nar
78. Nimrod
79. Odessa
80. Ophir ii (possibly)
81. Orsa
82. Otis tetrax
83. Paraciers
84. Portia
85. Ravonia (part)
86. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
87. Rayford
88. Reculver
89. Retriever
90. Revi
91. Rhuys
92. Rievaulx abbey
93. Rivaulx
94. River don (part of)(probably)
95. River witham
96. Sagacity
97. Salacon
98. Salmondby
99. Saltoun
100. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
101. Sergei
102. Sota eduardo
103. Thessaly
104. Thomas deas
105. Triton
106. Umbe
107. Upminster (possibly)
108. Uralar segundo (cargo debris)
109. Venture (possibly)
110. Violet (probably)
111. Whitemantle (possibly)
112. William hanson
113. Windsor (part of)
114. Winga
115. 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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