This is the information page about the shipwreck Zeeland (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 56.223 N,1 9.782 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Adine (probably)
3. Atlas (possibly)
4. Atwing (possibly)
5. Aurora
6. Azira
7. Balzac
8. Bangarth
9. Blairhall
10. Blue dawn
11. Braconash (possibly)
12. British officer (after part)
13. Burnhope (part of)
14. Cairnglen
15. Carlo
16. Carmarthen coast
17. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
18. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
19. Cecilia (possibly) (or angela madre)
20. Clare (possibly)
21. Clavering (part of)
22. Corsham
23. Cranford (possibly)
24. Cutty 11
25. Denham (probably)
26. Diamond d
27. Dolphin (ex-hms pandora).
28. Dora
29. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
30. Eagle iii
31. Empire bay
32. Eston
33. Eugenia chandris & oslofjord
34. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
35. Eugenia chandris (& oslofjord)
36. Eventide
37. Fawn (probably)
38. Fenella
39. Ferryhill
40. Fervent
41. Firelight (possibly)
42. Gateshead (possibly)
43. General havelock
44. Gottfried (possibly)
45. Gran
46. Grit
47. Gudbrand (possibly)
48. H a brightman
49. H c flood (possibly)
50. H c flood (probably)
51. Hans hoth (probably)
52. Harraton
53. Harvest
54. Hawkwood
55. Hebble (probably)
56. Hekla (possibly)
57. Helvetia (possibly)
58. Hercules
59. Hmms 180
60. Hms ben ardna (probably)
61. Hms elise
62. Hms elise (possibly)
63. Hms ethel taylor
64. Hms euston
65. Hms fairplay 2
66. Hms james ludford
67. Hms loch naver
68. Hms mollusc (ex medusa)
69. Hms snaefell (probably)
70. Hms southsea
71. Hms star of devoran
72. Hms summer rose
73. Hms william hallet (possibly)
74. Hms witherington
75. Hmsm unity (probably)
76. Hogarth
77. Humber
78. Ida duncan
79. Ilios (possibly)
80. Ilious
81. Intent
82. Inverlane (part of)
83. Inverlane (stern section)
84. Jenny m (possibly)
85. John m smart (possibly).
86. John miles
87. Jolly girls
88. Jolly girls (possibly)
89. Jonkoping i (possibly)
90. Kalua
91. Kamma
92. Kasko
93. Kilkis (possibly)
94. King james (possibly)
95. La basiase (la bastaise)
96. Linden (probably)
97. Llwyngwair (possibly)
98. Loch-na-gar (probably)
99. Lonclara (ex-pla hopper no 20)
100. Longbird
101. Lucida
102. Lyng
103. Maggie mcleman ii
104. Maindy bridge (possibly)
105. Marcheller (possibly)
106. Margaret sutton
107. Marne (part of)(possibly)
108. Mars
109. Mayoress pelican
110. Mile end (possibly)
111. Montauban
112. Narcissus (possibly)
113. Nike (possibly)
114. Nordheim (possibly)
115. Nyula
116. Ocean
117. Orion (probably)
118. Oslofjord (& eugenia chandris)
119. Ottoland (possibly)
120. Pathfinder
121. Patria
122. Pitwines (probably)
123. Polleon (possibly)
124. Poltava (possibly)
125. Povena
126. Presto (possibly)
127. Presto (possibly)
128. Princess maud (possibly)
129. Protector (possibly)
130. Providence
131. Prunelle
132. Quest (probably)
133. Quillota
134. Ragnhild (possibly)
135. Ragni (probably)
136. Ravensbourne (possibly)
137. Ravnanger (probably)
138. Recorder (possibly)
139. Renen
140. Rfa creosol
141. Richard de larrinaga
142. Rio colorado
143. Rising sun (part of)
144. Rising sun (part of)
145. Rosa (possibly)
146. Rosella (probably)
147. Rotha
148. S t wallsend
149. Saga (possibly)
150. Sargasso (possibly)
151. Scott miller
152. Snowdrop (possibly)
153. Spray
154. Stag 5 (probably)
155. Staithes (possibly)
156. Stangate
157. Strinheim
158. Suavity
159. Sunniva (possibly)
160. Svava
161. Swiftly
162. Talisman (possibly)
163. Tatiana (possibly)
164. Teal (probably)
165. Teesdale (possibly)
166. Thames (probably)
167. The stewarts court (probably)
168. Triumph
169. Ub 115 (possibly)
170. Uc 32 (probably)
171. Vestra
172. Vianna (possibly)
173. Vianna (probably)
174. Victory
175. Wayside flower
176. Winga
177. Winga (possibly)
178. X.l.
179. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: ZEELAND (POSSIBLY)

Length 70.4 meter, width: 10.4 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1293 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1970 by v/h rijkee & co., rotterdam, with triple expansion engines of 147np, single shaft. owned at time of loss by scheepvaart-en-steenkolen maats nv. passage methil for rouen. captured by ub 39 and sunk by gunfire. (sibi)

Year of registration: 1959

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 1959, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: H7018/58 12.11.59 H7018/58 12.11.59 WK LOCATED IN 545612N, 010944W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 148 IN GEN DEPTH 173FT. PARTIALLY CLEARED BY OPOPESA SWEEP TO 14FMS. (HMS SCOTT). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H2433/71 21.4.71 H2433/71 21.4.71 THREE CONTACTS OBTAINED OFF THIS WK DURING AREA SONAR SEARCH. (ISS, ROS DTD 31.12.70). NCA. 8.6.72 8.6.72 SHOWN AS WK 24FMS. NE 1192. 15.5.73 15.5.73 SHOWN AS WK 45MTRS. NC 152. 3.12.75 3.12.75 NOW SHOWN AS WK 44MTRS [LAT]. (CHANGE OF DATUM). NC 152. H4871/68 12.10.78 H4871/68 12.10.78 WK LIES N/S. STANDS 10MTRS ABOVE SEABED IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. LENGTH 25MTRS. POSN 545613N, 010941W. (E MARGRETT, WIMPEY LAB LTD 11.9.78). AMEND POSN. BR STD. H4908/79 9.7.80 H4908/79 9.7.80 SS ZEELAND SANK IN 545525N, 010950W APPROX. (A C CROTHALL) LATER: WRECK IN THIS POSN NOW IDENTIFIED AS HOGARTH [SEE 5708]. H6330/87 14.11.88 H6330/87 14.11.88 EXAMINED 28.5.87 IN 545613N, 010941W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.7 IN GEN DEPTH 51.4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 51.9MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.4MTRS, LENGTH 92MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES, PROBABLY ON ITS SIDE, 005/185DEGS. (GARDLINE, HI 414A). AMEND TO WK 43MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PROBABLY ON ITS SIDE

Position: 54 56.223 N,1 9.782 W

 

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