Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Basil-2, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 35.026 N,0 40.986 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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De teksten bij dit scheepswrak zijn in het engels 🇬🇧, omdat deze worden opgesteld door het UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) op basis van de gegevens van de hydrografische diensten van onder meer Nederland, België en Duitsland. Ze bevatten de bekende details van het wrak en de opmerkingen van de cartografen die in de loop der tijden de positie en de toestand van het wrak hebben gecontroleerd.

 

1. Afon dulais
2. Alaska
3. Algiers
4. Alison (possibly)
5. Angry fish
6. Ariel
7. Armenier
8. Arno (possibly)
9. Asger ryg
10. Atlas (probably)
11. Axwell
12. Basil-2
13. Bettann (bow section)
14. Cairndhu
15. Cambrian princess (probably)
16. Candia
17. Carbineer
18. City of mexico
19. Cuba
20. Donegal (possibly)
21. Duke of buccleuch
22. Elford
23. Flag theofano
24. Fort yale
25. Fpt iv
26. Frode
27. Gartland
28. Gascony
29. Gerarda
30. Germa geisha
31. Giuseppina accame
32. Glenlee
33. Hedwig lunstedt
34. Highland corrie
35. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
36. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
37. Hmcs alberni
38. Hms apley (possibly)
39. Hms evadne (possibly)
40. Hms hazardous
41. Hms implacable
42. Hms moldavia
43. Hms northcoates
44. Hms pine
45. Hms prince leopold
46. Hms sapper
47. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
48. Hmsm a1
49. Jaffa
50. Lightfoot (possibly)
51. Lola (possibly)
52. Lowmount
53. Marga
54. Molesey (possibly)
55. Montecrana (possibly)
56. Polandia (possibly)
57. Ramsgarth
58. Ramsholm (possibly)
59. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
60. Saint andre (probably)
61. Saint enogat
62. Shirala
63. Sines (possibly)
64. Spearfish
65. Stavros (possibly)
66. Teelin head
67. U 1195
68. U 86 (formerly)
69. U 86 (possibly)
70. Ub 81
71. Vesuvio (possibly)
72. Vigda
73. War helmet
74. Zaanstroom

 

Naam: BASIL-2

Lengte 103 meter, breedte: 13.4 meter, diepgang: 7.9, tonnage 3223 ton
Lading: armament

Oorzaak: 8.8.1917 ex-mourne. built in 1895 by workman clarke & co ltd, belfast for thomas dixon & sons ltd, belfast. sold in 1898 to the booth ss co and renamed basil-2, being the second ship in the fleet to bear that name. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 334nhp, single shaft. requisitioned from 8.8.1917 as expeditionary force transport no 0608. passage southampton for boulogne. sank following collision with french ss margaux, while steaming unescorted and without lights, before boats could be launched. 14 men lost. (sibi).

Jaar registratie: 1961

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 25 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 42 cm

Bekend sinds: 1961, laatst gedetecteerd: 20180207

Details metingen/cartografie: SANK SE OF OWERS LIGHT. H6667/57 28.4.61 GOOD ASDIC CONTACT IN 503545N, 004030W. NEVER INVESTIGATED. (HMS DALRYMPLE, 1958). 7.4.72 NOW CHARTED AS USCPA 18MTRS. NC 1652 & 2045. H2318/74 26.8.75 EXAM'D 1.7.75 IN 503501N, 004055W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.4 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. SCOUR BY 25.6MTRS. (SCES, HI 102/75).

- NM BLOCK 980/76. H2979/74 30.11.76 WK LIES NE/SW & IS APPROX 200FT LONG. ENGINES, BOILERS & STERN ARE ALL ABOUT 20FT HIGH. THE WK IS VERY BROKEN UP AND HEAVILY SILTED. (E GILES, SUBSERVS, 13.11.76). H4121/76 13.1.77 EXAM'D 19.8.76 IN 503459N, 004052W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS. ORIENTATION 060/240DEGS. WRECK BROKEN UP WITH HIGHEST POINT TOWARDS EASTERN END. (HMS FOX, HI 52/76). AMEND TO WK 19MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 492/77. H2318/74 5.6.79 SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.9MTRS, FOUL AT 19.7MTRS IN 503500N, 004252W. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37B/77).

- NM 1491/79. H4121/76 16.9.81 HULL INTACT AND UPRIGHT, LYING NE/SW, STERN NE. BOWS BROKEN FORWARD OF NO.1 HOLD AND LIES WITH 45DEG LIST TO PORT. IDENTIFIED AS THE BASIL FROM CARGO OF AMMUNITION, DATED 1917, AND WHICH IS WELL EXPOSED IN INTACT HOLDS EITHER SIDE OF AMIDSHIPS BRIDGE AREA. GUN ON STERN. (J SALISBURY 1.7.81 & 1.9.81, IN H1310/81/22). 22.7.82 SALVAGE CONTRACT FOR CARGO AWARDED BY SALVAGE ASSOCIATION TO P R EUROSALVE, WHO SUB-CONTRACTED TO SMITH MARINE (JERSEY) LTD. (PALMER, TREASURY SOLICITORS OFFICE, TELECON 22.7.82). 22.7.86 MR RIGGALL AWARDED CROWN CONTRACTS TO SALVAGE 'BASIL'. (TH TELECON 22.7.86). [SEE ALSO [19935] IN 503434N, 003809W]. HH100/351/08 16.2.94 'BASIL' REPORTED IN 503501N, 004105.5W. (J WELCH, WK LIST). NCA. 5.8.98 WK LIES UPRIGHT IN 38MTRS. HULL REASONABLY INTACT. FORWARD OF SUPERSTRUCTURE IS A HOLD STACKED WITH SHELLS. (DIVER MAGAZINE, AUG 1998). HH091/003/01 30.9.03 EXAM'D 12.6.03 IN 5035.027N, 0040.988W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 18.9, FOUL 19.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.9 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. SCOUR 0.7MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 200 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (NP 1016, HI 1003A). BR STD. HH100/351/21 7.9.05 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. VERY BROKEN AND SILTED. STERN, ENGINE AND BOILERS ARE THE HIGHEST POINTS. CONSIDERED TO BE A 1917/1918 TYPE VESSEL. (P STREET, EMAIL DTD 1.9.05). NCA. SEP 2018/000198963 10.08.18 EXAM'D 07.02.18; IN 5035.026N, 0040.986W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS, LENGTH 71MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS, HEIGHT 6.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 042/222 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 30MTRS, 1.5MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 045 DEGS. ONE BOILER AND TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE PRESENT. PARTIAL OUTLINE OF HULL AND SECTIONS OF VESSEL FRAME VISIBLE. (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DW 19MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS SW, WELL BROKEN & SILTED. SMALL SCOUR AT NE END.

Positie: 50 35.026 N,0 40.986 W

 

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