Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Box hill, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 32.486 N,0 24.959 E (53.556, 0.1333)
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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.
Naam: BOX HILL
Lengte 137.2 meter, breedte: 16.8 meter, diepgang: 7.9, tonnage 5677 ton
Lading: grain
Oorzaak: built in 1920 by hawthorn, leslie & co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by surrey ss co ltd. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 548hp, single shaft. passage st johns, nb for hull. cargo bulk wheat. mined. later dispersed.
Jaar registratie: 1940
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 14 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 45 cm
Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2014
Details metingen/cartografie: H070/40 5.1.40 DW IN 533230N, 002400E APPROX. (HMS IVANHOE). - PFNM 18/40. H070/40 18.1.40 INS DW PA IN 533244N, 002436E MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FL(3)G10S, CLOSE E. - FNM 165/40. H070/40 18.1.40 MINED IN 533230N, 002400E DECEMBER 1939. LOCATED IN POSN 101DEGS 10.4M FROM SPURN HEAD LT HO, APPROX. COMPLETELY BROKEN IN HALF WITH MAST AND FUNNEL SHOWING, THE BOW PORTION IS HEADING SW AND THE STERN SE. GEN DEPTH 46-48FT LWST. (TH 12.1.40). H070/40 15.3.40 DW IN 533227N, 002509E. (HMS BEAVER). AMEND TO DW IN 533227N, 002509E.
- NM 659/40. H070/40 11.4.40 WK IN 533227N, 002509E MARKED BY G SPH LT BUOY, FLG5S, 80DEGS 1C FROM WK, & BY G SPH LT BUOY, FLG10S, 260DEGS 100YDS FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY). AMEND TO DW WITH BUOY.
- NM 988/40. H4984/47 13.10.47 13.10.47 WK 2FMS 4FT IN 533227N, 002509E MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, FL(2)G10S, CLOSE W. (HMS SCOTT). BR STD. H1902/49 & H070/40 16.1.52 DRIFT SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 34, FOUL AT 35FT IN 533217N, 002500E. LIES IN GEN DEPTH 45FT. MARKED BY BUOYS. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 23.11.50 & TH.). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 4FT WITH G CONL LT BUOY, FL(3)G10S, CLOSE N.
- NM 93/52. H6493/55 17.3.56 BUOYS REMOVED. (TH).
- NM 694/56. 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 9.7MTRS. NC 107. HH090/593/01 20.12.93 EXAM'D 18.5.93 IN 533226.1N, 002504.6E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.9 IN GEN DEPTH 13.2MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.0MTR, LENGTH 120MTRS, BREADTH 100MTRS. SCATTERED BROKEN WRECKAGE LYING WITHIN DEEP SCOUR. SEABED SMOOTH GRAVELLY SAND. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). AMEND TO FOUL 14.9MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2013/000180690 11.7.14 EXAM'D 8.1.14 IN 5332.486N, 0024.959E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.72 IN GEN DEPTH 14.0MTRS. SCOUR 1.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 100MTRS TOWARDS 225 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN AND SCATTERED, LYING ENTIRELY WITHIN THE SCOUR. (GARDLINE, HI 1419).
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: SCATTERED BROKEN WRECKAGE IN DEEP SCOUR
Positie: 53 32.486 N,0 24.959 E