Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Braunton, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 38.927 N,0 10.594 E (50.6523667, -0.6161833)
Open de Waterkaart van dit gebied in een volledig venster
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: BRAUNTON
Lengte 115.8 meter, breedte: 15.2 meter, diepgang: 8.2, tonnage 4575 ton
Lading: armament
Oorzaak: Built in 1911 by richardson, duck & co, stockton-on-tees. owned at the time of loss by tantem steam navigation co ltd. three boilers, triple expansione engine of 30nhp, single shaft. passage boulogne for newport. torpedoed by ub-29. (sibi, ww1sl).
Jaar registratie: 1916
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 29 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 83 cm
Bekend sinds: 1916, laatst gedetecteerd: 20150716
Details metingen/cartografie: SUNK 4.5 MILES S BY W FROM BEACHY HEAD. (WW1SL). H4959/73 29.10.74 WK LOCATED IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, SIG DTD 21.10.74). NCA YET - AWAIT FULL SURVEY DETAILS. NAVEAM 355/74(A) ISSUED. H4959/73 6.5.75 EXAM'D 17.9.74 IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23 IN GEN DEPTH 29.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEA BED FLAT. LENGTH FROM DCS3 TRACE 150FT. WISPY E/S RETURNS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 23.0MTRS [12FMS 3FT].
- NM 1531/75. H4959/73 27.5.76 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.2, FOUL AT 16.3MTRS IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB]. (SOISS, SIG DTD 23.5.76). NAVEAM 203/76 ISSUED. AMEND TO SW 16.2MTRS [8FMS 5FT].
- NM 1080/76. H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 23.5.76. HMS BEAGLE'S POSN CONFIRMED USING DECCA. TWO SHIP DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 16.2, FOUL AT 16.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.2 IN GEN DEPTH 29.6MTRS. WK IS BETWEEN 380 AND 450FT LONG. LIES 080/260DEGS. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). NFA. 1.9.77 WK IDENTIFIED AS THE 'BRAUNTON'. LIES UPRIGHT WITH SHELLS SCATTERED AROUND ON SEABED. (F HINDS, R.BEAZLEY LTD, TELECON). H1289/77 24.10.77 WK IN 503845N, 001050E IDENTIFIED AS THE 'BRAUNTON' [4575 TONS]. CARGO OF SHELLS & CASTINGS. WK LIES E/W. BOW [WEST] IS 42FT HIGH. STERN SECTION IS APPROX 36FT HIGH. MIDSHIPS DAMAGED. 4 HOLDS CENTRAL BRIDGE. NO SCOUR. WK IS UPRIGHT. CARGO IS VISIBLE. (R J TODD). H1965/76 4.12.80 EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 503854N, 001044E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 128.3MTRS, BEAM 25.5MTRS, HT 12.7MTRS. LYING 083/263DEGS. NOT QUITE UPRIGHT WITH HIGH POINTS AT BOW & STERN & LEAST DEPTH OVER STERN AT E END OF WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). NCA. H1310/83/4 7.9.83 DIVED ON 7.8.83. WK LIES ALONG TIDE WITH BOW W. BOW & STERN ARE INTACT AND LIE ON PORT SIDE WITH ABOUT 60DEG LIST. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BOMBS IN HOLDS AND SCATTERED AROUND. (T W BENNETTO, 2.9.83). 6.6.89 MANIFEST INDICATES CARGO WAS EMPTY STEEL PROJECTILES. (T HANLAN). HH100/351/16 24.7.00 LOCATED IN 5038.937N, 0010.638E [WGD] USING DGPS. LENGTH 117MTRS. LIES 073/253 DEGS FROM PLOT. (M SNELLING, EMAIL DTD 11.7.00). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 16.07.15 IN 5038.927N, 0010.594E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.11MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29.11MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 125MTRS, HT 10MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 19.11MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BOW & STERN INTACT & LIE ON PORT SIDE
Positie: 50 38.927 N,0 10.594 E