Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak British inventor (bow section), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 35.428 N,2 18.448 W (50.766666666667, -13.933333333333)

 

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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. Addarwa
2. Aeneas (probably)
3. Aeolian sky
4. Alex van opstal
5. Amy
6. Apache
7. Arctic dawn
8. Arfon
9. Athen
10. Balmoralwood
11. Barryman
12. Betelgeuse (bow section)
13. Binnendijk
14. Black hawk (aft section)
15. Black hawk (fwd section)
16. Bretagne
17. Britannia (possibly)
18. British inventor (bow section)
19. Chasseur 6
20. Chasseur 7
21. Cheyenne
22. Countess of erne
23. Dagmar
24. Derna (probably)
25. Earl of abergavenny
26. Elena r
27. Elmcrest
28. Enecuri
29. Ethel (probably)
30. Evertsen
31. Forester (& pontoon)
32. Franziska
33. Frogner ?
34. General jackson
35. Georgios kyriakides
36. Goathland
37. Gripfast
38. Halsewell
39. Hartburn (probably)
40. Hartlepool (part of)
41. Hartlepool (part of)
42. Himalaya
43. Hms arfon
44. Hms fisgard ii
45. Hms golden sunset (possibly)
46. Hms james fennel
47. Hms kingston cairngorm (possibly)
48. Hms warrior ii
49. Hmsm a3
50. Hmsm m2
51. Hmsm p555
52. Hmsm safari (ex p 211)
53. Inisinver
54. Iolanthe
55. Janna
56. Juvenile delinquent
57. License to kill (possibly)
58. Lochavon
59. Longsand
60. Magog
61. Mallard (possibly)
62. Merchant royal
63. Midland queen
64. Miefield
65. Milo
66. Nailsea lass
67. Navasota
68. Neree (possibly)
69. Neree (probably)
70. Nestlea
71. Nidarholm
72. Onward (probably)
73. Orne (possibly)
74. Pas (c.182)
75. Pescalanza
76. Piedras
77. Pitchipoy (possibly)
78. Rapana
79. Rowella
80. Royal adelaide
81. San fernando
82. Saratoga
83. Seahawk
84. Stancrest
85. Sudon (possibly)
86. Tamele
87. Terrapin
88. Thera (possibly)
89. Tiiu
90. Togimo
91. Trafalgar (possibly)
92. U 322 (possibly)
93. Ub 74
94. Valdes (probably)
95. Woodbury

 

Naam: BRITISH INVENTOR (BOW SECTION)

Lengte 131.1 meter, breedte: 17.7 meter, diepgang: 10.4, tonnage 7101 ton
Lading: flammable liquids and gases,oil

Oorzaak: 30.6.40 built in 1926 by palmer & co, newcastle-upon-tyne. passage abadan for the hamble when she struck a mine 5m off st. alban's head and was beached on lulworth banks in sinking condition. broke in two 30.6.40. after part was salved. (sibi).

Jaar registratie: 1940

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 19 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 0 cm

Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2008

Details metingen/cartografie: H572/40 24.6.40 DW IN 503520N, 021830W. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 1572/40 & NM 2075/40. H575/40 15.2.41 COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN 503528N, 021828W. (FO PORTLAND, 10.2.41). H575/40 6.11.42 POSN NOW REPORTED AS 503520N, 021830W. (HMS MAY, VIA FO PORTLAND, 3.11.42). H575/40 14.11.46 BUOY LAID 265DEGS, 1.9C FROM WK. (FOIC PORTLAND).

- NM 2495/42. H575/40 7.3.47 CHAIN DRIFT SWEEP AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 46FT IN 503520N, 021830W. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (STEEPHOLME, 1.11.46 & 21.1.47).

- NM 592/47. H575/40 4.9.49 AREA RADIUS 1.5C, CENTRED ON POSN 238DEGS, 2.84M FROM LULWORTH COVE FS. SWEPT TO 52FT BY OROPESA. NO WK LOCATED. ROCK PINNACLES, LEAST DEPTH 58FT, EXIST IN VICINITY. (SCES, VIA FO PORTLAND, 1949). CHART AS WK 8FMS 4FT.

- NM 1911/49. 22.2.68 CARGO OF OIL INSURED BY MOT. HULL BY UK MUTUAL WAR RISKS ASSOCIATION LTD, 14/20 ST MARY AXE, LONDON EC3. (MIN. OF TRANSPORT, TELECON 22.2.68). 10.2.69 REPORTED TO BE BROKEN UP. (T SIMS, SUB AQUA DIVER). H1285/75 20.6.75 DIVED ON IN 503521N, 021830W USING DECCA. (J WHITE, KIMPTON). H3471/75 3.2.75 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. DEPTH BY DIVER'S GAUGE AND E/S WAS 58 IN GEN DEPTH 70FT. CONSISTS OF TWISTED PLATE SCATTERED OVER AREA 200 X 150FT, LYING N/S. NO OBVIOUS SCOUR IN ROCKY SEABED. MAY HAVE, IN THE PAST BEEN USED AS A TARGET - SOME SHELL CASES SEEN IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. NO LARGE ITEMS OF WRECKAGE, SUCH AS ENGINE PARTS OR WINCHES SEEN. (J HARRIS, 26.1.76). H3848/86 14.1.91 EXAM'D 20.11.90 IN 503524.2N, 021823.5W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.3MTRS. VERY BROKEN WRECKAGE COVERING AREA 50 X 30MTRS APPROX, ORIENTATED 090/270DEGS. ISOLATED WRECKAGE LIES 30MTRS AWAY IN 503523.7N, 021826W. (HMS GLEANER, HI 367). CHART AS WK 17.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 472/91. HH091/217/01 - SEP 2009/000186628 23.6.09 EXAM'D 22.9.08 IN 5035.428N, 0218.448W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.8 IN GEN DEPTH 18.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS 20MTRS BY 20MTRS, HEIGHT 0.8MTR. SMALL AREA OF POSSIBLE WRECKAGE. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1217A). AMEND WK 17.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SMALL AREA OF WRECKAGE, NO ORIENTATION

Positie: 50 35.428 N,2 18.448 W

 

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