Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Broomhill (probably), op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 27.612 N,2 48.964 W (50.302916666667, -3.1211333333333)
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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: BROOMHILL (PROBABLY)
Lengte 74.1 meter, breedte: 11 meter, diepgang: 4.6, tonnage 1392 ton
Lading: coal
Oorzaak: built in 1909 by irvine's sb co ltd, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by brookhill collieries ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 170 nhp, single shaft. machinery by richardsons, westgarth & co, hartlepool. passage penarth for sheerness. attacked by gunfire by uc-61. 2 crew were killed before surrendering. later scuttled by charges placed by the u-boat boarding party. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1952
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 47 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 10 cm
Bekend sinds: 1952, laatst gedetecteerd: 2015
Details metingen/cartografie: H3971/52 4.7.52 WK EXAM'D 24.6.52 IN 502734N, 024855W USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 20, FOUL AT 21FMS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 127FT IN GEN DEPTH 26FMS. LIES N/S. GAVE STRONG A/S RESPONSE. (SCES/HMS SCOTT, 24.6.52). INS AS WK 20FMS. BR STD. H3950/70 24.5.71 AMEND TO SW 36MTRS. NC 3315. H5982/82 20.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502732N, 024852W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1, 1982. H2923/83 21.12.84 EXAM'D 27.7.84 IN 502735N, 024853W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 37.3, FOUL AT 38MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38.6 IN GEN DEPTH 47MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 8MTRS, LENGTH 75MTRS (APPROX). LYING, PROBABLY ON ITS SIDE, 010/190DEGS. (GARDLINE SURVEYS, HI 202). AMEND TO SW 37MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/07 24.9.93 DIVED ON TWICE RECENTLY. INTACT, APPARENTLY EMPTY, HULL LYING ON SIDE WITH APPROX 10MTR BEAM. ONE SMALL BOILER SUGGESTS SS OF AROUND 800 GRT. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE SEEN. HULL HAS INTACT CROSS-MEMBERS BUT NO DECKING. (N CHIPCHASE, 20.9.93). HH100/351/09 29.6.95 HULL MEASURED AT 240FT, BEAM AT 36FT, HOLES IN HULL CONSISTENT WITH BEING SUNK BY SCUTTLING CHARGES. LIES INTACT, ON ITS SIDE WITH STERN POINTING SOUTH. PROPELLER BLADES ARE MISSING. (N CHIPCHASE). SEP 2015/000019320 8.7.15 EXAM'D 13.3.15 LEAST M/B DEPTH 38.33MTRS IN 5027.612N, 0248.964W [WGD], GEN DEPTHS 47MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 20.4MTRS, HEIGHT 9.1MTRS. ORIENTATION 010/190 DEGS. COLLAPSED, LYING ON STB SIDE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1453). AMEND TO NDW 38MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED, LYING ON STB SIDE
Positie: 50 27.612 N,2 48.964 W