Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Gorsethorn, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 53 32.073 N,3 22.274 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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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: GORSETHORN
Lengte 45.7 meter, breedte: 7.3 meter, diepgang: 1.2, tonnage 429 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods
Oorzaak: ex-jarrix '39. built in 1917 by cochrane & sons ltd, selby. owned at time of loss by ribble shipping co. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 69nhp, single shaft. passage preston for cork. lost with all hands. later dispersed. (sibi).
Jaar registratie: 1941
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 21 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 20 cm
Bekend sinds: 1941, laatst gedetecteerd: 2003
Details metingen/cartografie: H01116/40 4.2.41 H01116/40 4.2.41 INS AS NDW IN 532936N, 032336W .
- NM 249/41. H01116/40 4.11.44 H01116/40 4.11.44 AMEND TO DW WITH G SPH LT BUOY, FL G 3 SEC, IN 533207N, 032112W.
- NM 2379/44. H01116/40 21.9.45 H01116/40 21.9.45 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 4FT. DELETE BUOY.
- NM 2918/45. H01116/40 22.10.46 H01116/40 22.10.46 INS G SPH LT BUOY, FL G, CLOSE W OF WK. (TH NM 123/46).
- NM 3555/46. H6706/48 24.11.48 H6706/48 24.11.48 AMEND TO WK 8FMS 5FT. DELETE BUOY. (HMS SEAGULL).
- NM 2626/48. H1893/64 12.3.68 H1893/64 12.3.68 EXAM'D BY SONAR & E/S SWEEP USING HIFIX/3 (POSN NOT QUOTED). LEAST E/S DEPTH 53 IN GEN DEPTH 65FT. SCOUR DEPTH 70FT. SEABED OF SAND & SHELL. DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. (HMS WOODLARK, HI 1/67). 30.8.73 30.8.73 INFORMATION FROM LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS: 4.4.44 LOCATED BY E/S & BUOY ESTABLISHED. 20/22.6.45 EXAMINED BY DIVER & E/S. WEATHER UNSUITABLE FOR FULL EXAMINATION. 3.7.45 VESSEL HAS LIST TO PORT OF ABOUT 10/12DEG. LYING BOW S. TOP OF WINDLASS 44FT, AFTER DECK 54 FT. 4.7.45 TOP OF BOAT STBD SIDE 40FT. 11/14.7.45 BAR SWEEPS CLEAR 37FT, FOUL 38FT. 17.7.45 SOME DISPERSAL WAS CARRIED OUT. 26/28.8.45 SWEPT TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 40FT BELOW LBD. WK BUOY WITHDRAWN. 7.46 POSN 533203N, 032206W OR 2.85 MILES, 077.5 DEG TO QUEENS TR. SWEPT 40FT, E/S 45FT. (HMS SEAGULL). 4.10.46 SPH WK BUOY, FL(G)5SEC ESTAB'D 270 DEG, 450FT FROM WRECK. 4.10.46 DEPTH OVER WRECK 53FT. POSN 533207N, 032213W, OR 258DEG, 1.7M FROM BAR LTV. 28.1.81 28.1.81 SHOWN AS WK 15.7 MTRS (LAT) ON K3500/KF NO 10. H3838/86 6.11.87 H3838/86 6.11.87 EXAM'D IN 533204N, 032212W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.9 IN GEN DEPTH 20.7MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, SIGNAL DTD 05.11.87,). NCA YET. H3838/86 24.5.88 H3838/86 24.5.88 DESCRIBED AS OLD AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 357, R OF S). AMEND TO WK 17.9MTRS IN 533204N, 032212W [OGB]. BR STD. H3838/86 31.10.88 H3838/86 31.10.88 EXAM'D 26.10.87 IN 533204N, 032212W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.9 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. SCOUR 0.8MTR. HYDROSEARCH - VERTICAL HEIGHT 3.4MTRS; SHADOW HT 1.7MTRS. LIES UPRIGHT ON HDG 020 DEG WITH BOWS APPARENTLY COVERED BY SAND. LENGTH 51.3MTRS, BEAM 10.4MTRS. SONAR INDICATES POSSIBILITY OF TWO MASTS LYING ON SEABED TO THE E OF WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 357). HH206/460/11 19.3.03 HH206/460/11 19.3.03 HIGHEST PART OF WRECKAGE LOCATED IN 5332.073N, 0322.274W [WGD] USING DGPS. (C MICHAEL, LTR DTD 17.3.03). AMEND POSN. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOW COVERED WITH SAND
Positie: 53 32.073 N,3 22.274 W