Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Hillglen, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 52 0.135 N,1 49.118 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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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: HILLGLEN
Jaar registratie: 1971
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 33 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 25 cm
Bekend sinds: 1971, laatst gedetecteerd: 20190701
Details metingen/cartografie: H3221/70 7.7.71 WK LOCATED IN 520010N, 014910E USING DECCA AND RADAR. LIES IN HOLLOW. SEEN TO BE A CARGO VESSEL ON SECTOR SCAN SONAR. LEAST DEPTH 28MTRS BY E/S & 21MTRS VERTICAL SCAN. NO TIDAL REDUCTION). (RV CLIONE, 27.6.71). INS AS WK 11FMS.
- NM 1066/71. 7.11.73 AMEND TO WK 20.1MTRS. NC 2052. H4139/76 11.1.77 LOCATED 12.6.76 IN 520007.2N, 014910.2E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 21.9, FOUL 22.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.6 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. MEDIUM SIZED WK, SLIGHTLY BROKEN UP. LYING NE/SW. APPROX 75 MTRS X 25 MTRS. SHOALEST IN THE MIDDLE. NO SCOUR. (HMS BULLDOG/BEAGLE, HI 31/76). BR STD. HH090/667/01 14.12.95 EXAM'D 20.7.95 IN 520006.88N, 014906.01E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 25.0, FOUL 25.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.3 IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.6MTR. DCS3 HT 9.1MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS. LIES 025/205 DEGS. GOOD MAGNEOMETER DEFLECTION. WELL DEFINED, UPRIGHT AND GIVES GOOD SONAR IMAGE. (OCEONICS, HI 667). NOT FULLY SWEPT. RETAIN AS SW 21.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. HH100/351/11 19.3.96 LARGE WK, POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE SS HILLGLEN. COMPLETELY INTACT FROM THE STERN TO THE BOW AND STANDS UPRIGHT ON THE SEABED. IT STANDS SOME 8MTRS CLEAR OF THE BOTTOM WITH THE HIGHEST POINT BEING THE BRIDGE. MOST OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE IS NOW COLLAPSING. SUPERSTRUCTURE AT THE BOW AND STERN IS STILL INTACT. SITS IN APPROX 38MTRS WITH THE HIGHEST POINT AT 30MTRS. (BOB HICKINBOTTOM). HH100/351/11 26.3.96 CONFIRMED AS A '3 ISLAND' TYPE OF VESSEL. TWO HOLDS FWD OF THE BRIDGE AND TWO AFT. LENGTH ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 80 AND 100MTRS. ALL FOUR HOLDS ARE FULL OF SOME SUBSTANCE PACKED IN BAGS WHICH HAVE BECOME SOLID. POSSIBLY CEMENT. (R HICKINBOTTOM). SEP 2019/000272653 18.11.19 EXAM'D 1.7.19; IN 5200.135N, 0149.118E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.12MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS, LENGTH 72.28MTRS, WIDTH 10.7MTRS, HEIGHT 8.97MTRS, ORIENTATION 025/205 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 8.15MTRS, WIDTH 29.3MTRS, 1.19MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 307 DEGS. WRECK IS STANDING UPRIGHT AND INTACT. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1584). AMEND DW 26MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT
Positie: 52 0.135 N,1 49.118 E