Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Houston city, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 51 28.94 N,1 0.079 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Actuality
3. Airston (probably)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alf everard (part of)
6. Alice marie
7. Argus
8. Aridity (probably)
9. Astrologer
10. Atherton
11. Azariah (poss)
12. Baltrader
13. Beacon 'f'
14. Blue mermaid
15. Bolbec (possibly)
16. Bradglen
17. British oak
18. C 128
19. Chieftain
20. Daisy maud
21. Dela
22. Delce
23. Duluth
24. E oaze light vessel
25. East shoebury bn (remains of)
26. Empire ghyll
27. Enterprise ranger 2
28. Erins isle (possibly)
29. Explorer
30. Fox
31. Fred everard
32. Georgia
33. Ghc (possibly)
34. Gordon
35. Great nore tower (remains)
36. Great nore towers (remains)
37. Great nore towers (remains).
38. H k daniels
39. Harcourt
40. Hawnby
41. Herland (part of)
42. Herland (part of)
43. Hibernia
44. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
45. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
46. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
47. Hms aisha
48. Hms amethyst
49. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
50. Hms ash
51. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
52. Hms capricornus
53. Hms conquistador
54. Hms danube 3
55. Hms desiree
56. Hms drummer
57. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
58. Hms london
59. Hms london
60. Hms myrtle
61. Hms new spray
62. Hms oriana
63. Hms princess irene
64. Hms receptive
65. Hms reed (possibly)
66. Hms resolvo (part of)
67. Hms restango
68. Hms stella orion
69. Hms venetia
70. Hms vimiera (bow section)
71. Hms vimiera (part of)
72. Hms vimiera (stern)
73. Holba
74. Honiton
75. Hopper number 19
76. Houston city
77. How (probably)
78. Intrepid
79. Janie b
80. Lady jane
81. Lca 551
82. Letchworth
83. Lion (part of)
84. Maitland
85. Malrix (possibly)
86. Maplin light house
87. Maplin survey platform
88. March
89. Margam abbey
90. Mercy
91. Mi amigo
92. Molliette
93. Mudlark
94. Nass beacon (ruins)
95. Neptune (possibly)
96. Norman
97. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
98. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
99. Pinto
100. Pisces
101. Radiant
102. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
103. Resolute
104. Restless wave (possibly)
105. Revenge
106. Richard montgomery
107. Rosme
108. Rover (possibly)
109. Ryal
110. Selnes
111. Sparsholt
112. Strathearn
113. Strom trooper
114. Sun vii
115. Sunrise (possibly)
116. Supremity
117. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
118. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
119. Thorvin karsven
120. Toreador
121. Treport
122. Uama
123. Van meerlant (part of)
124. Vera
125. Wardie
126. Warfleth
127. Warp
128. Westerley star
129. William j taylor (part of)
130. Winifred
131. Winkfield
132. Yassou
133. Zarga

 

Naam: HOUSTON CITY

Lengte 129.8 meter, breedte: 17.1 meter, diepgang: 7.6, tonnage 4935 ton
Lading: grain

Oorzaak: 2.11.40 passage rosario for london. mined and beached. was attacked by german aircraft on 1 & 2.11.40 and salvage attempts were abandoned. (lloyds war losses).

Jaar registratie: 1940

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 10 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 0 cm

Bekend sinds: 1940, laatst gedetecteerd: 2005

Details metingen/cartografie: H01005/40 26.11.40 H01005/40 26.11.40 STRANDED IN 512852N, 010006E. (C IN C NORE). - PFNM 2735/40 & NM 2902/40. H01005/40 5.7.41 H01005/40 5.7.41 G CAN BUOY LAID CLOSE N OF WK. (TRINITY HOUSE). - TFNM 1565/41. H01005/40 16.9.41 H01005/40 16.9.41 BUOY MISSING. WILL NOT BE REPLACED. (TRINITY HOUSE). - FNM 2129/41. H02377/41 25.9.44 H02377/41 25.9.44 G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S LAID CLOSE N OF WK. (TRINITY HOUSE).

- NM 2072/44. H01005/40 17.6.47 H01005/40 17.6.47 DRIFT SWEPT 10.5.47 AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 25FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27FT. SCOUR DEPTH 48FT. (COMMANDER M/S, SHEERNESS, 12.5.47 & CS TH HARWICH). BUOY WITHDRAWN.

- NM 1568/47. H01005/40 3.6.59 H01005/40 3.6.59 EXAM'D 23.5.57 IN 512851N, 010012E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 26FT. SCOUR DEPTH ABOUIT 36FT. (ECES, SWEEP REPORT 27.5.57). NCA. H782/62 14.3.62 H782/62 14.3.62 LEAST E/S DEPTH 34FT IN GEN DEPTH 43FT. (ISS, 1961). H6140/68 27.6.68 H6140/68 27.6.68 EXAM'D IN CHARTED POSN. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31FT IN GEN DEPTH 20-50FT. SCOUR DEPTH 41FT. POOR SONAR CONTACT. WK BURIED IN OWN SCOUR. DISTURBED SURFACE PROBABLY CAUSED BY STEEP BANK CLOSE N. (HMS EGERIA, 14.3.68). BR STD. H1440/69 24.2.69 H1440/69 24.2.69 EXAM'D 9.7.69 IN 512856N, 010012E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 27FT, FOUL AT 28FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29 IN GEN DEPTH 30-38FT. SCOUR DEPTH 40-46FT [LAT]. (PLA WK REPORT, 9.7.68). BR STD. H6140/68 22.1.79 H6140/68 22.1.79 EXAM'D 29.12.78. SWEPT CLEAR AT 8.1MTRS, FOUL AT 8.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13.5MTRS. CONSISTS OF MUCH WRECKAGE SCATTERED OVER AREA APPROX 100 X 50MTRS. LIES N/S. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 22/78). HH244/420/01 10.12.92 HH244/420/01 10.12.92 EXAM'D 1.10.92 IN 512854N, 010010.5E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 10-15MTRS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (PLA WK NO 201/51, CHARTWELL 54/92). 14.6.05 14.6.05 SHOWN IN 5128.940N, 0100.079E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE

Positie: 51 28.94 N,1 0.079 E

 

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