Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Mechanician, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 40.251 N,1 36.417 W (50.633333333333, -1.4166666666667)

 

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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. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Ajax
3. Albatros
4. Albert c field (probably)
5. Algerian
6. Ashanti (possibly)
7. Azemmour
8. Baron garioch
9. Betsy anna
10. Bobbyb
11. Borgny
12. Braat ii
13. Braedale (probably)
14. Brestois
15. Britannia (probably)
16. Campen
17. Carbon
18. Castle crag
19. Ceres (possibly)
20. Clan macvey
21. Clarinda
22. Cleddy (probably)
23. Coquetdale (probably)
24. Cuba
25. Dulce t
26. Empire crusader
27. Ernest lagouve
28. Espagne
29. Everleigh
30. Excelsior (possibly)
31. Fenna (probably)
32. Fluent
33. Hartley (possibly)
34. Hms acheron (bow section)
35. Hms acheron (stern section)
36. Hms albion ii
37. Hms assurance
38. Hms crestflower
39. Hms eleanor (probably)
40. Hms john mitchell
41. Hms listrac (probably)
42. Hms new dawn
43. Hms pomone
44. Hms sargasso
45. Hms warwick deeping
46. Hms waterlily
47. Hmsm swordfish
48. Hmsm upstart
49. Iduna
50. Indutionmare
51. Irex
52. Island mist
53. Jgena (possibly)
54. Joannis millas
55. Juno
56. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
57. Lct 809
58. Lcvp 120
59. Leny (possibly)
60. Londonier
61. Luciston
62. Margaret smith
63. Mechanician
64. Mendi
65. Michelle
66. Millmer
67. Minca 35
68. Molina
69. Myrtlegrove (probably)
70. Neath (possibly)
71. Neree (possibly)
72. Nichola (probably)
73. Nw68
74. Nw96
75. Oriflamme
76. Pool fisher
77. Redesmere
78. Reindeer
79. Rosehill (probably)
80. Sally jane
81. Serrana (bow section)
82. Serrana (stern part)
83. Sheer grace
84. Simla
85. Spyros (possibly)
86. Start
87. Teamwork
88. Terlings
89. Tweed
90. U 480
91. Vari solo sailor
92. Varvassi
93. Venezuela
94. Venus
95. Volkerak
96. War knight
97. Westville
98. Witte zee
99. Woodham

 

Naam: MECHANICIAN

Lengte 146.9 meter, breedte: 17.4 meter, diepgang: 9.4, tonnage 9044 ton
Lading: general and mixed goods,personnel

Oorzaak: built in 1900 by workman, clarke & co ltd, belfast. owned at time of loss by thomas & james harrison ltd. three boilers, two triple expansion engines of 604hp, twin shaft. two 6 inch qf & two 4 inch qf guns. passage london for plymouth. cargo govenment stores. torpedoed twice by ub-35 when 8m w of st catherine's pt. later put ashore on the shingles. thirteen men lost.

Jaar registratie: 1918

Waterdiepte boven wrak: 2 meter

Bekend sinds: 1918, laatst gedetecteerd: 2012

Details metingen/cartografie: 26.1.18 ABANDONED AT ENTRANCE TO NEEDLES CHANNEL. 7.10.18 REPD IN TWO PARTS. WK & BUOY INS BY NM 935/19. H5442/22 25.8.22 DISPERSED. AMEND TO WK 35FT. DELETE BUOY. H4890/45 15.10.48 INS WK 4FMS.

- NM 2065/48. (SCES). H4890/45 10.12.59 LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED BY SWEEPING 24FT. POSN 311 DEG, 7.8 CABLES FROM NEEDLES LTHO. (SCES, 2.9.48). H1720/65 12.7.65 EXAM'D IN 504013N, 013620W [OGB] USING HSA, 311.5DEGS, 7.8 CABLES FROM NEEDLES LT HO. SWEPT CLEAR 23FT, FOUL 24FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 24.5 IN 31 TO 33FT. SCOUR 1.5FT. SEABED GRAVEL AND SHINGLE. WK IS OF VERY SMALL EXTENT AND MAY BE AIRCRAFT. (MEDA, 26.5.64). 5.2.69 SHOWN AS WK 3FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 2219. H5808/55 22.1.71 AMEND TO WK 6.7MTRS. NC 2219. H3950/70 6.10.71 AMEND TO SW 6.7MTRS. NC 2615. H1283/75 15.5.75 WRECK DIVED ON AND REMAINS FROM A STEAMSHIP LOCATED. OBVIOUSLY NOT AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE. (M WALSH, 12.5.75). H2356/84 22.9.87 NOT FOUND. DIVERS REPORT NOTHING SEEN WITHIN 30MTRS OF MEDA'S DATUM. VISIBILITY IS 3MTRS. CONSIDER DISPERSED AND BROKEN UP. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 266). MORE LIKELY TO BE BURIED, GEN DEPTH NOW ONLY ABOUT 2MTRS IN WK POSN. DELETED.

- NM 2859/87. H3846/86 17.10.88 NOT FOUND DURING E/S EXAMINATION AT 10MTRS SPACING ON 7 & 26.4.88. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 365). HH090/658/01 14.11.94 LOCATED BY DCS3 AND MAGNETOMETER. NO HEIGHT. NOT FULLY EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 658). REINSERTED AS FOUL, RECORD AMENDED TO LIVE. HH090/858/01 7.9.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 858). NCA. HH090/894/01 11.7.00 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. (NP 1016, HI 894). NCA. HH090/943/01 1.10.01 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. GEN DEPTH 2MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 943). NCA. HH090/990/01 10.10.02 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. GEN DEPTH 8MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 990). NCA.BR STD. 25.10.12 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER. LARGE ANOMALY. NOT SEEN ON M/B. (EMU, HI 1366). NCA. SEP 2019/000066085 27.3.19 NOT LOCATED IN M/B DATASET (2019).(A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1631). NFA. RSDRA2022000323586 10.01.23 NOT LOCATED BY BDC IN M/B DATASET (2022) (TH SURVEY, H525.2 LITE). NFA.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: NOW MAGENTIC ANOMALY ONLY

Positie: 50 40.251 N,1 36.417 W

 

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