Dit is de informatiepagina over het scheepswrak Northfleet, op de waterkaart hieronder zie je het wrak in zijn directe omgeving. De positie van dit wrak is 50 56.616 N,1 1.118 E (50.8163, 0.959)
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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: NORTHFLEET
Lengte 54.9 meter, breedte: 9.8 meter, diepgang: 6.4, tonnage 951 ton
Lading: railway: stock and construction materials
Oorzaak: Built of wood in 1853 by pitcher & co, northfleet. owned at time of loss by john patton jr & co, london. a ship rigged sailing vessel. struck by ss 'murillo' at speed while at anchor and fully lit on a clear night. complement of 379 men, mainly railway workers and their families. 327 lives lost. murillo made off without stopping. could not be identified as no name was shown on the hull. murillo was arrested 8 months later. following this incedent vessels were required to carry their names on both sides and on the stern.
Jaar registratie: 1975
Waterdiepte boven wrak: 22 meter, hoogte boven zeebodem: 141 cm
Bekend sinds: 1975, laatst gedetecteerd: 20160727
Details metingen/cartografie: 7.1.75 POSN TAKEN FROM CHART 1895 DATED 1875 WHICH SHOWS AND NAMES THE PLACE WHERE THE 'NORTHFLEET' SANK. H4491/75 20.7.75 REPORTED TO LIE IN 505632N, 010125E. (FOLKESTONE BSAC, 15.7.75). NCA. H4199/78 6.10.78 LOCATED 11.12.77 IN 505635N, 010113E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20-27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 27MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.4MTRS, LENGTH 37MTRS, BUT PART EVIDENTLY SILTED UP. LYING 350/170DEGS AT BOTTOM OF A SLOPE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). CHART AS WK 23MTRS. BR STD. H255/79 LIES ALMOST UPRIGHT IN 90FT OF WATER. ONE MAST STILL INTACT FOR 20FT ABOVE THE DECK. HULL ALSO INTACT. OWNED BY FOLKESTONE SAC. HH090/711/01 29.1.97 EXAM'D 14.8.96 IN 505636.6N, 010113.0E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.6 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS. ONE PIECE OF PARTIALLY BURIED WRECKAGE. UPRIGHT ON A SLOPING SEABED. NO DEBRIS, MASTS OR RAISED OBSTRUCTIONS. SURROUNDED BY POTS AND FLOATS, COULD NOT BE SWEPT. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO WK 19.6MTRS IN 505634.5N, 010119E [OGB]. BR STD. HH242/400/13 30.7.01 EXAM'D 19.7.01 IN 5056.612N, 0101.118E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 19.1, FOUL 19.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.5 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 75MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HN DTD 11.7.01 FOR HI 921). BR STD. HH090/921/01 20.9.01 ABOVE DATA REPEATED. (NP 1016, HI 921). NFA. SEP 2016/000091764 19.4.17 EXAM'D 27.7.16 IN 5056.616N, 0101.118E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.58MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS, LENGTH 57.3MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HEIGHT 6.61MTRS, ORIENTATION 141/321 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 275MTRS, 3.9 DEEP, TOWARDS 020 DEGS. (GARDLINE, HI1497). AMEND TO DW 19.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Bron: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WOODEN HULL, BROKEN & PARTIALLY BURIED
Positie: 50 56.616 N,1 1.118 E