Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Braunton, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 50 38.927 N,0 10.594 E (50.652366666667, -0.61618333333333)
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Die Texte zu diesem Schiffswrack sind in englischer Sprache 🇬🇧, da sie vom Hydrographischen Amt des Vereinigten Königreichs (UKHO) auf der Grundlage von Daten u. a. der Hydrographischen Dienste von Deutschland, der Niederlande und Belgien erstellt wurden. Sie enthalten die bekannten Details des Wracks und die Kommentare der Kartographen, die die Position und den Zustand des Wracks im Laufe der Zeit überprüft haben.
Name: BRAUNTON
Länge115.8 meter, Breite: 15.2 meter, Tiefgang: 8.2, Tonnage 4575 ton
Last: armament
Ursache: built in 1911 by richardson, duck & co, stockton-on-tees. owned at the time of loss by tantem steam navigation co ltd. three boilers, triple expansione engine of 30nhp, single shaft. passage boulogne for newport. torpedoed by ub-29. (sibi, ww1sl).
Jahr der Registrierung: 1916
Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 29 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 83 cm
Bekannt seit: 1916, zuletzt detektiert: 20150716
Detailmessungen/Kartographie: SUNK 4.5 MILES S BY W FROM BEACHY HEAD. (WW1SL). H4959/73 29.10.74 WK LOCATED IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, SIG DTD 21.10.74). NCA YET - AWAIT FULL SURVEY DETAILS. NAVEAM 355/74(A) ISSUED. H4959/73 6.5.75 EXAM'D 17.9.74 IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23 IN GEN DEPTH 29.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEA BED FLAT. LENGTH FROM DCS3 TRACE 150FT. WISPY E/S RETURNS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS WK 23.0MTRS [12FMS 3FT].
- NM 1531/75. H4959/73 27.5.76 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.2, FOUL AT 16.3MTRS IN 503854N, 001045E [OGB]. (SOISS, SIG DTD 23.5.76). NAVEAM 203/76 ISSUED. AMEND TO SW 16.2MTRS [8FMS 5FT].
- NM 1080/76. H4121/76 3.8.76 EXAM'D 23.5.76. HMS BEAGLE'S POSN CONFIRMED USING DECCA. TWO SHIP DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 16.2, FOUL AT 16.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.2 IN GEN DEPTH 29.6MTRS. WK IS BETWEEN 380 AND 450FT LONG. LIES 080/260DEGS. (HMS ECHO, HI 41/76). NFA. 1.9.77 WK IDENTIFIED AS THE 'BRAUNTON'. LIES UPRIGHT WITH SHELLS SCATTERED AROUND ON SEABED. (F HINDS, R.BEAZLEY LTD, TELECON). H1289/77 24.10.77 WK IN 503845N, 001050E IDENTIFIED AS THE 'BRAUNTON' [4575 TONS]. CARGO OF SHELLS & CASTINGS. WK LIES E/W. BOW [WEST] IS 42FT HIGH. STERN SECTION IS APPROX 36FT HIGH. MIDSHIPS DAMAGED. 4 HOLDS CENTRAL BRIDGE. NO SCOUR. WK IS UPRIGHT. CARGO IS VISIBLE. (R J TODD). H1965/76 4.12.80 EXAM'D 24.4.80 IN 503854N, 001044E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 128.3MTRS, BEAM 25.5MTRS, HT 12.7MTRS. LYING 083/263DEGS. NOT QUITE UPRIGHT WITH HIGH POINTS AT BOW & STERN & LEAST DEPTH OVER STERN AT E END OF WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). NCA. H1310/83/4 7.9.83 DIVED ON 7.8.83. WK LIES ALONG TIDE WITH BOW W. BOW & STERN ARE INTACT AND LIE ON PORT SIDE WITH ABOUT 60DEG LIST. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF BOMBS IN HOLDS AND SCATTERED AROUND. (T W BENNETTO, 2.9.83). 6.6.89 MANIFEST INDICATES CARGO WAS EMPTY STEEL PROJECTILES. (T HANLAN). HH100/351/16 24.7.00 LOCATED IN 5038.937N, 0010.638E [WGD] USING DGPS. LENGTH 117MTRS. LIES 073/253 DEGS FROM PLOT. (M SNELLING, EMAIL DTD 11.7.00). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 16.07.15 IN 5038.927N, 0010.594E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.11MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29.11MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 125MTRS, HT 10MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 19.11MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office
Kommentar Forscher: BOW & STERN INTACT & LIE ON PORT SIDE
Position: 50 38.927 N,0 10.594 E