Dies ist die Informationsseite über das Schiffswrack Chorley, die folgende Wasserkarte zeigt das Wrack in seiner unmittelbaren Umgebung. Die Position des Wracks ist 50 19.063 N,3 3.222 W (50.302916666667, -3.1211333333333)
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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: CHORLEY
Länge103.6 meter, Breite: 14.7 meter, Tiefgang: 7.9, Tonnage 3838 ton
Last: armament,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products
Ursache: built in 1901 by richardson duck & co, stockton-on-tees. owned at time of loss by brys & glysen ltd. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 349nhp, single shaft. passage norfolk, virginia for le havre. torpedoed stbd side fwd and sank afer about one hour. (ww1sl, lloyds war losses, sibi, nr chipchase). cargo of 6525 tons munitions, 1050 tons copper, 507 tons brass & 1500 tons steel. salvage work by 'sorima' took place on this wk in 1937 and some 90% of the cargo was recovered. (n r chipchase).
Jahr der Registrierung: 1917
Wassertiefe über dem Wrack: 54 meter, Höhe über dem Meeresboden: 135 cm
Bekannt seit: 1917, zuletzt detektiert: 2006
Detailmessungen/Kartographie: SUNK 25M E BY S FROM START POINT. (WW1SL). SUNK 23M E BY S START POINT. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). 28.4.52 28.4.52 BUOY, MARKED CHORLEY, ESTAB'D IN 501800N, 030200W. (SV ROSTRO, VIA NITON RO.). NAVEAM 4017/52 ISSUED. H4518/52 3.12.52 H4518/52 3.12.52 NOW CHARTED AS NDW IN 501800N, 030200W. NOTE. 23.7.55 23.7.55 NOT FOUND. (HMS SCOTT, 1955). DELETE. LC 2454. HH100/351/07 16.7.93 HH100/351/07 & HH226/410/02 16.7.93 UNCHARTED WK LOCATED IN 501902N, 030324W [OGB]. FISHED SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOW WELL COVERED IN NET. (C DAVIES, 23.6.93). CHART AS USC 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 2645/93. HH090/961/01 10.12.03 HH090/961/01 10.12.03 EXAM'D 11.7.03 IN 5019.063N, 0303.222W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.6 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 106MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.6MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN UP AND SURROUNDED BY SCATTERED DEBRIS. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMEND WK 46MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 9.5.06 HH100/351/22 9.5.06 'SORIMA' WORKED THE WK IN 1937 AND RECOVERED MORE THAN 90% OF THE CARGO. MAIN HULL IS UPRIGHT BUT THE HOLDS HAVE BEEN EXTENSIVELY GRABBED. BOW AREA AT THE W END IS WELL SMASHED AND THERE ARE LARGE SHELLS (8 INCH) IN THIS AREA. THE BELL WAS RECOVERED CLOSE TO A DETACHED WINCH IN 2006. BOILERS & ENGINE ARE ISOLATED, THE TOP OF THE ENGINE BEING AT 50MTRS DEPTH. PROP SHAFT RUNS THROUGH THE REMAINS OF THE AFTER HOLDS TO ARRIVE AT THE TOWERING STERN SECTION, THE PROP AND RUDDER LIE ON THE SEABED. SCALLOPER DREDGERS SAY THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO RUN THROUGH THE WK SECTIONS BETWEEN 5019.15N, 0303.17W AND 5019.09N, 0303.12W [WGD]. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Quelle: UK Hydrographic Office
Kommentar Forscher: WELL BROKEN UP
Position: 50 19.063 N,3 3.222 W