Maritime record MWX1911 - Hartlepool

The HARTLEPOOL was torpedoed by German E boat. The bow was salvaged and a new stern fitted in 1941. (1)

Horizontal Datum: OGB Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: ES General Depth: 9 metres Method of Fix: EDM The wreck lies in two distinct areas of 9 and 13 metres depth. The bow section was salvaged and a new stern fitted in 1941, leaving the old stern section and scattered wreckage on the seabed. The wreck was dispersed using explosive charges. (2)

Built; 1932 Builder; W Gray and Co. Ltd. Where Built: West Hartlepool Propulsion: screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine Date of Loss Qualifier: A The HARTLEPOOL was torpedoed by German E boat. The bow was salvaged and a new stern fitted in 1941.

04-SEP-1942 Stranded in 50 36 26N, 02 25 49W.

22-NOV-1948 Wreck 4 fathoms 4 feet in 50 36 26N, 02 25 49W 19-JAN-1960 Least depth 28 feet in general depth 29 feet. Portions have been dispersed a considerable distance from the main part of wreck by heavy explosive charges used.

Fragments of the wreck are buried in the bottom and unless dispersal work below sea bed is carried out no better clearance can be expected. Position of main portion of wreck 50 36 27N, 02 25 47W.

19-JAN-1960: Least depth 28 feet in general depth 29 feet. Portions have been dispersed a considerable distance from the main part of wreck by heavy explosive charges used. Fragments of the wreck are buried in the bottom and unless dispersal work below sea bed is carried out no better clearance can be expected. Position of main portion of wreck 50 36 27N, 02 25 47W.

The wreck lies in two distinct areas of 9 and 13 metres depth. The bow section was salvaged and a new stern fitted in 1941, leaving the old stern section and scattered wreckage on the seabed. The wreck was dispersed using explosive charges. (2)

18-MAY-1960 Main portion of wreck in 50 36 26N, 02 25 47W consists of tangled plates, etc., Approximately 40 feet x 10 feet in area. Least echo sounder depth 28 feet in general depth 32 feet. Scour [believed to be the demolition crater] is 5 feet deep. The smaller portion in 50 36 25N, 02 25 46W is a strong back, or similar girder, projecting 4feet above seabed. Least echo sounder depth 30 feet in general depth 34 feet. See other portion in 50 36 24N, 02 25 45W.

15-JAN-1982 Stand 2.5M high in general depth 17m. Ammunition in area.

03-OCT-1986 Least echo sounder depth 8.0 in general depth 9 - 9.5M. Scour 0.5M deep. Entangled fishing nets and ropes make identification and heightening difficult. Divers report wide area of debris at least 100 feet radius around central pit.

Horizontal Datum: OGB Vertical Datum: LAT Quality of Depth: ES General Depth: 13 metres Method of Fix: EDM See wreck number 013402675 in 50 36 26.5N, 02 25 52W. For details prior to 1986 survey - see wreck no 013402675 in 50 36 26N, 02 25 52W. 03-OCT-1986 Least echosounder depth 10.00 in general depth 12.5m. No scour. Broken up and spread over wide area. Diver confirmed no shape to wreck and identified 2 metal sheets, roughly 10 x 15 feet, lying flat but supporting jagged edges and girders

gross tonnage

Position 50 36.49 N 2 25.47 W taken from (4)

Wreck site and archaeological remains

Horizontal Datum: OGB
Vertical Datum: LAT
Quality of Depth: ES
General Depth: 9 metres
Method of Fix: EDM

23-FEB-2009: Located in 5036.448N, 0225.867W [WGD] using DGPS. The least multibeam depth was 9.15m in a general depth of 9.8m. Scour 0.4m deep. Covers an area 80m by 80m. Height 1.1m. Strong magnetic anomaly. A number of features located within 40m of quoted position with an isolated object, 9.25m on top, at 5036.443N, 0225.835W. No contact lies at previous position. (6)7)

Wreck event and documentary evidence:

The vessel was finally lost off Yakeyama Saki, Aomori, on 17 January 1968. (5)

Built; 1932 (2)
Builder; W Gray and Co. Ltd. (2)
Where Built: West Hartlepool (2)
Propulsion: screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine (2)
Owner at time of sinking in 1940: J & C Harrison Ltd (5)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

<1> United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, 1992, Hydrographic Office wreck index (Index). SWX4837.

<2> Larn, R, and Larn, B, 1995, Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1 (Monograph). SWX4541.

<3> 1988, British Vessels Lost at Sea 1914-18 and 1939-45, 65 (Monograph). SWX4538.

<4> Hinchcliffe, J and V, 1984, Dive Dorset: a diver guide (1st Edition), p83 (Monograph). SWX1714.

<5> Miramar Ship Index www.miramarshipindex.org.nz, Accessed 30-NOV-2017 (Digital archive). SDO20161.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 904660 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Mar 8 2024 4:40PM