The History Book

The Wrecks of Liverpool Bay

Ship Name: GORSETHORNShip Type: Ship Flag:
Ship Tonnage: 429Ship Port: Ship Number:
Ship Call: Ship Length: Ship Width:
Ship Draught: Ship Year: Ship Builder:
Ship Init Owner: Ship Engine: Engine Builder:
Ship Boiler: Boiler Builder: Updated:
Wreck Name: Location:
Northerly: N 53 31 08.00Westerly: W 003 22 08.00
Position Acc: Wreck Date: 09/12/1940
Wreck Cargo: GENERALWreck Master:
Wreck File: Wreck Card I D: MDHB/MS/4/3/1/154
Wreck Card Image: MDHBWK154Dec Lat: 53.518888888889
Dec Long: -3.368888888889wreckcol:
Updated:
Ref Title: Survey Notes MDHB/MS/4/3/1/154Ref Note: H1893/64 12.3.68 SONAR & E/S SWEEP LEAST DEPTH OVER MK BY E/S 53FT GENERAL DEPTH OF SEABED BY E/S 65FT DEPTH SCOUR 70FT SEA BED SAND & SHELL DIFFICULT TO LOCATE BEST SONAR RETURN WHEN APPROACHED FROM WEST LIVERPOOL HI FIX CHAIN PATT 1 116.73 116.81 PATT 2 255.19 255.20 (HMS WOODLARK 1/67 18/19.9.67 R OF S) 30.8.73 INFORMATION FROM LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS:4.4.44 LOCATED BY ECHO & BUOY PLACED 20/22.6.45 EXAMINED BY DIVER & ECHO, WEATHER UNSUITABLE FOR FULL EXAMINATION 3.7.45 VESSEL HAS LIST TO PORT OF ABT 10-12DEG LYING BOW TO SOUTHWARD. TOP OF WINDLASS 44FT AFTER DECK 54FT (SDGS REDUCED ON FORMBY GAUGE) 4.7.45 TOP OF BOAT STRD SIDE 40FT.11/14.7.45 BAR SWEEPS WITH VIGILANT & SALVOR CLEAR AT 37FT TOUCHES AT 38FT AROUND BRIDGE. 17.7.45 SOME DISPERSAL WAS CARRIED OUT. 10.7.45 BRIDGE & BRIDGE HOUSE DISAPPEARED BLAST DAMAGE TO FORECASTLE BUT NOTHING PUSHED ABOVE LEVEL OF HANDRAILS. AFT DAVIT BUOYED 26/28.8.45 SWEPT TO A LEAST DEPTH OF 40FT BELOW LBD WKBUOY WITHDRAWN JULY 1946 POSN 5332.05N 0322.1W SWEPT 40FT E/S 45FT POSN ALSO 2.85M 077.5 DEG TO QUEENS TR. (HMS SEAGULL) 4.10.46 SPH WKBUOY FL(G)5SEC PLACED 270DEG 450FT FROM WRECK .BY TH.DEPTH OVER WRECK 53FT BELOW LBD POSN 533207N 032213W OR 258DEG 1.7M FROM BAR LTV
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