Kendal Castle Wreck

Surveying Details

SUNK 4M SE FROM BERRY HEAD. (WW1SL). GIVES APPROX POSN 552230N, 032330W. H8109/38 8.12.38 H8109/38 8.12.38 WK IN 502244N, 032514W, 147.5DEGS 7.41M FROM ST MARYS CHURCH, BABBACOMBE. LIES IN 24FMS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17FMS. SMALL VESSEL. (HMS GLEANER, 8.12.38). CHART AS WK 17FMS. NC 2454. H2502/51 28.2.60 H2502/51 28.2.60 WK IN 502249N, 032515W. DEPTH OVER WK 19FMS, HT ABOVE SEABED 23FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). AMEND TO WK 19FMS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 14.6.68 14.6.68 REQUEST TO PURCHASE BY S V OATES NOT GRANTED BY MOD. OWNERSHIP IN DOUBT. WAR RISK HAVE INTERESTS. NCA. H2396/77 10.3.77 H2396/77 10.3.77 WK IN 502244N, 032513W [OGB] USING DECCA. ABOUT 380FT LONG BY SONAR, LYING ROUGHLY E/W. PARTS AT LEAST ARE UPRIGHT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 119FT IN GEN DEPTH 135FT. SCOUR ABOUT 8FT ON S SIDE. EXAMINED BY INEXPERIENCED DIVERS IN POOR UNDERWATER VISIBILITY. NOT MUCH OF IT WAS SEEN AND NOT MUCH KNOWN ABOUT IT. SEEMS TO BE BADLY BROKEN UP AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE GROSS DAMAGE CAN BE SEEN ON SONAR TRACES. DIVERS REPORT FABRIC OF SHIP IS ROTTEN. A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ACCIDENTALLY RECOVERED HAD LEGIBLE ON IT '....INGHAM ENGLAND' (?APPLEBY AND FROMINGHAM). (RISDON BEAZLEY, 10.2.77). DEPTH AGREES FAIRLY WELL WITH HMS SEAGULL'S, 1950. H5982/82 4.2.83 H5982/82 4.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 502243N, 032510W [OGB] USING DECCA ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1 [1982 EDN]. NCA. H2923/83 26.9.84 H2923/83 26.9.84 EXAM'D 31.5.84 IN 502243N, 032514W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30.5MTRS, FOUL AT 31MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 10MTRS, LENGTH 104MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LYING 090/270DEGS, BROKEN IN TWO, WITH SCOUR 2.5MTRS LEADING TO THE S. APPARENTLY BADLY DAMAGED THROUGHOUT. (GARDLINE SURVEY, HI 202). AMEND TO WK 30.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. - NM 2778/84. H1310/86/12 1.5.86 H1310/86/12 1.5.86 IDENTIFIED AS 'KENDAL CASTLE' BY RECOVERED CROCKERY MARKED 'JAMES CHAMBERS & CO'. WK LIES UPRIGHT WITH BOWS HIGHEST POINT. SIDES OF FWD HOLDS LEAN INWARDS TO ALMOST 45DEGS AND ARE SILTED UP. CENTRE SECTION PARTIALLY FALLEN IN. STERN IS UPRIGHT AND DEEPER. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER 33MTRS. (A HILLGROVE, 31.3.86). NCA. 6.10.99 6.10.99 INVERTED, BOW CRACKED OPEN. BOW DAMAGE CAUSED BY TORPEDOES OTHERWISE INTACT AND WELL PRESERVED. (DIVER MAGAZINE, OCT 1999). NCA. 1.5.13 1.5.13 EXAM'D 20.1.13 IN 5022.753N, 0325.329W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.1 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. SCOUR 2.1MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 360MTRS ALONG 030/20 1DEGS. LENGTH 109.9MTRS, WIDTH 27.3MTRS, HT 8.9MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. BOW & STERN UPRIGHT. APPARENTLY A LARGE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). BOWS E. AMEND WK 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN.