This is the information page about the shipwreck Afghanistan (bow section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 39.564 N,0 56.354 E (50.8163, 0.959)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Achille adam
2. Actuality
3. Afghanistan (bow section)
4. Afghanistan (probably)
5. Albuera
6. Alcantara
7. Alice
8. Argonaut
9. Ash
10. Australier (probably)
11. Bobby
12. Cabo espartel
13. Carlisle castle
14. Ceta (stern section)
15. City of dresden (possibly)
16. Corinia (possibly)
17. De fontaine
18. Duc richard
19. Durango
20. Eco vouga
21. Electra
22. Ella sayer
23. Enero (probably)
24. Eric philippe
25. Euphorbia
26. Evg(no rx152)?
27. Excellence pleske
28. G-asad
29. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
30. Heron
31. Hms anne
32. Hms blackwater
33. Hms caulonia
34. Hms ghurka
35. Hms myrmidon
36. Hms waterfly
37. Hmt gullfoss
38. Hoheweg
39. Hydaspes (possibly)
40. Irene
41. Jan brons
42. Jokai
43. Kingfisher (probably)
44. La somme (probably)
45. Lacer
46. Lady alice
47. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
48. Lizzonia
49. Maxwell
50. Milbanke (probably)
51. Mon bijou/fias
52. Morgenster
53. My astor
54. Naranco
55. Negrier
56. Northfleet
57. Notre-dames des dunes
58. Portslade (possibly)
59. River levan
60. Robin hood
61. Roecliff
62. Roode zee (possibly)
63. Roseburn
64. Rydal hall (possibly)
65. Saint emilion (probably)
66. Saint jean pierre
67. Salbya (possibly)
68. Samida
69. Seine
70. Sierra bravia
71. Sir russell
72. Skerryvore
73. Sparta (possibly)
74. Storaa
75. Swale (probably)
76. T s webb
77. Teesborough
78. Tokufuku maru
79. Trooper
80. Ub 58 (possibly)
81. Umba (probably)
82. Unity
83. Veerman
84. Ville de dunkirk (stern) (possibly)
85. Vittoria claudia
86. War monarch
87. Waterland (possibly)
88. Welsh belle

 

Name: AFGHANISTAN (BOW SECTION)

Length 88.7 meter, width: 12.8 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 2286 ton

Cause: Built in 1888 by richardson, duck & co. owned at the time of loss by british & eastern shipping co. passage hamburg for san diego. anchored off dungeness due to dense fog, making the correct sound signals. was run down by battleship hms caesar, which was steaming in company with other units of channel fleet, and ssank immediately. 18 men lost. (dods & sibi).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 84 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 12.5M S BY E FROM DUNGENESS. (DODS). H4959/73 18.6.74 H4959/73 18.6.74 WK LOCATED IN 503933N, 005630E [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.8 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, 7.6.74). NAVWARNING ISSUED. NCA YET. H4959/73 9.9.74 H4959/73 9.9.74 REPEATED IN BREST NM 34/19/84. NCA. H4959/73 29.4.75 H4959/73 29.4.75 EXAM'D 1.10.74 IN 503933N, 005630E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30.7, FOUL AT 30.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.8 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED UNDULATING. LENGTH FROM DCS3 SHADOW 140FT. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). CHART AS SW 30MTRS [16FMS 3FT].

- NM 1531/75. 28.4.76 28.4.76 FF SHOWN IN 503926N, 005625E ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 150-1B [OCT '67 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. NCA. 30.7.80 30.7.80 AMEND TO SW 30.5MTRS. (EXACT DEPTH - HMS BEAGLE, 1974). NE 2451. HH100/351/01 15.9.89 HH100/351/01 15.9.89 WK, LOCATED USING DECCA, HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BOW SECTION OF 4-MASTED BARQUE 'AFGHANISTAN'. (J S BLIGHT, 25.8.89). 22.4.14 22.4.14 EXAM'D 17.11.13 IN 5039.564N, 0056.354E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.95 IN GEN DEPTH 38.2MTRS. SCOUR 7.5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 130MTRS TOWARDS 0405 DEGS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HT 8.2MTRS. LIES 084/264 DEGS. INTACT WRECKAGE. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1436). SMALL SCOUR EXTENDS SW. AMEND WK 29.9MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?PART WK, SMALLER SCOUR EXTENDS SW

Position: 50 39.564 N,0 56.354 E

 

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