This is the information page about the shipwreck Agen, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 10.718 N,1 31.616 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Algeria
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Archon
13. Ashley
14. Atlantic (possibly)
15. Avon
16. Brandenburg
17. Bravore
18. Brendonia
19. Ca 4
20. Camisard
21. Cap de la hague
22. Carmen
23. Cathay (part of)
24. Cedrington court
25. Colbert
26. Colbert (possibly)
27. Constanzia
28. Corhaven
29. Corheath
30. Correct
31. Costas michalos (aft section)
32. Costas michalos (fwd part)
33. D'artagnan
34. Dalryan
35. Dartmore
36. Diana
37. Dinard
38. Dixie
39. Dolcoath (part)
40. Dolcoath (part)
41. Dunbar castle
42. E goodwin ltv
43. Efford
44. Eidsiva (probably)
45. Eleonora
46. Emile deschamps
47. Emma
48. Emma (possibly)
49. Empire lough (probably)
50. Empress of fort william (probably)
51. Empress of midland (possibly)
52. En avant
53. Falcon (probably)
54. Fearless
55. Filleigh
56. Flachsee
57. Flandres
58. Francesco ciampa
59. Fred everard
60. Frons olivae (probably)
61. G 85 (possibly)
62. G-42 (possibly)
63. Gad 23
64. Genimar
65. Girasol
66. Halcyon
67. Harcalo
68. Henry b plant
69. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
70. Hmhs anglia
71. Hms alert ?
72. Hms aragonite (part of)
73. Hms aragonite (part of)
74. Hms aries (possibly)
75. Hms artic trapper
76. Hms blanche
77. Hms brazen
78. Hms carilon
79. Hms carlton
80. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
81. Hms city of dundee
82. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
83. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
84. Hms fauvette
85. Hms flirt
86. Hms glen boyne
87. Hms guardsman
88. Hms kingston galena
89. Hms lord grey
90. Hms lydian
91. Hms marcella
92. Hms myrtle
93. Hms napia
94. Hms niger (possibly)
95. Hms northumberland (probably)
96. Hms othello ii
97. Hms peridot
98. Hms pyrope
99. Hms restoration (possibly)
100. Hms rodino
101. Hms stirling castle (probably)
102. Hms tamarisk
103. Hms torbay ii (probably)
104. Hms tourmaline
105. Hms tranquil
106. Hms war sepoy
107. Hms weigelia
108. Hms wessex
109. Hmsm b2
110. Hundvaag
111. Ilaro
112. Ira (possibly)
113. Jacob luckenbach
114. James harrod
115. Josephine charlotte
116. Jupiter (probably)
117. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
118. Kabinda
119. Kadru
120. Karmt
121. Katharina kolkmann
122. Kielce
123. Kirsten skou
124. Koenigshaven
125. L'armandeche
126. La fleche
127. Lady stella
128. Latona
129. Laurl coin
130. Lbv (m)396
131. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
132. Le pelerin de la mer
133. Leicester
134. Leo
135. Lisbeth m
136. Loanda
137. Lolworth
138. Lord hamilton (possibly)
139. Luray victory
140. Lusitania
141. Mahratta
142. Mahratta ii
143. Maloja 1
144. Malta (probably)
145. Margate sand beacon
146. Mariner moon
147. Menapier
148. Merel (part of)(possibly)
149. Mersey
150. Monarch
151. Monica (possibly)
152. Munificent
153. Murillo
154. Nancy moran
155. Newlands
156. Niendorf (possibly)
157. Niki
158. Norman
159. North eastern victory
160. Notre dame des trois epis
161. Ocean hound
162. Ocean king (possibly)
163. Opal
164. Ousel (probably)
165. Pallieter
166. Paros isle
167. Phoenix
168. Polgrange
169. Ponzano
170. Preussen
171. Pulborough
172. Quentovic
173. Regin (possibly)
174. Rio parana
175. Rooswijk
176. Rydal force
177. Rynanna
178. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
179. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
180. Sabac
181. Saidieh
182. Saint michael veillez sur nous
183. Saint ronan (possibly)
184. Saint ronan (possibly)
185. Sambut
186. Santagata
187. Santagata (?part of)
188. Selma (possibly)
189. Smarapaan
190. Spanish prince
191. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
192. St claire (possibly)
193. Strathclyde
194. Surrey
195. Tbd 317
196. Teeswood
197. Texaco caribbean (after section)
198. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
199. The queen
200. Tina primo
201. Toornvliet (probably)
202. Toromoree
203. Toward
204. Traquair (probably)
205. U 11 (possibly)
206. U 16 (possibly)
207. U 48
208. U 8
209. Ub 103 (possibly)
210. Ub 108 (possibly)
211. Ub 109
212. Ub 12 (possibly)
213. Ub 29 (possibly)
214. Ub 38
215. Ub 55 (probably)
216. Ub 56 (possibly)
217. Ub 78
218. Ub-33 (probably)
219. Uc 26
220. Uc 46
221. Uc 46 (possibly)
222. Uc 77 (possibly)
223. Uc 78 or uc 79
224. Unity
225. Velocitas
226. Virginie
227. W a scholten
228. Warfleth
229. Westerley star
230. Wheatman (possibly)
231. Will and maggie (probably)
232. Woodtown (possibly)
233. Xanthence

 

Name: AGEN

Length 110.9 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 4186 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products,general and mixed goods

Cause: built in france registered in rochelle. passage sassandra for rotterdam. stranded on goodwin sands during a gale and broke in two. crew recovered by walmar lifeboat. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1952

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 178 cm

Known since: 1952, last detected: 20210921

Details measurements/cartography: H463/52 27.2.52 NOT CONSIDERED A DANGER TO NAVIGATION. (TH). NCA. H927/59 3.10.60 NOT FOUND DURING THOROUGH SEARCH. (ECES, DTD 1959). H1889/66 7.12.67 LOCATED SEPT '67. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41FT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HN 1/67). H3890/68 19.3.68 EXAM'D IN 511041N, 013144E. FIXED BY DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 41 IN GEN DEPTH 85FT. SCOUR DEPTH 92FT. VERY STRONG EDDIES & DISCOLOURED WATER OBSERVED IN VICINITY. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 34.67). [+2FT TO SOUNDINGS FOR LAT DATUM]. CHART AS WK 7FMS 1FT. BR STD. H8033/68 6.12.68 EXAM'D 25.9.68 IN 511042N, 013144E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR 32, FOUL 34FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 IN GEN DEPTH 67-85FT. LIES NW/SE PRODUCING NOTICEABLE SURFACE SWIRLS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 9B/68). AMEND TO WK SW 5FMS 2FT. NE 1828. H4667/70 31.12.70 EXAM'D IN 511047N, 013141E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 30MTRS. LARGE WK, APPARENTLY IN TWO PARTS, ONE PART SOME 800FT SE OF THE OTHER. LIES NW/SE. (HMS BULLDOG, H525 NO 23/70, DTD 21.9.70). 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK SW 9.7MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 LOCATED IN 511040N, 013143E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 12.4 IN GEN DEPTH 14-24MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 28.4MTRS [LAT]. LIES APPROX E/W ON A STEEP SLOPE. LENGTH ABOUT 90MTRS. (HMS ECHO). NCA. H1938/78 19.3.81 EXAM'D 2.12.80 USING DCS3 IN 511042N, 013144E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. NOT SOUNDED. DCS3 GAVE NO SHADOW. APPARENTLY 2-ISLAND SHIP, LYING ON ITS SIDE AND PARTLY COVERED BY SAND. LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 18MTRS APPROX. HEADING 010/190DEGS. GENERAL DEPTH LESS THAN ON PREVIOUS SURVEY. SMALL OBSTN LIES 135DEGS, 100MTRS FROM WK. NFS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). NCA. H1951/80 1.6.81 EXAM'D 9.4.81 IN 511042N, 013144E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.6, FOUL AT 10.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11-15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20MTRS. NO DCS3 HT OBTAINED. LYING APPARENTLY INTACT, 000/180DEGS WITH BOWS N. NO SURFACE DISTURBANCE. LENGTH ABOUT 68MTRS, BEAM 18MTRS. AN AREA OF SCATTERED WRECKAGE COVERING 35 X 17MTRS, WHICH DOES NOT PROTRUDE ABOVE SEABED, LIES 50-70MTRS SE OF MAIN WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). AMEND TO WK SW 10.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 WK NOW IN TWO PIECES AND BEGINNING TO BREAK UP. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST, DTD 23.7.84). H2336/85 23.10.86 EXAM'D 19.6.86 IN 511041N, 013144E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.1 IN GEN DEPTH 12-18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26.2MTRS. APPARENTLY IN TWO PARTS GENERALLY ORIENTATED 165/345DEGS, LYING WITHIN ITS SCOUR. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 300B). NCA. H090/511/01 2.11.90 EXAM'D 2.11.90. NOW APPEARS AS SMALL LUMP OF WRECKAGE MOSTLY BURIED IN SAND & NOT PROJECTING ABOVE SEABED. NOT FOUND WITH E/S. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY OBSERVED. CHART AS FOUL. (NP 1016, HI 511). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. HH090/738/01 22.7.97 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. CONSIDERED TO BE BURIED. (NP 1016, HI 738). NCA. 19.9.07 EXAM'D IN 5110.729N, 0131.623E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 12.8 IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. SCOUR 4MTRS DEEP. UPRIGHT, IN TWO PARTS. BOW SECTION LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS WITH BOW S. STERN SECTION LIES CLOSE NW WITH LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS. LIES 130/210 DEGS WITH STERN NW. GAP OF 30MTRS BETWEEN SECTIONS. (PLA, GOODWIN SANDS SURVEY FOR DOVER PORT). AMEND WK 12.8MTRS. SEP 2007/000068210 20.9.07 DATA HAS BEEN REPROCESSED WITH REVISED LEAST DEPTH 11.5MTRS OBTAINED. (J PINDER, PLA, EMAIL DTD 20.9.07). AMEND WK 11.5MTRS.

- NM 4754/07. HH091/294/01 / SEP 2010/000060716 23.2.10 EXAM'D 10.8.09 IN CENTRAL POSN 5110.712N, 0131.620E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.93 IN GEN DEPTH 26.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. IN TWO PARTS. BOW SECTION: LENGTH 56MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS, HT 12.2MTRS, LIES 120/300 DEGS. STERN SECTION: LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT14.6MTRS, LIES 000/180 DEGS. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). RETAIN WK 11.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 26.2.13 NOT SURVEYED 12.2012. NOT IN SURVEY AREA. (NETSURVEY, HI 1399). RSDRA2022000003820 21.03.22 EXAM'D 21.09.2021; IN 5110.718N, 0131.616E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 12.98MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. LENGTH 116.09MTRS, WIDTH 24.15MTRS, HEIGHT 11.94MTRS, ORIENTATION 178/358 DEGS. UPRIGHT, 2 PARTS, BOW 55 X 22 & SREN 61 X 24MTRS, 30MTRS APART, SCOUR TO SW. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1743, H525-WI-13716). AMEND DW 12.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, 2 PARTS, BOW 55 X 22 & SREN 61 X 24MTRS, 30MTRS APART, SCOUR TO SW

Position: 51 10.718 N,1 31.616 E

 

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