This is the information page about the shipwreck Aircraft, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 56.813 N,1 21.311 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Annie
6. Atlanticos
7. Azariah (poss)
8. Balgownie (probably)
9. Baltrader
10. Bella donna
11. Blackhill
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. British oak
16. Cairnside
17. Churston
18. Clan monroe
19. Corcrest
20. Cormount (probably)
21. Cressdene (possibly)
22. Cresta
23. Daisy maud
24. Dela
25. Delce
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Drofli
28. Dunwich bank wk
29. Dynamo
30. Empire bridge
31. Empire ghyll
32. Erna boldt (probably)
33. European gateway (part of)
34. Excelsior
35. Faithful star
36. Fleurita
37. Flores (probably)
38. Fort massac
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Ghc (possibly)
41. Grisdeale
42. Groeswen (probably)
43. Harlington (probably)
44. Harlyn (probably)
45. Heworth
46. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
47. Hm torpedo boat no.12
48. Hmml 127 (possibly)
49. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
50. Hms arethusa
51. Hms coquette
52. Hms drummer
53. Hms duchess of hamilton
54. Hms dundalk
55. Hms franc tireur
56. Hms hastfen
57. Hms japan
58. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
59. Hms leandros
60. Hms lord airedale
61. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
62. Hms ludlow
63. Hms marconi
64. Hms marsa
65. Hms nadine
66. Hms oriana
67. Hms reed (possibly)
68. Hms resono (possibly)
69. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
70. Hms sisapon
71. Hms st seiriol
72. Hms tervani
73. Hms tunisian
74. Hms velia (possibly)
75. Hms william wesney
76. Hmsm e6
77. Hmtb 10
78. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
79. Hnlms 227
80. Iris (possibly)
81. Jim
82. Josefina thorden (after part)
83. Kankakee
84. Knarsdale
85. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
86. Koningen emma (possibly)
87. Lady jane
88. Lady salisbury
89. Lindfar
90. Little world
91. Lowland
92. Mac 5 (possibly)
93. Mahseer
94. Main topman
95. Marie leonhardt (probably)
96. Mercy
97. Mexico
98. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
99. Morar
100. Neptune (possibly)
101. Nereus
102. Nicolaos piangos
103. Niore
104. Norhauk
105. Norwich trader
106. Ocean lassie
107. Ocean pride
108. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
109. Pallieter (possibly)
110. Peik
111. Persistant whisper
112. Prince igor (probably)
113. Princess juliana
114. Profit
115. Protinus (possibly)
116. Quickstep
117. Resolute
118. Rumania
119. Salerno (possibly)
120. Savona (probably)
121. Sea king
122. Second chance (possibly)
123. Sheaf field
124. Simon bolivar
125. Stad maastricht
126. Storm
127. Strathearn
128. Sunbeam
129. Sunk beacon (remains)
130. Sunk head tower
131. Sweep ii
132. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
133. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
134. Tay bar
135. Telegraaf xviii
136. Terukuni maru
137. The sultan
138. Thyra
139. Uc 11 (possibly)
140. Uc 72 (possibly)
141. Vancouver
142. Walsingham
143. Wearside
144. White ghost
145. Yampa (part of)
146. Yampa (part of)
147. Yampa (part of)
148. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
149. Yassou
150. Ypapanti

 

Name: AIRCRAFT

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 3 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 1979

Details measurements/cartography: H0251/42 22.9.44 WRECKAGE DRIES 4FT IN 515647N, 012125E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2040/44. H0251/42 30.6.58 EXAM'D 7.11.57 IN 515647.5N, 012122.5E. SWEPT CLEAR AT DATUM, FOUL AT 1FT. GEN DEPTH 8FT. SEABED SAND. NOT FOUND BY E/S. (ECES, 12.5.58). AMENDED TO WKGE (AWASH). BR STD & NC 1491 H2134/70 25.2.70 SEARCHED 14.6.69 USING FISHERMANS ASDIC & E/S THE SEABED IS FLAT. A SEARCH BY ASDIC & CLOSE SOUNDING WAS CARRIED OUT IN THE VICINITY OF THE WK WITHIN 3C OF CHARTED POSN BUT NOTHING FOUND. TIME DID NOT PERMIT A MORE THOROUGH SEARCH. RECOMMEND CHART AS FOUL. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1/69). BR STD. H3186/73 8.5.73 NOTHING FOUND. (HMS ENTERPRISE H525 NO.31/72). RETAIN AS F. H4358/74 18.2.76 NOT FOUND USING MS47 IN BOX 400MTRS SQUARE. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/75). H4726/77 19.3.79 LOCATED IN 515647N, 012125E [OGB] USING PLA HF/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 3MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE 4.12.78 & K8120/1). RETAIN FOUL IN AMENDED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 56.813 N,1 21.311 E

 

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