This is the information page about the shipwreck Algeria (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 27.367 N,4 50.809 E (53.3845167, 4.8264333)

 

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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. 125
2. Alexandra (possibly)
3. Algeria (possibly)
4. Aline woerman
5. Anna
6. Ansi
7. Aqueity (possibly)
8. Baden
9. Berta kienass
10. Blue stone
11. Brunsbuttelkoog (possibly)
12. Cygnet (possibly)
13. Drawa
14. Ecuador
15. Edmi (possibly)
16. Edorado
17. Els teekman
18. Garnes
19. Hansa
20. Heimdal
21. Heinrich onnen
22. Heinz otto
23. Hermann helene
24. Herta
25. Hms lutine
26. Ilona
27. Johanna
28. Katowice
29. Lowe
30. M 414
31. Margariti
32. Max gundelach
33. Mercuur
34. Minister achenbach
35. Mula
36. Navigatie
37. Oakford
38. Otto
39. Poolster (ijm ii)
40. Prinses beatrix (kw 72)
41. Silvia
42. Sonnin
43. Stanley
44. Steinbutt
45. Stormarn
46. Surrey (probably)
47. Ub 61
48. Vittorio z
49. West aleta
50. West arvada (probably)
51. West falia
52. Wieringen 93
53. Wilfried
54. Willy janine
55. Wolfram (possibly)

 

Name: ALGERIA (POSSIBLY)

Length 82.6 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 1619 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1921 by oskarshamn mek verksted., with triple expansion engine of 271nhp. owned at time of loss by rederiaktieb svenska lloyd. passage rotterdam for trelleborg. bombed by german airdraft. broke in two and sank. (dods & swedish war losses).

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1968, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H7955/68 21.1.69 STERN OF CARGO VESSEL, LOCATED BY HMS NURTON ON 07.5.68, IN 532728N, 045117E. LEAST DEPTH 70FT AT HIGHEST PART OF SUPERSTRUCTURE. LYING WITH STERN TO NE. (OPERATION NEW BROOM '68). INS AS DW. BR STD. H3150/69 10.2.70 SHOWN AS WK 19.1MTRS [10FMS 2FT] IN 532725N, 045057E [EUR] ON NETHERLANDS SURVEY '69. BR STD. POSN 532724N, 045100E. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS). H4753/82 17.5.84 SWEPT CLEAR AT 20.9MTRS [11FMS 2FT] IN 532723N, 045052E [EUR]. (NETHERLANDS NM 158/84). BR STD. 17.7.89 17.7.89 SW 20.9MTRS IN 532722.6N, 045052.4E [EUR]. (NETHERLANDS WRECK RECORDS, JAN '88, NO. L12 1042). NC 1405. 1.4.93 EXAM'D IN 532722.6N, 045052.4E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.9. SCOUR 5.8MTRS DEEP. LIES 130/310DEG. LENGTH 95MTRS, HEIGHT 0.6MTR. IDENTIFIED AS A FREIGHTER. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS, 1992 EDN, NO. L12 1042). SEP 2007/000006509 20.3.07 SHOWN AS SW 20.6MTRS IN 5327.367N, 0450.809E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1456 [DEC '06 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. BR STD. 22.4.09 UNKNOWN SW 20.6MTRS [LAT] IN 5327.4N, 0450.8E [WGD]. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS 2009 NO. L12 1042) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 27.367 N,4 50.809 E

 

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