This is the information page about the shipwreck Ambiorix, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 59.796 N,1 5.316 W (50.242166666667, -1.28825)

 

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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. Albert
2. Aline montreuil
3. Ambiorix
4. Asger ryg
5. Augustenburg
6. Barbara (possibly)
7. Borgsten (probably)
8. British commerce
9. Chatburn (possibly)
10. Coral
11. Empire javelin
12. Gabrielle annick
13. Gorizont
14. Goublin
15. Grand copaise
16. Hermod
17. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
18. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
19. Hmcs alberni
20. Hms tiger
21. Hms towhee
22. Implacable
23. Kingsdyke
24. L'independant
25. Laura c anderson (possibly)
26. Lct 2331 (probably)
27. Le guillemot
28. Lst 314
29. Lst 376
30. Marie henriette
31. Olivine
32. Plm 4 (possibly)
33. Saint enogat
34. Saint-antoine
35. Tela (possibly)
36. Tommy
37. U 123
38. U 152
39. U 153 (possibly)
40. U 390 (probably)
41. Ub 122 (possibly)
42. Uss firestone (possibly)
43. Uss osprey
44. Val de saire
45. Victor-maurice
46. William d burnham (possibly)
47. Wyndhurst
48. Y48

 

Name: AMBIORIX

Length 76.2 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1444 ton

Cause: sank following a collision.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: 3.1.80 NDW PD SHOWN IN 500000N, 010700W ON FR 6614D [1979 EDN]. NE 2613. H4903/75 19.2.85 LOCATED IN 495951N, 010514W [EUR]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. EXAM'D USING E/S, MAGNETOMETER & DCS3. (FR WK RECORDS 1983 NO.14591204). R/P. 19.6.90 WK 50MTRS SHOWN IN 495950N, 010511W ON FR 6857 [1986 EDN]. UNKNOWN WK IN 495951.1N, 010514.1W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14591204). AMEND TO WK 50MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/20 1.9.03 DIVED 11.4.03 IN 4959.775N, 0105.304W [WGD]. VERY BROKEN UP, BOILER 5MTRS HIGH, REST OF WRECK 2-3MTRS. BELL RECOVERED BUT NO NAME, HOWEVER, IDENTICAL STAND AND FRAME TO 'ALINE MONTREUIL' SEE 19590. (G GOOCH, FAX DTD 14.8.03). NCA. 19.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4959.796N, 0105.316W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY BROKEN UP

Position: 49 59.796 N,1 5.316 W

 

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