This is the information page about the shipwreck Amelie (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 9.268 N,3 50.044 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)

 

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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. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. Anna
5. Arandora star
6. August conseil (possibly)
7. Australbush (possibly)
8. Baychattan
9. Bell virtue
10. Belle ile (possibly)
11. Brenda
12. Broadmayne (part of)
13. Cantabria
14. Carol anne
15. Catherine allen
16. Cheapside (possibly)
17. Chelydra (possibly)
18. Chloe t
19. City of antwerp
20. Claverley (possibly)
21. Constance
22. Dartmeet
23. Demetrios
24. Dutton
25. Eagle
26. East point
27. Edam ii
28. Elizabeth caroline
29. Empire harry
30. Exploiter
31. Fiona mary
32. Fylrix
33. Glen strathallan
34. Glory
35. Grelhame (probably)
36. Gro
37. Halfdan (possibly)
38. Halloween
39. Haugastol (possibly)
40. Havbris (probably)
41. Hazel claire (possibly)
42. Hazelpark (possibly)
43. Heron i
44. Herzogin cecilie
45. Heye p
46. Hms abelard
47. Hms benton castle
48. Hms chorley (possibly)
49. Hms crocodile
50. Hms jasper (possibly)
51. Hms lord stonehaven
52. Hms newbridge (probably)
53. Hms penylan (e part)
54. Hms penylan (w part)
55. Hms picton castle
56. Hms ramillies
57. Hms savage
58. Hms stockforce (possibly)
59. Hmsm m1
60. Hmsm untiring
61. Juno
62. Kazan
63. Kishmul of ayr
64. Koningin der engelen (probably)
65. Laertes
66. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
67. Liberta
68. Lochwood
69. Louis shied
70. Maine
71. Marana (bow section)
72. Marie
73. Medina
74. Merc enterprise (probably)
75. Neches (probably)
76. Newholm
77. North sea (probably)
78. Oregon
79. Perm (possibly)
80. Persier
81. Phoenix
82. Placidas faroult
83. Reine des flots
84. Riversdale
85. Skaala
86. Soudan
87. St katharine (probably)
88. Stanhope
89. Talvaldis (possibly)
90. Tasmania (possibly)
91. Ternefjell
92. Totnes castle
93. U 1063
94. U 214 (probably)
95. Uc 51
96. Uskmoor (probably)
97. W.s.w. one
98. Waikawa (possibly)
99. Warsaw
100. Wreathier
101. Yvette bm217

 

Name: AMELIE (PROBABLY)

Length 68.9 meter, width: 10.1 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1463 ton

Cause: built in 1883 by g howaldt. owned at the time of loss by armement adolf deppe. passage le havre for cardiff. torpedoed & sunk by german submarine. (llww1 & dods).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 113 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H2537/28 H2537/28 NCA. H3269/53 4.6.53 H3269/53 4.6.53 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 500400N, 034800W. (LLOYDS). BR STD. 6.3.73 6.3.73 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 40MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2519. H1936/80 2.10.81 H1936/80 2.10.81 WK EXAM'D 18.3.81 IN 500914N, 035002W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 52 IN GEN DEPTH 60MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. ABOUT 70MTRS LONG, LYING NW/SE. APPARENTLY BREAKING UP AT N END. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 5/81). AMEND TO WK 52MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/87/16 21.5.87 H1310/87/16 21.5.87 SMALL WK LYING WITH 20 DEG PORT LIST. ABOUT 200FT LONG & WW 1 ERA FROM GENERAL CONDITION. 2 HOLDS AFT AND FWD, BROKEN ACROSS NO 1 HOLD WITH FO'C'SLE LYING ON STBD SIDE ABOUT 30FT AWAY. 2 CYL COMPOUND STEAM ENGINE & COULD THEREFORE BE THE 'AMELIE', WHICH, ACCORDING TO LLOYDS, HAD THIS COMPARATIVELY RARE TYPE OF ENGINE. (A HILLGROVE, 9.4.87). HH091/059/01 3.5.05 HH091/059/01 3.5.05 EXAM'D 13.7.05 IN 5009.268N, 0350.044W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 53.4 IN GEN DEPTH 59.7MTRS. SCOUR <0.5MTR DEEP EXTENDS 45MTRS TOWARDS 113 DEGS. LENGTH 52MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 6.3MTRS. LIES 113/293 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 113 DEGS. DEBRIS EXTENDS 23MTRS TOWARDS 270 DEGS. INTACT. FISHING GEAR ON WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 53MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: PORT LIST, F'C'S'LE LIES CLOSE BY, FISHING GEAR ON WK

Position: 50 9.268 N,3 50.044 W

 

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