This is the information page about the shipwreck Amor, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.955 N,2 9.387 E (51.3988833, 2.4536167)

 

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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. Amor
2. Andre
3. Bruno heinemann (z.8)
4. Deo gratias
5. Duke of york (bows)
6. Fauvette
7. Foudroyant (possibly)
8. Garden city
9. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
10. Hms brighton queen
11. Hms maida (possibly)
12. Hms thuringia (possibly)
13. Hms westella
14. Hoegh aigrette
15. Jarita
16. Jean pierre et phillipe
17. Jonrix
18. Lst 364 (probably)
19. Madimba (probably)
20. Marthe
21. Mecklenburg
22. Medee
23. Melrose
24. Merlijn
25. Nagro (possibly)
26. Nautilus
27. Neppo (possibly)
28. Netty (possibly)
29. Okeania
30. Paris (possibly)
31. Peppinella
32. Ptarmigan
33. Rigel
34. Shardana
35. Sint annaland
36. Trifels
37. Tringa
38. U 37
39. Uc 1
40. Uc 63
41. Vecht (probably)
42. West-hinder
43. Western farmer (bow section)
44. Wielingen ii (possibly)
45. Wielingen ltv

 

Name: AMOR

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H0309/40 5.6.40 SS REPORTED SUNK IN 512400N, 020900E. (DANISH ADMIRALTY, 17.3.40). - PFNM 719/40, NM 1502/40 & NM 1651/40. H0309/40 27.9.56 LOCATED IN 512500N, 020923E USING DECCA. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 60FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 100FT IN GEN DEPTH 125FT. NO SURFACE DISTURBANCE. (HMS OWEN, SWEEP REPORT DTD15.5.56). - FNM 88/56 & NM 2376/56. H4403/65 29.3.66 LEAST E/S DEPTH 97FT IN GEN DEPTH 122FT. SCOUR DEPTH 127FT. FAIR SONAR CONTACT FROM NNW/SSE BUT NO CONTACT FROM SW. (HMS MYRMIDON, 29.11.65). BR STD. H8169/68 9.1.69 EXAM'D IN 512503N, 020912E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 120FT. SCOUR DEPTH 123FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM THE S AT 500YDS AND FROM THE SE. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 38/68). H6738/68 27.1.69 H673DIVED ON. DIMENSIONS 260 X 23FT WITH HIGH POINTS AT BOW AND STERN. CENTRE SECTION COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. (NETHERLANDS SURVEY, DTD 14.9.68). H6738/68 11.12.70 SKETCH OF WRECK. (NETHERLANDS SURVEY 9/68). H8169/68 29.4.69 LOCATED IN 512503N, 020906E USING DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 96FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 98FT IN GEN DEPTH 125FT. SCOUR DEPTH 133FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM S AND SE. ORIENTATED E/W. (HMS BULLDOG, APRIL 1969). H( 13.11.70 DIVED ON FROM HMS NURTON. STANDS 30-40FT ABOVE SEABED. LIES ON STARBOARD SIDE WITH BOW AND STERN SECTIONS COMPLETE AND CAVED-IN AMIDSHIPS. HAS STEEL DECKING BUT NO VISIBLE SUPERSTRUCTURE. BADLY COVERED IN WEEDS. APPROX LEAST DEPTH 105FT. (HMS BEAGLE, 4.11.70). H4667/70 1.1.70 HEXAM'D IN 512500N, 020928E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 32 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. PREVIOUS DESCRIPTION OF WK CONFIRMED. NEEDS FURTHER EXAMINATION. (HMS BEAGLE, 13.10.70). H1928/71 27.1.71 AREA SEARCH BY HMS NURTON. POSN CONFIRMED AS 512500N, 020928E. (HMS BEAGLE, ROS, DTD 31.12.70). 27.10.76 OBSTNS SHOWN IN POSNS [A] 512443N, 020945E; [B] 512448N, 020908E; [C] 512506N, 020937E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JUL '68 EDN]. NCA. H2820/71 11.11.81 NOT SHOWN ON DUTCH SURVEY DTD MAR '81 [K8495/16]. NCA. H3159/86 23.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 30.4MTRS ON FRENCH SURVEY DTD 1985 [K9845/4]. NCA. 21.4.92 SHOWN AS WK 30MTRS IN 512501N, 020928E ON FRENCH 6735 [1991 EDN]. NE 2449. 6.11.96 SHOWN AS WK 29MTRS [MLS] IN 512500N, 020926E [EUR] ON BELGIAN 102 [INT 1480] [MAY '96 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 1873. 15.11.05 SHOWN AS WK 30MTRS IN 5124.870N, 0209.380E [WGD] ON FRENCH 7424 [2000 EDN]. SHOWN IN THIS POSN ON EXISTING BA 323. RETAIN AS WK 30MTRS ON BA 323. RETAIN AS WK 29MTRS IN 5124.95N, 0209.353E [WGD] ON LARGER SCALE BA CHARTS. NCA. 6.12.06 SHOWN AS WK 30MTRS [MLLWS] IN 5125.00N, 0209.433E [EUR] ON FRENCH 7214 [INT 1480] [1998 EDN CORRECT TO FRENCH NM 26/20/01]. GIVES WGD POSN: 5124.950N, 0209.353E. NE 1873 [LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION OF BELGIAN 102 [INT 1480] [JUN '06 EDN]. 18.2.08 SHOWN AS WK PD 30MTRS [LAT] ON FRENCH 7214 [2ND EDN 2007. 1:60,000]. BR STD. 24.5.11 SHOWN IN 5124.944N, 0209.280E [WGD] ON BA 1873 [EDN 4 DTD 19.5.11, REPRO OF BELGIAN INT 1480].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ON STBD SIDE, BOW & STERN INTACT

Position: 51 24.955 N,2 9.387 E

 

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