This is the information page about the shipwreck Amsterdam, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 25.602 N,0 33.996 W (49.49575, -0.2880167)

 

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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. A2-61
2. Abbe garos
3. Agios spyridon (possibly)
4. Agnus dei
5. Aloa
6. Alynbank
7. Amsterdam
8. B1-72
9. B1-89
10. B1-98
11. Barsac
12. Barsac
13. Capitaine cook
14. Chant 6
15. Chant 6
16. Chrisimas
17. Cornucopia (possibly)
18. Courbet
19. Cubana
20. Derrycunihy
21. Dinard (possibly)
22. Elsa
23. Elswick park
24. Empire bittern
25. Empire rosebery
26. F 614
27. Fdt 216 (possibly)
28. Flowergate (possibly)
29. Fort norfolk
30. Francois-xavier
31. Frederic
32. Georgios
33. Grand copaise
34. Greif
35. Gros loulou
36. Harpagas (fore part)
37. Hm mgb 17
38. Hmms 8
39. Hms cato
40. Hms computator (probably)
41. Hms durban (possibly)
42. Hms fratton
43. Hms glen avon
44. Hms lawford (probably)
45. Hms lord austin (possibly)
46. Hms magic
47. Ingman (possibly)
48. Innerton (possibly)
49. Jean lae patt
50. Jolie pluie de rose
51. Kong oscar 2
52. La caravelle
53. La kaline
54. Laura c anderson (possibly)
55. Le flibustier
56. Le nohic
57. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
58. Lst 314
59. Lst 496
60. Lynghaug (possibly)
61. M 39 (possibly)
62. Magicien
63. Mere theresa
64. Modlin
65. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
66. Njejos (possibly)
67. Parkhaven
68. Parklaan (possibly)
69. Partridge
70. Pascal jeanne marie
71. Perceval
72. Phoenix 'a 46'
73. Phoenix unit
74. Pointe du hoc
75. Providencia
76. Ragna (possibly)
77. Reine mathilde
78. Reve des iles
79. Risque tout
80. Risque tout
81. Rolling stones
82. Saint freddy
83. Saltersgate
84. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
85. Scarface
86. Sebastel 2
87. Sirehei (possibly)
88. Uss susan b anthony
89. Vas y molo
90. Vinlake (possibly)
91. Winha
92. Zeeland

 

Name: AMSTERDAM

Length 107 meter, width: 15.2 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 4220 ton

Cause: Mined. (ww2sl).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H03137/44 12.9.44 WK 6FMS 3FT IN 492541N, 003404W. (ADMIRALTY, AUG 1944).

- NM 1979/44. H7795/50 12.3.51 AMEND TO WK 7FMS [12.8MTRS] IN 492532N, 003354W. (FR NM 40/028/50).

- NM 507/51. H2745/75 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT [12.7MTRS] IN 492541N, 003400W. (FR NM 80 25 27). R/P. H3898/82 17.5.82 SHOWN AS WK 14.9MTRS [8FMS 1FT] IN 492539N, 003355W [EUR] ON FR 6927 [1981 EDN]. BR STD. H4722/79 20.12.84 WK 14.9MTRS IN 492539N, 003355W [EUR]. (FR WK RECORDS). 25.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 14.9MTRS IN 492539N, 003355W ON FR 6927 [1985 EDN]. NAMED AS 'AMSTERDAM' IN 492539.3N, 003355W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. EXAM'D BY E/S & SONAR. LEAST DEPTH 14.9 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. WK LIES ON PORTSIDE, TORN OPEN, PROBABLY BY AN EXPLOSION. HT 5.4MTRS ABOVE SEABED. ORIENTATION E/W. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14590129). NCA. FR WK RECORDS ALSO REFER TO THIS WK AS 'FORT YALE'. THIS WK IS REPD IN 502255N, 005726W [WK NO 19850]. 27.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4925.602N, 0033.996W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES ON PORT SIDE

Position: 49 25.602 N,0 33.996 W

 

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