This is the information page about the shipwreck Andaman, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.89 N,1 33.373 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Alhama
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Ashley
13. Atlantic (possibly)
14. Brandenburg
15. Bravore
16. Brendonia
17. Ca 4
18. Camisard
19. Cap de la hague
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. Colbert
24. Colbert (possibly)
25. Constanzia
26. Corhaven
27. Corheath
28. Correct
29. Costas michalos (aft section)
30. Costas michalos (fwd part)
31. D'artagnan
32. Dartmore
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dixie
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dunbar castle
39. E goodwin ltv
40. Efford
41. Eidsiva (probably)
42. Eleonora
43. Emile deschamps
44. Emma
45. Emma (possibly)
46. Empress of fort william (probably)
47. En avant
48. Falcon (probably)
49. Fearless
50. Filleigh
51. Flachsee
52. Flandres
53. Francesco ciampa
54. Frons olivae (probably)
55. G 85 (possibly)
56. G-42 (possibly)
57. Gad 23
58. Genimar
59. Gloire a sainte therese
60. Halcyon
61. Harcalo
62. Henry b plant
63. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
64. Hmhs anglia
65. Hms alert ?
66. Hms aragonite (part of)
67. Hms aragonite (part of)
68. Hms aries (possibly)
69. Hms artic trapper
70. Hms brazen
71. Hms carilon
72. Hms carlton
73. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
74. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
75. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
76. Hms fauvette
77. Hms flirt
78. Hms glen boyne
79. Hms hermes
80. Hms kingston galena
81. Hms lord grey
82. Hms lydian
83. Hms marcella
84. Hms napia
85. Hms niger (possibly)
86. Hms northumberland (probably)
87. Hms othello ii
88. Hms peridot
89. Hms restoration (possibly)
90. Hms rodino
91. Hms stirling castle (probably)
92. Hms torbay ii (probably)
93. Hms tourmaline
94. Hms tranquil
95. Hms war sepoy
96. Hms weigelia
97. Hms wessex
98. Hmsm b2
99. Hundvaag
100. Ilaro
101. Ira (possibly)
102. Jacob luckenbach
103. James harrod
104. Jupiter (probably)
105. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
106. Kabinda
107. Kadru
108. Karmt
109. Kirsten skou
110. Koenigshaven
111. L'armandeche
112. La fleche
113. Lady stella
114. Latona
115. Laurl coin
116. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
117. Le pelerin de la mer
118. Leicester
119. Leo
120. Lisbeth m
121. Loanda
122. Lolworth
123. Lord hamilton (possibly)
124. Luray victory
125. Lusitania
126. Mahratta
127. Mahratta ii
128. Maloja 1
129. Malta (probably)
130. Margate sand beacon
131. Mariner moon
132. Merel (part of)(possibly)
133. Mersey
134. Monica (possibly)
135. Munificent
136. Murillo
137. Nagro (possibly)
138. Nancy moran
139. Niendorf (possibly)
140. Niki
141. North eastern victory
142. Notre dame des trois epis
143. Ocean hound
144. Ocean king (possibly)
145. Opal
146. Ousel (probably)
147. Pallieter
148. Paros isle
149. Phoenix
150. Polgrange
151. Preussen
152. Pulborough
153. Quentovic
154. Regin (possibly)
155. Rio parana
156. Rooswijk
157. Rydal force
158. Rynanna
159. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
160. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
161. Sabac
162. Saidieh
163. Saint michael veillez sur nous
164. Saint ronan (possibly)
165. Saint ronan (possibly)
166. Sambut
167. Santagata
168. Santagata (?part of)
169. Selma (possibly)
170. Smarapaan
171. Spanish prince
172. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
173. St claire (possibly)
174. Strathclyde
175. Surrey
176. Tbd 317
177. Teeswood
178. Texaco caribbean (after section)
179. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
180. The queen
181. Tina primo
182. Toornvliet (probably)
183. Toromoree
184. Toward
185. Traquair (probably)
186. U 11 (possibly)
187. U 16 (possibly)
188. U 48
189. U 8
190. Ub 103 (possibly)
191. Ub 108 (possibly)
192. Ub 12 (possibly)
193. Ub 29 (possibly)
194. Ub 38
195. Ub 55 (probably)
196. Ub 56 (possibly)
197. Ub 78
198. Ub-33 (probably)
199. Uc 26
200. Uc 46
201. Uc 46 (possibly)
202. Uc 77 (possibly)
203. Uc 78 or uc 79
204. Velocitas
205. Virginie
206. W a scholten
207. Warfleth
208. Westerley star
209. Wheatman (possibly)
210. Will and maggie (probably)
211. Xanthence

 

Name: ANDAMAN

Length 133.8 meter, width: 18 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 4765 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: built in 1947 by a/b gotaverken, gothenberg. owned at time of loss by a/b svenska ostasiatiska kompaniet. sank following a collision with mv 'fortune', in fog, whilst on passage gothenberg to calcutta. crew recovered by ss 'arthur wright'. (dods & shipwreck index of the british isles).

Year of registration: 1961

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 69 cm

Known since: 1961, last detected: 20180218

Details measurements/cartography: H5824/60 3.3.61 EXAM'D IN 510900N, 013324E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 130FT. (HMS SCOTT, 11.5.60). INS AS NDW. H5824/60 7.11.61 OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR 68FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 87FT IN GEN DEPTH 173FT. (HMS SCOTT, 22.3.61). H835/66 18.4.66 EXAM'D IN 510854N, 013326E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 105FT IN GEN DEPTH 164FT. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR 70FT. LIES NNE/SSW, APPROX 400FT LONG. (HMS MYRMIDON, 1965). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 26.6.68 SHOWN AS WK 17FMS ON NE 1828. H835/66 1.10.69 FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO APPLIED TO BOT FOR CONSENT TO SINK UNWANTED CAISSON ALONGSIDE THIS WK. H4667/70 30.12.70 INS SW 17FMS IN 510852N, 013327E.

- NM 113/71. H4667/70 30.12.70 EXAM'D IN 510857N, 013327E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 32.4MTRS, FOUL 33.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 54.7MTRS. FLAT SEABED. WK LIES NE/SW. CONSIDERABLE SWIRL DOWN TIDE. (HMS BULLDOG, 18.8.70). 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 32MTRS. NC 1828. HH090/610/01 7.3.94 WK, LEAST DEPTH 29.5MTRS, IN 510851.1N, 013328.6E. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 610).

- NM 967/94. HH090/610/01 6.4.94 EXAM'D 8.2.94 IN 510851.1N, 013328.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 29.9 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 20.8MTRS. LENGTH 140MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT WITH DEBRIS AT THE E END. HIGH POINT AMIDSHIPS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 610). BR STD. HH100/351/12 2.5.97 WK LIES APPROX 080/260DEGS. LENGTH 140MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. APPEARS INTACT WITH NO EVIDENCE OF ANY LARGE DEBRIS IN THE VICINITY. LENGTH 14TRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. PROBABLY LYING ON PORT SIDE WITH UPPER WORKS VISIBLE ON DCS3 TRACE. (G HOLLAND, RACAL SURVEY, LTR DTD 29.4.97). NCA. HH090/807/01 8.9.98 EXAM'D 22.7.98 IN 510853.2N, 013322.5E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 30.3, FOUL AT 30.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 30.3 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 20MTRS. LENGTH 160MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. LIES 080/260DEGS. VERY LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN ONE PIECE WITH NO SCATTERED DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 807). BR STD. HH100/351/14 9.9.99 THIS WK IS THE 'ANDAMAN'. (I TODD, LTR DTD 6.9.99). NCA. SEP 2018/000061842 19.7.18 EXAM'D 18.02.18; WK LOCATED IN 5108.890N, 0133.373E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 31.72MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS, LENGTH 138.1MTRS, WIDTH 30.9MTRS, HEIGHT 19.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 069/249DEGS. WRECK IS LARGELY INTACT, BROKEN MIDSHIPS. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND NDW 31MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 8.89 N,1 33.373 E

 

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