Wreck: Anton schmidt (possibly) (Destroyer)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Anton schmidt (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 68 25.233 N,17 23.577 E (68.420133333333, 17.401833333333)
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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.
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Shipwreck details
Name: ANTON SCHMIDT (POSSIBLY)
Length 117 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 2.9, tonnage 1811 ton
Cause: vessel, built 1937 by deschimag, was torpedoed & sunk by rn desroyers in first battle of narvik. (dods & ll ww2)
Year of registration: 1971
Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm
Known since: 1976, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H811/52 11.11.71 H811/52 11.11.71 SUNK OFF NARVIK. (OSLO NM 1/48/52) NCA, POSN 682600N, 172500E FOR FILING ONLY. 14.6.76 14.6.76 WK 10MTRS SHOWN IN 682514N, 172340E ON NORWEGIAN 461 [4TH EDN 1975]. BR STD. 13.5.99 13.5.99 SHOWN AS DWP 10MTRS IN 6825.233N, 1723.667E [EUR], LENGTH 150MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS, ON NORWEGIAN 461 [REPRINT 1/99]. NE 3890. 20.1.04 20.1.04 3 GERMAN DESTROYERS LIE SIDE BY SIDE AT EDGE OF FJORD AT NARVIK. WILHELM HEIDKAMP AND DIETER VON ROEDER DESCRIBED AS BEING A SHORT SWIM AWAY FROM ANTON SCHMIDT. (DIVER MAGAZINE JAN'04) 3 DWP ARE SHOWN CLOSE TOGETHER ON BA 3890, 1 LIES SLIGHTLY APART FROM THE OTHER TWO AND COULD POSSIBLY BE ANTON SCHMIDT. NCA, SEE ALSO [55133 & 55134]. HH310/560/03 4.2.04 HH310/560/03 4.2.04 NOW WK 8.4MTRS IN 6825.233N, 1723.667E [EUR]. (NORWEGIAN NM 2/92/04). AMEND DEPTH.
- NM 1045/04.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 68 25.233 N,17 23.577 E
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