This is the information page about the shipwreck Antwerpen (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 15.269 N,4 19.289 W (51.292766666667, -4.0713)

 

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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. Aghios spyridon (possibly)
2. Alpha
3. Antwerpen (probably)
4. Bath city (possibly)
5. Bengrove (probably)
6. Beninin (possibly)
7. Carnsew
8. Clangula (probably)
9. Corundum (probably)
10. Eldon park
11. Fagernes (probably)
12. Harvester
13. Helwick lt float
14. Hodd
15. Johanna
16. Leonard pearce
17. London ii (possibly)
18. Marianela santander
19. Marie elaine (possibly)
20. Millisle (possibly)
21. Monte gurugu (possibly)
22. Northfield (possibly)
23. Pen-y-mor (possibly)
24. Poitiers (part of)(possibly)
25. Prince ivanhoe
26. Rossekop ii
27. Sarla
28. Sirdar
29. Solor (stern part) (probably)
30. South australian
31. Springtide
32. Ss fatfield
33. Ss hornet
34. Stan woolaway
35. Thistlemor
36. Trevessa
37. Yesso

 

Name: ANTWERPEN (PROBABLY)

Length 45.1 meter, width: 7.3 meter, draught: 2.7, tonnage 364 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1927 by n v werf de nood, alblasseirdam. home port terneuzen. four cylinder oil engine of 47 hp. passage barry for fremington. bombed & sunk by aircraft. (ww2sl)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 70 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H1270/41 29.3.41 POSN 511600N, 042100W, APPROX 7M NW OF BULL PT. (NOIC SWANSEA, 29.3.41). H5051/70 28.4.71 INS AS NDW PA. NC 1164. 6.10.72 AMEND TO WK USC PA 11FMS. (TONNAGE KNOWN) NE 1179. 14.2.73 AMEND TO WK USC PA 20MTRS. NC 1164. H3804/72 20.3.78 LOCATED 20.9.77 IN 511514.6N, 041914.3W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 7MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS. LYING 080/260DEG. FIRM CONTACT INDICATES AN INTACT WK. POSSIBLY UPRIGHT. (HMS FAWN, HI 41/77). CHART AS WK 31MTRS. BR STD. H3840/86 13.4.88 EXAM'D 18.2.88 IN 511514N, 041912W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.9 IN GEN DEPTH 39-40MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.8MTRS. INTACT WK, APPROX 60MTRS LONG, LYING 050/230DEG. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 359). AMEND TO WK 34MTRS. BR STD. HH091/158/01 16.7.08 LOCATED 15.6.07 IN 5115.269N, 0419.289W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.87 IN GEN DEPTH 39.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 49.6MTRS, WIDTH 9.1MTRS, HT 4.0MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FURUGO OSAE, HI 1158). INTACT, PROBABLY INVERTED. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP AROUND WK. RETAIN WK 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 11.5.16 DIVED SUMMER 2014, CONFIRMED SMALL INVERTED WK WITH DIESEL ENGINE SNAGGED WITH TRAWLING GEAR. (KEITH DENBY E-MAIL DTD 5.5.16, ILFRACOMBE & N DEVON SUB AQUA CLUB). nfa.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ?INVERTED, SCOUR ALL AROUND WK

Position: 51 15.269 N,4 19.289 W

 

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