This is the information page about the shipwreck Armenier, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 45.836 N,0 54.931 W (50.652366666667, -0.61618333333333)

 

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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. Afon dulais
2. Ala
3. Algiers
4. Angry fish
5. Armenier
6. Arno (possibly)
7. Axwell
8. Basil-2
9. Bettann (bow section)
10. Bettann (stern section)
11. Camberwell
12. Cambrian
13. Cambrian (part of)
14. Cambrian princess (probably)
15. Campeador 5 (bow section)(probably)
16. Camswan
17. Capable
18. Carbineer
19. Cuba
20. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
21. Duddon (probably)
22. Elford
23. Empress queen
24. Excelsior
25. Faith
26. Flag theofano
27. Fpt iv
28. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
29. Gartland
30. Gascony
31. Gerarda
32. Germa geisha
33. Glen (possibly)
34. Grip fast
35. Harry sharman
36. Hauler
37. Hedwig lunstedt
38. Highland brigade
39. Highland corrie
40. Hm lct 427 (after part)
41. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
42. Hms apley (possibly)
43. Hms boxer
44. Hms evadne (possibly)
45. Hms hazard
46. Hms hazardous
47. Hms insolent
48. Hms invincible
49. Hms kingston jacinth (possibly)
50. Hms p12 (stern section).
51. Hms pine
52. Hms prince leopold
53. Hms sapper
54. Hms undine
55. Hms velox
56. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
57. Hmsm a1
58. Irishman
59. Kurland
60. Lct 1068
61. Leon
62. Lightfoot (possibly)
63. Lola (possibly)
64. Lowmount
65. Luis
66. Mary rose
67. Minerva (possibly)
68. Montecrana (possibly)
69. Moonraker (probably)
70. Orion
71. Pearl (probably)
72. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
73. Roway
74. Rtc no.9
75. Sinah
76. Stokes bay pier (remains)
77. Syrinx (part of)(possibly)
78. U 1195
79. U 90
80. Ub 21
81. Ub 81
82. Vadne
83. Vanessa (probably)
84. Vigda
85. Wapello
86. War helmet
87. Withern
88. Zaanstroom

 

Name: ARMENIER

Length 57.6 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 4, tonnage 914 ton

Cause: hulk of coastal steamer sunk by raf for raf bombing range. (air ministry).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H021173/45 1.8.45 H021173/45 1.8.45 HULK OF COASTAL STEAMER SUNK IN 504543N, 005454W. (AIR MINISTRY). INS AS ST WITH LEGEND 'TARGET'. NE 2045. H021173/45 14.11.52 H021173/45 14.11.52 POSN NOW 504546N, 005450W. (RNAS FORD M2881/51). BR STD. 29.3.55 29.3.55 POSN NOW 504548N, 005452W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 3418. H769/45 29.11.61 H769/45 & H7673/53 29.11.61 A BLACK PILE WITH DIAMOND TOPMARK 9FT ABOVE MHWS ESTABLISHED 045DEGS, 45FT FROM WK. (QHM PORTSMOUTH HN 7/61). H3950/70 21.4.71 H3950/70 21.4.71 NOW CHARTED AS ST, DRIES 3MTRS, WITH LEGEND 'TARGET' & B BN CLOSE NE. NC 3418. H4723/77 28.10.77 H4723/77 28.10.77 LOCATED 29.3.77 IN 504547.5N, 005451W [OGB] USING HSA. WK IS MUTILATED & BADLY RUSTED BUT FRAMES IN STURDY CONDITION. DRYING HEIGHT CALCULATED AT 3MTRS. STILL MARKED BY BN. (HMS HYDRA, ROS DTD 13.6.77). NCA. H4585/76 13.8.80 H4585/76 13.8.80 BN TOPMARK AMENDED TO N CARD. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) BR STD. H2038/82 16.2.84 H2038/82 16.2.84 CONFIRMED VISUALLY. (SCESU, HI 111, 1983). NCA. 16.10.08 16.10.08 [EUT] POSN: 5046.835N, 0054.955W. NE 3418. 14.10.13 14.10.13 EXAM'D 1.7.13 IN 5045.836N, 0054.931W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 2.2MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 1.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 102MTRS, WIDTH 38MTRS, HT 3.7MTRS. MANY CONTACTS OF DIFFERING HEIGHTS AND WIDTHS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1437). PROBABLY REMAINS OF TWO WKS, UPRIGHT AND BROKEN UP. AMEND ST DRIES 2.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. 11.11.13 11.11.13 LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 2.24MTRS. (SDC BATHY, EXAMINATION OF HI 1437 DATA). AMEND ST DRIES 2.3MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?TWO WRECKS, UPRIGHT, OUTLINE REMAINS

Position: 50 45.836 N,0 54.931 W

 

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