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 (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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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. Algiers
3. Angry fish
4. Armenier
5. Arno (possibly)
6. Axwell
7. Basil-2
8. Bettann (bow section)
9. Cambrian princess (probably)
10. Carbineer
11. Cuba
12. Elford
13. Flag theofano
14. Fpt iv
15. Gartland
16. Gascony
17. Gerarda
18. Germa geisha
19. Hedwig lunstedt
20. Highland corrie
21. Hms apley (possibly)
22. Hms evadne (possibly)
23. Hms hazardous
24. Hms pine
25. Hms prince leopold
26. Hms sapper
27. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
28. Hmsm a1
29. Lightfoot (possibly)
30. Lola (possibly)
31. Lowmount
32. Montecrana (possibly)
33. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
34. U 1195
35. Ub 81
36. Vigda
37. War helmet
38. 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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