This is the information page about the shipwreck Asbjorn, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 38.612 N,5 17.456 W (48.399083333333, -5.3334666666667)

 

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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. Alfred de courcy
2. Ardgartan
3. Arvor
4. Asbjorn
5. Aztec
6. Bagdale
7. Bango
8. Berthe
9. Cadix
10. Caucasian
11. Corinto (possibly)
12. Dernes
13. Draupner
14. Ferdinand a
15. Fleur de marie
16. Flimston
17. Frainair
18. Fredavore
19. Gaete
20. Georgios
21. Goosebridge
22. Gronant rose
23. Hudson
24. Isma
25. Lert
26. Lindeskov
27. Malvina
28. Marga
29. Martin
30. Martinhall
31. Merton hall
32. Midnight sun i
33. Monksgarth
34. Octopus 70 (possibly)
35. Olympic bravery
36. Peter sif
37. Polvena (possibly)
38. Polvena (probably)
39. President leroy lallier
40. Pronto
41. Risoy (possibly)
42. Rush
43. Seaspray
44. Snyg
45. Solferino
46. Star of new zealand
47. Sully
48. Teucer
49. Tiri
50. Trym
51. U 441 (possibly)
52. U 55
53. Ub 36
54. Varga
55. Venborg
56. Vesper
57. Volanta
58. Vordingbord (possibly)
59. Wilfred
60. Woron

 

Name: ASBJORN

Length 100.6 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 7.5, tonnage 3459 ton
Load: coal

Cause: vessel, built 1899 by w gray & co, was torpedoed and sunk by a german submarine off ushant. (dods). sank 13m nnw of ushant, whilst on passage barry for lisbon. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1919

Water depth above wreck: 105 meter

Known since: 1919, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H1690/19 16.7.19 WK IN 483800N, 051700W, GEN DEPTH 50FMS. (PARIS NM). INS AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. BR STD. H1291/28 [NO DATE] SYMBOL AMENDED TO NDW (1917). BR STD. H1128/63 12.3.63 INS AS NDW. NC 2644. 25.11.75 SHOWN AS NDW IN 483845N, 051720W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6031 [1975 EDN]. 23.1.78 SHOWN IN 483845N, 051722.2W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6680 [INT 1708]. LISTED IN GEN DEPTH 110MTRS IN FRENCH WK RECORDS. H1271/78 14.4.78 AMENDED TO NDW IN 483845N, 051722W [EUR]. BR STD. 13.11.87 SHOWN AS WK USC 90MTRS ON FRENCH 6680 [1986 EDN]. 24.2.88 SHOWN AS WK USC 90MTRS ON FRENCH 7067 [1987 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14585031. NC 2644. SEP 2007/000004861 22.2.07 SHOWN AS WK USC PA 90MTRS ON FRENCH 7066 [3RD EDN 2006]. BR STD. 2.3.09 SHOWN IN 4838.690N, 0517.460W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6680 [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2647. SEP 2009000084718 25.11.09 SHOWN IN 4838.741N, 0517.485W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7066 [INT 1800] [3RD EDN 2006 CORRECT TO 25-37-09, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. SEP 2016/000015813 1.4.16 SHOWN AS WK USC 90MTRS IN 4838.741N, 0517.485W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7066. (EDN 4 2015, COR TO 8.1.16). AMEND NDW USC 90MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 38.612 N,5 17.456 W

 

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