This is the information page about the shipwreck Atlas (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 48.174 N,0 55.15 W (54.8698333, -0.8991667)

 

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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. Adine (probably)
2. African transport (probably)
3. Afrique
4. Anboto mendi (possibly)
5. Athelstane
6. Athos
7. Atlas (possibly)
8. Atwing (possibly)
9. Audax
10. Berwick (possibly)
11. Braconash (possibly)
12. Commercial
13. Corsham
14. Dayspring (probably)
15. Defiant
16. Earl percy
17. Ellida (probably)
18. Fervent
19. Gothia
20. Hartley
21. Helene
22. Hercules
23. Hms desire (possibly)
24. Hms locheil
25. Hms ruthin castle
26. Imperialist (possibly)
27. John miles
28. Jytte (possibly)
29. King james (possibly)
30. Lampada (probably)
31. Lanthorn
32. Lucida
33. Lucy
34. Maggie mcleman ii
35. Marchioness of londonderry
36. Merrie islington
37. Moorwood (possibly)
38. Neptunus (possibly)
39. Ottoland (possibly)
40. Pandora
41. Pathfinder
42. Rosella (probably)
43. Rutil
44. Schaldis (possibly)
45. Skane
46. Stora-korsnas-link i
47. Talisman (possibly)
48. Tatiana (possibly)
49. Teesdale (possibly)
50. Thermopylae
51. Uc 70
52. Voorwarts (possibly)
53. Wayside flower

 

Name: ATLAS (POSSIBLY)

Length 99 meter, width: 14.3 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 3090 ton

Cause: Built in 1897 by william grey & co ltd, west hartlepool. owned at time of loss by rickinson, sons & co, west hartelpool. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 260 nhp, single shaft. machinery by central maring engineering works ltd, hartlepool. passage murmask for middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore. torpedoed by uc-71. (wrecksite & der krieg zur see).

Year of registration: 1988

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: 1918 FOLLOWING FOUR POSNS REPORTED - (A) 8 MILES E (MAG) FROM TEES FAIRWAY BUOY [POSN OF TORPEDOING]; (B) 543945N, 005400W [MASTER], (C) 10 MILES ESE FROM HARTLEPOOL; (D) 544800N, 005800W [VAEC, AP REPORT]. H6331/87 2.2.89 WK EXAM'D 13.6.88 IN 544810N, 005503W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. SCOUR 0.5MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS, LENGTH 100MTRS, BREADTH 20MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEG. APPEARS RATHER DILAPIDATED AND TO BE FRACTURED ACROSS NEAR NW END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED, BROKEN AT NW END

Position: 54 48.174 N,0 55.15 W

 

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