This is the information page about the shipwreck Birgit, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 58.549 N,8 7.42 E (53.6720667, 8.0892167)

 

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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. Adele ohlrogge
2. Adriana
3. Angela
4. Antoniette
5. Birgit
6. Ditmar koel
7. Dunja
8. Dw 07
9. Elbe (possibly)
10. Elbe 1 lt vessel
11. Franciska
12. Friedel
13. Gerhardus
14. Grete hauschildt
15. Haren
16. Henkie
17. Johann schulte
18. Johanna
19. Jupiter
20. Karla
21. Karla sorensen
22. Kellerwald
23. Kirkwood
24. Konigsberg-preussen
25. Lenas
26. Limsund (fore-part)
27. Luise leonhardt
28. Lune ii
29. Marianne wear
30. Mellum
31. Memelland
32. Merlin
33. Narvik
34. Neubau
35. Nordenham
36. Piteaelf
37. Ramme
38. Rosafred
39. Sperber
40. St christoph
41. Trondheim
42. U 16
43. U 51 (probably)
44. Unterelbe
45. Werner vinnen
46. Widar (or wides)
47. Yorck

 

Name: BIRGIT

Length 25.3 meter, width: 6.4 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 119 ton

Cause: Sank after collision with 'stephanos vergottis' close to elbe ltv. (ll).

Year of registration: 1982

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter

Known since: 1982, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H2903/77 17.5.82 DW IN 535836N, 080730E [EUR], MARKED BY S CARD LT BUOY, Q(6)+LFL.15S. (CUXHAVN NAVWARN 185 & LL, 29/30.4.82) NAVAREA I 110/82 ISSUED. H3575/75 3.6.82 MARKED BY S CARD LT BUOY, Q(6)+LFL.15S, ABOUT 80MTRS SW. (HAMBURG NM 1639(T)/82) NCA YET. H3575/75 14.10.82 SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.4MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 2743/82) NO REFERENCE TO BUOYS, PRESUMABLY LIFTED.

- NM 2880/82. H3575/75 9.9.83 SWEPT CLEAR TO 19.5MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 2807/83) NC 3261. 2.6.03 NOW SHOWN AS WK SW 21.7MTRS IN 5358.543N, 0807.420E [WGD] ON GERMAN 2 [INT 1456] [JAN '03 EDN]. BR STD. 9.2.06 SHOWN AS WK SW 19.5MTRS ON GERMAN 103 [INT 1412] [AUG '05 EDN, 2ND SCALE ADOPTION]. NCA, WOULD APPEAR TO BE IN ERROR ON GERMAN 103. CHART BRANCH ASKED TO QUERY WITH GERMANY. NE 3767. 17.10.07 SHOWN AS WK SW 21.3MTRS IN 5358.549N, 0807.420E [WGD] ON GERMAN 2 [INT 1456] [JAN '07 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3617. SEP 2009/000118553 4.9.09 NOW WK SW 19.6MTRS [MLWS], 19.2MTRS [LAT]. (GERMAN NM 35/44/09).

- NM 5393/09. SEP 2014/000051209 14.3.14 NOW SW 19MTRS. (GERMAN NM 10/1002/14).

- NM 1492/14. 19.6.15 SHOWN AS SW 19MTRS IN 5358.549N, 0807.420E [WGD] ON GERMAN 103. (EDN 9, DTD 27/3/15). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 58.549 N,8 7.42 E

 

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