This is the information page about the shipwreck Bjorko, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 52.508 N,7 55.041 E (53.672066666667, 8.0892166666667)

 

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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. Angela
3. Bewerwyk
4. Birgit
5. Bjorko
6. Boor
7. Breda
8. Cholmogory (or kholmogory)
9. Cribo
10. Dw 07
11. Elbe (possibly)
12. Elbe 1 lt vessel
13. Ety danielson
14. Franciska
15. Friedel
16. Gerhardus
17. German empire
18. Grete hauschildt
19. Habvorg
20. Harborough
21. Haren
22. Heinrich gunther
23. Henkie
24. Johann schulte
25. Johanna
26. Jupiter
27. Kapa trader
28. Karla sorensen
29. Kellerwald
30. Kirkwood
31. Konigsberg-preussen
32. Lenas
33. Limsund (fore-part)
34. Lune ii
35. M 383
36. Maipu
37. Marianne wear
38. Marko
39. Mellum
40. Memelland
41. Merkur
42. Merlin
43. Minsener sand ltv (possibly)
44. Miranda
45. Narvik
46. Neubau
47. Nordenham
48. Ocean king
49. Orient
50. Ottar harmstorf ix
51. Piteaelf
52. Rosafred
53. Saltborn
54. Santos
55. Sperber
56. St christoph
57. Stieg gorthor
58. Tannhauser
59. Tjalk
60. Tjalk christen
61. Trondheim
62. U 51 (probably)
63. Vp-boat 1101
64. Waldo
65. Widar (or wides)
66. Wilhelm 3
67. Yorck

 

Name: BJORKO

Length 89.3 meter, width: 13.7 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 2258 ton

Cause: built 1924 by new waterway s.b. co., with triple expansion engines. owned at time of loss by rederi a/b rex. passage vesteras for ymuiden. in collision with ss sea wind, 3m n of weser ltv. 7 of 25 crew lost. (dods)

Year of registration: 1953

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter

Known since: 1953, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H7143/53 21.12.53 DW MASTS IN 535240N, 075508E, WITH G LT BUOY, OCC.G CLOSE SW. (HAMBURG NM 3979/53)

- NM 2992/53. H2196/54 26.1.56 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 2.2MTRS [1FM 1FT]. (HAMBURG NM 3139/55)

- NM 119/56. H2196/54 12.10.56 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 4.0MTRS [2FMS 1FT]. (HAMBURG NM 3217/56)

- NM 2569/56. H2196/54 29.10.58 SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.6MTRS [2FMS] WITH G BUOY, FL.G CLOSE W. (HAMBURG NM 2526/58)

- NM 1855/58. H2196/54 11.11.60 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (HAMBURG TNM 2574/60) NCA. H2196/54 8.3.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.0MTRS [7FMS 4FT], BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HAMBURG NM 5360/60)

- NM 693/61. H4522/50 16.9.68 SALVAGE & BLASTING OPS. (HAMBURG TNM 2254/68) NCA. H4522/50 18.9.68 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 16.0MTRS [8FMS 4FT]. (HAMBURG NM 3634/68)

- NM 1657/68. H4522/50 8.10.68 SALVAGE & BLASTING OPS COMPLETED. (HAMBURG NM 4021/68) NCA. 21.3.72 SHOWN AS WK SW 16.0MTRS IN 535236N, 075509E, GOOD SONAR CONTACT, ON GERMAN WK CHART 49 [1971 EDN]. NCA. H3575/75 14.9.82 NOW FOUL IN 535236N, 075509E. (HAMBURG NM 3042/82) BR STD. 13.8.15 SHOWN AS DISTRIBUTED REMAINS OF WRECK 14.5MTRS IN 5352.508N, 0755.041E [WGD] ON DE421030. (EDN 25.3, DTD 7.8.15). AMEND FOUL 14.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: DISTRIBUTED REMAINS OF WRECK

Position: 53 52.508 N,7 55.041 E

 

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