This is the information page about the shipwreck Bolbec (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 29.289 N,0 52.18 E (51.441933333333, 0.92858333333333)

 

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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. Actuality
2. Airston (probably)
3. Alf everard (part of)
4. Alf everard (part of)
5. Alice marie
6. Argus
7. Aridity (probably)
8. Astrologer
9. Atherton
10. Azariah (poss)
11. Beacon 'f'
12. Blue mermaid
13. Bolbec (possibly)
14. Bradglen
15. British oak
16. C 128
17. Chieftain
18. Daisy maud
19. Dela
20. Delce
21. Duluth
22. E oaze light vessel
23. East shoebury bn (remains of)
24. Enterprise ranger 2
25. Explorer
26. Fox
27. Georgia
28. Gordon
29. Great nore tower (remains)
30. Great nore towers (remains)
31. Great nore towers (remains).
32. H k daniels
33. Harcourt
34. Herland (part of)
35. Herland (part of)
36. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
37. Hms aisha
38. Hms amethyst
39. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
40. Hms ash
41. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
42. Hms bulwark
43. Hms capricornus
44. Hms conquistador
45. Hms danube 3
46. Hms drummer
47. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
48. Hms london
49. Hms london
50. Hms new spray
51. Hms princess irene
52. Hms receptive
53. Hms resolvo (part of)
54. Hms restango
55. Hms stella orion
56. Hms tyne
57. Hms venetia
58. Hms vimiera (bow section)
59. Hms vimiera (part of)
60. Hms vimiera (stern)
61. Holba
62. Honiton
63. Hopper number 19
64. Houston city
65. How (probably)
66. Intrepid
67. Janie b
68. Lady jane
69. Lca 551
70. Letchworth
71. Lion (part of)
72. Maitland
73. Malrix (possibly)
74. Maplin light house
75. Maplin survey platform
76. March
77. Margam abbey
78. Mercy
79. Molliette
80. Nass beacon (ruins)
81. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
82. Pinto
83. Pisces
84. Radiant
85. Restless wave (possibly)
86. Revenge
87. Richard montgomery
88. Rosme
89. Rover (possibly)
90. Ryal
91. Selnes
92. Sparsholt
93. Strathearn
94. Strom trooper
95. Sun vii
96. Sunrise (possibly)
97. Supremity
98. Thorvin karsven
99. Toreador
100. Treport
101. Van meerlant (part of)
102. Vera
103. Wardie
104. Warp
105. William j taylor (part of)
106. Winifred
107. Winkfield
108. Zarga

 

Name: BOLBEC (POSSIBLY)

Length 70.1 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1345 ton

Cause: sank following a collision. was on hire to the admiralty. (r a lee).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 270 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 20220513

Details measurements/cartography: H0327/43 25.3.43 SUNK IN 512915N 005216E. MARKED BY G LT BUOY. INS AS DW WITH WITH G CAN, GPFL(2) G 10S.

- NM 598/43. H0327/43 1.9.43 WK REMOVED. BUOY WITHDRAWN. DELETE.

- NM 1833/43. HH244/351/01 8.1.91 OBSTN LOCATED 29.5.90 IN 512915.8N, 005217.4E [OGB]. APPROX 30MTRS LONG WITH SCOUR, 135MTRS LONG AND 11.9MTRS IN DEPTH, CLOSE N. LIES E/W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.5 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. (PLA WK NO.343/27). INS AS OBSTN 10.5MTRS. BR STD. [WGD] POSN: 5129.302N, 0052.198E. BA 1185. SEP 2020/000273574 17.11.20 EXAM'D BY BDC 12.10.20 IN 5129.2969N, 0052.1930E. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.72MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS, LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 2.2MTRS, HEIGHT 0.18MTRS, ORIENTATION 007 DEGS. (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). NFS. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2022000104052 24.05.22 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA SURVEY DTD 17.03.22 IN 5129.289N, 0052.180E. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS, LENGTH 72.0MTRS, WIDTH 18.0MTRS, HEIGHT 0.7MTRS, (UKHO, H525.2 FEATURE REPORT). NFS. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2022000237948 14.11.22 EXAM'D BY BDC FROM PLA MAIN SURVEY 343 13.05.22 IN 5129.289 N, 052.18 E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.26MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12.07MTRS. HEIGHT 0.81MTRS, LENGTH 5.78MTRS, WIDTH 2.48MTRS, ORIENT 270. NFS. (BDC H525.2 BASED ON PLA MAIN SURVEY 343 DTD 13.05.22). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: Exam'd by BDC from PLA survey 17.03.22 east M/B depth 11.20mtrs dimensions given cover the 3 shoalest points within area Chart action LTA

Position: 51 29.289 N,0 52.18 E

 

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