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 (51.4419333, 0.9285833)

 

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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. Beacon 'f'
11. Blue mermaid
12. Bolbec (possibly)
13. Bradglen
14. British oak
15. C 128
16. Dela
17. Delce
18. Duluth
19. E oaze light vessel
20. Explorer
21. Fox
22. Georgia
23. Great nore tower (remains)
24. Great nore towers (remains)
25. Great nore towers (remains).
26. H k daniels
27. Harcourt
28. Herland (part of)
29. Herland (part of)
30. Hmnls van meerlant (part of)
31. Hms aisha
32. Hms amethyst
33. Hms amethyst (part of)(possibly)
34. Hms ash
35. Hms beagle (re-named cgwv no 7 in 1851)
36. Hms bulwark
37. Hms capricornus
38. Hms conquistador
39. Hms danube 3
40. Hms drummer
41. Hms kennymore (part of)(probably)
42. Hms london
43. Hms london
44. Hms receptive
45. Hms resolvo (part of)
46. Hms restango
47. Hms stella orion
48. Hms tyne
49. Hms venetia
50. Hms vimiera (bow section)
51. Hms vimiera (part of)
52. Hms vimiera (stern)
53. Holba
54. Honiton
55. Hopper number 19
56. Houston city
57. Intrepid
58. Lady jane
59. Lca 551
60. Letchworth
61. Lion (part of)
62. Malrix (possibly)
63. Maplin light house
64. Margam abbey
65. Mercy
66. Molliette
67. Nass beacon (ruins)
68. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
69. Pinto
70. Pisces
71. Radiant
72. Restless wave (possibly)
73. Revenge
74. Richard montgomery
75. Ryal
76. Selnes
77. Strathearn
78. Strom trooper
79. Sun vii
80. Toreador
81. Treport
82. Van meerlant (part of)
83. Vera
84. Wardie
85. Winifred
86. Winkfield
87. 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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