This is the information page about the shipwreck Bronte (ex-war coney), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.03 N,10 52.04 W (50.167166666667, -11.000666666667)

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.

Name: BRONTE (EX-WAR CONEY)

Length 125.6 meter, tonnage 5317 ton

Cause: 27.10.39 badly damaged by torpedo attack from submarine u 34 on 27.10.39. sunk by escort after attempting to tow on 30.10.39. (c-in-c western apps, 24.11.39 & axis submarine successes).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 166 meter

Known since: 1939

Details measurements/cartography: H095/39 24.11.39 H095/39 POSITION GIVEN AS 495600N, 105200W. (C-IN-C WESTERN APPS, 24.11.39). POSITION GIVEN AS 495600N, 105200W. (N.I.D.). NCA. POSN FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 56.03 N,10 52.04 W

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