This is the information page about the shipwreck Bruges, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 29.967 N,0 4.582 E (49.749167, 0.341783)

 

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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. Albertville
2. Alice
3. Alpheraz
4. Artois
5. Au revoir
6. Brinette (probably)
7. Bruges
8. Comrades
9. Cookburn
10. Creto (probably)
11. Diane
12. Duchesse de guiche
13. Duncan l clinch
14. Dundee
15. Elisabeth (possibly)
16. Felix
17. Fest noz
18. Friesland
19. General metzinger
20. Greif
21. Hippolyte worms
22. Hm b.y.m.s. 2030
23. Hms anthony hope (part of)
24. Hms anthony hope (part of)
25. Hms britomart
26. Hms derwent
27. Hms hussar
28. Hms p26 (aft section)
29. Hms p26 (fore section)
30. Hms princess olga
31. Idefix 2
32. Ikaria
33. John
34. Joseph seep (part of)
35. Joseph seep (part of)
36. Kannik
37. Kelvinbank
38. La grace de dieu
39. Lady bird (possibly)
40. Le rhapsody
41. Lee s. overmann
42. Lionel
43. Louisiane (probably)
44. Machu
45. Malachite
46. Naiade
47. Noella
48. Nord deutscher
49. Notre dame de la merci
50. Nymphe d'or
51. Petite julie
52. Piriapolis
53. Post renum
54. Prairial
55. Reve d'antilles
56. Saint jacques
57. Saint lieven
58. Salta
59. Santa maria
60. Semoy
61. Silius
62. Spero
63. Stang riou
64. Syrie
65. Talassa
66. Tunge
67. Uj 1433
68. Uss miantonomoh
69. Vlieland
70. Zelzate 1

 

Name: BRUGES

Length 102.1 meter, tonnage 2949 ton

Cause: bombed by aircraft off le havre. (ww2 sl).

Year of registration: 1956

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm

Known since: 1956, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H4030/56 2.7.56 DWP SHOWN IN 493001N, 000440E ON FRENCH 5529. BR STD. H659/60 24.6.74 B CONL BUOY, N TOPMARK, LAID 493003N, 000435E & R CAN BUOY, S TOPMARK, LAID 492958N, 000436E. (BREST NM 74 19 08).

- NM 1304/74. 1.10.74 SHOWN AS DW IN 493001N, 000440E [EUR] ON FRENCH 5529. NC 2146. 20.10.86 STATED AS WK OF 'BRUGES' IN 493003N, 000427E [EUR]. (FR WRECK RECORDS). H3898/82 20.10.86 WK REMOVED FROM 493003N, 000427E. (BREST NM 86 37 29). NO REFERENCE TO BUOYS AND WK IS NOT SHOWN IN THIS POSN ON FRENCH CHARTS. NCA YET. 5.2.88 SHOWN AS STP DR 3.5MTRS IN 493001.2N, 000440E, MARKED BY N CARD BUOY CLOSE NW & S CARD BUOY CLOSE S ON FRENCH 6683 [1987 EDN]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS BY VISUAL MEANS & SURVEYORS POLE, LENGTH 80MTRS. ORIENTATION 120/300DEGS.(FR WK RECORDS 1987). NE 2990. 15.1.90 SHOWN AS ST DRIES 3.5MTRS IN 493003N, 000427E, MARKED BY N CARD SPAR BUOY CLOSE N & S CARD SPAR BUOY CLOSE S ON FR 6736 [2ND EDN 1989]. NE 2146. 18.6.13 [WGD] POSN: 4929.965N, 0004.585E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MAJORITY LIFTED, BROKEN UP, ONLY FRAGMENTS REMAIN

Position: 49 29.967 N,0 4.582 E

 

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