This is the information page about the shipwreck Cachalot, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 44.716 N,1 34.5 E (50.746016666667, 1.54795)

 

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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. Acer
2. Acer
3. Advent
4. Aiglon
5. Alhama
6. Amandine
7. Argo
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Belford
10. Blanc nez
11. Brandenburg
12. Ca 4
13. Cachalot
14. Cap de la hague
15. Colbert
16. Costas michalos (aft section)
17. Costas michalos (fwd part)
18. D'artagnan
19. Dartmore
20. Dixie
21. Dotterel
22. Elizabeth and unknown
23. Eustratios (probably)
24. Evolution
25. Express
26. Flachsee
27. Gladys
28. Gloire a sainte therese
29. Harmatris
30. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
31. Hms brazen
32. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
33. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
34. Hms glen boyne
35. Hms lord grey
36. Hms wessex
37. Iltis (possibly)
38. Ines
39. Jupiter (probably)
40. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
41. L'intrepide
42. La fleche
43. Le tregor
44. Les aulnays
45. Loic
46. Lorraine
47. Lusitania
48. Marie-ange loic
49. Mariner moon
50. Mercator
51. Merida
52. Moise
53. Moorside (probably)
54. Munificent
55. Nicolaw
56. Niendorf (possibly)
57. Niki
58. Notre dame des trois epis
59. Ophelie
60. Pallieter
61. Petit antoine
62. Phoenix
63. Rhea
64. Rio parana
65. Rochester castle (possibly)
66. Saint benoit labre
67. Sainte marie de la mer
68. Smarapaan
69. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
70. St claire (possibly)
71. Sultana
72. Tbd 317
73. Texaco caribbean (after section)
74. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
75. Tusnastabb (possibly)
76. U 93 (probably)
77. Ub 103 (possibly)
78. Ub 108 (possibly)
79. Ub 38
80. Ub 55 (probably)
81. Ub 56 (possibly)
82. Ub 78
83. Ub-33 (probably)
84. Uc 26
85. Uc 63
86. Uc 77 (possibly)
87. Uc 78 or uc 79
88. Vent arriere
89. Virgo sancta

 

Name: CACHALOT

Year of registration: 1952

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter

Known since: 1952, last detected: 1992

Details measurements/cartography: H4802/52 15.9.52 H4802/52 15.9.52 ST IN POSN 45DEGS, 4C FROM LT ON DIGUE CARNOT [504430N, 013405E APPROX]. (FR NM 28 02 52).

- NM 1775/52. H4802/52 14.4.58 H4802/52 14.4.58 WK NOW MARKED BY G CAN BUOY CLOSE S. (FR NM 58 08 09). R/S. H4802/52 28.7.60 H4802/52 28.7.60 LEAST DEPTH 5.2MTRS [2FMS 3FT] OVER WK. (FR NM 60 24 11).

- NM 1789/60. 28.3.68 28.3.68 DWP 4.8MTRS SHOWN IN 504446N, 013433E [EUR] ON FR 6436. NC 438. 11.11.92 11.11.92 WK OF PILEDRIVER 'CACHALOT' IN 504446.1N, 013434.8E [EUR] [+/-100MTRS] BY TORAN. LEAST DEPTH 4.8 IN GEN DEPTH 5MTRS. NOT SURVEYED BY FRENCH HYDRO. (FR WK RECORDS [1987] NO 21601081). WK PA 4.8MTRS SHOWN IN 504446N, 013435E [EUR] ON FR 7247 [INT 1743] [1991 EDN]. NC 438. [WGD] POSN: 5044.716N, 0134.500E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 44.716 N,1 34.5 E

 

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