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 (50.7460167, 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 (fwd part)
17. D'artagnan
18. Dartmore
19. Dixie
20. Dotterel
21. Elizabeth and unknown
22. Eustratios (probably)
23. Evolution
24. Express
25. Flachsee
26. Gladys
27. Gloire a sainte therese
28. Harmatris
29. Hippocampe (?hypocampe)
30. Hms brazen
31. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
32. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
33. Hms glen boyne
34. Hms lord grey
35. Hms wessex
36. Iltis (possibly)
37. Ines
38. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
39. L'intrepide
40. La fleche
41. Le tregor
42. Les aulnays
43. Loic
44. Lorraine
45. Lusitania
46. Marie-ange loic
47. Mariner moon
48. Mercator
49. Merida
50. Moise
51. Moorside (probably)
52. Munificent
53. Nicolaw
54. Niendorf (possibly)
55. Niki
56. Notre dame des trois epis
57. Ophelie
58. Pallieter
59. Petit antoine
60. Phoenix
61. Rhea
62. Rio parana
63. Rochester castle (possibly)
64. Saint benoit labre
65. Sainte marie de la mer
66. Smarapaan
67. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
68. Sultana
69. Tbd 317
70. Texaco caribbean (after section)
71. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
72. Tusnastabb (possibly)
73. U 93 (probably)
74. Ub 103 (possibly)
75. Ub 108 (possibly)
76. Ub 38
77. Ub 55 (probably)
78. Ub 56 (possibly)
79. Ub 78
80. Ub-33 (probably)
81. Uc 26
82. Uc 63
83. Uc 77 (possibly)
84. Uc 78 or uc 79
85. Vent arriere
86. 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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