This is the information page about the shipwreck Cadeby (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 39.938 N,6 8.839 W (49.947816666667, -6.3925666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: CADEBY (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1915
Water depth above wreck: 99 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1915, last detected: 1989
Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 20 MILES SW BY S FROM WOLF ROCK. (WW1SL). H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 25.3.45 WK IN 493924N, 060900W. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/5). DETECTED 29.12.44; 25.1.45 GOOD ASDIC CONTACT. GOOD POSN. LENGTH 304FT, HEIGHT 24FT. LIES 117/297DEGS. GAVE OFF SLIGHT AMOUNT OF OIL. (AUBD 2675A/53, 9TH ESCORT GROUP). 21.4.78 21.4.78 NOW CHARTED AS WK 85MTRS IN 493924N, 060900W ON NC 2565. H3943/88 7.11.89 H3943/88 7.11.89 EXAM'D 24.6.89 IN 493954N, 060847W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS AND HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 93 IN GEN DEPTH 99MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.4MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. A LARGE AREA OF WKGE LYING 000/180DEGS AND STILL SHOWING THE OUTLINE OF A HULL. TWO HIGH POINTS EXIST ONE THIRD OF LENGTH FROM N END. (TH PILOTAGE & MARINE, HI 465). AMEND TO WK 93MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 2565.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 39.938 N,6 8.839 W