This is the information page about the shipwreck Candidate, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 49.884 N,6 33.343 W (51.867, -6.7975)

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: CANDIDATE

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 67 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 20180622

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 13M S BY E QUARTER E FROM CONINGBEG LT V. (WW1MSL). H0109/45 9.4.45 NSC REPORTED IN 514930N, 063300W ON 9.4.45. (WESTERN APPROACHES LIST WAGO 524) H0109/45 9.5.45 WESTERN APPROACHES LIST WAGO 524 REPORTED NSC IN 515000N, 063300W. LENGTH 250FT, BREADTH 100FT, HEIGHT 20FT ON 9.5.45. ESCORT GROUP 21 REPORTED IN 594930N, 063300W, ACCURATE TO WITHIN 200YDS, LENGTH 250FT, BREADTH 100FT, HEIGHT 20FT ON 6.3.45. (AUBD 319/44) 13.3.78 INS AS WK USC PA 35MTRS IN 514951N, 063424W. NC 2049. H4852/75 27.6.79 LOCATED 18.10.78 IN 514953N, 063319W USING DCS3 ONLY. SONAR HT 5MTRS. NOT FULLY INVESTIGATED. GEN DEPTH 68MTRS. WK LYING N/S. (HMS BEAGLE HI 51/78). AMEND TO WK USC 55MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4467/81 26.10.82 EXAM'D 31.5.82 IN 514951N, 063315W USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57.5 IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 11.7MTRS, LENGTH: FOR'D SECTION 75MTRS, AFT SECTION 35MTRS. BEAM 22MTRS. LYING 140/320 DEGS, UPRIGHT IN TWO SECTIONS. SUPERSTRUCTURE AFT. BROKEN CENTRE PORTION SILTING OVER. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 70B). AMEND TO WK 55MTRS. BR STD. SEP2018/000274610 15.11.18 EXAM'D 22.6.18; IN 5149.8835N, 0633.3432W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 61.38MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 67MTRS, LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 24MTRS, HEIGHT 3.6MTRS, ORIENTATION 135/315 DEGS. SCOUR TOWARDS 315 DEGS. MAIN STRUCTURE OF WRECK IS CLEARLY VISIBLE. WRECK IS BROKEN AND COLLAPSED. (RV KEARY, INFOMAR, H102). RETAIN NDW 55MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, IN TWO SECTIONS, CENTRE SILTING OVER

Position: 51 49.884 N,6 33.343 W

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