This is the information page about the shipwreck Carmen, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.331 N,1 36.317 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Alhama
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Ashley
13. Atlantic (possibly)
14. Bravore
15. Brendonia
16. Ca 4
17. Camisard
18. Cap de la hague
19. Carmen
20. Cathay (part of)
21. Cedrington court
22. Colbert
23. Colbert (possibly)
24. Constanzia
25. Corhaven
26. Corheath
27. Correct
28. Costas michalos (aft section)
29. Costas michalos (fwd part)
30. D'artagnan
31. Dartmore
32. Diana
33. Dinard
34. Dixie
35. Dolcoath (part)
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dunbar castle
38. Dyck ltv
39. E goodwin ltv
40. Efford
41. Eidsiva (probably)
42. Eleonora
43. Elizabeth and unknown
44. Emile deschamps
45. Emma
46. Emma (possibly)
47. En avant
48. Falcon (probably)
49. Fearless
50. Filleigh
51. Flachsee
52. Flandres
53. Francesco ciampa
54. Frons olivae (probably)
55. G 85 (possibly)
56. G-42 (possibly)
57. Gad 23
58. Genimar
59. Gloire a sainte therese
60. Harcalo
61. Henry b plant
62. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
63. Hmhs anglia
64. Hms alert ?
65. Hms aragonite (part of)
66. Hms aragonite (part of)
67. Hms aries (possibly)
68. Hms artic trapper
69. Hms carilon
70. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
71. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
72. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
73. Hms fauvette
74. Hms flirt
75. Hms glen boyne
76. Hms hermes
77. Hms kingston galena
78. Hms lord grey
79. Hms lydian
80. Hms maida (possibly)
81. Hms marcella
82. Hms napia
83. Hms niger (possibly)
84. Hms northumberland (probably)
85. Hms othello ii
86. Hms peridot
87. Hms restoration (possibly)
88. Hms rodino
89. Hms stirling castle (probably)
90. Hms torbay ii (probably)
91. Hms tourmaline
92. Hms tranquil
93. Hms war sepoy
94. Hms weigelia
95. Hms wessex
96. Hmsm b2
97. Hoegh aigrette
98. Hundvaag
99. Ilaro
100. Ira (possibly)
101. Jacob luckenbach
102. James harrod
103. Jupiter (probably)
104. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
105. Kabinda
106. Karmt
107. Kirsten skou
108. Koenigshaven
109. L'armandeche
110. La fleche
111. Lady stella
112. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
113. Le pelerin de la mer
114. Le tregor
115. Leo
116. Loanda
117. Lolworth
118. Lord hamilton (possibly)
119. Lst 364 (probably)
120. Luray victory
121. Lusitania
122. Mahratta
123. Mahratta ii
124. Maloja 1
125. Malta (probably)
126. Margate sand beacon
127. Mariner moon
128. Merel (part of)(possibly)
129. Mersey
130. Monica (possibly)
131. Munificent
132. Murillo
133. Nagro (possibly)
134. Nancy moran
135. Netty (possibly)
136. Niendorf (possibly)
137. North eastern victory
138. Notre dame des trois epis
139. Ocean hound
140. Ocean king (possibly)
141. Opal
142. Ousel (probably)
143. Pallieter
144. Paros isle
145. Phoenix
146. Polgrange
147. Preussen
148. Pulborough
149. Quentovic
150. Regin (possibly)
151. Rio parana
152. Rooswijk
153. Rydal force
154. Rynanna
155. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
156. Sabac
157. Saint antoine de padoue
158. Saint michael veillez sur nous
159. Saint ronan (possibly)
160. Saint ronan (possibly)
161. Sambut
162. Santagata
163. Santagata (?part of)
164. Selma (possibly)
165. Smarapaan
166. Spanish prince
167. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
168. St claire (possibly)
169. Strathclyde
170. Surrey
171. Tbd 317
172. Teeswood
173. The queen
174. Tina primo
175. Toornvliet (probably)
176. Toromoree
177. Toward
178. Traquair (probably)
179. U 11 (possibly)
180. U 16 (possibly)
181. U 37
182. U 48
183. Ub 103 (possibly)
184. Ub 108 (possibly)
185. Ub 12 (possibly)
186. Ub 29 (possibly)
187. Ub 38
188. Ub 55 (probably)
189. Ub 56 (possibly)
190. Ub-33 (probably)
191. Uc 26
192. Uc 46
193. Uc 46 (possibly)
194. Uc 78 or uc 79
195. Velocitas
196. Virginie
197. W a scholten
198. Wheatman (possibly)
199. Will and maggie (probably)
200. Xanthence

 

Name: CARMEN

Length 112.8 meter, width: 16.2 meter, tonnage 4240 ton
Load: bauxite

Cause: ex-iron chief '35, ex-stagpool '50, ex-granny suzzanne '54. built in 1930 by w doxford & sons ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by cia de nav san tocco sa. three boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage takoradi for burntisland. sank following collision with turkish ss sadikzade in thick fog. crew recovered. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1963

Water depth above wreck: 44 meter, Height above seabed: 6 cm

Known since: 1963, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H2409/63 29.9.64 WK IN 510820N, 013620E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43 IN GEN DEPTH 150FT [LWST]. (THV READY, 13.6.63). CHART AS WK 7FMS 1FT, MARKED BY G SPH LT BUOY, INTQKFLG.10S CLOSE W.

- NM 1364/63. H2409/63 29.9.64 CONTRACT PLACED FOR DISPERSAL OF WK TO 60FT [MLWS]. (TH, 21.9.64). NCA. H2409/63 5.8.65 WK DISPERSED. CLEAR AT 75FT [MLWS]. (CSJH HARWICH, 07/1120). AMEND TO WK 12FMS.

- NM 1520/65. H835/66 18.4.66 WK IN 510818N, 013621E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 112 IN GEN DEPTH 146FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS MYRMIDON, 1965) H6738/68 28.1.68 EXAM'D BY DIVERS. WK UPRIGHT WITH HIGHEST POINT BEING TWO SAMSON POSTS FORWARD OF BRIDGE. FOR'D PART OF WK BROKEN ON THE PORT SIDE. AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED. FIXED BY DECCA. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. STANDS 15MTRS HIGH ON SEABED. (NETHERLANDS SURVEY, DOVER STRAIT 9/68). AMEND TO WK 17FMS.

- NM 277/69. H4667/70 1.1.70 LOCATED IN 510824N, 013620E [EUR] USING HIFIX. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 25.3MTRS [83FT], FOUL AT 25.6MTRS [84FT]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.6 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 46MTRS. LIES 010/190DEGS. LENGTH APPROX 120MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, H525). AMEND TO SW 13FMS 5FT.

- NM 113/71. H1928/71 27.1.71 PROVIDES GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM NW. NO FURTHER DETAILS. (HMS BEAGLE, 31.12.70). H2350/85 8.1.86 EXAM'D 13.8.86 IN 510817N, 013626E USING TRISPONDER RANGES. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.2 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. APPROX 110MTRS LONG & LYING 010/190DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RECOMMEND RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 317A). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. BR STD. H3850/86 21.11.88 EXAM'D 16.9.88 USING HYDROSEARCH. FIXED BY DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36MTRS [UNCORRECTED FOR TIDE]. EST HEIGHT 17.1MTRS. LIES 010/190DEGS. LENGTH 200MTRS, WIDTH 33MTRS. UPRIGHT WITH APPARENTLY A MAST PROTRUDING FROM CENTRE SUPERSTRUCTURE WHICH WAS NOT HEIGHTED. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). HH226/420/02 18.5.94 LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.0MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HN 25.4.94). NCA. HH090/611/01 26.1.95 SWEPT 2 & 6.10.94 IN 510820.3N, 013620.3E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 25.9, FOUL AT 26.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.0 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). SWEEP NOT COMPLETE, RETAIN SW 25.0MTRS. HH090/681/01 21.9.95 EXAM'D 21.6.95 IN 510820.3N, 013620.3E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 25.6, FOUL AT 25.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 180MTRS. LIES 010/190 DEGS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 681). AMEND TO SW 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/159/01 6.9.07 EXAM'D 3.10.06 IN 5108.331N, 0136.317E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.10 IN GEN DEPTH 44.4MTRS. LENGTH 125MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS, HT 18.7MTRS. LIES 006/186 DEGS WITH BOWS N. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ?DEBRIS LIES 340MTRS SW. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT, UPRIGHT. RETAIN SW 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS S

Position: 51 8.331 N,1 36.317 E

 

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