This is the information page about the shipwreck Casablanca (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 32.94 N,4 48.085 W (48.304416666667, -4.8459166666667)

 

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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. Adolph andersen
2. Alfred de courcy
3. Amoco cadiz
4. Ar gwella
5. Arras (or aviso)
6. Arrino
7. Avristan
8. Bango
9. Berthe
10. Cadix
11. Casablanca (possibly)
12. City of francfort
13. Eastlands
14. Eildon
15. Elektra
16. Emile allard
17. Eugene-gaston
18. F
19. Farraline
20. Ferdinand a
21. Fleur de marie
22. Flimston
23. Francois joseph
24. Fredavore
25. Georgios
26. Gobetas
27. Goeland ii
28. Gronant rose
29. Gyller
30. Hansi
31. Hebe
32. Hirondelle
33. Hmcs athabaskan
34. Imgard
35. Isma
36. Joannis carras
37. Justin
38. Jutland
39. Kenilworth
40. Kleber
41. La victoire
42. Lady princess
43. Lake borgne
44. Lewis luckenbach
45. Maindy keep
46. Malvina
47. Marie
48. Marquis des anges
49. Marsala
50. Martinhall
51. Midnight sun i
52. Mousse-bihan 4
53. Naja
54. Natcrest
55. Nero
56. Notre-dame du trezien
57. Octopus 70 (possibly)
58. Ouessantine
59. Padang
60. Pauline-louisa
61. Penhir
62. Risoy (possibly)
63. Roca
64. Sappho
65. Saracen
66. Seaspray
67. Seybouse ii
68. Solferino
69. Star of new zealand
70. Surcouf
71. Swansea vale
72. Taboga
73. Tali
74. Tenbengern
75. Throstle
76. Trym
77. U 767 (possibly)
78. Vauquois
79. Venus
80. Veroloch
81. Volanta
82. Vordingbord (possibly)
83. Vorpostenbot
84. War balloon
85. Westlands
86. Wilfred
87. Xenophon

 

Name: CASABLANCA (POSSIBLY)

Length 50 meter, tonnage 1000 ton

Cause: 23.6.30 sank following a collision with british mv 'henry stanley' & after having first been taken in tow. (ll, 23.6.30).

Year of registration: 1930

Water depth above wreck: 45 meter

Known since: 1930, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: 23.6.30 SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH BRITISH MV 'HENRY STANLEY' & AFTER HAVING FIRST BEEN TAKEN IN TOW. POSN GIVEN AS 483300N, 044800W. (LL, 23.6.30). 14.4.77 SHOWN AS NDW IN 483300N, 044809W [EUR] ON FRENCH 5287 [1976 EDN]. 24.8.77 WK OF SS 'CASABLANCA' IN 483300N, 044800W [EUR]. GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. SIZE, OVER 50MTRS OR 1000TONS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS DTD 18.10.76). 6.4.82 SHOWN AS NDW IN 483300N, 044809W [EUR] ON FRENCH 5287 [1976 EDN]. 'CASABLANCA' IN 483300N, 044800W [EUR], GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS DTD 18.10.76). FRENCH WK RECORD POSN BELIEVED REPD BY VESSEL 'HENRY STANLEY' 1.5HRS AFTER 'CASABLANCA' SANK, TAKEN FROM LLOYDS REPORT 23.6.30. SEE ALSO WRECK RECORD [23419]. SHOWN AS NDW IN 483300N, 044800W [EUR] ON NE'S 2643 & 2644. 18.5.84 NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH 964 [LARGEST SCALE] & FRENCH 5772. NOT LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984. TO BE DELETED FROM CHARTS. H2302/84 30.6.86 WK USC PD 20MTRS IN 483300N, 044800W [EUR]. (BREST NM 86 18 21). NC 3668. H1271/85 13.8.86 SHOWN AS NDW PD ON FRENCH 5287 & 6680. SHOWN AS NDW PA ON FRENCH 6989 [1986 EDN'S]. ACCEPT FRENCH NM 86 18 21. NCA. 25.8.89 WK OF GERMAN SS 'CASABLANCA'. CLEARANCE UNKNOWN, OVER 20MTRS, IN 483300N, 044800W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 1M. GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS, NO.14584204). NCA. 28.4.92 SHOWN AS NDW PD ON FRENCH 7149 & FRENCH 7150 [CORRECT TO 9/92]. BR STD. SEP 2007/000004861 23.2.07 WK USC PD 28MTRS SHOWN ON FRENCH 7066 [3RD EDN 2006, 1:150,000]. BR STD. 15.4.08 SHOWN IN 4832.940N, 0448.085W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7094 [INT 1757] [3RD EDN 2007 LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 1432. 3.3.09 3.3.09 SHOWN AS NDW PD ON FRENCH 6680 [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, 2ND SCALE ADOPTION]. ACCEPT OVERLAPPING FRENCH 7066 & LARGER SCALE FRENCH 7094. INS AS WK USC PD 28MTRS. NC 2647.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 48 32.94 N,4 48.085 W

 

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