This is the information page about the shipwreck Christiaan huygens, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 37.043 N,3 16.737 E (51.6047167, 3.38255)

 

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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. "t" vliegent hart
2. Admiralengracht
3. Altmark
4. Birkenfels
5. Caesar stettin
6. Capella (possibly)
7. Childwall (possibly)
8. Christiaan huygens
9. Columbus
10. Cornelia
11. Doris
12. Edward dawson
13. Fort maisonneuve
14. Frigg (possibly)
15. G 88
16. Garonne
17. Gorm
18. Grauw
19. Greta dania
20. Hmmms 248
21. Hmmms 257
22. Hr ms balder (possibly)
23. Jeannine andre
24. Jonge catharina
25. Loodsboot 14
26. Loodsboot no.1
27. Lst 80
28. M 3231 (possibly)
29. M 3267 (possibly)
30. Maeda
31. Magne
32. Marie
33. Meerkerk
34. Neutron
35. Neutron
36. Nippon
37. Noordzee
38. Redwood
39. Samselbu (fwd part)
40. Samsip
41. Samvern (w part)
42. Seablue
43. Segre
44. Slera ventana
45. Songa
46. Spyros armenakis
47. Steel traveler
48. Tojaro
49. Trawl
50. Tuskar ii
51. Tysla
52. Ub 20 (possibly)
53. Uc 14
54. V 1405 (possibly)
55. Vestland
56. War diwan (after part)
57. War diwan (fore-ship)
58. Zuidpool

 

Name: Christiaan Huygens

Length 167.9 meter, width: 20.4 meter, draught: 11, tonnage 16287 ton

Cause: Built 1927 by nederland scheeps, maats with oil engines of 2490nhp. owned at time of loss by n.v. stoomv. maats. nederland. mined in scheldt estuary and beached on s steen bank. broke in two and became total loss. 1 life lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: 4.9.46 STRANDED WK IN 513702N, 031651E. (HAGUE NM 439 & 653/46). BA 110. H3946/46 30.9.46 MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, OCC.G.8S. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED)

- NM 3322/46. 29.10.46 AMEND POSN & BUOY. (HAGUE NM 784/46)

- NM 3628/46. 12.5.47 AMEND TO DW. (HAGUE NM 1203/47)

- NM 1152/47. 16.9.47 AMEND BUOY TO G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S. (HAGUE NM 2193/47)

- NM 2485/47. H883/52 16.4.52 SHOWN IN 513706N, 031648E, WITH BUOY ON NETHERLANDS 204. NE 110. H2933/53 23.7.53 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HAGUE NM 136/1976/53).

- NM 1456/53. H883/52 2.7.54 SHOWN AS WK SW 1.8MTRS [1FM] IN 513707N, 031647E ON NETHERLANDS 204. BR STD. 4.12.57 POSN CHANGE ON NETHERLANDS CHART. NE 110. H5098/56 29.5.61 WK NOW MARKED BY G CAN BUOY, W TOPMARK, LAID 1C W. (HAGUE NM 1322/61)

- NM 1126/61. 19.1.77 19.1.77 BUOY NOW W CARDINAL PILLAR. [IALA]. 12.8.79 12.8.79 POSN 513707N, 031651E [EUR]. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS). NC 110. H3086/88 26.10.88 H3086/88 26.10.88 BUOY NOW W CARD CONL. (NETHERLANDS NM 264/88). BR STD. 23.12.04 23.12.04 SHOWN AS WK SW 3.6MTRS IN 5137.067N, 0316.770E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 110 [INT 1473] [DEC '04 EDN, CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 110. 18.9.07 18.9.07 SHOWN AS WK SW 3.2MTRS [LAT] WITH 'CHR HUYGENS' W CARD CONL BUOY, CLOSE W, ON NETHERLANDS 110 [2007 EDN CO-PRODUCTION]. NE 110.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 37.043 N,3 16.737 E

 

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