This is the information page about the shipwreck Christianssund, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 0.841 N,1 9.67 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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. Afghanistan (probably)
2. Africa
3. Alcantara
4. Alice
5. Amplegarth
6. Angelus (possibly)
7. Argo
8. Atlantic (possibly)
9. Australier (probably)
10. Avoca
11. Bobby
12. Brandenburg
13. Cabo espartel
14. Ceta (stern section)
15. Charente
16. Christianssund
17. City of dresden (possibly)
18. Constanzia
19. Corhaven
20. De fontaine
21. Dinard
22. Dorothy j (possibly)
23. Durango
24. Efford
25. Eidsiva (probably)
26. Electra
27. Emma
28. Emma (possibly)
29. Empire lough (probably)
30. Empress of fort william (probably)
31. En avant
32. Enero (probably)
33. Eustratios (probably)
34. Evolution
35. Excellence pleske
36. Falcon (probably)
37. Fearless
38. Flachsee
39. Flandres
40. G-asad
41. Grit (probably)
42. Grosser kurfurst
43. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
44. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
45. Halcyon
46. Henry moon
47. Heron
48. Hmhs anglia
49. Hms aragonite (part of)
50. Hms aragonite (part of)
51. Hms aries (possibly)
52. Hms blackwater
53. Hms brazen
54. Hms carlton
55. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
56. Hms city of dundee
57. Hms cleon
58. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
59. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
60. Hms ghurka
61. Hms glen boyne
62. Hms kingston galena
63. Hms lydian
64. Hms marcella
65. Hms myrmidon
66. Hms napia
67. Hms niger (possibly)
68. Hms othello ii
69. Hms peridot
70. Hms rodino
71. Hms torbay ii (probably)
72. Hms tranquil
73. Hms war sepoy
74. Hms waterfly
75. Hms weigelia
76. Hmsm b2
77. Hmt gullfoss
78. Holland
79. Hundvaag
80. Hydaspes (possibly)
81. Ilaro
82. Jacob luckenbach
83. James harrod
84. Jokai
85. Josephine willis
86. Kadru
87. Katharina kolkmann
88. Kielce
89. Kirsten skou
90. Koenigshaven
91. La somme (probably)
92. Lacer
93. Lady stella
94. Latona
95. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
96. Le tregor
97. Leicester
98. Leila najia
99. Leo
100. Lighter 83
101. Lizzonia
102. Loanda
103. Lusitania
104. Maloja 1
105. Malta (probably)
106. Mersey
107. Milbanke (probably)
108. Monarch
109. Morgenster
110. Mrav
111. Murillo
112. Nancy moran
113. Naranco
114. Negrier
115. Newcastle
116. Niki
117. Norman
118. Northfleet
119. Nunima
120. Ocean king (possibly)
121. Ousel (probably)
122. Polgrange
123. Portslade (possibly)
124. Preussen
125. Pulborough
126. River levan
127. Roode zee (possibly)
128. Roseburn
129. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
130. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
131. Saint ronan (possibly)
132. Salbya (possibly)
133. Samida
134. Sea serpent
135. Seine
136. Shenandoah
137. Sierra bravia
138. Sir russell
139. Spanish prince
140. St cecilia
141. St claire (possibly)
142. Strathclyde
143. T s webb
144. Teeswood
145. Texaco caribbean (after section)
146. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
147. The queen
148. Tokufuku maru
149. Toward
150. Traquair (probably)
151. Trooper
152. U 16 (possibly)
153. U 8
154. Ub 103 (possibly)
155. Ub 108 (possibly)
156. Ub 109
157. Ub 31 ?
158. Ub 38
159. Ub 55 (probably)
160. Ub 56 (possibly)
161. Ub 58 (possibly)
162. Ub 78
163. Ub-33 (probably)
164. Uc 63
165. Uc 77 (possibly)
166. Unity
167. Vittoria claudia
168. W a scholten
169. Welsh belle
170. Wheatman (possibly)
171. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: CHRISTIANSSUND

Length 68.9 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 1017 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,salt,wood: unprocessed and products,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products

Cause: mined 3m sw of folkestone hrbr whilst en route from liverpool and bristol to copenhagen. (ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20160722

Details measurements/cartography: H6345/26 4.11.26 SUNK 3 MILES SW OF FOLKESTONE HRBR. (LL WW1). H5824/60 3.3.61 NOTHING FOUND IN 510130N, 011115E. LOCATED 198DEGS, 3.9 MILES FROM FOLKESTONE LIGHT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 59FT. (HMS SCOTT, 10.5.60). H5824/60 14.11.61 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 50, FOUL AT 52FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53 IN GEN DEPTH 82FT. (HMS SCOTT, 18.4.61). INS AS SW 8FMS 2FT.

- NM 1637/61. 10.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS SW 15.2MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 29.9.78 EXAM'D 19.10.77 IN 510048N, 010945 [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.9 IN GEN DEPTH 25.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 9MTRS, LENGTH 96MTRS. LIES 043/223DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1310/83/20 22.8.83 LARGE CARGO VESSEL LYING ON ITS PORT SIDE. STILL FAIRLY INTACT WITH MUCH OF ITS SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSING INTO SOFT SILTY SEABED. ENGINE AND BRIDGE ARE BOTH AMIDSHIPS. (P G WEATHERLEY, 9.8.83). H1310/84/39 12.11.84 POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AS THE 'CHRISTIANSSUND'. (P G WEATHERLEY, 4.11.84). HH090/711/01 22.1.97 EXAM'D 12.8.96 IN 510051N, 010940E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.0, FOUL 15.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.5 IN GEN DEPTH 24.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 42MTRS. LIES 050/230DEGS. ONE DISTINCT PIECE OF WRECKAGE. NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 15.0MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091764 19.4.17 EXAM'D 22.7.16 IN 5100.841N, 0109.670E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.38MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 64.1MTRS, WIDTH 11.2MTRS, HEIGHT 8.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225 DEGS. WK LARGELY INTACT, ON ITS SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND TO DW 15.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 0.841 N,1 9.67 E

 

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