This is the information page about the shipwreck City of dresden (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 55.661 N,1 7.951 E (51.0759833, 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 (bow section)
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Africa
4. Alcantara
5. Alice
6. Amplegarth
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Argo
9. Argonaut
10. Atlantic (possibly)
11. Australier (probably)
12. Avoca
13. Bobby
14. Brandenburg
15. Cabo espartel
16. Ceta (stern section)
17. Charente
18. Christianssund
19. City of dresden (possibly)
20. Corhaven
21. De fontaine
22. Dinard
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. Enero (probably)
32. Eustratios (probably)
33. Excellence pleske
34. Express
35. Falcon (probably)
36. Fearless
37. Flachsee
38. G-asad
39. Grit (probably)
40. Grosser kurfurst
41. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
42. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
43. Halcyon
44. Henry moon
45. Heron
46. Hmhs anglia
47. Hms aries (possibly)
48. Hms blackwater
49. Hms brazen
50. Hms carlton
51. Hms caulonia
52. Hms city of dundee
53. Hms cleon
54. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
55. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
56. Hms ghurka
57. Hms glen boyne
58. Hms kingston galena
59. Hms lydian
60. Hms myrmidon
61. Hms niger (possibly)
62. Hms othello ii
63. Hms peridot
64. Hms rodino
65. Hms torbay ii (probably)
66. Hms war sepoy
67. Hms waterfly
68. Hmt gullfoss
69. Holland
70. Hydaspes (possibly)
71. Jacob luckenbach
72. James harrod
73. Jokai
74. Josephine willis
75. Kadru
76. Katharina kolkmann
77. Kielce
78. Kirsten skou
79. La somme (probably)
80. Lacer
81. Lady stella
82. Latona
83. Le tregor
84. Leicester
85. Leila najia
86. Leo
87. Lizzonia
88. Loanda
89. Lusitania
90. Maloja 1
91. Maxwell
92. Milbanke (probably)
93. Monarch
94. Morgenster
95. Mrav
96. Murillo
97. My astor
98. Naranco
99. Negrier
100. Newcastle
101. Niki
102. Norman
103. Northfleet
104. Nunima
105. Ousel (probably)
106. Polgrange
107. Portslade (possibly)
108. Preussen
109. Pulborough
110. River levan
111. Robin hood
112. Roode zee (possibly)
113. Roseburn
114. Rydal hall (possibly)
115. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
116. Saint jean pierre
117. Salbya (possibly)
118. Samida
119. Sea serpent
120. Seine
121. Shenandoah
122. Sierra bravia
123. Sir russell
124. St cecilia
125. Strathclyde
126. T s webb
127. Teeswood
128. Texaco caribbean (after section)
129. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
130. Tokufuku maru
131. Toward
132. Traquair (probably)
133. Trooper
134. U 8
135. Ub 108 (possibly)
136. Ub 109
137. Ub 31 ?
138. Ub 38
139. Ub 55 (probably)
140. Ub 56 (possibly)
141. Ub 58 (possibly)
142. Ub 78
143. Ub-33 (probably)
144. Uc 63
145. Uc 77 (possibly)
146. Unity
147. Vittoria claudia
148. W a scholten
149. Welsh belle
150. Wheatman (possibly)
151. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: CITY OF DRESDEN (POSSIBLY)

Length 75 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1170 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,general and mixed goods

Cause: Vessel, built in 1876 by bowdler, chaffer & co. and owned at the time of loss by palgrave, murphy & co., sank following a collision, while on passage swansea to hamburg. (dods).

Year of registration: 1976

Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 42 cm

Known since: 1976, last detected: 20160726

Details measurements/cartography: H4551/76 15.11.76 WK REPD 28FT HIGH IN 505543.7N, 010802.8E [EUR]. POSN BY DECCA. LOCATED IN 1956. (RISDON BEASLEY, 27.10.76). INS WK 18.5MTRS IN 505338.7N, 010803.8E [OGB]. BR STD. H4199/78 20.10.78 EXAM'D 21.9.77 IN 505537N, 010801E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER 2 [LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.5 IN GEN DEPTH 30-32MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.7MTRS, LENGTH 86MTRS. LYING 040/220DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). BR STD. H3219/73 14.11.83 LEAST DEPTH 20MTRS IN 505542N, 010802E [EUR]. (FR NM 83 34 12). NCA. H3219/73 6.12.83 AMENDED DEPTH OBTAINED FROM FRENCH MINEHUNTER. DETAILS WILL BE FORWARDED. (ETABHYDROC BREST, SIG DTD 2.12.83). NCA YET. AWAIT FURTHER. H3219/73 14.12.83 WK EXAM'D 29.3.83 IN 505542N, 010802E [EUR] USING SYLEDIS BY FRENCH MINEHUNTER 'CLIO'. LEAST DEPTH 20MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. SONAR HT 9MTRS. LYING 040/220DEGS, HEADING SOUTHWEST. LENGTH 100MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. (FR WK REPORT NO 1156/EPSHOM/E/GG/NP, 5.12.83). AMEND TO WK 20MTRS.

- NM 142/82. 1.5.85 COPPER INGOTS BEING RECOVERED BY NEWTON SMITH OF FOLKESTONE FROM THIS WK, WHICH IS THOUGHT TO BE THE 'CITY OF DRESDEN'. (MRS WILSON. TELECON 30.4.85). HH090/711/01 29.1.97 EXAM'D 9.8.96 IN 505539N, 010756E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 23.2, FOUL AT 23.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.7 IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 045/225DEGS. IN ONE PIECE, NO DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 711). AMEND TO SW 23.0MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2017/000054765 13.3.17 EXAM'D 6.3.17; IN 5055.661N, 0107.951E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 19.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS, LENGTH 79.0 MTRS, WIDTH 10.3 MTRS, HEIGHT 10.1 MTRS, ORIENTATION 42/222. (GARDLINE, HI102, HI1497_007_17). AMEND DW 19.3 MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2016/000091764 20.4.17 EXAM'D 26.7.16 IN 5055.661N, 0107.951E [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 19.37MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29.6MTRS, LENGTH 79MTRS, WIDTH 10.3MTRS, HEIGHT 10.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 042/222 DEGS. WRECK IS LARGELY INTACT, UPRIGHT AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1497). AMEND DW 19.3MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 1697/17

Position: 50 55.661 N,1 7.951 E

 

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