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 (51.075983333333, 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 (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. Dorothy j (possibly)
24. Durango
25. Efford
26. Eidsiva (probably)
27. Electra
28. Emma
29. Emma (possibly)
30. Empire lough (probably)
31. Empress of fort william (probably)
32. Enero (probably)
33. Eustratios (probably)
34. Excellence pleske
35. Express
36. Falcon (probably)
37. Fearless
38. Flachsee
39. G-asad
40. Grit (probably)
41. Grosser kurfurst
42. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
43. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
44. Halcyon
45. Henry moon
46. Heron
47. Hmhs anglia
48. Hms aragonite (part of)
49. Hms aries (possibly)
50. Hms blackwater
51. Hms brazen
52. Hms carlton
53. Hms caulonia
54. Hms city of dundee
55. Hms cleon
56. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
57. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
58. Hms ghurka
59. Hms glen boyne
60. Hms kingston galena
61. Hms lydian
62. Hms myrmidon
63. Hms niger (possibly)
64. Hms othello ii
65. Hms peridot
66. Hms rodino
67. Hms torbay ii (probably)
68. Hms war sepoy
69. Hms waterfly
70. Hmt gullfoss
71. Holland
72. Hydaspes (possibly)
73. Jacob luckenbach
74. James harrod
75. Jokai
76. Josephine willis
77. Kadru
78. Katharina kolkmann
79. Kielce
80. Kirsten skou
81. La somme (probably)
82. Lacer
83. Lady stella
84. Latona
85. Le tregor
86. Leicester
87. Leila najia
88. Leo
89. Lighter 83
90. Lizzonia
91. Loanda
92. Lusitania
93. Maloja 1
94. Maxwell
95. Milbanke (probably)
96. Monarch
97. Morgenster
98. Mrav
99. Murillo
100. My astor
101. Naranco
102. Negrier
103. Newcastle
104. Niki
105. Norman
106. Northfleet
107. Nunima
108. Ousel (probably)
109. Polgrange
110. Portslade (possibly)
111. Preussen
112. Pulborough
113. River levan
114. Robin hood
115. Roode zee (possibly)
116. Roseburn
117. Rydal hall (possibly)
118. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
119. Saint jean pierre
120. Salbya (possibly)
121. Samida
122. Sea serpent
123. Seine
124. Shenandoah
125. Sierra bravia
126. Sir russell
127. Spanish prince
128. St cecilia
129. St claire (possibly)
130. Strathclyde
131. T s webb
132. Teeswood
133. Texaco caribbean (after section)
134. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
135. Tokufuku maru
136. Toward
137. Traquair (probably)
138. Trooper
139. U 8
140. Ub 108 (possibly)
141. Ub 109
142. Ub 31 ?
143. Ub 38
144. Ub 55 (probably)
145. Ub 56 (possibly)
146. Ub 58 (possibly)
147. Ub 78
148. Ub-33 (probably)
149. Uc 63
150. Uc 77 (possibly)
151. Unity
152. Vittoria claudia
153. W a scholten
154. Welsh belle
155. Wheatman (possibly)
156. 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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