This is the information page about the shipwreck Clare (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 54.24 N,1 8.165 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: CLARE (POSSIBLY)
Length 60 meter
Load: armament
Cause: reportedly mined in 1939. (fv andrea jane). no record of this loss can be found elsewhere.
Year of registration: 1988
Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 175 cm
Known since: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: H6330/87 15.7.88 H6330/87 15.7.88 WK, LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.8 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS, IN 545414N, 010804W [OGB]. (GARDLINE, TLX DTD 19.6.88, HI 414A). NCA YET. H6330/88 14.11.88 H6330/88 14.11.88 EXAM'D 29.5.88 IN 545414N, 010804W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.8 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 51.8MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. INTACT, LYING 175/355 DEG. A LARGE SEPARATE PIECE OF DEBRIS WAS LOCATED 70MTRS WNW. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. FV "ANDREA JANE" IDENTIFIED WK AS POSSIBLY THE "CLARE" - STATED TO HAVE BEEN MINED IN 1939. DIVERS HAVE REPORTED THAT WK IS BROKEN IN TWO AND CONTAINS AMMUNITION. (GARDLINE, HI 414A). INS AS 46MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Position: 54 54.24 N,1 8.165 W