This is the information page about the shipwreck Colbert (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 4.04 N,1 45.59 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. Acer
2. Acer
3. Admiral gardner
4. Advent
5. Agen
6. Alhama
7. Andaman
8. Ashley
9. Blanc nez
10. Bravore
11. Brendonia
12. British liberty (possibly)
13. Ca 4
14. Camisard
15. Cap de la hague
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Colbert
19. Colbert (possibly)
20. Constanzia
21. Correct
22. Costas michalos (aft section)
23. Costas michalos (fwd part)
24. D'artagnan
25. Dartmore
26. Dixie
27. Dotterel
28. Dyck ltv
29. E goodwin ltv
30. Eleonora
31. Elizabeth and unknown
32. En avant
33. Filleigh
34. Flandres
35. Francesco ciampa
36. Frons olivae (probably)
37. G 85 (possibly)
38. G-42 (possibly)
39. Gad 23
40. Genimar
41. Gladys
42. Gloire a sainte therese
43. Harcalo
44. Henry b plant
45. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
46. Hms alert ?
47. Hms artic trapper
48. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
49. Hms flirt
50. Hms hermes
51. Hms lord grey
52. Hms northumberland (probably)
53. Hms restoration (possibly)
54. Hms stirling castle (probably)
55. Hms thuringia (possibly)
56. Hms tranquil
57. Hms weigelia
58. Hms wessex
59. Hmsm b2
60. Hoegh aigrette
61. Hundvaag
62. Iltis (possibly)
63. Ira (possibly)
64. Jean pierre et phillipe
65. Jupiter (probably)
66. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
67. Kabinda
68. Koenigshaven
69. L'armandeche
70. La fleche
71. Le pelerin de la mer
72. Lolworth
73. Lord hamilton (possibly)
74. Lst 364 (probably)
75. Luray victory
76. M 3630 (possibly)
77. Mahratta
78. Mahratta ii
79. Malta (probably)
80. Marie-ange loic
81. Mariner moon
82. Mercator
83. Merel (part of)(possibly)
84. Mersey
85. Moise
86. Munificent
87. Nagro (possibly)
88. Nancy moran
89. Neerlandais
90. Netty (possibly)
91. Nicolaw
92. Niendorf (possibly)
93. Noroit
94. North eastern victory
95. Notre dame des trois epis
96. Ocean hound
97. Okeania
98. Pallieter
99. Pavon
100. Phoenix
101. Portrieux
102. Quentovic
103. Rio parana
104. Rochester castle (possibly)
105. Rooswijk
106. Rydal force
107. Rynanna
108. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
109. Sabac
110. Saint antoine de padoue
111. Saint michael veillez sur nous
112. Saint ronan (possibly)
113. Sambut
114. Santagata
115. Santagata (?part of)
116. Smarapaan
117. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
118. Tbd 317
119. The queen
120. Tina primo
121. Toornvliet (probably)
122. Tusnastabb (possibly)
123. U 11 (possibly)
124. U 16 (possibly)
125. U 37
126. U 48
127. Ub 12 (possibly)
128. Ub 29 (possibly)
129. Uc 26
130. Uc 46
131. Uc 46 (possibly)
132. Uc 78 or uc 79
133. Virginie
134. Western farmer (bow section)
135. Xanthence

 

Name: COLBERT (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1955

Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1955, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H7275/55 2.10.59 SANK IN TWO PARTS IN 505730N, 013027E. (LL, 26.11.55). 22.4.69 WK IN 510100N, 013430E USING DECCA. (MANIERES, P.89). H4667/70 30.12.70 WK IN 510407N, 014536E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.5MTRS [77FT] IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS [95FT]. SCOUR DEPTH 30.2MTRS [99FT]. UNDULATING SEABED. FOUND BY SONAR SWEEPING, GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR CONTACT. NO TIME TO SWEEP. (HMS BULLDOG, H525 NO 8/70 15.9.70). [ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN HMS BEAGLE'S SIG DTD 28.9.70. NAVEAMS 9661 & 9662 ISSUED]. CHART AS WK 12FMS 5FT. R/S. 7.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS WK 23.5MTRS IN 510402N, 014537E [OGB]. NC 1892. H4453/72 15.4.75 AMENDED TO WK 22.1MTRS [12FMS] IN 510358.5N, 014541.2E [OGB]. [EUR] POSN: 510403.5N, 014540.2E.

- NM 807/75. H2744/75 12.6.75 LOCATED IN 510403.5N, 014540.2E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. [OGB] POSN: 510358.5N, 014541.2E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.1 IN GEN DEPTH 28MTRS. (HMS FOX, HI 40/75(D)) H4984/74 31.7.75 WK 21MTRS IN 510405N, 014540E. (BREST NM 75 23 10). NCA. 1.11.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 510419N, 014523E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. NCA. H1271/80 9.12.80 AMEND TO WK 21MTRS ON NES 323, 1892, 2451, & 1610. H3159/86 23.9.86 SHOWN AS WK 22.8MTRS IN 510406N, 014536E [EUR] ON FR SURVEY [K9845/8], 1985. NCA. 28.6.88 SHOWN AS WK 22.5MTRS ON FR 6651 [1988 EDN]. 29.6.88 'HERMES' [POSSIBLY] IN 510405.5N, 014539.8E [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS, FIXED BY TRIDENT III. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.8 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. INVESTIGATED BY SONAR, MAGNETOMETER & E/S. LARGE WK SPLIT IN TWO PARTS, LYING 080/260DEGS. (FR WK RECORDS 1987, NO.21611015). CHART AS WK 22.5MTRS IN 510402N, 014538E [OGB]. NC 323. HH100/351/02 6.4.90 THIS IS WK OF LARGE TRAWLER, LYING IN TWO PARTS, & NOT THE 'HERMES'. LOCAL DIVERS STATE IT IS WK OF FRENCH FV 'COLBART', OR 'COLBERT', WHICH SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION IN FOG WITH A CROSS-CHANNEL FERRY IN 1953, OR 1963. (J COULON, 14.3.90). [SEE ALSO WK [21129] IN 505720N, 013033E REGARDING 'COLBERT']. HH100/351/02 11.6.90 IDENTIFIED AS WK OF LARGE TRAWLER. LYING UPRIGHT IN 28MTRS. (CDT EGGERMONT, 17.5.90). SEP 2008/000008644 6.3.08 WK 22MTRS SHOWN IN 5104.04N, 0145.59E [WGD] ON FRENCH 6651 [7TH EDN 07]. AMEND WK 22MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3912/20

Position: 51 4.04 N,1 45.59 E

 

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