This is the information page about the shipwreck Coral, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 13.551 N,0 47.97 W (50.2121667, -0.7257)

 

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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. Alaska
2. Albert
3. Asger ryg
4. British commerce
5. Chatburn (possibly)
6. City of mexico
7. Coral
8. Donegal (possibly)
9. Fort yale
10. Gerarda
11. Highland corrie
12. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
13. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
14. Hmcs alberni
15. Hms implacable
16. Hms loyalty
17. Hooness
18. Kingsdyke
19. Krasnaya presnia
20. Maid of orleans
21. Orminster
22. Pearl (possibly)
23. Plm 4 (possibly)
24. Polandia (possibly)
25. Ramsholm (possibly)
26. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
27. Ringen
28. Saint andre (probably)
29. Saint enogat
30. Sines (possibly)
31. Spearfish
32. Tangara
33. Teelin head
34. U 741
35. U 86 (formerly)
36. U 86 (possibly)
37. Ub 81
38. Uss osprey
39. Whale unit 552 (possibly)

 

Name: CORAL

Length 53.3 meter, width: 8.5 meter, draught: 3, tonnage 638 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: Passage arromanches for southampton. on admiralty service. torpedoed by u 764. (ll ww2 & axis submarine successes).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H03135/44 & H03737/44 10.11.44 SUNK IN 501300N, 004800W, APPROX. (PNO 51, 1.11.44). CHART AS NDW. BA 2613. 24.5.54 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. NC 2450. 14.8.74 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 40MTRS. NC 2450. H4121/76 8.11.76 WK EXAM'D 16.6.76 IN 501331N, 004753.6W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46 IN GEN DEPTH 50-52MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. LIES ROUGHLY N/S, APPARENTLY BROKEN UP. LENGTH 180FT. (HMS FAWN, HI 52/76). AMEND TO WK 46MTRS [25FMS] IN 501331N, 004753.5W [OGB].

- NM BLOCK 239/77. HH090/952/01 21.7.03 EXAM'D 21.7.03 IN 5013.551N, 0047.970W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.1 IN GEN DEPTH 51-52MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 53MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN WK. (GARDLINE, HI 952). AMEND WK 47MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP

Position: 50 13.551 N,0 47.97 W

 

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