This is the information page about the shipwreck Crown point (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 55.249 N,7 43.971 W (49.61425, -7.5277666666667)

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.

Name: CROWN POINT (POSSIBLY)

Length 119.8 meter, width: 15.5 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 4303 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,minerals

Cause: torpedoed and sunk by german submarine while on passage london to philadelphia. (ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1972

Water depth above wreck: 127 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1972, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: H4847/71 10.5.72 H4847/71 10.5.72 WK LOCATED IN 495512N, 074530W USING DECCA. STANDS 40FT HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 418FT. (RISDON BEAZLEY, ULRICH HARMS, 13.4.72, WK NO.51). CHART AS WK 110.0MTRS. BA 1598. 19.11.99 19.11.99 LARGE CONTACT LOCATED IN CENTRAL POSN 4955.249N, 0743.971W [WGD] USING DGPS. LYING N/S. VIDEO EQUIPMENT SHOWED RIVETTED UPRIGHT VESSEL WITH LARGE MOUND OF FINE SAND ON EITHER SIDE COVERING AREA 400X100FT. (TELECON BOB DAVIS, ECHOSCAN/G FURSE, 10.11.99). AMEND POSN TO 4955.214N, 0743.925W [OGB]. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SAND BUILD-UP ON EITHER SIDE COVERS AREA 400X100FT

Position: 49 55.249 N,7 43.971 W

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