This is the information page about the shipwreck Damao (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 45.336 N,5 6.664 W (52.73695, -5.3741666666667)

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: DAMAO (POSSIBLY)

Length 135 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 5668 ton

Cause: originally german ss brisbane before requisition. torpedoed by german submarine u-91.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 83 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1981

Details measurements/cartography: INS ON 1411 1824A., (DATE NOT KNOWN). AMEND TO NDW. NE 1824A. (DATE NOT KNOWN). H5141/53 14.8.53 H5141/53 14.8.53 AMEND TO NDWPA ON 1411. 27.10.72 27.10.72 AMEND TO WKS USCPA 60MTRS. NC 1971. 8.11.78 8.11.78 AMEND TO USCPA 60MTRS. NC 1411. 4.6.58 4.6.58 POSN GIVEN AS 524600N, 050800W. (M09548). H1935/80 17.5.82 H1935/80 17.5.82 LARGE, INTACT, UPRIGHT WK EXAM'D 18.6.81 IN 524519N, 050636W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68.4 IN GEN DEPTH 83MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 16MTRS. LYING 000/180 DEGS. SONAR LENGTH 130-140MTRS, APPROX. (HMS FAWN, HI 3). INS AS WK 67MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGE WK, UPRIGHT & INTACT

Position: 52 45.336 N,5 6.664 W

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