This is the information page about the shipwreck Danmark (after part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 58.775 N,2 53.18 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Aorangi
5. Ardanbhan
6. Argyll
7. Atlantic (possibly)
8. Avra (possibly)
9. B 109 (part)
10. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
11. Ben barvas
12. Bettina danica
13. Bremse
14. Brummer
15. Busy bee (part of)
16. Carolina thornden
17. Carron
18. Charisma
19. Clio
20. Clio ii
21. Collingdoc
22. Copeland
23. Corinthia (stern section)
24. Cotovia (probably)
25. Croma
26. Daghestan (probably)
27. Danmark (after part)
28. Dresden
29. Duna
30. Edinboune
31. Elegance
32. Elton
33. Emerald wings
34. Empire parsons (possiby)
35. Empire seaman
36. Empire seaman
37. Excelsior
38. Eyfirdingur
39. F2
40. Faro
41. Freesia
42. G101
43. G103
44. G104
45. Gartmore
46. Giralda (possibly)
47. Gondolier
48. Grosser kurfurst
49. Gunnaren
50. Hindenburg
51. Hmd chance
52. Hmd imbat
53. Hmd lustring
54. Hmd lustring
55. Hmd lustring
56. Hms albacore (bow section)
57. Hms endeavour
58. Hms loch garry
59. Hms narborough
60. Hms oceana
61. Hms opal
62. Hms roedean
63. Hms rose valley
64. Hms royal oak
65. Hms strathgarry
66. Hms vanguard
67. Hms zarefah
68. Ilsenstein
69. Invader
70. Irene
71. James barrie
72. Johanna thorden
73. Juanita
74. Juniata (fore part)
75. Jv 526
76. Jv 751
77. Kaiser
78. Karlsruhe
79. Kathe niederkirchner
80. Koln
81. Konig
82. Kronprinz wilhelm
83. Lapland
84. Lizzie bain (possibly)
85. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
86. Loch maddy (stern section)
87. Lorne
88. Lycia
89. Mara
90. Markgraf
91. Martis
92. Martis
93. Minieh
94. Naja (part of)
95. Napier star
96. Navena
97. Numidian
98. Numidian
99. Ocean racer
100. Pennsylvania
101. Pinnace 288
102. Pinnace 744
103. Pontos
104. Prinzregent luitpold
105. Prudentia
106. Radiation
107. Reginald
108. Reinfield
109. Remus
110. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
111. Rosewood
112. S 36 (bow section)
113. Scandinavic
114. Seydlitz
115. Skua flaes beacon
116. Swiftsure
117. Tbf fn899
118. Teeswood
119. Tennessee
120. Thames
121. Thunfisch
122. Tosto
123. U 18 (probably)
124. Ub 116
125. V 78 (part of)
126. Yc 21

 

Name: DANMARK (AFTER PART)

Length 149.7 meter, width: 20.7 meter, draught: 11, tonnage 10517 ton
Load: oil,flammable liquids and gases

Cause: 12.1.1940 built in 1931 by burmeister & wain. owned at time of loss by det danske petroleums a/s. oil engine, single shaft. passage aruba for nyborg. torpedoed by u-23 on 12.1.1940 in inganess bay & sank 10 days later. cargo 8,200 tons of petrol & 5,760 tons kerosene. the fore-part was refloated in 1941 & taken to inverkeithing to be used as a storage hulk. (dods, ww2sl, axis submarine successes, off scotland & ll ww2).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 11 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H0155/40 6.2.40 ST IN 585848N, 025305W, OR 164.5DEGS, 2.34M FROM HELLIER LT. (NO IN C KIRKWALL). - PFNM 329/40. H0155/40 27.7.40 CONFIRMATION OF ST. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 1805/40. H0155/40 28.6.45 G SPH LT BUOY, FL.G.5S LAID 043.5DEGS, 400FT FROM WK. (NORTHERN LT HO BOARD NM 10/46).

- NM 2207/46. H0155/40 2.12.57 WK DRIES 3FT. (DIVER REPORT, 1957 DOCKET BD, DTD 28.8.57). CHART AS LEGEND: (DRIES 3FT).

- NM 2864/57. H6465/58 9.12.58 RAREFL FITTED TO BUOY. (NORTHERN LT HO BOARD NM 21/58).

- NM 2396/58. H3402/59 29.6.59 CHART AS ST, MARKED BY G SPH LT BUOY, FL.G, RAREFL CLOSE NE. NC 2179. H0155/40 18.8.61 TOTALLY DISPERSED TO SEABED & BUOY REMOVED. POSN CONSIDERED TO BE FOUL. (NORTHERN LT HO BOARD). AMEND TO FOUL & DELETE LIGHT BUOY.

- NM 1741/61. 29.11.03 EUT POSN: 5858.775N, 0253.180W. NE 2584. 10.1.04 PHOTO OF BOW SECTION OF VESSEL. (OFF SCOTLAND). 4.10.10 ONLY SCOUR PIT LOCATED BY M/B. (FATHOMS LTD, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). RETAIN FOUL. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ONLY SCOUR PIT REMAINS

Position: 58 58.775 N,2 53.18 W

 

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