This is the information page about the shipwreck David caldwell (aft section), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 42.121 N,1 17.371 W (45.5484, -1.0411333333333)

 

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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.

 

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Name: DAVID CALDWELL (AFT SECTION)

Length 128.6 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 7176 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built 1943 by n carolina sb co. a liberty ship. owned at the time of loss by us war shipping administration. passage hampton roads for pauillac. went aground during a storm & broke in two. (dods & liberty ships).

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter

Known since: 1946, last detected: 2018

Details measurements/cartography: H7070/46 21.11.46 ST IN 454208N, 011733W. (PARIS NM 3162/46).

- NM 3768/46. H1941/50 20.3.50 WK IS DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (PARIS NM 06 026 50). BR STD. H7203/51 13.12.51 SHOWN AS DW MARKED BY G CONL BUOY CLOSE W ON FRENCH CHART. NE 2910. H3272/53 18.1.54 SHOWN AS DW MARKED BY G SPAR BUOY, W TOPMARK, ON FRENCH 164. NC 2664. H4655/59 21.11.61 BUOY COLOUR CHANGED TO B & W. (PARIS NM 61 40 18). BR STD. 2.12.65 SHOWN AS DW IN 454212N, 011715W & DW 454203N, 011718W, MARKED BY BW CONL BUOY, W TOPMARK ON FRENCH 6336. NC 2910. 31.1.77 SHOWN AS DW IN 454210N, 011720W ON FRENCH 6335 [1976 EDN]. 30.8.79 SHOWN AS 2 ST ON FRENCH 6788. NE 2910. 28.3.80 SHOWN AS 2 ST ON FRENCH 6335 [1980 EDN]. 20.9.83 STRANDED WKS SHOWN IN 454210N, 011716W & 454205N, 011718W, MARKED BY W CARD SPAR BUOY 'DAVID CALDWELL' CLOSE W ON FRENCH 6336 [1983 EDN]. NC 2910. 21.9.83 AFT SECTION OF LARGE MERCHANT SHIP 'DAVID CALDWELL' IN 454211.5N, 011717.7W [EUR]. GEN DEPTH BY E/S 6MTRS. STRANDED WK COVERS & UNCOVERS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1983, NO.14551041). SEE WK RECORD [26834] FOR FORE SECTION. 14.3.90 AMERICAN LIBERTY SHIP IN 454211.3N, 011717.6W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1988, NO.14551041). NC 20. 28.12.01 SHOWN AS ST PD IN 4542.132N, 0117.395W [WGD], WITH BUOY, ON FRENCH 7405 [2001 EDN, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. HH353/540/04 11.1.01 NOW ST, LEGEND PD REMOVED. (FRENCH NM 01 50 28) BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3563/18

Position: 45 42.121 N,1 17.371 W

 

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