This is the information page about the shipwreck Diament, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 9.94 N,2 7.08 W (49.082333333333, -2.3431666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: DIAMENT
Length 64.9 meter, width: 8.5 meter, tonnage 715 ton
Cause: struck dog nest rock and sank. at time of loss was a war prize being used by the germans. (lloyds).
Year of registration: 1942
Water depth above wreck: 0 meter
Known since: 1942, last detected: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: 30.4.70 BEING SALVAGED BY L C N MECHEM, WHO HAS LETTER OF TITLE FROM ORIGINAL OWNERS:- JOHN COCKERILL LINE. (N/CP 52265/70). NCA. POSN 491000N, 020700W FOR FILING ONLY. H1310/86/5 18.2.86 COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. BOILERS AWASH AT LWS. (B MCCLELLAND, 31.1.86). NCA. H3849/86 7.4.88 NOT FOUND DURING DCS3 SWEEP. BOILERS NOT SEEN. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 368A). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 49 9.94 N,2 7.08 W