This is the information page about the shipwreck Dorothea fritzen, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 48.61 N,7 29.02 E (54.0668667, 7.4069)
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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: DOROTHEA FRITZEN
Year of registration: 1944
Water depth above wreck: 16 meter
Known since: 1944, last detected: 2019
Details measurements/cartography: H03101/44 22.8.44 STRANDED WK IN 534839N, 072906E SHOWN ON GERMAN CHARTS. - FNM 1783/44. H2885/46 13.6.46 NOW DW, MARKED BY G LT BUOY, OCC.G.4S "W.3J". (HAMBURG NM 281/46).
- NM 2035/46. H6130/49 26.10.49 NOW WK 7.0MTRS [3.75FMS]. (HAMBURG NM 2488/49). NE 3761. H3292/51 21.2.55 LT BUOY AMENDED TO G SPAR WITH N TOPMARK. (HAMBURG NM 4845/54).
- NM 285/55. H3292/51 17.11.67 LT BUOY DELETED. (MR PRIOR, CB 10). BR STD. H3292/51 21.2.68 LT BUOY RE-INSERTED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED).
- NM 254/68. H3292/51 19.10.70 SALVAGE & DEMOLITION OPS. (HAMBURG NM 3719/70T). NCA. H5424/69 29.4.71 NOW WK SW 9.4MTRS [5FMS 1FT]. WITH W LT BUOY, QKFL.G. (HAMBURG NM 698/71).
- NM 632/71. H3292/51 24.8.71 SALVAGE OPS COMPLETED. NCA. H3292/51 24.1.72 NOW WK SW 14.6MTRS [8FMS], BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HAMBURG NM 4893/71).
- NM 198/72.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 48.61 N,7 29.02 E