This is the information page about the shipwreck East essex (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 26.389 N,2 19.383 E (53.4153667, 2.3154167)

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: EAST ESSEX (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 35 cm

Known since: 1946, last detected: 1991

Details measurements/cartography: 25.4.46 SUNK IN 532300N, 021800E, APPROX. (S.O.F.P., SIGNAL DTD 25.4.46). H5582/68 8.8.68 NOT FOUND. CONSIDERED NOT TO EXIST IN POSN QUOTED. (MYR MIDON, ROS DTD 7.12.67). HH090/520/01 10.12.91 WK EXAM'D 30.7.91 IN 532622.4N, 021931.2E [OGB] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 20.8, FOUL AT 21.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.6 IN GEN DEPTH 25.2MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 2.9MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. LIES 035/215 DEG, IN THREE DISTINCT WIDELY SPACED SEGMENTS. ONLY THE LARGEST [A] WAS SWEPT. SECTION [B], 10MTRS LONG, HAS LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.5MTRS IN 532623.7N, 021928.4E AND IS PARTIALLY BURIED. SECTION [C] CONSISTS OF BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED MATERIAL, 30 X 5MTRS, APPROX 80MTRS S OF MAIN SECTION, IN 532619.6N, 021930.9E AND DOES NOT STAND PROUD OF THE SEABED. (NP 1008, HI 520). INS AS SW 20.5MTRS IN 532622N, 021930E.

- NM 3613/91.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN THREE DISTINCT PARTS

Position: 53 26.389 N,2 19.383 E

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