This is the information page about the shipwreck Eidsiva (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 7.782 N,1 24.93 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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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: EIDSIVA (PROBABLY)
Length 69.8 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1092 ton
Load: coal
Cause: Buil tin 1902 by bergens mek vaerks, bergen. owned at time of loss by a halvorsen. triple expansion engine of 101 nhp, single shaft. passage the tyne for rouen. struck a mine laid by uc-6. . (sibi, ww1sl & reg of norwegian war losses).
Year of registration: 1937
Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 125 cm
Known since: 1937, last detected: 2010
Details measurements/cartography: H998/37 8.10.37 H998/37 8.10.37 LOCATED IN 510742N, 012506E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 53FT, FOUL AT 54 & 60FT, DEDUCED DEPTH 53FT. (HMS KELLETT, 1936). CHART AS WK 8FMS 5FT. NC 1828 & NC 1895. H012/39 20.2.40 H012/39 20.2.40 LOCATED BY PAVS 2.10.39 IN 510742N, 012506E. (DOVER SECRET ORDERS 035, 15.2.40). H5824/60 1.3.61 H5824/60 1.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 56FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS SCOTT, 15.3.60). H998/37 20.11.61 H998/37 20.11.61 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 56FT, FOUL AT 59FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 59 IN GEN DEPTH 90-92FT. SCOUR DEPTH 95FT. FIXED BY HSA. (HMS SCOTT, 9.5.61). AMEND TO SW 9FMS 2FT. BR STD. 4.3.69 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS SW 9FMS [LAT]. NE 1828. 15.6.72 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 17.1MTRS. NC 1828. H4453/72 20.4.79 H4453/72 20.4.79 EXAM'D 27.4.78 IN 510744N, 012502E USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. PRONOUNCED SCOUR [DEPTH NOT GIVEN]. DCS3 HT 7.7MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 250FT, LYING WNW/ESE. NEEDS SWEEPING. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). AMEND TO WK 16.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 1091/79. H2007/81 11.2.81 H2007/81 11.2.81 EXAM'D 30.10.80 IN 510747N, 012502E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.9, FOUL AT 17.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.7 IN GEN DEPTH 24-26MTRS. POOR TRACE. DCS3 HT 5.3MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS, BEAM 20MTRS. LYING 130/310DEGS. (HMS ECHO, HI 68A/80). AMEND TO SW 16.9MTRS. BR STD. HH090/606/01 31.1.94 HH090/606/01 31.1.94 LOCATED 8.10.93 IN 510745.7N, 012501.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. NOT EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.1 IN GEN DEPTH 26.1MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LIES NW/SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. RECOMMEND RETAIN SW 16.9MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 606). HH090/647/01 30.1.96 HH090/647/01 30.1.96 EXAM'D 5.10.96 IN 510745.1N, 012502.2E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.0, FOUL AT 18.2MTRS USING PREDICTED TIDES. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.9 IN GEN DEPTH 27.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 3.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 125/305DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. HIGH PT AT E END OF WK. (NP 1016, HI 647). SMALL GAP IN SWEEP AT E END, RETAIN SW 16.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 31.1.11 31.1.11 LOCATED 2010 IN 5107.782N, 0124.930E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.34MTRS. IN TWO PARTS. MAIN SECTION (AFT) LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 5.8MTRS. UPRIGHT. BOW SECTION LENGTH 32MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 9.5MTRS. APPARENTLY ON ITS SIDE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1432). CONTROLLING DEPTH IN AREA. RETAIN SW 16.9MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: TWO PARTS, STERN UPRIGHT, BOWS SE ON SIDE
Position: 51 7.782 N,1 24.93 E