This is the information page about the shipwreck Elbing, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 56 7.962 N,5 56.412 E (56.3326667, 5.9903333)

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: ELBING

Length 130.1 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 4320 ton

Cause: Was part of german 2nd scouting group during battle of jutland. after previously being damaged by british gunfire she was rammed by german battleship posen and further damaged. was abandoned by crew and scuttled.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter

Known since: 1916, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H3468/20 SUNK IN 560800N, 055610E APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL]. BA 2182B. H315/27 14.2.27 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA (1916). (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 2182B. 3.11.55 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. LC 2181. 6.3.72 SHOWN ON GERMAN 82 [1971 EDN] AND GERMAN WK CHART 82 [1971 EDN]. 2.8.72 SHOWN ON DANISH FISHERIES 5604 [REC'D 9.8.65]. 4.8.72 SHOWN IN 560750N, 055620E ON DANISH FISHERIES 5504 [REC'D 23.10.70]. NCA. 12.1.84 SHOWN AS NDW IN 560800N, 055530E [EUR] ON DANISH 93 [INT 1044] [OCT'83 EDN]. NCA. HH100/351/04 29.7.91 REPORTED BY DANISH DIVERS TO BE REGULARLY FISHED IN 560624N, 055448E. POSN CONSIDERED LIKELY TO BE VERY ACCURATE. (BATTLE OF JUTLAND - 75TH ANNIVERSARY EXPED. REPORT 3.7.91). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2011/000014970 24.2.11 SHOWN IN 5607.ON DANISH 93 [NE DTD 12.2010]. BR STD. SEP 2015/000111115 24.7.15 NOT LOCATED, NFS. (HMS ECHO, SNT03/15). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 56 7.962 N,5 56.412 E

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