This is the information page about the shipwreck Emma (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.138 N,1 23.738 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: EMMA (POSSIBLY)
Length 71 meter, width: 8.7 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 990 ton
Cause: Ex-ragnar '39, ex-ingvar, ex-prins oscar. built or iron in 1868 by schlesenger, davis & co, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by rederi a/s strim. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 136 nhp, single shaft. sank following collision with a french ss. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1946
Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm
Known since: 1946, last detected: 2010
Details measurements/cartography: H0793/40 4.11.46 H0793/40 4.11.46 WK, SWEPT CLEAR AT 54FT, IN 510808N, 012355E. NO SIGN BY E/S. (HMS FRANKLIN, HN 14/46 & SML 5, 11.9.46). CHART AS WK 9FMS.
- NM 3675/46 & FNM 473/46. H5824/60 1.3.61 H5824/60 1.3.61 WK IN 510807N, 012348E USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 70FT. PROBABLY A NON-SUB ECHO. (HMS SCOTT, 15.3.60). H2698/62 20.11.63 H2698/62 20.11.63 AMEND POSN TO 510807N, 012348E. R/S. 4.3.69 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS WK 8FMS 4FT [LAT]. NE 1828. 15.6.72 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 15.7MTRS [REVISED LAT]. NC 1828. H4453/72 19.4.79 H4453/72 19.4.79 EXAM'D 25.4.78 IN 510806N, 012350E USING TRISPONDER RANGES [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.5 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.2MTRS. LYING NW/SE. SMALL WK GIVING GOOD SONAR RESPONSE FROM E & W. RECOMMEND NCA. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 53/77). NCA. HH090/606/01 31.1.94 HH090/606/01 31.1.94 EXAM'D 21.10.93 IN 510806.8N, 012350.6E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 20.8, FOUL AT 21.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20.9 IN GEN DEPTH 25.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.7MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH VARYING FROM 18-32MTRS. SMALL, BROKEN UP AND LYING 100/280DEGS. GOOD SONAR RESPONSE, MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 606). AMEND TO SW 20.8MTRS IN 510807N, 012350.5E. BR STD. HH090/647/01 1.8.96 HH090/647/01 1.8.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 647). NCA. 28.1.11 28.1.11 LOCATED IN 5108.138N, 0123.738E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.51MTRS. IN TWO PARTS ALMOST AT RIGHT ANGLES. ONE WITH LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 3.5MTRS; OTHER WITH LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 4.6MTRS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1342). AMEND WK 20.5MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARTS AT RT ANGLES, LENGTH IS TOTAL
Position: 51 8.138 N,1 23.738 E