This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire jaguar, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 34 N,17 35 W (51.566666666667, -17.583333333333)
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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: EMPIRE JAGUAR
Length 121.6 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 5186 ton
Cause: built in 1920 by unchida sb co. owned at time of loss by the ministry of war transport (sir w r smith & sons). triple expansion engine of 513ihp for 11kts. torpedoed by u-103.
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 4050 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: 2.7.87 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 513400N, 173500W. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). IN OVER 400MTRS. NCA. SINKING POSN 513400N, 173400W. (LLOYDS). NCA
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 34 N,17 35 W