This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire javelin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 1.356 N,1 3.534 W (50.242166666667, -1.28825)

 

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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.

 

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Name: EMPIRE JAVELIN

Length 120.7 meter, width: 18.3 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 7177 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: vessel, built in 1944 by consolidated steel corp. and owned at the time of loss by ministry of war transport (blue star line), was torpedoed and sunk by german submarine u 772 while in convoy tbc1 on passage southampton to le havre. was carrying 1448 american servicemen. 8 lives lost. (ww2sl, ll ww2 & dods). 28.9.99 28.9.99 re-assessment of loss. vessel now thought to have hit a mine and then experienced an internal explosion. (naval historical branch).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 64 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 1990

Details measurements/cartography: H05335/45 29.12.44 SUNK IN 500038N, 010324W. (C-IN-C PORTSMOUTH). INS AS NDW. BR STD. 3.1.80 SHOWN AS NDW PD ON FR 6614D [1979 EDN]. NCA. HH351/352/01 7.3.90 WK 45.5MTRS IN 500124.5N, 010327W [EUR] [+/-20MTRS]. IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. (FR WK NO 18101010; FR 6857 [1986 EDN]). NC 2613. 5.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 5001.356N, 0103.534W
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 1.356 N,1 3.534 W

 

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