Wreck: Empire woodlark (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Empire woodlark, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 59.97 N,7 40.059 W (58.9995, -7.66765)
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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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Shipwreck details
Name: EMPIRE WOODLARK
Length 134.7 meter, width: 16.8 meter, tonnage 7793 ton
Load: armament,chemicals
Cause: scuttled with cargo of chemical ammunition by lst 3003. (empire ships).
Year of registration: 1946
Water depth above wreck: 800 meter
Known since: 1946
Details measurements/cartography: H01965/48 24.6.69 SCUTTLED IN 590000N, 074000W. NCA. H4169/87 27.7.87 SAILED 27.10.46 & SUNK ON 2.11.46 IN 590000N, 074000W. PLOTS IN APPROX 800MTRS. (LOOSE MINUTE D/NHB/9/7/1 DTD 29.6.87).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 58 59.97 N,7 40.059 W
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