This is the information page about the shipwreck En avant, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 3.365 N,1 27.084 E (51.075983333333, 1.4147)

 

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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.

 

1. Admiral gardner
2. Advent
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Amplegarth
6. Andaman
7. Angelus (possibly)
8. Ashley
9. Atlantic (possibly)
10. Avoca
11. Belford
12. Blanc nez
13. Brandenburg
14. Bravore
15. Brendonia
16. Ca 4
17. Camisard
18. Carmen
19. Christianssund
20. Colbert
21. Colbert (possibly)
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. D'artagnan
26. Dartmore
27. Dinard
28. Dixie
29. Dorothy j (possibly)
30. Dotterel
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Efford
33. Eidsiva (probably)
34. Eleonora
35. Emma
36. Emma (possibly)
37. Empire lough (probably)
38. Empress of fort william (probably)
39. En avant
40. Eustratios (probably)
41. Falcon (probably)
42. Fearless
43. Filleigh
44. Flachsee
45. Flandres
46. Francesco ciampa
47. G 85 (possibly)
48. G-42 (possibly)
49. Gad 23
50. Genimar
51. Gladys
52. Gloire a sainte therese
53. Grosser kurfurst
54. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
55. Halcyon
56. Harcalo
57. Henry moon
58. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
59. Hmhs anglia
60. Hms alert ?
61. Hms aragonite (part of)
62. Hms aragonite (part of)
63. Hms aries (possibly)
64. Hms artic trapper
65. Hms brazen
66. Hms carlton
67. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
68. Hms city of dundee
69. Hms cleon
70. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
71. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
72. Hms flirt
73. Hms glen boyne
74. Hms kingston galena
75. Hms lord grey
76. Hms lydian
77. Hms marcella
78. Hms napia
79. Hms niger (possibly)
80. Hms northumberland (probably)
81. Hms othello ii
82. Hms peridot
83. Hms restoration (possibly)
84. Hms rodino
85. Hms stirling castle (probably)
86. Hms torbay ii (probably)
87. Hms tranquil
88. Hms war sepoy
89. Hms weigelia
90. Hmsm b2
91. Hundvaag
92. Ilaro
93. Iltis (possibly)
94. Ines
95. Ira (possibly)
96. Jacob luckenbach
97. James harrod
98. Josephine willis
99. Kabinda
100. Kadru
101. Katharina kolkmann
102. Kielce
103. Kirsten skou
104. Koenigshaven
105. L'armandeche
106. La fleche
107. Lady stella
108. Latona
109. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
110. Le pelerin de la mer
111. Le tregor
112. Leicester
113. Leila najia
114. Leo
115. Lighter 83
116. Loanda
117. Lord hamilton (possibly)
118. Luray victory
119. Lusitania
120. Mahratta
121. Mahratta ii
122. Maloja 1
123. Malta (probably)
124. Marie-ange loic
125. Mariner moon
126. Mercator
127. Merel (part of)(possibly)
128. Mersey
129. Moise
130. Monarch
131. Moorside (probably)
132. Mrav
133. Munificent
134. Murillo
135. Nancy moran
136. Naranco
137. Negrier
138. Newcastle
139. Nicolaw
140. Niki
141. Norman
142. North eastern victory
143. Notre dame des trois epis
144. Nunima
145. Ocean king (possibly)
146. Ousel (probably)
147. Pallieter
148. Phoenix
149. Polgrange
150. Portslade (possibly)
151. Preussen
152. Pulborough
153. Quentovic
154. Rio parana
155. River levan
156. Rochester castle (possibly)
157. Rooswijk
158. Rydal force
159. Rynanna
160. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
161. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
162. Sabac
163. Saint michael veillez sur nous
164. Saint ronan (possibly)
165. Saint ronan (possibly)
166. Sambut
167. Santagata
168. Santagata (?part of)
169. Sea serpent
170. Shenandoah
171. Sir russell
172. Smarapaan
173. Spanish prince
174. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
175. St cecilia
176. St claire (possibly)
177. Strathclyde
178. Teeswood
179. Texaco caribbean (after section)
180. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
181. The queen
182. Tina primo
183. Toromoree
184. Toward
185. Traquair (probably)
186. Tusnastabb (possibly)
187. U 11 (possibly)
188. U 16 (possibly)
189. U 48
190. U 8
191. Ub 103 (possibly)
192. Ub 108 (possibly)
193. Ub 109
194. Ub 12 (possibly)
195. Ub 29 (possibly)
196. Ub 31 ?
197. Ub 38
198. Ub 55 (probably)
199. Ub 56 (possibly)
200. Ub 58 (possibly)
201. Ub 78
202. Ub-33 (probably)
203. Uc 26
204. Uc 46
205. Uc 46 (possibly)
206. Uc 63
207. Uc 77 (possibly)
208. Uc 78 or uc 79
209. Unity
210. Virginie
211. W a scholten
212. Wheatman (possibly)
213. Will and maggie (probably)

 

Name: EN AVANT

Year of registration: 1972

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 5 cm

Known since: 1972, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H2873/71 26.4.72 NDW IN 510300N, 012725E, OR 45DEGS, 3M FROM VARNE LTV. (TH HARWICH/RNW TELECON 27.1.72 & LL 207).

- NM 886/72. 7.9.73 NOW CHARTED AS USC 18.0MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 16.8.78 LOCATED 30.10.77 IN 510320W, 012710E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.6MTRS, LENGTH 29MTRS. LYING 025/205DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). AMEND TO WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H2330/84 4.3.86 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 240B). NCA. HH091/159/01 17.7.07 EXAM'D 5.10.06 IN 5103.365N, 0127.084E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 45.99 IN GEN DEPTH 49.4MTRS. LENGTH 16.2MTRS, WIDTH 5.6MTRS, HT 3.4MTRS. LIES 005/185 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT. RETAIN WK 46MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT

Position: 51 3.365 N,1 27.084 E

 

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