This is the information page about the shipwreck Feltria (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 57.737 N,7 18.715 W (51.867, -7.5675)
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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: FELTRIA (POSSIBLY)
Length 128 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 9.1, tonnage 5254 ton
Load: general and mixed goods
Cause: built in 1891 by w denny & bros. owned at time of loss by the cunard ss co. quadruple expansion engines of 666 nhp for 13 knots. passage new york for avonmouth. sunk by german submarine 8 miles se of mine head. 45 of crew lost.
Year of registration: 1977
Water depth above wreck: 58 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm
Known since: 1977, last detected: 2013
Details measurements/cartography: H2979/74 2.3.78 FF REPORTED IN 515747N, 071844W. POSN BY DECCA. SECOND FF REPORTED IN 515751N, 071835W. TRAWL LOST. (E GILES, LTR DTD 5.3.77). INS AS WK USC 40MTRS. HH100/351/09 1.3.95 WK THOUGHT TO BE THAT OF THE `FELTRIA'. (M F GIBSON 24.2.95). SEP 2014/000158037 6.8.14 EXAM'D 20.5.13 IN 5157.737N, 0718.715W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 49.9 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. SCOUR 3.6MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 120MTRS TOWARDS 120 DEGS. LENGTH 106MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 8.1MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STROMG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (RV CELTIC VOYAGER, INFOMAR CV13_01). GENERALLY INTACT, UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED. DEBRIS LIES CLOSE W OF NW END. AMEND WK 49MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED, BOWS SE
Position: 51 57.737 N,7 18.715 W