This is the information page about the shipwreck Fort maisonneuve, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.143 N,3 21.758 E (51.604716666667, 3.38255)

 

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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. "t" vliegent hart
2. Admiralengracht
3. Alhema 2
4. Anna catharina
5. Baidar
6. Baltique
7. Birkenfels
8. Caesar stettin
9. Capella (possibly)
10. Caritas
11. Charles d mciver
12. Childwall (possibly)
13. Christiaan huygens
14. Comitas
15. Cw funch or phoenix
16. Doris
17. Edward dawson
18. Eleftheria
19. Empire blessing
20. Fort maisonneuve
21. Foscolo
22. Frigg (possibly)
23. G 88
24. Garonne
25. Gorm
26. Grauw
27. Greta dania
28. Hmmms 248
29. Hmmms 257
30. Hms maori
31. Hr ms balder (possibly)
32. Jamaica
33. Jeannine andre
34. Jonge catharina
35. Kompas
36. Lasker
37. Loodsboot 14
38. Loodsboot no.1
39. Lookout
40. Lst 80
41. M 3231 (possibly)
42. M 3267 (possibly)
43. Magne
44. Marie
45. Meerkerk
46. Nippon
47. Noordzee
48. Ougree
49. Prangehof
50. Redwood
51. Samselbu (after part)
52. Samselbu (fwd part)
53. Samvern (e part)
54. Samvern (w part)
55. Santos
56. Seabird (possibly)
57. Seablue
58. Segre
59. Slera ventana
60. Songa
61. Spyros armenakis
62. Steel traveler
63. Stella
64. Tojaro
65. Trawl
66. Tuskar ii
67. Tysla
68. Ub 20 (possibly)
69. Uc 14
70. V 1405 (possibly)
71. Vanda (possibly)
72. Vestland
73. War diwan (after part)
74. War diwan (fore-ship)
75. Zuidpool

 

Name: FORT MAISONNEUVE

Length 134.4 meter, width: 17.4 meter, tonnage 7128 ton
Load: armament,general and mixed goods

Cause: passage new york & the downs for antwerp. mined.

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2022

Details measurements/cartography: SANK 105DEG, 8.5M FROM N.F.14 BUOY, SCHELDT ESTUARY. (WW2SL). H05223/44 1.6.45 ST (HEIGHT 2FT) IN 512419N, 032137E, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S. (ADMIRALTY). INS ST MARKED BY G CONL BUOY, GPFL(3)G.10S.

- NM 67/45. H03210/45 21.6.45 CARGO GIVEN AS 1600TONS OF EXPLOSIVES. (C-IN-C NORE). H02608/45 29.5.46 NOW CHARTED AS DW (MAST) IN 512412N, 032140E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H6941/51 20.11.51 SS KAIN STRUCK WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3697/52 23.6.52 SWEEPING TAKING PLACE. (NETHERLANDS TNM 141/1946). 29.10.54 SALVAGE OPS. (NETHERLANDS TNM 239/3311/54). H05136/44 20.6.56 4 BUOYS LAID TO MARK SALVAGE WORK. (HAGUE TNM 121/1696/56). H05223/44 26.9.56 LT ON MAIN BUOY NOW SHOWS GPFL(3)G.15S. (HAGUE NM 187/2583/56). AMEND LT.

- NM 2341/56. 3.10.57 BUOYS REMOVED. (HAGUE NM 168/2166/57). H05136/44 12.2.62 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (HAGUE TNM 287/62). H05136/44 2.5.62 MAST REMOVED. (HAGUE NM 1051/62). DELETE MAST.

- NM 831/62. H05223/44 27.6.63 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 7.5MTRS. (HAGUE NM 1631/63). AMENDED TO WK 4FMS.

- NM 1281/63. 27.8.63 SALVAGE OPS ENDED. (HAGUE NM 2260/63). H05223/44 21.1.64 WK, SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.5MTRS. (HAGUE NM 3787/63). AMENDED TO SW 5FMS 4FT.

- NM 82/64. H05136/44 12.2.64 BUOY TO BE REMOVED AFTER CLEARANCE OPS. (HAGUE PNM 2974/63). H05136/44 13.4.64 BUOY REMOVED. (HAGUE NM 4742/63). BUOY DELETED.

- NM 684/64. H05224/44 16.6.68 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 11.5MTRS. (HAGUE NM 1182/68). AMENDED TO SW 6FMS 1FT.

- NM 1052/68. H2934/62 28.10.69 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.5MTRS. (HAGUE NM 2612/69). AMENDED TO SW 5FMS 4FT.

- NM 1723/69. 20.1.77 NOW MARKED BY 'W 3' G CONL BUOY, GPFL(3)G.15S. (IALA). NES 325,1872. H2934/62 15.1.80 SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.5MTRS IN 512418N, 032142E. (HAGUE NM 4354/79). NCA. H4684/78 16.7.80 MARKED BY 'FT MAISONNEUVE' W CARD BUOY, VQ(9)10S IN 512415N, 032134E, & 'W3' G CONL BUOY, GPFL(3)G.15S MOVED TO 512354N, 032153E. (HAGUE NM 2106/80). AMEND BUOYAGE.

- NM 1688/80. 30.8.83 SHOWN AS SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.5MTRS, & WITH NO BUOY ON BELGIUM SURVEY OF JAN'83 [K9168/5]. NCA YET, AWAIT BELGIAN NM. AMEND TO SW 10.5MTRS, WITH BUOY. NC 2449. H6217/82 12.2.87 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.1MTRS. (NETHERLANDS NM 40/87) BR STD. 4.2.91 FORT MAISONNEUVE, SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.1MTRS, IN 512411.6N, 032150.3E [EUR]. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS, SEP'90 EDN, NO.S11 1413). HH340/420/02 13.9.96 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS. AMENDMENTS TO BUOYAGE IN OPERATION. (NETHERLANDS NM 35/412(T)/96). - TEMP NM ISSUED. HH340/420/02 31.10.96 FUTHER UPDATE TO SALVAGE OPERATIONS. FURTHER AMENDMENTS TO BUOYAGE IN OPERATION. (NETHERLANDS NM 43/493(T)/96) 16.12.02 SHOWN IN 5124.120N, 0321.750E [WGD] ON BELGIAN 101 [INT 1474] [2002 EDN, ADOPTION]. NE 1874. 11.6.04 SHOWN WITH N CARD LT BUOY, VQ, CLOSE NNW ON BA 1874 [EDN 5 DTD 17.7.03]. HH340/420/05 11.6.04 NOW MARKED BY W CARD LT BUOY 'FORT MAISONEUVRE', VQ(9) 10 SEC, IN 5124.20N, 0321.50E [WGD] AND W3 G CONICAL LT BUOY, ISO G 8 SEC, IN 5123.97N, 0321.49W [WGD]. (NETH NM 23/291/04).

- NM 3388/04. 24.5.11 SHOWN AS SW 11.7MTRS [LAT] IN 5124.143N, 0321.758E [WGD] ON NL40016 [EDN 14.14]. SEP 2015/000164272 18.9.15 SHOWN AS SW 11.9MTRS IN 5124.143N, 0321.758E [WGD] ON BE 11 [NE, DTD 1.7.15]. AMEND TO SW 11.9MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 24.143 N,3 21.758 E

 

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