This is the information page about the shipwreck Fort norfolk, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 26.337 N,0 27.899 W (49.49575, -0.2880167)

 

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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. Abbe garos
2. Agios spyridon (possibly)
3. Agnus dei
4. Aloa
5. Alynbank
6. Amsterdam
7. Barsac
8. Barsac
9. Chant 6
10. Chant 6
11. Chrisimas
12. Courbet
13. Creto (probably)
14. Cubana
15. Derrycunihy
16. Dinard (possibly)
17. Elswick park
18. Empire bittern
19. Empire rosebery
20. F 614
21. Fdt 216 (possibly)
22. Flowergate (possibly)
23. Fort norfolk
24. Francois-xavier
25. Frederic
26. Georgios
27. Greif
28. Gros loulou
29. Harpagas (fore part)
30. Hm mgb 17
31. Hmms 8
32. Hms cato
33. Hms computator (probably)
34. Hms durban (possibly)
35. Hms fratton
36. Hms glen avon
37. Hms lawford (probably)
38. Hms lord austin (possibly)
39. Hms magic
40. Hms pylades
41. Ingman (possibly)
42. Innerton (possibly)
43. Jean lae patt
44. Jolie pluie de rose
45. Kong oscar 2
46. La caravelle
47. La kaline
48. Lcg 1062
49. Lcg 1062 (possibly)
50. Le flibustier
51. Le nohic
52. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
53. Lynghaug (possibly)
54. M 39 (possibly)
55. Magicien
56. Mere theresa
57. Modlin
58. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
59. Njejos (possibly)
60. Northgate
61. Parkhaven
62. Parklaan (possibly)
63. Partridge
64. Pascal jeanne marie
65. Perceval
66. Phoenix 'a 46'
67. Phoenix unit
68. Pointe du hoc
69. Providencia
70. Ragna (possibly)
71. Reine mathilde
72. Reve des iles
73. Risque tout
74. Risque tout
75. Rolling stones
76. Saint freddy
77. Saltersgate
78. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
79. Scarface
80. Sebastel 2
81. Sirehei (possibly)
82. Svenner
83. Uss susan b anthony
84. Vas y molo
85. Vinlake (possibly)
86. Winha
87. Zeeland

 

Name: FORT NORFOLK

Length 129.2 meter, width: 17.4 meter, draught: 10.7, tonnage 7131 ton

Cause: Built in 1943 by united shipyards, montreal. owned at the time of loss by the ministry of war transport. mined when on passage france for the thames while taking part in the operations connected with the invasion of normandy. 8 lives lost.

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H02723/44 24.7.44 DANGEROUS WK IN 492623N, 002752W, APPROX. (ADMIRALTY). CHART AS DW PA.

- NM 1532/44. H03041/44 1.8.44 LOCATED IN 492627N, 002747W BY HDML 1001. DRIES 21FT. (NOIC ARROMANCHES, 615/41, 21.7.44). NCA. H02723/44 24.8.44 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH 35FT. (F.O. BRITISH ASSAULT AREA 101210).

- NM 1826/44. H7795/50 12.3.51 AMEND TO WK 15MTRS [8FMS] IN 492623N, 002752W. (FR NM 40/028/50).

- NM 507/51. H716/60 11.7.61 NOW CHARTED AS WK 8FMS 1FT ON NC 2613. 14.9.81 INS AS WK 15.3MTRS ON NC 2656. H3898/82 17.5.82 SHOWN AS WK 17.7MTRS [9FMS 4FT] ON FR 6927 [1981 EDN]. BR STD. H4722/79 20.12.84 POSN 492624N, 002750W [EUR]. (FR WK RECORDS NO.14590119). 26.7.90 LOCATED IN 492624.4N, 002750.1W [EUR] [+/-20MTRS]. EXAM'D USING E/S AND MAGNETOMETER. LEAST DEPTH 17.7 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. WKGE STANDS 6MTRS ABOVE SURROUNDING SEABED. (FR WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14590119). NCA. HH100/351/04 1.8.91 DIVED ON 1.8.91 IN 492650N, 002847.5W. POSN BY DECCA (READING ERRATIC). WELL BROKEN BUT LARGE PIECES OF WRECKAGE STILL COVER A WIDE AREA. (M ROWLEY, 7.8.91). NCA. 17.5.01 LIES IN 4926.407N, 0027.834W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2000). BR STD. 27.12.12 [WGD] POSN: 4926.352N, 0027.916W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN

Position: 49 26.337 N,0 27.899 W

 

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