This is the information page about the shipwreck Francess massey (part of)(possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 31.169 N,8 25.646 W (55.383583333333, -8.5494166666667)

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.

Name: FRANCESS MASSEY (PART OF)(POSSIBLY)

Length 111.3 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 4212 ton

Cause: torpedoed & sunk by german submarine u-48.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 89 meter, Height above seabed: 160 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H095/40 H095/40 POSN 553000N, 082600W. H01001/40 H01001/40 POSN 552500N, 083300W. (TRADE DIVISION LIST) SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 553300N, 082600W. (WW2SL & AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). 6.1.75 6.1.75 INS AS WK USC PA 33FMS IN 553000N, 082600W. NE 2635. 16.8.79 16.8.79 AMEND TO WK USC PA 60MTRS. NC 2723. 21.5.07 SEP 2007/000038410 21.5.07 WK LOCATED IN 5531.169N, 0825.646W [WGD] USING DGPS. GEN DEPTH 89MTRS. LENGTH 33MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 6.3MTRS. (INSS SURVEY 1999-2005). LIES 160/340 DEGS. NO SCOUR. DEBRIS APPEARS TO EXTEND TO THE NE AND SW. ?PART OF WK WITH HULL BURIED LYING 045/215 DEGS. AMEND WK 81MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 2975/07. 19.2.09 19.2.09 RECORD NO [69551] POSSIBLY THE FRANCES MASSEY. (M MCVEIGH, EMAIL DTD 13.209).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?PART OF WK WITH DEBRIS, ?HULL BURIED LYING 045/215 DEGS

Position: 55 31.169 N,8 25.646 W

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