This is the information page about the shipwreck Francois trixier, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 59.833 N,1 11.096 E (53.0506667, 1.1718667)

 

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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. Algarve
2. Amberley
3. Ambrose fleming
4. Antiope
5. Aquarius (possibly)
6. Asteria
7. Baron ailsa
8. Birtley
9. Blackburn
10. Boulderpool (fwd part)
11. Burgos
12. Chelsea (possibly)
13. Chevychase
14. Clan morrison
15. Continental (possibly)
16. Cormarsh
17. Czestochowa
18. Duncarron
19. Efos
20. Eikhaug
21. Empire newcomen
22. Empress
23. Francois trixier
24. George royle
25. Georgia (stern section)
26. Giorgio ohlsen
27. Heathfield
28. Hjordis
29. Hms arley
30. Hms cap d'antifer
31. Hms caroline moller
32. Hms cloughton wyke
33. Hms kylemore
34. Hms solomon
35. Hms vortigern
36. Hmsm umpire
37. Homefire
38. Jessie maersk
39. Jevington court
40. Kenton
41. Keymun
42. Lanterna (probably)
43. Marden
44. Minorca
45. Nimrod (probably)
46. Ottar jarl
47. Pacific (possibly)
48. Pontfield (forepart)
49. Rimac
50. Robert w pomeroy
51. Rosalie (possibly)
52. Salvus ii
53. Schieland
54. Sitona
55. St mark
56. St thomas (possibly)
57. Tayjack 1 (part of)
58. Tayjack 1 (part of)
59. Teddington
60. Thursonian
61. Trajan
62. Traviata (possibly)
63. Trelissick
64. Tyneford
65. Varoy
66. Vera (probably)
67. Virgin de lourdres
68. Welholme (possibly)
69. Western mist (possibly)
70. Westland
71. Wimbledon
72. Winhill or whinhill
73. Zephyr

 

Name: FRANCOIS TRIXIER

Year of registration: 1948

Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 161 cm

Known since: 1948, last detected: 20200807

Details measurements/cartography: H5181/48 7.8.48 SANK IN 525946N, 011105E - 312 DEG, 6.46M FROM CROMER LTHO. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 21.7.48). MARKED BY G CON BUOY, GPFL(3) G 10S, LAID 400FT N OF WK. (TH NM 166/48). INS AS DW WITH BUOY.

- NM 1739/48. H5181/48 23.7.49 WK DISPERSED. CONSIDERED CLEAR AT 45FT [MLWS]. (C IN C NORE, SIGNAL DTD 22.7.49). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 2FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2380/49. H5181/48 24.11.49 EXAM'D 5.9.49. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 44FT [MLWS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45 IN GEN DEPTH 49FT. SCOUR DEPTH 54FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 13.9.49). 5.11.49 WK BUOY WITHDRAWN. (TH, GT YARMOUTH, 4.11.49). 26.11.74 AMEND TO SW 12.5MTRS [LAT]. NC 108. HH090/561/01 7.1.93 EXAM'D 29.8.92 IN 525948.2N, 011110.7E USING SYLEDIS [OGB]. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 14.5. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 135/315 DEG. (SEATEAM, HI 561). 22.5.15 WK 14.73MTRS IN 5259.833N, 0111.097E [WGD], LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 1.0MTRS, ORIENTATION 135. (BDC EXAMINATION OF CEFAS DS20/DS21). NCA, NFS. SEP 2020/000083299 6.1.21 EXAM'D 07.08.20; IN 5259.833N, 0111.096E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.45MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 31MTRS, HT 1.81MTRS, ORIENTATION 161/341 DEGS. LARGE AREA OF DISPERSED WRECK DEBRIS. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1673, H525 WI-10639). AMEND DW 14.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 59.833 N,1 11.096 E

 

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