This is the information page about the shipwreck Franz haniel (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 33.323 N,10 28.27 E (54.5425667, 10.587)
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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: FRANZ HANIEL (PROBABLY)
Length 87.5 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 2188 ton
Cause: Mined. (dods).
Year of registration: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 18 meter
Known since: 1945, last detected: 2022
Details measurements/cartography: H21836/45 31.8.45 WK 9.8MTRS [5FMS,2FT], IN 543324N, 102811E. MARKED BY BUOY CLOSE E, SHOWN ON GERMAN 30. NE 2117. H897/49 1.2.49 BUOY NO LONGER SHOWN ON GER 30. DELETE BUOY. NE 2117. H897/49 11.12.52 AMENDED TO WK 14.6MTRS [8FMS], IN 543324N, 102809E. (HAMBURG NM 3830/52).
- NM 2565/52. H685/51 17.8.53 TO BE EXPUNGED. (HAMBURG NM 2408/53). DELETE. BR STD. H1449/66 10.1.86 WK SW 17.1MTRS [9FMS 2FT], IN 543325N, 102821E. (HAMBURG NM 4999/85). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 54 33.323 N,10 28.27 E