This is the information page about the shipwreck G-42 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.29 N,1 34.81 E (51.089833333333, 1.7715833333333)

 

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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. 150
2. Acer
3. Acer
4. Admiral gardner
5. Advent
6. Africa
7. Agen
8. Alhama
9. Amplegarth
10. Andaman
11. Angelus (possibly)
12. Ashley
13. Atlantic (possibly)
14. Brandenburg
15. Bravore
16. Brendonia
17. Ca 4
18. Camisard
19. Cap de la hague
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. Colbert
24. Colbert (possibly)
25. Constanzia
26. Corhaven
27. Corheath
28. Correct
29. Costas michalos (aft section)
30. Costas michalos (fwd part)
31. D'artagnan
32. Dartmore
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dixie
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dunbar castle
39. E goodwin ltv
40. Efford
41. Eidsiva (probably)
42. Eleonora
43. Elizabeth and unknown
44. Emile deschamps
45. Emma
46. Emma (possibly)
47. Empress of fort william (probably)
48. En avant
49. Falcon (probably)
50. Fearless
51. Filleigh
52. Flachsee
53. Flandres
54. Francesco ciampa
55. Frons olivae (probably)
56. G 85 (possibly)
57. G-42 (possibly)
58. Gad 23
59. Genimar
60. Gloire a sainte therese
61. Harcalo
62. Henry b plant
63. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
64. Hmhs anglia
65. Hms alert ?
66. Hms aragonite (part of)
67. Hms aragonite (part of)
68. Hms aries (possibly)
69. Hms artic trapper
70. Hms brazen
71. Hms carilon
72. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
73. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
74. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
75. Hms fauvette
76. Hms flirt
77. Hms glen boyne
78. Hms hermes
79. Hms kingston galena
80. Hms lord grey
81. Hms lydian
82. Hms marcella
83. Hms napia
84. Hms niger (possibly)
85. Hms northumberland (probably)
86. Hms othello ii
87. Hms peridot
88. Hms restoration (possibly)
89. Hms rodino
90. Hms stirling castle (probably)
91. Hms torbay ii (probably)
92. Hms tourmaline
93. Hms tranquil
94. Hms war sepoy
95. Hms weigelia
96. Hms wessex
97. Hmsm b2
98. Hundvaag
99. Ilaro
100. Ira (possibly)
101. Jacob luckenbach
102. James harrod
103. Jupiter (probably)
104. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
105. Kabinda
106. Karmt
107. Kirsten skou
108. Koenigshaven
109. L'armandeche
110. La fleche
111. Lady stella
112. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
113. Le pelerin de la mer
114. Le tregor
115. Leo
116. Loanda
117. Lolworth
118. Lord hamilton (possibly)
119. Luray victory
120. Lusitania
121. Mahratta
122. Mahratta ii
123. Maloja 1
124. Malta (probably)
125. Margate sand beacon
126. Mariner moon
127. Merel (part of)(possibly)
128. Mersey
129. Monica (possibly)
130. Munificent
131. Murillo
132. Nagro (possibly)
133. Nancy moran
134. Niendorf (possibly)
135. Niki
136. North eastern victory
137. Notre dame des trois epis
138. Ocean hound
139. Ocean king (possibly)
140. Opal
141. Ousel (probably)
142. Pallieter
143. Paros isle
144. Phoenix
145. Polgrange
146. Preussen
147. Pulborough
148. Quentovic
149. Regin (possibly)
150. Rio parana
151. Rooswijk
152. Rydal force
153. Rynanna
154. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
155. Sabac
156. Saint michael veillez sur nous
157. Saint ronan (possibly)
158. Saint ronan (possibly)
159. Sambut
160. Santagata
161. Santagata (?part of)
162. Selma (possibly)
163. Smarapaan
164. Spanish prince
165. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
166. St claire (possibly)
167. Strathclyde
168. Surrey
169. Tbd 317
170. Teeswood
171. Texaco caribbean (after section)
172. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
173. The queen
174. Tina primo
175. Toornvliet (probably)
176. Toromoree
177. Toward
178. Traquair (probably)
179. U 11 (possibly)
180. U 16 (possibly)
181. U 37
182. U 48
183. Ub 103 (possibly)
184. Ub 108 (possibly)
185. Ub 12 (possibly)
186. Ub 29 (possibly)
187. Ub 38
188. Ub 55 (probably)
189. Ub 56 (possibly)
190. Ub 78
191. Ub-33 (probably)
192. Uc 26
193. Uc 46
194. Uc 46 (possibly)
195. Uc 63
196. Uc 77 (possibly)
197. Uc 78 or uc 79
198. Velocitas
199. Virginie
200. W a scholten
201. Warfleth
202. Wheatman (possibly)
203. Will and maggie (probably)
204. Xanthence

 

Name: G-42 (POSSIBLY)

Length 83.2 meter, width: 8.2 meter, tonnage 1147 ton

Cause: rammed & sunk by hms broke. (fleming).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN APPROX 510900N, 013700E. H4667/70 4.1.70 H4667/70 4.1.70 NOT FOUND DURING DISPROVING SEARCH UP TO 1000YDS FROM REPORTED POSN. (HMS BEAGLE, 13.10.70). H2350/85 9.12.86 H2350/85 9.12.86 WK EXAM'D 30.7.86 IN 510817N, 013457E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 38 IN GEN DEPTH 46-49MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 10.3MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS APPROX. LYING 015/195DEGS. GIVES STRONG SONAR & MAGNETIC RESPONSE. (NP 1016, HI 317A). BR STD. HH091/159/01 6.9.07 HH091/159/01 6.9.07 EXAM'D 3.10.06 IN 5108.290N, 0134.810E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.44 IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. LENGTH 25.4MTRS, WIDTH 6.7MTRS, HT 7.6MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS WITH BOWS 210 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). AMEND WK 40MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BOWS SSW

Position: 51 8.29 N,1 34.81 E

 

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