This is the information page about the shipwreck G 85 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 7.678 N,1 40.592 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. Andaman
10. Ashley
11. Bravore
12. British liberty (possibly)
13. Ca 4
14. Camisard
15. Cap de la hague
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Colbert
20. Colbert (possibly)
21. Constanzia
22. Correct
23. Costas michalos (fwd part)
24. D'artagnan
25. Dartmore
26. Dinard
27. Dixie
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dunbar castle
31. Dyck ltv
32. E goodwin ltv
33. Eidsiva (probably)
34. Eleonora
35. Elizabeth and unknown
36. Emile deschamps
37. Emma
38. Emma (possibly)
39. En avant
40. Fearless
41. Filleigh
42. Flandres
43. Francesco ciampa
44. Frons olivae (probably)
45. G 85 (possibly)
46. G-42 (possibly)
47. Gad 23
48. Genimar
49. Gladys
50. Gloire a sainte therese
51. Harcalo
52. Henry b plant
53. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
54. Hms alert ?
55. Hms aragonite (part of)
56. Hms aries (possibly)
57. Hms artic trapper
58. Hms carilon
59. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
60. Hms fauvette
61. Hms flirt
62. Hms glen boyne
63. Hms hermes
64. Hms kingston galena
65. Hms lord grey
66. Hms lydian
67. Hms maida (possibly)
68. Hms marcella
69. Hms napia
70. Hms niger (possibly)
71. Hms northumberland (probably)
72. Hms othello ii
73. Hms peridot
74. Hms restoration (possibly)
75. Hms rodino
76. Hms stirling castle (probably)
77. Hms tourmaline
78. Hms tranquil
79. Hms weigelia
80. Hms wessex
81. Hmsm b2
82. Hoegh aigrette
83. Hundvaag
84. Ilaro
85. Ira (possibly)
86. Jacob luckenbach
87. James harrod
88. Jean pierre et phillipe
89. Jupiter tr 1 (possibly)
90. Kabinda
91. Karmt
92. Kirsten skou
93. Koenigshaven
94. L'armandeche
95. La fleche
96. Le pelerin de la mer
97. Le tregor
98. Loanda
99. Lord hamilton (possibly)
100. Lst 364 (probably)
101. Luray victory
102. Mahratta
103. Mahratta ii
104. Malta (probably)
105. Mariner moon
106. Merel (part of)(possibly)
107. Mersey
108. Munificent
109. Murillo
110. Nagro (possibly)
111. Nancy moran
112. Neppo (possibly)
113. Netty (possibly)
114. Niendorf (possibly)
115. North eastern victory
116. Notre dame des trois epis
117. Ocean hound
118. Ousel (probably)
119. Pallieter
120. Paros isle
121. Pavon
122. Phoenix
123. Preussen
124. Quentovic
125. Rio parana
126. Rydal force
127. Rynanna
128. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
129. Sabac
130. Saint antoine de padoue
131. Saint michael veillez sur nous
132. Saint ronan (possibly)
133. Saint ronan (possibly)
134. Sambut
135. Santagata
136. Santagata (?part of)
137. Selma (possibly)
138. Smarapaan
139. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
140. Surrey
141. Tbd 317
142. The queen
143. Tina primo
144. Toornvliet (probably)
145. Toward
146. U 11 (possibly)
147. U 16 (possibly)
148. U 37
149. U 48
150. Ub 103 (possibly)
151. Ub 38
152. Ub 56 (possibly)
153. Uc 26
154. Uc 46
155. Uc 46 (possibly)
156. Uc 78 or uc 79
157. Velocitas
158. Virginie
159. W a scholten
160. Western farmer (bow section)
161. Wheatman (possibly)
162. Will and maggie (probably)
163. Xanthence

 

Name: G 85 (POSSIBLY)

Length 82.9 meter, width: 8.2 meter, tonnage 1147 ton

Cause: Torpedoed & sunk by hms broke. (fleming). [could possibly be g-42, rammed & sunk by hms broke. see also wk [13683] in 510817n, 013457e].

Year of registration: 1973

Water depth above wreck: 37 meter, Height above seabed: 134 cm

Known since: 1973, last detected: 20210825

Details measurements/cartography: 31.8.73 OBSTN, 180X100MTRS, LOCATED USING DCS3 IN 510736N, 014036E, APPROX. (MR LOFTS, GPO). 30.12.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 510745N, 014004E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. SHOWN AS F IN 510745N, 014040E ON BA 323. H2172/81 10.2.83 WK 35MTRS, IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS, SHOWN IN 510742N, 014038E [NTF] ON FR SURVEY [K9065/2], 1981/82. [SEE FR WK RECORDS - NO.21611062]. AMEND TO WK 35MTRS IN 510745N, 014040E [EUR]. R/P. H2350/85 9.12.86 WK EXAM'D 13.8.86 IN 510739N, 014042E [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35 IN GEN DEPTH 36-37MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 41MTRS. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. LIES NW/SE, MAINLY IN A LARGE SCOUR. (NP 1016, HI 317A). NCA. HH090/460/01 19.6.89 EXAM'D 4.5.89 IN 510739N, 014042.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 35.1, FOUL AT 35.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 35.2 IN GEN DEPTH 36-37MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 41MTRS. NO SONAR SHADOW OBTAINED AS MOSTLY BURIED WITHIN LARGE SCOUR. LIES 114/294DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 460). AMEND TO SW 35MTRS IN REVISED POSN. G/S. HH226/420/03 13.5.98 NOTED AS WK 34.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. (EPSHOM LTD 14.11.97). NCA. 22.11.05 SHOWN AS WK 34MTRS IN 5107.69N, 0140.60E [WGD] ON SHOM AMENDED COPY OF FRENCH 7424, 28.7.05. AMENDED TO WK 34MTRS IN PREVIOUSLY SURVEYED POSN OF 5107.685N, 0140.603E [WGD]. NE 323. HH091/159/01 25.7.07 LOCATED 27.12.06 IN 5107.678N, 0140.592E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.85 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. LENGTH 19MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 2.2MTRS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). PROBABLE DEBRIS WITH SCOUR EXTENDING 20MTRS SW WITH SAND TRAIL TO SW. RETAIN WK 34MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. RSDRA2021/000256990 29.11.21 EXAM'D 09.09.21; IN 5107.678N, 0140.592E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. LENGTH 29.5MTRS, WIDTH 9.5MTRS, HT 1.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 134/314 DEGS. ?SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 36.71MTRS, WIDTH 12.01MTRS, 2.65MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 216DEGS. MAINLY BURIED WRECKAGE IN LARGE AREA OF SCOUR. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, H525 HI 1744). RETAIN WRECK 34MTRS IN CURRENT POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: MOSTLY BURIED WITHIN LARGE SCOUR, SAND TRAIL TO SW

Position: 51 7.678 N,1 40.592 E

 

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