This is the information page about the shipwreck General du temple, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 43.031 N,1 34.109 W (49.9391, -1.2981)
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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: GENERAL DU TEMPLE
Year of registration: 1917
Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 120 cm
Known since: 1917, last detected: 2017
Details measurements/cartography: H1783/67 2.12.75 WK 36MTRS IN 494305N, 013407W. (FRENCH NM 75 46 16). BR STD. 14.2.79 POSN 494305N, 013402W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1979). 19.3.84 UNKNOWN WK LOCATED BY HULL-MOUNTED SONAR IN 494304.7N, 013402.3W [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH 36.5 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1983). UNKNOWN IN 494304.5N, 013402.5W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 36.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987). 13.6.90 WK 36MTRS SHOWN IN 494304.5N, 013402.5W ON FR 7092 [1988 EDN]. HH351/530/02 15.9.94 NOW WK 37MTRS IN 494305.5N, 013402W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 94 34 26). BR STD. HH100/351/12 8.5.97 WK DIVED ON AND FOUND TO BE 120-150FT LONG, PROBABLY WW1 ERA WITH CENTRAL BRIDGE NOW COLLAPSED WITH HOLDS FORE AND AFT. THE BOWS ARE BADLY SMASHED BUT THE REMAINDER OF WRECK IS UPRIGHT AND COMPLETE WITH SINGLE IRON PROPELLER STILL IN PLACE. (MV MAUREEN CHARTERS 3.5.97). NCA. 20.4.99 POSN 4943.091N, 0134.029W [EUR]. DIMENSIONS GIVEN. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1999). BR STD. HH100/351/21 26.7.04 DIVED IN 4943.123N, 0135.450W [WGD]. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. LENGTH APPROX 60MTRS. LIES NW/SE WITH BOWS TOWARDS SE. SEABED SAND & GRAVEL. UPRIGHT & INTACT. HOLE AT BOWS. BRIDGE STRUCTURE INTACT. LOT OF COAL ON WK. (G LOCKETT). NCA. SEP 2015/000182665 30.9.15 SHOWN AS WK 37MTRS IN 4943.031N, 0134.109W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7092. [ED 4, COR TO 11.8.15]. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BOWS BADLY SMASHED, REMAINDER OF WK UPRIGHT, BOWS SE
Position: 49 43.031 N,1 34.109 W