This is the information page about the shipwreck German empire, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 47.22 N,7 38.531 E (54.0668667, 7.4069)

 

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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. Adele ohlrogge
2. Angela
3. Bewerwyk
4. Borga
5. Borsmose
6. Cholmogory (or kholmogory)
7. Dorothea fritzen
8. Dw 07
9. Friedel
10. German empire
11. Harborough
12. Kapa trader
13. Karla sorensen
14. Kellerwald
15. Kjobenhavn
16. Miranda
17. Neubau
18. Nordenham
19. Ocean king
20. Orient
21. Pionier
22. Saltborn
23. Stortebecker
24. Tanar
25. Tannhauser
26. Tjalk
27. U 51 (probably)
28. Vp-boat 1101
29. Wilhelm 3
30. Wilma
31. Ym 41

 

Name: GERMAN EMPIRE

Year of registration: 1930

Water depth above wreck: 2 meter

Known since: 1930, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H1235/26 WK SHOWN IN 534718N, 073842E DELETED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H665/30 22.5.30 WK IN 534720N, 073702E, MARKED BY BUOY. (GERMAN NM 1316/30) H6325/33 4.11.33 POSN NOW 534724N, 073833E, OR 66.5DEGS, 9.4M FROM BALTRUM BN. (GERMAN NM 3305/33) BR STD. H03101/44 23.8.44 SHOWN AS STRANDED NO LONGER BUOYED ON GERMAN CHARTS. - FNM 1783/44. H4094/46 13.8.46 NOW DW. (HAMBURG NM 565/46) BR STD. H4094/46 24.12.47 POSN NOW FOUL. (HAMBURG NM 2171/47) H4094/46 6.11.51 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK, 1.2MTRS [0FMS 4FT] IN 534720N, 073834E. (HAMBURG NM 3282/51) BR STD. H1166/55 17.7.56 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 2.4MTRS, WITH G BUOY CLOSE W. (HAMBURG NM 2144/55)

- NM 1944/55. H3017/56 6.5.57 BUOY MOVED CLOSE E OF WK. (HAMBURG NM 902/57)

- NM 1003/57. H4241/62 10.5.65 BUOY MOVED CLOSE W OF WK. (HAMBURG NM 1079/65)

- NM 929/65. H4745/62 25.1.76 SWEPT CLEAR AT 1.4MTRS [0FMS 4FT] IN 534718N, 073834E [EUR], WITH BUOY CLOSE E. (HAMBURG NMS 2988-4606/75) BR STD. H1271/75 29.9.78 W CARD SPAR BUOY LAID, E BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HAMBURG NM 3248/78) BR STD. H4406/76 2.4.86 NOW MARKED BY E CARD SPAR BUOY CLOSE E. (HAMBURG NM 912/86) BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 47.22 N,7 38.531 E

 

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