This is the information page about the shipwreck Gogovale, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 8 N,16 26 W (56.95, -16.583333333333)
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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: GOGOVALE
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 1000 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 19.11.40 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 570800N, 162600W. (OU 6353/40). NO ACTION. SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 565900N, 173800W. (AXIS SUBMARINE SUCCESSES). SEE ALSO KING ALFRED IN SAME POSN CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY U-52 AT SAME TIME, SAME POSN. 31.7.87 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 570800N, 162600W. (WW2SL).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 57 8 N,16 26 W