This is the information page about the shipwreck Great ouse, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 38.562 N,4 37.555 W (54.638416666667, -4.9028)
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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: GREAT OUSE
Length 53.9 meter, tonnage 104 ton
Cause: lost whilst under tow by tug.
Year of registration: 1943
Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 76 cm
Known since: 1943, last detected: 1998
Details measurements/cartography: H1232/42 28.8.43 H1232/42 28.8.43 LOST WHILST UNDER TOW IN POSN APPROX 543830N, 043730W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. H1995/55 14.7.58 H1995/55 14.7.58 LOCATED IN 543827N, 043729W BY ASDIC. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 53FT. LYING NE/SW & IS A GOOD CONTACT. (HMS VIDAL, 1954). INS AS WK 8FMS 5FT.
- NM BLOCK 931/55. 16.5.73 16.5.73 AMENDED TO WK 16.1MTRS. NC 2049. HH090/728/01 25.2.99 HH090/728/01 25.2.99 EXAM'D 27.9.98 IN 5438.562N, 0437.555W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.7 IN GEN DEPTH 20.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.2MTRS. LENGTH 33.9MTRS, WIDTH 5.6MTRS. LIES 076/256 DEGS. (NP 1008, HI 728). INTACT AND UPRIGHT. HIGH POINT AT ONE END. AMEND TO WK 17.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH090/728/01 26.5.99 HH090/728/01 26.5.99 EXAM'D 17.3.99. SWEPT CLEAR 18.6, FOUL 19.1MTRS. (NP 1008, HI 728). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT. HIGH POINT AT ONE END
Position: 54 38.562 N,4 37.555 W