This is the information page about the shipwreck Greif, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 36.931 N,0 4.484 E (49.7491667, 0.3417833)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. Abbe garos
7. Agios spyridon (possibly)
8. Agnus dei
9. Albertville
10. Aloa
11. Alynbank
12. Amsterdam
13. Artois
14. Au revoir
15. B1-72
16. B1-89
17. B1-90
18. B1-98
19. Barracuda
20. Barsac
21. Barsac
22. Bonne sainte rita
23. Brackenfield
24. Brinette (probably)
25. Bruges
26. Capitaine cook
27. Chant 6
28. Chant 6
29. Chrisimas
30. Comrades
31. Cookburn
32. Cornucopia (possibly)
33. Courbet
34. Cubana
35. Derrycunihy
36. Diane
37. Dinard (possibly)
38. Dohe
39. Duncan l clinch
40. Elsa
41. Elswick park
42. Empire bittern
43. Empire broadsword
44. Empire rosebery
45. F 614
46. Fdt 216 (possibly)
47. Ferryhill
48. Flowergate (possibly)
49. Fort norfolk
50. Francois-xavier
51. Frederic
52. Friesland
53. Georgios
54. Grand copaise
55. Greif
56. Greif
57. Gros loulou
58. Harpagas (fore part)
59. Hippolyte worms
60. Hm mgb 17
61. Hmms 8
62. Hms cato
63. Hms computator (probably)
64. Hms durban (possibly)
65. Hms fratton
66. Hms glen avon
67. Hms lawford (probably)
68. Hms lord austin (possibly)
69. Hms magic
70. Hms pylades
71. Hms sesame (probably)
72. Ingman (possibly)
73. Innerton (possibly)
74. Jean lae patt
75. John
76. Jolie pluie de rose
77. Joseph seep (part of)
78. Joseph seep (part of)
79. Julie
80. Kong oscar 2
81. L'otarie
82. La caravelle
83. La grace de dieu
84. La kaline
85. La minette
86. Labous mor (possibly)
87. Lady bird (possibly)
88. Laura c anderson (possibly)
89. Lcg 1062
90. Lcg 1062 (possibly)
91. Lct 1074 (possibly)
92. Lct 875
93. Le flibustier
94. Le nohic
95. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
96. Lee s. overmann
97. Lst (possibly)
98. Lst 314
99. Lst 376
100. Lst 496
101. Lst 523
102. Lynghaug (possibly)
103. M 39 (possibly)
104. Magicien
105. Malachite
106. Maria, julia & mathilda jean
107. Mere theresa
108. Modlin
109. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
110. Multicat
111. Naiade
112. Njejos (possibly)
113. Nord deutscher
114. Notre dame de la merci
115. Nymphe d'or
116. Oriole
117. Parkhaven
118. Parklaan (possibly)
119. Partridge
120. Pascal jeanne marie
121. Perceval
122. Petite julie
123. Phoenix 'a 46'
124. Phoenix unit
125. Piriapolis
126. Plaston
127. Pointe du hoc
128. Post renum
129. Poussoir
130. Providencia
131. Ragna (possibly)
132. Raumboat no.41
133. Ray
134. Reine mathilde
135. Reve d'antilles
136. Reve des iles
137. Risque tout
138. Risque tout
139. Rolling stones
140. Saint freddy
141. Saint jacques
142. Saint lieven
143. Saltersgate
144. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
145. Santa maria
146. Scarface
147. Sebastel 2
148. Semoy
149. Sgb 7
150. Sirehei (possibly)
151. Spero
152. Stang riou
153. Suffolk coast (possibly)
154. Svenner
155. Talassa
156. Tela (possibly)
157. U 390 (probably)
158. Uj 1433
159. Uss firestone (possibly)
160. Uss miantonomoh
161. Uss susan b anthony
162. Vas y molo
163. Vinlake (possibly)
164. Winha
165. Zeeland
166. Zelzate 1

 

Name: GREIF

Length 88.1 meter, width: 8.2 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 1290 ton

Cause: Vessel, built 1926, was bombed by allied aircraft in river seine estuary. (german surface vessels [photo]).

Year of registration: 1949

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1949, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H7561/49 6.1.50 H7561/49 6.1.50 WK 12MTRS [6.5FMS] IN 493655N, 000430E. (PARIS NM 46.12.49).

- NM 2655/49. H2255/52 9.4.52 H2255/52 9.4.52 SHOWN AS WK 10MTRS [5.5FMS] IN 493655N, 000430E ON FR 4937. NE 2146 & NE 2613. H6131/59 29.1.60 H6131/59 29.1.60 SHOWN ON FR 5206. H659/60 2.9.60 H659/60 2.9.60 SHOWN AS WK 10MTRS IN 493655N, 000430E ON FR 4937 & FR 5206. NCA. 1.10.74 1.10.74 SHOWN AS WK 10MTRS IN 493655N, 000436E [EUR] ON FR 6603. NC 2146. H1271/75 4.12.79 H1271/75 4.12.79 SHOWN AS WK 10.4MTRS IN 493659N, 000436E ON FR 6603. R/P.HH351/351/01 10.9.90 SHOWN AS WK 13.2MTRS IN 493659N, 000433E ON FR 6736 [2ND EDN 1989]; WK IN 493659N, 000434E WITH POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. WK OF TORPEDO BOAT 'GREIF'. ORIGINAL DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 88MTRS. LOCATED BY E/S. HT ABOVE SEABED 6.5MTRS. ORIENTATION TOWARDS SE. (FR WK RECORDS NO.18090025). AMEND TO WK 13.2MTRS IN 493659N, 000434E [EUR]. NE 2146. 13.6.07 13.6.07 LIES IN 4936.981N, 0004.564E [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 36.931 N,0 4.484 E

 

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