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 (49.749167, 0.341783)

 

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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. Albertville
2. Alice
3. Alpheraz
4. Artois
5. Au revoir
6. Brinette (probably)
7. Bruges
8. Comrades
9. Cookburn
10. Creto (probably)
11. Diane
12. Duchesse de guiche
13. Duncan l clinch
14. Dundee
15. Elisabeth (possibly)
16. Felix
17. Fest noz
18. Friesland
19. General metzinger
20. Greif
21. Hippolyte worms
22. Hm b.y.m.s. 2030
23. Hms anthony hope (part of)
24. Hms anthony hope (part of)
25. Hms britomart
26. Hms derwent
27. Hms hussar
28. Hms p26 (aft section)
29. Hms p26 (fore section)
30. Hms princess olga
31. Idefix 2
32. Ikaria
33. John
34. Joseph seep (part of)
35. Joseph seep (part of)
36. Kannik
37. Kelvinbank
38. La grace de dieu
39. Lady bird (possibly)
40. Le rhapsody
41. Lee s. overmann
42. Lionel
43. Louisiane (probably)
44. Machu
45. Malachite
46. Multicat
47. Naiade
48. Noella
49. Nord deutscher
50. Northgate
51. Notre dame de la merci
52. Nymphe d'or
53. Oriole
54. Petite julie
55. Piriapolis
56. Post renum
57. Prairial
58. Ray
59. Reve d'antilles
60. Saint jacques
61. Saint lieven
62. Salta
63. Santa maria
64. Semoy
65. Silius
66. Spero
67. Stang riou
68. Syrie
69. Talassa
70. Tunge
71. Uj 1433
72. Uss miantonomoh
73. Vlieland
74. 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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