This is the information page about the shipwreck Halfdan (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 56.396 N,4 1.626 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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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. Ambassador
2. Amelie (probably)
3. Amelie-suzanne
4. August conseil (possibly)
5. Australbush (possibly)
6. Bell virtue
7. Birgitte
8. Cantabria
9. Catherine allen
10. Cheapside (possibly)
11. Chelydra (possibly)
12. Chloe t
13. City of antwerp
14. Claverley (possibly)
15. Dartmeet
16. Demetrios
17. Dirigo (possibly)
18. East point
19. Eastern prince
20. Edam ii
21. Elizabeth caroline
22. Exploiter
23. Flying enterprise
24. Flying foam (possibly)
25. Halfdan (possibly)
26. Halloween
27. Havbris (probably)
28. Herzogin cecilie
29. Heye p
30. Hms crocodile
31. Hms lord stonehaven
32. Hms newbridge (probably)
33. Hms ramillies
34. Hms stockforce (possibly)
35. Hms ullswater
36. Hmsm h 52
37. Hmsm m1
38. Hmsm untiring
39. Juno
40. Koningin der engelen (probably)
41. La negra
42. Lab
43. Laertes
44. Liberta
45. Lochwood
46. Maine
47. Marie
48. Mcgregor
49. Merc enterprise (probably)
50. North sea (probably)
51. Oregon
52. Placidas faroult
53. Riversdale
54. Sabrina
55. Skaala
56. Soudan
57. Spyros
58. St katharine (probably)
59. Stanhope
60. Tasmania (possibly)
61. Ternefjell
62. U 1063
63. Uskmoor (probably)
64. W.s.w. one
65. Wreathier
66. Yewforest

 

Name: HALFDAN (POSSIBLY)

Length 73.2 meter, width: 11.1 meter, draught: 5.1, tonnage 1307 ton
Load: coke

Cause: built in 10906 by sunderland shipbuilding co ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by d/s skjold. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 145 nhp, single shaft. passage newcastle-upon-tyne for leghorn. torpedoed by ub-37. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1978

Water depth above wreck: 73 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm

Known since: 1978, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H2312/72 15.4.78 H2312/72 15.4.78 WK LOCATED IN 495625N, 040130W [OGB] USING DECCA. HEIGHT 7.3MTRS. (T ALLEN). INS AS WK 60MTRS. BR STD.. HH100/351/14/19 21.4.99 HH100/351/14/19 21.4.99 LOCATED 4 YEARS AGO IN 4956.434N, 0404.555W [OGB] USING GPS. WK VERY LARGE AND LONG. LIES NNW/SSE. (M SHARP, FAX DTD 25.3.99). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH091/059/01 28.4.05 HH091/059/01 28.4.05 EXAM'D 5.7.04 IN 4956.396N, 0401.626W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 66.0 IN GEN DEPTH 73.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 70MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 7.6MTRS. LIES 075/255 DEGS WITH BOWS WSW. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 66MTRS. BR STD. 26.6.06 26.6.06 A COASTER OF ABOUT 1000GT. INVERTED WITH BOWS E. SINGLE PROP, WELL NETTED. BROKEN AREAS ALLOW ACCESS TO THE BOILER ROOM AND THE FWD HOLDS. HOLDS CONTAIN LARGE CONGLOMERATIONS OF COKE, WHICH IS ALSO SCATTERED AROUND THE WK. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 20.11.07 20.11.07 THIS COULD BE 'HALFDAN'. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, INVERTED, BOWS E, TONNAGE BY DIVER

Position: 49 56.396 N,4 1.626 W

 

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