This is the information page about the shipwreck Harmatris, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 44.55 N,1 34.251 E (50.7460167, 1.54795)
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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: HARMATRIS
Length 125 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 6387 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,foodstuffs: solid
Cause: Built in 1912 by northumberland sb co ltd, newcastle-upon-tyne. owned at time of loss by j c harrison ltd, london. passage st john's new brunswick for boulogne. on military service at time of loss. torpedoed. (wwisl & hms killiecrankie).
Year of registration: 1916
Water depth above wreck: 7 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm
Known since: 1916, last detected: 1992
Details measurements/cartography: H1539/16 15.3.16 H1539/16 15.3.16 WK (1916) IN 504430N, 013400E. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 135/16 ISSUED. H6202/16 11.10.16 H6202/16 11.10.16 WK IN 504436N, 013412E MARKED BY B BUOY, FR, CLOSE SW. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 496/16 ISSUED. H7386/18 10.12.18 H7386/18 10.12.18 WK, DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION, IN 504436N, 013415E. (FRENCH WK LIST). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL] (1916). LC 438 & LC 2148. H7143/19 27.9.19 H7143/19 27.9.19 WK, AWASH, IN 504436N, 013412E MARKED BY LT BUOY, FR, CLOSE W. (PARIS NM 1873/19). AMEND TO REVISED POSN MARKED LT BUOY.
- NM 1796/19. H6343/20 8.9.20 H6343/20 8.9.20 WK MARKED BY BUOY, FR, IN 504435N, 013414E. (PARIS NM). H2961/22 18.5.22 H2961/22 18.5.22 AMEND TO ST (1916) IN 504437N, 013416E. SQ. DATE. H4139/23 14.6.23 H4139/23 14.6.23 WK TO BE DISPERSED & BUOY REMOVED. (PARIS NM 1118/23). WK & BUOY DELETED.
- NM 924/23. H8599/24 11.2.24 H8599/24 11.2.24 WK, NOW WITH LEAST DEPTH 7MTRS [3.75FMS], IN 504437N, 013416E. (FR CHART). NOTE. H5873/33 13.9.33 H5873/33 13.9.33 WK, LEAST DEPTH 6.4MTRS [3.5FMS], IN POSN 273DEGS 1.84M FROM GRANDE ARMEE COLUMI. (PARIS NM 1525/33). AMEND TO WK 3.5FMS [6.4MTRS] IN 504435N, 013418E.
- NM 1458/33. H3963/37 21.6.37 H3963/37 21.6.37 SALVAGE OPS IN PROGRESS. (PARIS NM 1326(T)/37). - TNM 1036(T)/37 ISSUED. H3963/37 22.11.37 H3963/37 22.11.37 WK TO BE DISPERSED. (PARIS NM 2826/37). DELETED.
- NM 2210/37. H3335/38 25.8.38 H3335/38 25.8.38 BARGE IS STILL REPD AS MOORED OVER SIGHT OF WK, WHILST SALVAGE WORK CONTINUES. (PARIS NM 1262(T)/38). - TNM 1105(T)/38 ISSUED. H3963/37 22.11.39 H3963/37 22.11.39 SALVAGE COMPLETED, WK DISPERSED LEVEL WITH GROUND. (PARIS NM 1326(T)/39). H3335/38 16.4.40 H3335/38 16.4.40 CANCELS TNM. (PARIS NM 1466/40). H01664/43 28.6.43 H01664/43 28.6.43 WK 8MTRS [4.25FMS] SHOWN IN POSN 47DEGS, 900FT FROM BOULOGNE S BREAKWATER LT [504430N, 013405E APPROX] ON FR 3648. NOTE. H04344/44 16.11.44 H04344/44 16.11.44 WK, LEAST DEPTH 7.5MTRS [4FMS], IN POSN 54DEGS, 900FT FROM BOULOGNE S BREAKWATER LT [504430N, 013405E APPROX]. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 2548/44. H2370/55 14.11.55 H2370/55 14.11.55 NOW CHARTED AS DWP 4.25FMS. LC 438. H5787/58 29.8.58 H5787/58 29.8.58 WK OF 'HARMATRIS', REPD TO HAVE SUNK INTO MUD OR BEEN DISPERSED, IN 504435N, 013418E. CONSTRUCTED OF STEEL WITH TWO DECKS & A SHELTER DECK. (HMS KILLIECRANKIE, JUNE 1958). 28.3.68 28.3.68 SHOWN AS DWP 7.7MTRS 504437N, 013419E ON FR 6436. NC 438. 12.12.72 12.12.72 SHOWN AS DWP 7.6MTRS ON FR 6436. NE 438. H7572/68 1.4.81 H7572/68 1.4.81 DWP, WITH LEAST DEPTHS 5.7MTRS SHOWN IN 504437N, 013420E & 6.5MTRS SHOWN IN 504436N, 013416.5E ON FR 6466 [1981 EDN]. AMEND TO DWP 5.7MTRS.
- NM 898/81. 8.7.81 8.7.81 NOW CHARETD AS DWP 5.7MTRS IN 504437N, 013420E & 6.5MTRS IN 504436N, 013416.5E. NE 438. 11.11.92 11.11.92 WK OF 'HARMATRIS' IN 504436.1N, 013419.9E [+/-100MTRS]. LEAST DEPTH 6.2 IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS, BY E/S & DIVER. NOT SURVEYED BY FRENCH HYDRO. (FR WK RECORDS [1987] NO 21601085). WK PA 6.2MTRS SHOWN IN 504437N, 013420E [EUR] ON FR 7247 [INT 1743] [1991 EDN]. AMEND TO WK PA 6.2MTRS IN 504436.1N, 013419.9E [EUR]. NE 438. [WGD] POSN: 5044.550N, 0134.251E.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 44.55 N,1 34.251 E