This is the information page about the shipwreck Harpagas (fore part), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 22.236 N,0 37.926 W (49.370600, -0.632100)

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.

Name: HARPAGAS (FORE PART)

Length 128.6 meter, width: 17.1 meter, tonnage 7271 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built by the sunderland shipbuilding co. requisitioned by the ministry of war transport for use as military storeship for normandy invasion. was mined - forepart sank. after part was towed to uk and had new forepart constructed, sailing again under name of 'treworlas'. (sea breezes, oct 1986).

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter

Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H03323/44 29.9.44 H03323/44 29.9.44 SUNK IN 492216N, 003757W WITH MAST AND DERRICKS SHOWING. (FO BAA 19.8.44 & NOIC ARROW 21.8.44). CHART AS DW (MAST AND DERRICKS) IN 492216N, 003757W.

- NM 2099/44. H02723/44 11.11.44 H02723/44 11.11.44 MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FL(3)G.10S, 54DEGS, 0.75C FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2459/44. H6733/48 19.11.48 H6733/48 19.11.48 SLIGHT AMENDMENT OF BUOY POSN. (FRENCH NM 37 3109 48). NCA. H5707/52 23.9.52 H5707/52 23.9.52 AMENDED TO WK 0.25FMS [0.3MTRS] IN 492216N, 003757W [OGB] MARKED BY G CONL LT BUOY, FL(3)G.10S. (FRENCH NM 52 33 14).

- NM 1905/52. H389/54 29.1.54 H389/54 29.1.54 BUOY AMENDED TO G CONL BUOY WITH E TOPMARK. (FRENCH NM 53 47 17 & NM 53 52 26).

- NM 339/54. 31.1.79 31.1.79 AMEND BUOY TO E CARD BUOY ON NE 2073. 5.7.90 5.7.90 SHOWN AS WK 0.3MTRS IN 492216N, 003749W MARKED BY E CARD SPAR BUOY 'HARPAGAS' CLOSE E ON FRENCH 6927 [1985 EDN]. WK OF LIGHTER/BARGE 'HARPAGAS' IN 492215N, 003750W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. LEAST DEPTH 0.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14590170). NC 2613. HH351/510/03 27.8.98 HH351/510/03 27.8.98 NOW WK 6.7MTRS IN 492217.5N, 003750.5W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 98 33 10).

- NM 3520/98. 2.1.13 2.1.13 [WGD] POSN: 4922.236N, 0037.926W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 22.236 N,0 37.926 W

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