This is the information page about the shipwreck Hmt gullfoss, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 51.663 N,0 57.317 E (50.8163, 0.959)
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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: HMT GULLFOSS
Year of registration: 1915
Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm
Known since: 2015, last detected: 20170901
Details measurements/cartography: SEP 2015/000273884 21.12.15 WK IN 5051.663N, 0057.317E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.36MTRS, LENGTH 54MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HT 6.3MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225. SLIGHTLY DEGRADED AND UPRIGHT, DETECTED BY MAGNETOMETER. (HI 1475, GARDLINE GEOSURVEY - H102 HI1475/007/15). INS DW 26MTRS. SEP 2015/000083464 12.2.16 EXAM'D 20.6.15; IN 5051.663N, 0057.317E [WGD]. REPEAT ON INFORMATION ABOVE. NFA. SEP 2017/000248063 20.09.17 EXAM'D BY DIVERS 01.09.17 IN 5051.663N, 0057.317E [WGD]. CONFIRMED AS HMT GULLFOSS [SUNK 9.03.1941 BY A MINE]. ARMED TRAWLER AND MINE-SWEEPER, UPRIGHT, GUN ON BOW, DEGAUSSING COILS AROUND THE DECT, SINGLE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION, 4 BLADE IRON PROP AND THE RIGHT SIZE, LARGE DECK WINCH AND PROBABLY A PRAVANE ON THE DECK. [HMT GULLFOSS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AS WK 20606].(H102, DAVID RONNAN, DIVE 125). NFA
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 51.663 N,0 57.317 E