This is the information page about the shipwreck Hundvaag, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 8.709 N,1 27.81 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Advent
4. Africa
5. Agen
6. Amplegarth
7. Andaman
8. Angelus (possibly)
9. Ashley
10. Atlantic (possibly)
11. Brandenburg
12. Bravore
13. Ca 4
14. Camisard
15. Cap de la hague
16. Carmen
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Christianssund
20. Colbert
21. Colbert (possibly)
22. Constanzia
23. Corhaven
24. Correct
25. D'artagnan
26. Dartmore
27. Diana
28. Dinard
29. Dixie
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Dunbar castle
33. E goodwin ltv
34. Efford
35. Eidsiva (probably)
36. Eleonora
37. Emile deschamps
38. Emma
39. Emma (possibly)
40. Empire lough (probably)
41. Empress of fort william (probably)
42. En avant
43. Falcon (probably)
44. Fearless
45. Filleigh
46. Flachsee
47. Flandres
48. Francesco ciampa
49. Frons olivae (probably)
50. G 85 (possibly)
51. G-42 (possibly)
52. Gad 23
53. Genimar
54. Gloire a sainte therese
55. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
56. Halcyon
57. Harcalo
58. Henry moon
59. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
60. Hmhs anglia
61. Hms alert ?
62. Hms aragonite (part of)
63. Hms aries (possibly)
64. Hms artic trapper
65. Hms brazen
66. Hms carilon
67. Hms carlton
68. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
69. Hms city of dundee
70. Hms cleon
71. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
72. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
73. Hms fauvette
74. Hms flirt
75. Hms glen boyne
76. Hms kingston galena
77. Hms lord grey
78. Hms lydian
79. Hms marcella
80. Hms napia
81. Hms niger (possibly)
82. Hms northumberland (probably)
83. Hms othello ii
84. Hms peridot
85. Hms restoration (possibly)
86. Hms rodino
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms torbay ii (probably)
89. Hms tourmaline
90. Hms tranquil
91. Hms war sepoy
92. Hms weigelia
93. Hms wessex
94. Hmsm b2
95. Hundvaag
96. Ilaro
97. Ira (possibly)
98. Jacob luckenbach
99. James harrod
100. Josephine willis
101. Kabinda
102. Kadru
103. Karmt
104. Katharina kolkmann
105. Kielce
106. Kirsten skou
107. Koenigshaven
108. L'armandeche
109. La fleche
110. Lady stella
111. Latona
112. Laurl coin
113. Le pelerin de la mer
114. Leicester
115. Leo
116. Lisbeth m
117. Loanda
118. Lord hamilton (possibly)
119. Luray victory
120. Lusitania
121. Mahratta
122. Mahratta ii
123. Maloja 1
124. Malta (probably)
125. Mariner moon
126. Merel (part of)(possibly)
127. Mersey
128. Monarch
129. Munificent
130. Murillo
131. Nancy moran
132. Niki
133. Norman
134. North eastern victory
135. Notre dame des trois epis
136. Opal
137. Ousel (probably)
138. Pallieter
139. Paros isle
140. Phoenix
141. Polgrange
142. Portslade (possibly)
143. Preussen
144. Pulborough
145. Quentovic
146. Rio parana
147. River levan
148. Rydal force
149. Rynanna
150. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
151. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
152. Sabac
153. Saint michael veillez sur nous
154. Saint ronan (possibly)
155. Saint ronan (possibly)
156. Sambut
157. Santagata
158. Santagata (?part of)
159. Sea serpent
160. Selma (possibly)
161. Shenandoah
162. Sir russell
163. Smarapaan
164. Sperrbrecher 171 (possibly)
165. St cecilia
166. Strathclyde
167. Surrey
168. Teeswood
169. Texaco caribbean (after section)
170. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
171. The queen
172. Tina primo
173. Toward
174. Traquair (probably)
175. U 11 (possibly)
176. U 16 (possibly)
177. U 48
178. U 8
179. Ub 103 (possibly)
180. Ub 108 (possibly)
181. Ub 109
182. Ub 31 ?
183. Ub 38
184. Ub 55 (probably)
185. Ub 56 (possibly)
186. Ub 58 (possibly)
187. Ub 78
188. Ub-33 (probably)
189. Uc 26
190. Uc 46
191. Uc 46 (possibly)
192. Uc 77 (possibly)
193. Uc 78 or uc 79
194. Unity
195. Virginie
196. W a scholten
197. Westerley star
198. Wheatman (possibly)
199. Will and maggie (probably)
200. Xanthence

 

Name: HUNDVAAG

Length 55.8 meter, width: 8.8 meter, draught: 3.4, tonnage 690 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Vessel, hired norwegian ss. mined on passage form immingham to dover, whilst on admiralty service. 14 crew & pilot saved, one crew lost. (shipwreck index of the british isles, ww2sl & llww2).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20190228

Details measurements/cartography: H01002/40 2.11.40 SUNK BY EXPLOSION, PROBABLY A MINE, 1-2C W OF NO 1 BUOY. (V A DOVER, DTD 2.11.40). H01002/40 10.12.40 POSN 510836N, 012800E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 6FMS, NO FOUL. NOT DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION. (ADM DOVER, DTD 2.11.40).

- NM 2965/40 & FNM 2976/40. H5824/60 1.3.61 WK IN 510830N, 012800E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 63FT. (HMS SCOTT, DTD 11.5.60). LC 1828. H01002/40 14.11.61 LOCATED IN 510843N, 012754E USING DECCA. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 61FT, FOUL AT 63FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68 IN GEN DEPTH 90FT. (HMS SCOTT, DTD 9.5.61). R/S. H01002/40 24.8.62 WK IN 510840N, 012755E USING HSA. NOT SWEPT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 68 IN GEN DEPTH 76FT. SCOUR DEPTH 88FT. (HMS ECHO, DTD 14.3.62). H1219/63 5.3.64 LOCATED USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 65 IN GEN DEPTH 88FT. SMALL WK, GOOD A/S CONTACT. TRACE HELD. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525, DTD 26.2.63). H2996/65 9.11.65 WK IN 510840N, 012755E USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 65 IN GEN DEPTH 83FT. SCOUR DEPTH 84FT. SEABED SAND. (HMS ECHO, H525, DTD 8.6.65). R/S.H3890/68 18.3.68 LOCATED IN 510840N, 012755E ON 12.9.67 USING DECCA. NOT SWEPT. VERY POOR SONAR CONTACT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 62FT IN GEN DEPTH 83FT. SCOUR DEPTH 85FT. [ADD 2FT TO DEPTH]. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 32/67). R/S. H5498/69 14.11.69 LOCATED 8.8.69 IN 510840N, 012802E USING HSA. TWO SHIP DRIFT SWEEP 1 & 15.10.69. CLEAR AT 18.5MTRS, FOUL AT 19.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25-26MTRS. NO SCOUR. SEABED SLIGHTLY BUMPY. QUITE GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 171/69 & HI 8(B)/69). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A GOOD FIX. POSN AGREES WITH ORIGINAL POSN. LAST POSN CHANGE DEPENDED ON DECCA ONLY. POSN ACCEPTED.

- NM 1837/69. H2234/71 2.2.71 NOT SEARCHED FOR. (SOISS WK APP DTD 31.12.70). H2234/71 23.9.71 LOCATED IN 510841N, 012805E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. CLOSE SOUNDED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.8MTRS [62FT] IN GEN DEPTH 25.0MTRS [LAT]. FLAT SEABED. WK APPEARS TO BE IN TWO PARTS VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525 NO.35/71 DTD 8.7.71). NCA. H2234/71 2.5.73 WK IN 510849N, 012748E USING DECCA. SEABED BROKEN SHELL, SAND & GRAVEL. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM W BUT NOT ON E/S. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H525 42/72). H2100/74 30.1.74 LOCATED IN 510840N, 012754E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. CLOSE SOUNDED. LEAST DEPTH 20.0 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26.8MTRS [LAT]. FLAT SEABED. FOUND IN ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS SO POOR TRACE, BUT APPEARS TO BE A DETACHED PART CLOSE S OF MAIN WK. (HMS ECHO, H525 NO 14/73). NCA. H2100/74 9.8.74 LOCATED IN 510840N, 012754E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.8 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26.8MTRS. AGAIN A DIFFERENCE IN LONGITUDE POSSIBLY DUE TO WK BEING IN TWO PARTS AS SUGGESTED IN 1973. (ISS, DTD 1974). NCA. H2499/76 6.2.76 LOCATED IN 510839N, 012754E HIFIX [2 OP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.2MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 17/75). AMEND POSN. R/P. H4845/75 26.10.77 LOCATED & LEAST DEPTH OBTAINED. (HMS EGERIA, HI 40B/76). NCA. H4845/75 27.9.78 LOCATED 19.4.78 IN 510840N, 012754E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.4 IN GEN DEPTH 25.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 26MTRS. SONAR HT 5.9MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 150MTRS. LYING 040/220DEGS. STRONG SCOUR ORIENTATED 020/200DEGS S OF WK. POSSIBLY SMALL AMOUNT OF WKGE APPROX 100MTRS N & S OF WK. WIRE SWEEPING RECOMMENDED. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61A/78). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H4199/78 10.9.79 EXAM'D 25.7.79 IN 510840N, 012755E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.3 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.4MTRS. WK IS IN TWO PARTS, MAJOR PORTION LIES 030/210DEGS, LENGTH 25MTRS. SMALLER PART IS APPROX 60MTRS S & HAS LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.1MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 61A/79). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. H1951/80 29.5.81 LOCATED 1.4.81 DURING DCS3 AREA SEARCH USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. NOT FURTHER EXAM'D. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 21B). NCA. H2342/84 14.10.85 LOCATED 27.5.85 DURING AREA SEARCH. A LARGE CONTACT WITH A SMALLER ONE ADJACENT. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 19.2MTRS. NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 252). NCA. HH090/511/01 10.10.91 EXAM'D 20.7.91 IN 510840.6N, 012754.8E [OGB] USING 4-RANGE TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.8 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7.8MTRS. SMALL UPRIGHT AND INTACT WK LYING 160/340DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 511). BR STD. HH090/630/01 31.8.94 EXAM'D 9.7.94 IN 510840.6N, 012754.7E USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.4, FOUL AT 18.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.5 IN GEN DEPTH 25.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. LENGTH 37MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 000/180DEGS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 630). HH090/647/01 31.1.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 647). NCA. HH242/400/09 17.9.97 OBSTN LOCATED IN 510840.4N, 012755.7E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.2, FOUL AT 19.5MTRS. (NP 1016, HN DTD 12.9.97). AWAIT SURVEY RESULTS. NCA. HH090/737/01 30.9.97 EXAM'D 25.7.97 IN 510840.4N, 012755.7E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19.2, FOUL AT 19.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.5 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 150/330DEGS. SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY. IN ONE DISTINCT PIECE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SCATTERED DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 737). AMEND TO SW 19.2MTRS IN 510840.5N, 012755.5E. BR STD. HH090/893/01 23.10.00 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 893). [WGD] POSN: 5108.710N, 0127.822E. SEP 2019/000022679 25.6.19 EXAM'D 28.2.19; IN 5108.709N, 0127.810E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 18.55MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS, LENGTH 20.2MTRS, WIDTH 9.1MTRS, HT 6.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 045 DEGS. SLIGHTLY DEGRADED WK LYING ON ITS STARBOARD SIDE. CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 18.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN ONE DISTINCT PIECE

Position: 51 8.709 N,1 27.81 E

 

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