This is the information page about the shipwreck Jacob luckenbach, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 13.211 N,1 26.426 E (51.468866666667, 1.5197833333333)

 

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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. Algeria
7. Amplegarth
8. Andaman
9. Angelus (possibly)
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Atlantic (possibly)
13. Avoca
14. Avon
15. Balakani
16. Brandenburg
17. Bravore
18. Brendonia
19. Camisard
20. Carmen
21. Cathay (part of)
22. Cedrington court
23. Christianssund
24. City of dresden (possibly)
25. Colbert
26. Constanzia
27. Corhaven
28. Corheath
29. Correct
30. D'artagnan
31. Dalryan
32. Dartmore
33. Diana
34. Dinard
35. Dixie
36. Dolcoath (part)
37. Dolcoath (part)
38. Dorothy j (possibly)
39. Dortejensen
40. Dunbar castle
41. E goodwin ltv
42. Efford
43. Eidsiva (probably)
44. Eleonora
45. Embla (possibly)
46. Emile deschamps
47. Emma
48. Emma (possibly)
49. Empire lough (probably)
50. Empress of fort william (probably)
51. Empress of midland (possibly)
52. En avant
53. Falcon (probably)
54. Fearless
55. Filleigh
56. Flachsee
57. Flandres
58. Francesco ciampa
59. Fred everard
60. Frons olivae (probably)
61. G 85 (possibly)
62. G-42 (possibly)
63. Gad 23
64. Genimar
65. Girasol
66. Grazia (possibly)
67. Grosser kurfurst
68. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
69. Halcyon
70. Harcalo
71. Henry moon
72. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
73. Hmhs anglia
74. Hms alert ?
75. Hms aragonite (part of)
76. Hms aragonite (part of)
77. Hms aries (possibly)
78. Hms artic trapper
79. Hms blanche
80. Hms brazen
81. Hms carilon
82. Hms carlton
83. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
84. Hms chestnut (probably)
85. Hms city of dundee
86. Hms cleon
87. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
88. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
89. Hms fauvette
90. Hms flirt
91. Hms glen boyne
92. Hms gracie (probably)
93. Hms guardsman
94. Hms kingston galena
95. Hms lydian
96. Hms marcella
97. Hms mastiff (possibly)
98. Hms myrtle
99. Hms napia
100. Hms niger (possibly)
101. Hms northumberland (probably)
102. Hms othello ii
103. Hms peridot
104. Hms pyrope
105. Hms ray of hope
106. Hms restoration (possibly)
107. Hms rodino
108. Hms stella orion
109. Hms stirling castle (probably)
110. Hms tamarisk
111. Hms torbay ii (probably)
112. Hms tourmaline
113. Hms tranquil
114. Hms venetia
115. Hms war sepoy
116. Hms weigelia
117. Hmsm b2
118. Hundvaag
119. Ilaro
120. Ira (possibly)
121. Irene
122. Jacob luckenbach
123. James harrod
124. Josephine charlotte
125. Josephine willis
126. Kabinda
127. Kadru
128. Karmt
129. Katharina kolkmann
130. Kielce
131. Kirsten skou
132. Koenigshaven
133. L'armandeche
134. Lady stella
135. Latona
136. Laurl coin
137. Lbv (m)396
138. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
139. Le pelerin de la mer
140. Leicester
141. Leila najia
142. Leo
143. Lighter 83
144. Lisbeth m
145. Lizzonia
146. Loanda
147. Lolworth
148. Lord hamilton (possibly)
149. Luray victory
150. Lusitania
151. Mahratta
152. Mahratta ii
153. Maloja 1
154. Malta (probably)
155. Margate sand beacon
156. Mariner moon
157. Menapier
158. Merel (part of)(possibly)
159. Mersey
160. Monarch
161. Monica (possibly)
162. Mrav
163. Mudlark
164. Munificent
165. Murillo
166. Nancy moran
167. Naranco
168. Newcastle
169. Newlands
170. Niki
171. Norman
172. Norman
173. North eastern victory
174. Notre dame des trois epis
175. Nunima
176. Ocean king (possibly)
177. Opal
178. Ousel (probably)
179. Pallieter
180. Paros isle
181. Polgrange
182. Ponzano
183. Portslade (possibly)
184. Preussen
185. Pulborough
186. Quentovic
187. Regin (possibly)
188. Rio parana
189. River levan
190. Rooswijk
191. Rubislaw
192. Rydal force
193. Rynanna
194. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
195. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
196. Sabac
197. Saidieh
198. Saint michael veillez sur nous
199. Saint ronan (possibly)
200. Saint ronan (possibly)
201. Sambut
202. Santagata
203. Santagata (?part of)
204. Sea serpent
205. Selma (possibly)
206. Shenandoah
207. Sir russell
208. Slesvig
209. Smarapaan
210. Spanish prince
211. St cecilia
212. St claire (possibly)
213. Strathclyde
214. Surrey
215. Teeswood
216. Texaco caribbean (after section)
217. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
218. The queen
219. Tina primo
220. Tongue sand tower (remains)
221. Toromoree
222. Toward
223. Traquair (probably)
224. Treport
225. U 11 (possibly)
226. U 16 (possibly)
227. U 48
228. U 8
229. Uama
230. Ub 108 (possibly)
231. Ub 109
232. Ub 12 (possibly)
233. Ub 29 (possibly)
234. Ub 31 ?
235. Ub 38
236. Ub 55 (probably)
237. Ub 56 (possibly)
238. Ub 58 (possibly)
239. Ub 78
240. Ub-33 (probably)
241. Uc 21 (possibly)
242. Uc 26
243. Uc 46
244. Uc 46 (possibly)
245. Uc 77 (possibly)
246. Uc 78 or uc 79
247. Unity
248. Virginie
249. W a scholten
250. Warfleth
251. Westerley star
252. Wheatman (possibly)
253. Will and maggie (probably)
254. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: JACOB LUCKENBACH

Length 98.1 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2793 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid

Cause: sank following a collision with british ss 'eddystone'.

Year of registration: 1916

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 124 cm

Known since: 1916, last detected: 20190503

Details measurements/cartography: H3211/17 26.5.17 WK [OLD SYMBOL] IN 511311N, 012627E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3161/17 7.6.17 DISPERSED TO 40FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). CHART AS WK (1916). - FNM 346/17. H6345/26 4.11.26 NOW CHARTED AS WK 40FT [6.25FMS]. H4899/36 24.7.36 WK, LEAST DEPTH 34FT, IN POSN 100DEGS, 1.16M FROM DEAL PIER LT. (HMS KELLETT, 24.7.36). H4899/36 3.11.36 DISPERSED TO LEAST DEPTH OF 39FT IN 511310N, 012630E. (TH 1295/36). AMENDED TO WK 6FMS 3FT.

- NM 2214/36. H998/37 WK IN 511309N, 012631E. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 33FT FOUL AT 35FT. (HMS KELLETT, 1936). H998/37 8.10.37 WK IN 511309N, 012631E. DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 36FT FOUL AT 37FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36FT. (HMS KELLETT, 15.7.37). AMENDED TO WK 6FMS IN 511309N, 012631E. BR STD. H998/37 1.10.59 LUCAS WIRE DRIFT SWEEP WK NOW IN TWO PARTS AND HAS MOVED AND PROBABLY ACCOUNTS FOR 3FT REDUCTION IN DEPTH OVER IT. CLEAR AT 33FT AND 39FT, FOUL AT 34FT AND 40FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42FT IN GEN DEPTH 45FT. SCOUR 47FT. FIXED BY HSA. (ECES, 8.7.59). AMEND TO SW 5FMS 3FT.

- NM 727/60. H2421/62 24.8.62 WK IN TWO PARTS. FIXED BY HSA. ONLY MAIN PART, 300FT WNW OF THE OTHER, SWEPT, BUT BOTH PASSED OVER. CLEAR AT 30FT, FOUL AT 31FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 & 42FT IN GEN DEPTH 46FT. SCOUR 48FT AND 47FT. (HMS ECHO, 9.5.62). AMEND TO SW 5FMS. LC 1828 & LC 1895. 3.10.68 NOW CHARTED AS WK 4FMS 4FT. [-2FT ON LAT DATUM]. NC 1406. H2234/71 2.2.71 WESTERN PORTION IN 511313.5N, 012630E USING HSA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 14MTRS. FLAT SEABED. WESTERN SECTION OF WK IS MAJOR PART LYING NW/SE BUT WAS DIFFICULT TO LOCATE. AREA IN VICINITY CLOSELY INVESTIGATED. (HMS EGERIA, HI 5/70). NCA. H2234/71 2.2.71 EASTERN PORTION IN 511312N, 012632E USING HSA. (HMS EGERIA, H525 NO 31/70). 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 9.1MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 8.8.74 FOUND DURING SURVEY WITH SSS. GOOD CONTACT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS OF SMALL EXTENT. LIES APPROX NW/SE WITH SLIGHT SCOUR ON NE. FROM SSS TRACE APPEARS TO BE BREAKING UP. DISPERSED OVER FAIRLY LARGE AREA. (HMS ECHO H525 NO 16/74). NCA H4453/72 18.4.79 EXAM'D 8.3.77 IN 511310.7N, 012629.7E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.2 IN GEN DEPTH 13.2MTRS. SCOUR 0.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 0.9MTRS. FOUND WITH DIFFICULTY USING E/S. SONAR SHOWS 2 DISTINCT CONTACTS. NEEDS SWEEPING. (HMS ENTERPRISE HI 53/77). NCA. H1938/78 23.3.81 EXAM'D 10/11.11.80 IN 511310N, 012633E USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 9.3, FOUL AT 9.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.5 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.7MTRS [AT S END], LENGTH 95MTRS, BEAM 25MTRS. LYING 120/300DEGS. FROM DIMENSIONS,CONSIDER THIS TO BE COMPLETE WK OF 'JACOB LUCKENBACH' AND WK CLOSE NW TO BE SEPARATE 'UNKNOWN' WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). AMEND TO SW 9.3MTRS IN 511310N, 012633E. R/P. H1310/84/23 12.9.84 WELL BROKEN UP. HIGHEST PART IS CONDENSER UNIT. (EAST KENT MARITIME TRUST). H2331/85 11.11.86 LOCATED DURING AREA SEARCH. LIES JUST OUTSIDE AREA SURVEYED. NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 298). HH090/647/01 1.2.96 EXAM'D 12.9.95 IN 511310.2N, 012631.6E [OGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.6 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 100/280DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. FULLY BROKEN UP. NOW SWEPT DUE TO FISHING FLOATS. (NP 1016, HI 647). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN 511310N, 012631.5E. BR STD. SEP 2019/000022679 27.6.19 EXAM'D 3.5.19; IN 5113.211N, 0126.426E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 11.18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13.80MTRS, LENGTH 103.77MTRS, WIDTH 31.86MTRS, HT 3.06MTRS, ORIENTATION 124 DEGS. WK HEAVILY DEGRADED. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI1585). AMEND DW 11.1MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: FULLY BROKEN UP

Position: 51 13.211 N,1 26.426 E

 

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