This is the information page about the shipwreck Jan wellens or wellems, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 59.97 N,9 29.91 E (57.9995, 9.4985)

 

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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. Alwineross
2. Atlantic
3. Balkan (possibly)
4. Clara russ
5. Claus von bevern
6. Der deutcher or deutsche
7. Dorthe
8. Drau
9. Duburg or duborg (probably)
10. Edith howaldt
11. Eider
12. Emmy friedrich (?friederich)
13. Falkenfels
14. Fechenheim
15. Freiburg
16. Gertrud fritzen
17. H c horn
18. Helios
19. Herbert norkus
20. Hugo oldendorf
21. James otis (possibly) or harrod
22. Jan wellens or wellems
23. Jantje fritzen
24. Karl leonhardt
25. Lotte
26. Louis schroeder or louise sch
27. Ludvigshafen
28. Marie
29. Mette mej
30. Neptune
31. Nordaas (possibly)
32. Oderstrom
33. Olga siemers
34. Patagonia (possibly)
35. Philip heineken
36. Pillau
37. Sanne
38. Sesostris
39. Stettin
40. T.156
41. T.21
42. Tagila (possibly)
43. Taurus (probably)
44. Theda fritzen
45. Trude schuneman
46. Victoria
47. Z.29
48. Z.34

 

Name: JAN WELLENS OR WELLEMS

Water depth above wreck: 350 meter

Known since: 1946

Details measurements/cartography: H3737/69 SCUTTLED IN THE SKAGERRAK WITH A CARGO OF CHEMICAL AMMUNITION WHICH HAD BEEN LOADED AT NORDHAFEN, KIEL. DATE - 1945/46. HAD DUMPED A SIMILAR CARGO ON A PREVIOUS TRIP TO THE AREA. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). POSN 580000N, 093000E FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 57 59.97 N,9 29.91 E

 

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