This is the information page about the shipwreck Joseph roberts (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 41.624 N,0 15.012 E (50.57725, -0.0826)
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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: JOSEPH ROBERTS (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1958
Water depth above wreck: 25 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1958, last detected: 20150921
Details measurements/cartography: H4121/76 16.6.76 WK LOCATED IN 514535N, 001510E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.9MTRS [LAT]. (SOISS, SIG DTD 16.6.76). CHART AS WK 16.9MTRS [9FMS 1FT].
- NM 1546/76. H4121/76 7.1.77 TWO WRECKS LIE CLOSE TOGETHER IN 504135N, 001508E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP], [MEAN POSN - THE WKS BEING 60MTRS APART]. LEAST E/S DEPTHS - EAST WK 17.6MTRS; WEST WK 20.6MTRS. BOTH ARE 40MTRS LONG AND LIE 010/190DEGS. DIVER REPORTED BOTH TO BE INTACT WKS. TO BE WIRE SWEPT. (HMS ENTERPRISE, R-OF-S 266/11, 22.11.76). AMEND LEGEND TO 'WKS'. R/P. 30.3.78 SECOND WK IN APPROX 504135N, 001500E REPD TO BE A SUBMARINE. ASSUMED U 40 [SEE WK 20460]. APPLICATION TO PURCHASE WRECKS MADE BY METAL RECOVERIES (NEWHAVEN) LTD. (NCS111/1128). 21.9.89 WK IN 514129N, 001503.5E REPD AS TRAWLER 'ADVENTURINE' - NAME ON BOW. LIES ON STBD SIDE, HALF-BURIED, WITH LARGE GUN ON BOW. SHELLS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED. (A KNIGHT, TELECON). NO ACTION YET [SEE [20463], 'AVANTURINE', IN 504154N, 001414E!]. HH100/351/05 21.5.92 WK OF 'JOSEPH ROBERTS' IN 504126N, 001511E USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). NCA. SEP 2015/000083466 9.2.16 EXAM'D 21.09.15 IN 5041.624N, 0015.012E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.75MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 22.25MTRS. NO SCOUR, LENGTH 35MTRS, HT 2.5MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. BURIED, BROKEN UP WRECK, NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT See Also: 20460
Position: 50 41.624 N,0 15.012 E