This is the information page about the shipwreck Josephine charlotte, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.274 N,1 27.194 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
3. Admiral gardner
4. Africa
5. Agamemnon
6. Agen
7. Alabama (possibly)
8. Albion (probably)
9. Algeria
10. Archon
11. Ashley
12. Avon
13. Balakani
14. Balgownie (probably)
15. Baltrader
16. Bravore
17. Brendonia
18. Camisard
19. Cathay (part of)
20. Cedrington court
21. Cerne
22. City of brisbane
23. Corheath
24. Correct
25. Dalryan
26. Dela
27. Denise germaine (possibly)
28. Diana
29. Dinard
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Dolcoath (part)
32. Dortejensen
33. Duiveland
34. Dunbar castle
35. E goodwin ltv
36. Embla (possibly)
37. Emile deschamps
38. Empire ghyll
39. Empress of midland (possibly)
40. Erins isle (possibly)
41. Fearless
42. Filleigh
43. Flandres
44. Fleurita
45. Flores (probably)
46. Franz fischer (possibly)
47. Fred everard
48. Frons olivae (probably)
49. Fulmar
50. Gad 23
51. Genimar
52. Ghc (possibly)
53. Girasol
54. Grazia (possibly)
55. Harcalo
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Hawksdale
58. Hawnby
59. Hibernia
60. Highwave (probably)
61. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
62. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
63. Hm torpedo boat no.12
64. Hms alert ?
65. Hms aragonite (part of)
66. Hms aragonite (part of)
67. Hms aries (possibly)
68. Hms artic trapper
69. Hms blanche
70. Hms carilon
71. Hms chestnut (probably)
72. Hms coquette
73. Hms desiree
74. Hms duchess of hamilton
75. Hms fauvette
76. Hms gracie (probably)
77. Hms guardsman
78. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
79. Hms leandros
80. Hms lydian
81. Hms marcella
82. Hms mastiff (possibly)
83. Hms myrtle
84. Hms napia
85. Hms niger (possibly)
86. Hms northumberland (probably)
87. Hms oriana
88. Hms pyrope
89. Hms ray of hope
90. Hms reed (possibly)
91. Hms restoration (possibly)
92. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
93. Hms stella orion
94. Hms stirling castle (probably)
95. Hms tamarisk
96. Hms tourmaline
97. Hms tranquil
98. Hms velia (possibly)
99. Ilaro
100. Ira (possibly)
101. Irene
102. Iris (possibly)
103. Jacob luckenbach
104. James harrod
105. Josephine charlotte
106. Kabinda
107. Kankakee
108. Karmt
109. Koenigshaven
110. L'armandeche
111. Lady jane
112. Laurl coin
113. Lbv (m)396
114. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
115. Le pelerin de la mer
116. Lisbeth m
117. Lolworth
118. Lord hamilton (possibly)
119. Luray victory
120. Mahratta
121. Mahratta ii
122. Mahseer
123. Malta (probably)
124. Margate sand beacon
125. Menapier
126. Merel (part of)(possibly)
127. Mersey
128. Mi amigo
129. Monica (possibly)
130. Mudlark
131. Neptune (possibly)
132. Newlands
133. Niore
134. Norman
135. North eastern victory
136. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
137. Ocean king (possibly)
138. Opal
139. Paros isle
140. Persistant whisper
141. Peter hamre
142. Ponzano
143. Port dalhousie (possibly)
144. Prince igor (probably)
145. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
146. Regin (possibly)
147. Rooswijk
148. Rubislaw
149. Rumania
150. Rydal force
151. Rynanna
152. Saidieh
153. Saint michael veillez sur nous
154. Salerno (possibly)
155. Salerno (possibly)
156. San calisto
157. Santagata
158. Santagata (?part of)
159. Selma (possibly)
160. Slesvig
161. Spaarndem
162. Stad maastricht
163. Strathearn
164. Sunk beacon (remains)
165. Sunk head tower
166. Surrey
167. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
168. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
169. Telegraaf xviii
170. The sultan
171. Tina primo
172. Tongue sand tower (remains)
173. Toromoree
174. Treport
175. Tummel (probably)
176. U 48
177. Uama
178. Ub 12 (possibly)
179. Ub 29 (possibly)
180. Uc 21 (possibly)
181. Ursus (part)
182. Volante (possibly)
183. Volscian (possibly)
184. Walsingham
185. Warfleth
186. Westerley star
187. Wheatman (possibly)
188. Winkfield
189. Woodtown (possibly)
190. Yassou
191. Ypapanti

 

Name: JOSEPHINE CHARLOTTE

Length 103.3 meter, width: 14.6 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 3310 ton
Load: metal: concentrate and products

Cause: belgian flag. passage antwerp for the congo. mined.

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 14 meter, Height above seabed: 15 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 20190818

Details measurements/cartography: H0191/40 22.2.40 PFNM 475/40 ISSUED. (TH). H0362/40 15.6.40 INS AS DWPA.

- NM 1502/40. H0191/40 7.9.42 MAST (CONSPIC) ADDED.

- NM 1922/42. H02238/43 8.9.43 POSN AMENDED.

- NM 1862/43. H0191/40 1.7.44 AMEND TO WK 4FMS 2FT IN 512813N, 012710E.

- NM 1402/44. WK WAS DISPERSED TO SEA BED IN 1947. H0191/40 24.10.47 DELETED. (ML 576).

- NM 2830/47. H4527/69 30.7.69 EXAM'D 8.5.69. BOTTOM IN AREA OF WK VERY UNEVEN. ALTHOUGH SEVERAL ASDIC CONTACTS WERE OBTAINED CLOSE TO ITS POSN NO CONVINCING EVIDENCE OF ITS EXISTANCE WAS OBTAINED BY E/S. (HMS EGERIA, HI 159/69). H4527/69 22.9.71 NOT FOUND BY DCS3. (HMS ECHO, ROS DTD 12.8.71). H3179/744 44.6.74 NOT LOCATED. (ISS 1974). H3179/74 6.12.77 LOCATED IN 512815N, 012719E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SMALL PIECES WRECKAGE SCATTERED OVER AREA 50 X 50FT. DCS3 HT 0.35MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14.2MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, ROS DTD 31.10.77). INS AS FOUL. BR STD. H3179/74 26.6.80 EXAM'D 28.4.80 IN 512815N, 012718E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.4 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. SCOUR 15MTRS. LIES MAINLY BENEATH SEABED IN W SIDE OF ITS OWN SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/80). NCA H2051/82 16.3.84 EXAM'D 31.10.83 IN 512814N, 012718E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.9 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. SCOUR 15.5MTRS, ON E SIDE OF WK. WELL-DISPERSED ON UNEVEN SEABED. DCS3 HT 0.4MTRS. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ECHO, HI 124). NCA. H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 458). HH090/657/01 4.10.95 EXAM'D 24.8.95 IN 512814.3N, 012717.2E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.8 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. AREA OF BROKEN WRECKAGE COVERING 50MTRS BY 20MTRS, ORIENTATED 060/240 DEGS. MEDIUM MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. AMEND TO FOUL 13.8MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 657). BR STD.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE HH244/410/06 24.7.01 EXAM'D 22.6.01 IN 5128.275N, 0127.179E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.4, NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS AREA 60MTRS BY 20MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. LIES 010/190 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AREA OF DEBRIS AND SMALL SCOURS. (NP 1016, HI 939). AMEND TO FSW 13.4MTRS. BR STD. HH091/255/01 - SEP 2007000071382 1.10.07 EXAM'D 18.5.07 IN 5128.274N, 0127.193E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.44 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. LENGTH 14MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, HT 1.1MTRS. LIES 105/285 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE A POORLY DEFINED WK WITH SCATTERED SMALL PIECES OF DEBRIS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1225). RETAIN FSW 13.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 5.2.14 EXAM'D 5.2.14 IN 5128.274N, 0127.193E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.39 IN GEN DEPTH 14.2MTRS. SCOUR 0.3MTR DEEP. LENGTH 56MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 1.2MTRS. LIES 015/195 DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCATTERED DEBRIS. (EGS, HI 1433). AMEND DW 13.4MTRS. SEP 2019/000262060 6.11.19 EXAM'D 18.8.18; IN 5128.274N, 0127.194E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14MTRS, LENGTH 62.85MTRS, WIDTH 18.29MTRS, HEIGHT 1.2MTRS, ORIENTATION 015/195 DEGS. DEBRIS FIELD LENGTH 62.85MTRS, TOWARDS 015 DEGS. WRECK APPEARS PRIMARILY AS A DEBRIS FIELD. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS, HI 1645). AMEND FOUL 13.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: POORLY DEFINED, SCATTERED SMALL PIECES OF WRECKAGE

Position: 51 28.274 N,1 27.194 E

 

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