This is the information page about the shipwreck Jv 526, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 59 0.583 N,2 58.839 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Aorangi
5. Ardanbhan
6. Argyll
7. Atlantic (possibly)
8. B 109 (part)
9. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
10. Bremse
11. Brummer
12. Busy bee (part of)
13. Carolina thornden
14. Carron
15. Challenger
16. Charisma
17. Clio
18. Clio ii
19. Collingdoc
20. Croma
21. Daghestan (probably)
22. Danmark (after part)
23. Dresden
24. Duna
25. Ebanezer
26. Edinboune
27. Elegance
28. Elton
29. Emerald wings
30. Empire seaman
31. Empire seaman
32. Energy
33. Ephram
34. Excelsior
35. Eyfirdingur
36. F2
37. Faro
38. Freesia
39. G101
40. G103
41. G104
42. Gartmore
43. Giralda (possibly)
44. Gondolier
45. Grosser kurfurst
46. Gunnaren
47. Hindenburg
48. Hmd chance
49. Hmd imbat
50. Hmd lustring
51. Hmd lustring
52. Hmd lustring
53. Hms albacore (bow section)
54. Hms dewey eve
55. Hms endeavour
56. Hms loch garry
57. Hms narborough
58. Hms oceana
59. Hms opal
60. Hms roedean
61. Hms rose valley
62. Hms royal oak
63. Hms strathgarry
64. Hms vanguard
65. Hms zarefah
66. Ilsenstein
67. Invader
68. Irene
69. James barrie
70. Johanna thorden
71. Juanita
72. Juniata (fore part)
73. Jv 526
74. Jv 751
75. Kaiser
76. Kaiserin
77. Karlsruhe
78. Koln
79. Konig
80. Kronprinz wilhelm
81. Lapland
82. Lizzie bain (possibly)
83. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
84. Loch maddy (stern section)
85. Lorne
86. Lycia
87. Mara
88. Markgraf
89. Martis
90. Martis
91. Minieh
92. Naja (part of)
93. Napier star
94. Navena
95. Numidian
96. Numidian
97. Ocean racer
98. Pennsylvania
99. Pinnace 288
100. Pinnace 744
101. Pontos
102. Prinzregent luitpold
103. Prudentia
104. Radiation
105. Reginald
106. Reinfield
107. Remus
108. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
109. Rosewood
110. S 36 (bow section)
111. Scandinavic
112. Seydlitz
113. Skua flaes beacon
114. Swiftsure
115. Tbf fn899
116. Teeswood
117. Tennessee
118. Thames
119. Tosto
120. U 18 (probably)
121. Ub 116
122. V 78 (part of)
123. V83
124. Yc 21

 

Name: JV 526

Year of registration: 1987

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter

Known since: 1987, last detected: 2010

Details measurements/cartography: 14.12.09 14.12.09 DIVED 23.7.87 IN 5900.50N, 0259.00W [WGD]. GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. LENGTH 5MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. HT 1MTR BY DEPTH GAUGE AND MEASUREMENT. LOCATED BY NACSAC. BELIEVED TO BE A GRUMMAN MARTLET OR WILDCAT. HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE FLEET AIR ARM MUSEUM FROM THE RECOVERED INSTRUMENT PANEL. 14 CYLINDER ENGINE LIES A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY WITH THE REST OF THE REMAINS. THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS NEARBY. (G J LOCKETT, REPORT DTD 18.11.09). PLOTS IN CHARTED MARINE FARM. FOR FILING ONLY. NCA. 16.2.10 SEP 2010/000028054 16.2.10 REMAINS OF WILDCAT AIRCRAFT LOCATED BY DIVERS. HIGHEST PART IS RADIAL ENGINE, STANDING 1MTR HIGH, IN 5900.583N, 0258.839W [WGD] IN GEN DEPTH 8MTRS. WHEELS IN 5900.590N, 0258.814W & 5900.595N, 0258.705W. (K HEATH, TELECON 16.2.10) INS AS FOUL. BR STD. 5.10.10 5.10.10 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (FATHOMS LTD, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). RETAIN FOUL. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ENGINE IS HIGHEST PART, WHEELS LIE CLOSE NE

Position: 59 0.583 N,2 58.839 W

 

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