This is the information page about the shipwreck Kansan, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 20.107 N,3 3.013 W (47.516666666667, -21.283333333333)

 

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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.

 

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8. Elisabethville
9. Florence (possibly)
10. Fort rampart
11. France
12. Francois jean
13. Freedom of man
14. Gournis (probably)
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16. Kansan
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24. Philippe eric
25. Pontoporos (probably)
26. Quo vadis
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29. Thracia (probably)
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32. War marvel

 

Name: KANSAN

Length 149.4 meter, width: 17.7 meter, draught: 9.8, tonnage 7913 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1903 by new york sb co, was torpedoed & sunk by a german submarine in bay of biscay. owned at the time of loss by american-hawaiian ss co. (dods).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 21 meter

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H7343/17 1.10.17 WK, MAST SHOWING 3MTRS [9FT], IN 472015N, 030315W OR 008DEGS, 1.7M FROM KERDONIS LT. (FRENCH A.M.C.). - FNM 586/17. H981/19 29.1.19 POSN GIVEN AS 472000N, 033000W APPROX. (FRENCH NM 1/19). NCA. H3749/19 10.5.19 POSN NOW GIVEN AS 472000N, 030300W. (FRENCH HYDRO). NCA. H4380/22 3.8.22 WK 4.5MTRS [2.5FMS] MARKED BY G CON BUOY. (PARIS NM 45 904 22).

- NM 1465/22. H3910/23 5.6.23 WK MARKED BY 4 BUOYS [FRENCH WK LIST NOTED]. (PARIS NM 66 1071 23). H8543/23 14.12.23 WK NOW MARKED BY A G CONL BUOY. (PARIS NM 142 2321 23). SQ DATE. H3101/25 16.5.25 NOW STATED AS DW MARKED BY BUOYS. (PARIS NM 45 913 25).

- NM 805/23. H8707/29 1.1.30 NOW CHARTED AS WK 2.5FMS, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 2353. H3101/25 3.9.30 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 13MTRS [7FMS]. BUOY REMOVED. (PARIS NM 33 1798 30).

- NM 1434/30. H5116/36 13.5.36 BUOYS TEMP ESTABLISHED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - TNM 1959/36. H5116/36 6.10.36 BUOYS REMOVED. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). TNM CANCELLED. 6.3.40 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 12MTRS. (PARIS NM 38 2423 40). SQ DATE. H3137/57 21.6.57 6 UNLIT BUOYS LAID, PRESUMABLY TO MARK SALVAGE OPS. (HMS 'VENTURER' HN 1/57). 5.6.80 SHOWN AS WK 12MTRS IN 472009N, 030258W ON FRENCH 135. 18.11.85 WK 12MTRS IN 472014N, 030329W. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1984). NC 2353. 6.9.88 AMERICAN SS 'KANSAN' IN 472014.5N, 030329W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14573154). H4639/87 22.12.88 LEAST DEPTH NOW 18.2MTRS IN 472008N, 030330W. (BREST NM 88 46 21).

- NM 241/89. H4168/88 22.2.89 CORRECT POSN 472010N, 030256W. (BREST NM 88 46 23). G/S. 23.3.90 AMERICAN COLLIER 'KANSAN' LOCATED IN 472009.8N, 030255.8W [EUR] USING TRIDENT III. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. EXAM'D BY MAGNETOMETER, SONAR & DIVERS. LEAST DEPTH 18MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS BY E/S. MUCH DEBRIS SPREAD OVER AN AREA 50MTRS X 20MTRS. THE LARGEST PIECES STAND 3-4MTRS HIGH. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1990, NO.14573154). G/S. HH353/351/01 1.7.91 SHOWN AS WK 18MTRS ON FRENCH 7142 & FRENCH 7033 [1991 EDN]. G/S. 15.12.03 SHOWN IN 4720.107N, 0303.013W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7143 [2002 EDN, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 2835.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LARGES PIECES STAND 3-4MTRS HIGH

Position: 47 20.107 N,3 3.013 W

 

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