This is the information page about the shipwreck Karmt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 24.914 N,1 40.224 E (51.468866666667, 1.5197833333333)

 

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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. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agen
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Algeria
8. Andaman
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Avon
12. Bravore
13. Brendonia
14. Camisard
15. Carmen
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Cerne
19. City of brisbane
20. Constanzia
21. Corheath
22. Correct
23. Dalryan
24. Denise germaine (possibly)
25. Dinard
26. Dolcoath (part)
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Dortejensen
29. Duiveland
30. Dunbar castle
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Eidsiva (probably)
33. Eleonora
34. Embla (possibly)
35. Emile deschamps
36. Emma
37. Emma (possibly)
38. Empress of midland (possibly)
39. Fearless
40. Filleigh
41. Flandres
42. Flores (probably)
43. Francesco ciampa
44. Franz fischer (possibly)
45. Frons olivae (probably)
46. Fulmar
47. G 85 (possibly)
48. G-42 (possibly)
49. Gad 23
50. Genimar
51. Girasol
52. Grazia (possibly)
53. Harcalo
54. Hardingham (probably)
55. Henry b plant
56. Highwave (probably)
57. Hm mgb 328 (possibly)
58. Hm torpedo boat no.12
59. Hms alert ?
60. Hms aragonite (part of)
61. Hms aragonite (part of)
62. Hms aries (possibly)
63. Hms artic trapper
64. Hms blanche
65. Hms carilon
66. Hms cayton wyke (probably)
67. Hms fauvette
68. Hms flirt
69. Hms gracie (probably)
70. Hms guardsman
71. Hms hermes
72. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
73. Hms kingston galena
74. Hms leandros
75. Hms lydian
76. Hms maida (possibly)
77. Hms marcella
78. Hms mastiff (possibly)
79. Hms napia
80. Hms niger (possibly)
81. Hms northumberland (probably)
82. Hms othello ii
83. Hms pyrope
84. Hms ray of hope
85. Hms restoration (possibly)
86. Hms rodino
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms tamarisk
89. Hms tourmaline
90. Hms tranquil
91. Hms weigelia
92. Hmsm b2
93. Hoegh aigrette
94. Hundvaag
95. Ilaro
96. Ira (possibly)
97. Irene
98. Jacob luckenbach
99. James harrod
100. Jean pierre et phillipe
101. Josephine charlotte
102. Kabinda
103. Karmt
104. Koenigshaven
105. L'armandeche
106. Laurl coin
107. Lbv (m)396
108. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
109. Le pelerin de la mer
110. Lisbeth m
111. Loanda
112. Lolworth
113. Lord hamilton (possibly)
114. Lst 364 (probably)
115. Luray victory
116. Mahratta
117. Mahratta ii
118. Malta (probably)
119. Mecklenburg
120. Menapier
121. Merel (part of)(possibly)
122. Mersey
123. Murillo
124. Nagro (possibly)
125. Nancy moran
126. Neppo (possibly)
127. Netty (possibly)
128. Newlands
129. Niore
130. North eastern victory
131. Ocean hound
132. Ocean king (possibly)
133. Opal
134. Paros isle
135. Peter hamre
136. Ponzano
137. Port dalhousie (possibly)
138. Preussen
139. Prince igor (probably)
140. Quentovic
141. Regin (possibly)
142. Rooswijk
143. Rubislaw
144. Rumania
145. Rydal force
146. Rynanna
147. S goodwin ltv (lv 69)
148. Saidieh
149. Saint michael veillez sur nous
150. Saint ronan (possibly)
151. Saint ronan (possibly)
152. Sambut
153. San calisto
154. Santagata
155. Santagata (?part of)
156. Selma (possibly)
157. Shardana
158. Spaarndem
159. Stad maastricht
160. Surrey
161. The queen
162. Tina primo
163. Tongue sand tower (remains)
164. Toornvliet (probably)
165. Toromoree
166. Toward
167. Tummel (probably)
168. U 11 (possibly)
169. U 16 (possibly)
170. U 37
171. U 48
172. Ub 12 (possibly)
173. Ub 29 (possibly)
174. Uc 21 (possibly)
175. Uc 46
176. Uc 46 (possibly)
177. Ursus (part)
178. Velocitas
179. Virginie
180. Volante (possibly)
181. Walsingham
182. Western farmer (bow section)
183. Wheatman (possibly)
184. Woodtown (possibly)

 

Name: KARMT

Length 127.4 meter, width: 17.1 meter, draught: 7.6, tonnage 4991 ton
Load: foodstuffs: solid,grain,timber

Cause: built in 1938 by blythswood sb co ltd, glasgow. owned at time of loss by skibs a/s corona. three cylinder, 2 stroke oil engine of 387hp, single shaft. passage port harcourt, nigeria, for antwerp. cargo palm kernels, groundnuts and gold and tin concentrate. torpedoed by u 245. metals later salvaged. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1950

Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 107 cm

Known since: 1950, last detected: 1995

Details measurements/cartography: H4921/50 31.7.50 INS DW, WITH G CON BUOY, GP FL(3) G. (TH HARWICH).

- NM 1493/50. H4921/50 3.8.51 TNM 1814/50 ISSUED. CANCELLED BY NM 1437/51. H4921/50 2.12.51 EXAM'D IN 512450N, 014010E AFTER SALVAGE. SWEPT CLEAR AT 63FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 66 IN GEN DEPTH 78FT. LIES NE/SW AND STANDS 15FT ABOVE SEABED. SCOUR DEPTH 83FT. WRECK LIES BETWEEN 090DEGS, 1,100FT, AND 160DEGS, 700FT, FROM THE WRECK BUOY, WHICH IS 1 CABLE, 225DEGS FROM WK. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 1.12.51). AMEND TO WK 10FMS 3FT.

- NM 49/52. H932/53 30.1.53 EXAM'D IN 512451N, 014017E. A THIN SHARP SPIKE STICKING UP 22FT GIVING A STRONG A/S CONTACT. SHALLOW SCOUR WAS FOUND NEARBY. LEAST E/S 58FT. SCOUR 12FT DEEP. GEN DEPTH 72FT. SEABED IS HUMMOCKY AND OF SAND, SHELL AND MUD. (HMS FRANKLIN, 29.1.53). H4988/71 3.1.71 EXAM'D IN 512456N, 014019E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.4 [70FT] IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. SCOUR 24.3MTRS. SEABED FLAT. GIVES GOOD SONAR RETURN FROM NE AT 900YDS. POOR FROM SW & NO CONTACT FROM SE. APPEARS DISPERSED OVER A LARGE AREA. (HMS FAWN). AMEND TO WK 11FMS. BR STD. 13.6.72 AMEND TO WK 21.5MTRS. NC 1828. HH090/707/01 9.7.96 EXAM'D 20.4.96 IN 512454.85N, 014013.46E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 19.0, FOUL 19.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.2 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 017/197 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE IN A SEVERE STATE OF DECAY. GENERALLY OBSERVED AS A DISRUPTION OF THE SURROUNDING SEABED. (GARDLINE, HI 707).

- NM 2664/96. SEP 2008/000058660 17.7.08 LOCATED IN 5124.9142N, 0140.2262E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.21MTRS. (SDC EXAMINATION OF THANET WIND FARM SURVEY, M4734, GARDLINE HYDRO). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: APPEARS WELL DECAYED AND COLLAPSED

Position: 51 24.914 N,1 40.224 E

 

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