Wreck: Kaunas (possibly) (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Kaunas (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 5.45 N,2 30.332 E (51.9658333, 2.232)
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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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Shipwreck details
Name: KAUNAS (POSSIBLY)
Length 75 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1566 ton
Load: ballast
Cause: Struck a mine whilst en-route ghent to hartlepool. 1 crew member lost.
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 47 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1995
Details measurements/cartography: H1819/40 11.6.40 H1819/40 11.6.40 SANK IN 520500N, 023030E APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). H3449/61 3.11.61 H3449/61 3.11.61 WK IN POSN 520525N, 023022E. LOCATED IN 157 FT GEN DEPTH, LEAST DEPTH 125 FT. (HMS SCOTT, 1961). BR STD. H8169/68 13.1.69 H8169/68 13.1.69 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. OUTSIDE SURVEY AREA. (HMS BULLDOG, ROS DTD 26.11.68). 23.11.72 23.11.72 SHOWN IN 520530N, 023015E (EUR). (NETH FISHERIES 1954, 7.11.72). HH090/674/01 7.11.95 HH090/674/01 7.11.95 EXAM'D 16.8.95 IN 520527.0N, 023019.9E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 40MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 40.0 IN GEN DEPTH 46.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. UPRIGHT, INTACT SAVE FOR MAJOR BREAK IN CENTRE. S HALF DISPLACED W BY 2-3MTRS. LARGE MAGNETIC SIGNATURE. (NP 1008, HI 674). SWEEP MAY BE IN ERROR, ACCEPT E/S DEPTH. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN IN TWO
Position: 52 5.45 N,2 30.332 E
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