This is the information page about the shipwreck Lofoten (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 13.247 N,3 15.554 W (50.302916666667, -3.1211333333333)

 

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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. Aldershot
2. Ann marie (possibly)
3. Antonio (probably)
4. Avalon g ii
5. Ave
6. Bamse (probably)
7. Bayonne
8. Bleamoor (probably)
9. Blue marlin
10. Bokn (possibly)
11. Bretagne
12. Bretton hall
13. Broadmayne (part of)
14. Brunhilda
15. Buesten
16. Bull steamer (possibly)
17. Chateau yqem
18. Cheshire
19. Chorley
20. Christoffel colombus (possibly)
21. City of swansea (probably)
22. Clan stuart (probably)
23. Claverley (possibly)
24. Colorado (possibly)
25. Cornelia
26. Dudley rose
27. Elsa
28. Elsa (possibly)
29. Emma
30. Emsstrom
31. Farn
32. Flourish
33. Garm (possibly)
34. Gateway (probably)
35. Gefion
36. General leman (possibly)
37. Girl barbara
38. Glocliffe
39. Greatham
40. Greenville
41. Greleen
42. Greta c
43. Gro
44. Hildegard (possibly)
45. Hms amazon
46. Hms benton castle
47. Hms bittern
48. Hms bittern (parts of)(probably)
49. Hms empress of india (ex renown)
50. Hms formidable
51. Hms harstad
52. Hms loch erinboll (stern part)(probably)
53. Hms lord hailsham
54. Hms manor
55. Hms picton castle
56. Hms savage
57. Hmsm d1
58. Irma germaine (possibly)
59. Isbjorn
60. Jade star gypsy
61. Jordan a
62. Karen marie (probably)
63. Kendal castle
64. Kongshaug (probably)
65. La blanca (possibly)
66. La portaise (probably)
67. Lb 332 or lb 362 (possibly)
68. Lct 381
69. Les mercenaires
70. Lofoten (probably)
71. Lord stewart
72. Majorca
73. Marie des isles
74. Marjolene
75. Medina
76. Modavia
77. Motano (probably)
78. Mudstomper (probably)
79. Murree
80. Northville (possibly)
81. Ocean vagabond
82. Pergo
83. Peronne
84. Pomella
85. Quest
86. Rayder
87. Reggestroom (probably)
88. Renilde
89. Rosten (possibly)
90. Rota
91. Rotorua
92. Sarah jayne
93. Sevilla
94. Shirley betty
95. Ster de zee (possibly)
96. Taeping
97. Tandil (probably)
98. Tom roper (possibly)
99. Two sisters
100. U 1191
101. U 214 (probably)
102. Uc 49 (probably)
103. Ursa (probably)
104. Visborg (possibly)
105. W h dwyer
106. Waikawa (possibly)
107. Westergate (probably)

 

Name: LOFOTEN (PROBABLY)

Length 56.4 meter, width: 9.2 meter, draught: 6.3, tonnage 942 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1913 by akers mek vaerks, christiania. owned at time of loss by the shipping controller. one boiler, triple expansion engine of 88 nhp, single shaft. passage glasgow for le havre. torpedoed by ub-59. 17 men lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 59 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: 22.2.45 22.2.45 SONAR CONTACT IN 501330N, 031500W. HT 30FT. (ESCORT GROUP 26). H2502/51 24.4.51 H2502/51 24.4.51 WK IN 501317N, 031529W. DEPTH OVER WRECK 28FMS. HT ABOVE SEABED 27FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). CHART AS WK 28FMS [51MTRS]. BR STD. H5982/82 23.2.83 H5982/82 23.2.83 WK SHOWN IN 501311N, 031530W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)3 [1982]. NCA. H2923/83 2.10.84 H2923/83 2.10.84 EXAM'D 10.5.84 IN 501312N, 031529W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51 IN 59MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HT 6.8MTRS, LENGTH 60MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. LYING 025/205DEGS. (GARDLINE SURVEY LTD, HI 202). INTACT, PROBABLY UPRIGHT. RETAIN AS WK 51MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H090/961/01 18.12.03 H090/961/01 18.12.03 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (GARDLINE, HI 961). NCA. 27.10.08 27.10.08 THIS IS CONSIDERED TO BE LOFOTEN FROM INFORMATION SUPPLIED. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 7.5.13 7.5.13 EXAM'D 19.1.13 IN 5013.247N, 0315.554W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 50.80 IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 61.5MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS, HT 8.2MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS WITH BOWS NE. UPRIGHT AND PARTIALLY INTACT WITH BOWS DAMAGED. (NETSURVEY, HI 1369). BOWS COLLAPSED. AMEND WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS NE COLLAPSING

Position: 50 13.247 N,3 15.554 W

 

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