This is the information page about the shipwreck Lutece (part of)(possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 14.479 N,5 32.09 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: LUTECE (PART OF)(POSSIBLY)
Length 75.3 meter, width: 10.7 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1346 ton
Load: coal
Cause: built in 1893 by s p austin & son, sunderland. owned at time of loss by a lemoine et fils. two boilers, triple expansion engine of 171 nhp, single shaft. passage swansea for rouen. torpedoed by u-46. (ll ww1, der krieg zur see, dods & sibi).
Year of registration: 1918
Water depth above wreck: 28 meter, Height above seabed: 122 cm
Known since: 1918, last detected: 2011
Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 5M W OF GODREVY LT. (A.P. REPORT, DOCKETS M06371 & M6746). GIVES POSN 501430N, 053200W. FOR FILING ONLY. H1361/30 28.3.30 H1361/30 28.3.30 DETAILS SENT TO HMS BEAUFORT. H4703/30 17.7.30 H4703/30 17.7.30 UNSUCCESSFULLY SEARCHED FOR. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. 15.12.11 15.12.11 LOCATED 3.12.10 IN 5014.479N, 0532.090W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.45 IN GEN DEPTH 28.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 22.2MTRS, WIDTH 16.0MTRS, HT 8.45MTRS. LIES 122/302 DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (FUGRO OSAE, HI 1157). APPARENTLY DEBRIS. INS AS WK 20.4MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP, ?DEBRIS FROM [16398] (CLOSE SE)
Position: 50 14.479 N,5 32.09 W