This is the information page about the shipwreck Maarten cornelis, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 19.002 N,4 43.394 W (53.546566666667, -4.6729833333333)

 

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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. Abbotsford
2. Adela (possibly)
3. Albert (possibly)
4. Alexandra
5. Angloman (possibly)
6. Apapa
7. Arno mendi
8. Asmund
9. Benholm
10. British viscount
11. Caernarvon bay (probably)
12. Castilian
13. Cognac
14. Cressida
15. Dagmar
16. Fairisle
17. Farfield
18. Fawn (possibly)
19. Ferocious
20. Fin-ar-bed
21. Fostimore
22. Guillermo
23. Harold
24. Herbert
25. Hildena
26. Hms campina
27. Hms westphalia (possibly)
28. Hmsm h5
29. Kimya
30. Kimya (part of)
31. Kirkmichael
32. La rochelle (possibly)
33. Lightstone (probably)
34. Lilly (possibly)
35. Liverpool
36. Maarten cornelis
37. Marquess of bute (possibly)
38. Mary
39. Meath
40. Minerva
41. Missouri
42. Morning spray
43. Normandy coast
44. Oria
45. Osseo
46. Pegasus (possibly)
47. Penvearn
48. Perseus
49. President harbitz
50. Rhyl
51. River humber
52. Saint olaf
53. Sapphire
54. Seagull
55. Segontium (sirgontium)
56. Slieve bloom
57. Sonia
58. Theme
59. Town of wexford (possibly)
60. Uss roanoke
61. Vivar
62. Westward ho

 

Name: MAARTEN CORNELIS

Year of registration: 1971

Water depth above wreck: 41 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm

Known since: 1971, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: H5043/70 23.4.71 H5043/70 23.4.71 SUNK IN 531854N, 045418W. POSN BY DECCA. (TH HOLYHEAD). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H5043/70 13.9.79 H5043/70 13.9.79 LOCATED 25.5.79 IN 531858N, 044320W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.3 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. DCS3 HT 12.3MTRS. SCOUR 4MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS, ALMOST UPRIGHT WITH MASTS INTACT, PROTRUDING AT LEAST 7MTRS CLEAR OF HULL & SUPERSTRUCTURE. (HMS FAWN, HI 57B/79). AMEND TO WK 25MTRS.

- NM 2316/79. H1935/80 20.3.84 H1935/80 20.3.84 LOCATED 11.12.83 IN 531900N, 044320W [OGB]. POSN FROM DCS3. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. LYING 110/290DEGS. (HMS FOX, HI 3). NCA. 10.3.14 10.3.14 EXAM'D 6.11.13 IN 5319.002N, 0443.394W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 33.0 IN GEN DEPTH 41.2MTRS. LEAST W/C DEPTH 32.6MTRS. SCOUR 5MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 57MTRS TOWARDS 014DEGS. LENGTH 35.7MTRS, WIDTH 8.1MTRS, HT 8.2MTRS. LIES 085/265 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT, INTACT WITH MASTS STILL STANDING 4MTRS ABOVE THE MAIN BODY OF THE VESSEL. (NETSURVEY, HI 1420). BOWS E. AMEND WK 32MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS E, MAST STANDING

Position: 53 19.002 N,4 43.394 W

 

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