This is the information page about the shipwreck Madimba (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 18.629 N,2 7.51 E (51.250533333333, 1.9181166666667)

 

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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. Acer
2. Alhama
3. Amor
4. Andre
5. Brighton
6. British liberty (possibly)
7. Bruno heinemann (z.8)
8. Calypso
9. Deo gratias
10. Dyck ltv
11. Elizabeth and unknown
12. Ely
13. Estafette
14. Fauvette
15. Fenella (possibly)
16. Fennella
17. Floride (probably)
18. Foudroyant
19. Foudroyant (possibly)
20. Ganko
21. Garden city
22. Halo (probably)
23. Hms blackburn rovers (possibly)
24. Hms brighton queen
25. Hms grenade
26. Hms hermes
27. Hms king orry
28. Hms maida (possibly)
29. Hms redcar
30. Hms thuringia (possibly)
31. Hms westella
32. Hoegh aigrette
33. Horst
34. Hs 97 (possibly)
35. Jaguar
36. Jarita
37. Jean pierre et phillipe
38. Jonrix
39. L'urtiga (possibly)
40. Le copain d'abord
41. Lst 364 (probably)
42. M 345 (possibly)
43. M 3630 (possibly)
44. Madimba (probably)
45. Marthe
46. Medee
47. Melrose
48. Merlijn
49. Mona's queen
50. Nagro (possibly)
51. Nautilus
52. Neerlandais
53. Neppo (possibly)
54. Netty (possibly)
55. Normannia
56. Noroit
57. Okeania
58. Paris (possibly)
59. Peppinella
60. Port nicholson (probably)
61. Portrieux
62. Prinses astrid
63. R.93 (possibly)
64. Saint camille
65. Sint annaland
66. St corentin
67. St fagan
68. St pierre (aft section)
69. St pierre (fore portion)
70. Toquet
71. Trifels
72. U 37
73. Uc 1
74. Uc 63
75. V 201 (possibly)
76. Vecht (probably)
77. Velocitas
78. Western farmer (bow section)

 

Name: MADIMBA (PROBABLY)

Length 82.3 meter, width: 9.1 meter, draught: 6.7, tonnage 2013 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with belgian ss italier, while on passage antwerp to matadi.

Year of registration: 1921

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1921, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H1410/21 7.3.21 DW IN 511800N, 020800E. (RAMSGATE CG, TELEGRAM). INS AS DWPA.

- NM ACTION. H7012/54 21.12.54 NOW WK 12MTRS IN 511840N, 020725E [EUR]. (PARIS NM 41 22 54). AMEND TO WK 6.5FMS.

- NM 2819/54; FNM 122/54. H579/67 6.9.67 EXAM'D IN 511836N, 020736E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 59FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 75 IN GEN DEPTHS 90 - 110FT. SCOUR DEPTH 115FT. ABOUT 370FT LONG, LYING 090/270 DEG. (HMS MYRMIDON, ROS DTD 14.6.67). AMEND TO WK 12FMS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM ACTION. 3.10.68 AMEND ON NC 1406.

- NM 297/69. H4667/70 4.1.71 EXAM'D IN 511838N, 020731E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER 22.8 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. SCOUR 3MTRS DEEP. LENGTH 350FT. STERN & F'C'STLE COMPLETE. MIDSHIPS PARTIALLY DESTROYED. A LARGE GIRDER PROJECTS ABOVE STERN SECTION AND ANOTHER ABOVE PEAK OF F'C'S'LE. LIES 095/275 DEG AND HAS 30 DEG STBD LIST. BOWS E. (HMS BEAGLE & HMS NURTON, H525 DTD1 3.10.70). RETAIN AS CHARTED H2423/71 18.1.72 WK REFERRED TO AS THE ARGYLLSHIRE. LIES IN TWO PARTS, LYING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER. ONE PART 20MTRS LONG, THE OTHER 50MTRS. WELL BROKEN UP. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.8MTRS. (RIJKSWATERSTAAT, M.S. BARRACUDA). NCA YET. 11.9.72 SHOWN AS WK 22.8MTRS IN 511841N, 020736E [EUR] ON NC 323. 23.4.74 SHOWN AS WK 22MTRS ON NETH 1035. H2820/71 9.11.81 SHOWN AS WK 24MTRS IN 511839N, 020736E [EUR]. (DUTCH SURVEY, MAR 1981-K8495). H4951/84 29.4.86 LEAST DEPTH NOW 22.5MTRS. (BREST NM 86 12 18). 6.2.89 [OGB] POSN: 511836N, 020738E. NC 323. HH100/351/01 4.7.90 VESSEL WHICH SANK AFTER COLLIDING WITH SS ITALIER ON NIGHT 4/5.3.21 WAS BELGIAN SS MADIMBA. (R VERPOORTE, 9.5.89). HH100/351/06 16.10.92 DIVED ON IN 511842N, 020736E [WGD] USING GPS. CONFIRMED WK OF LARGE SS LYING ON STBD SIDE AND PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN A SANDWAVE. (R VERPOORTE, 29.9.92). 25.5.11 SHOWN AS WK 22.5MTRS [LAT] IN 5118.629N, 0207.510E [WGD] ON FR401040 [EDN 1.44]. SEP 2011/000196067 14.11.11 SHOWN AS WK 23.5MTRS ON FRENCH 7412 [EDN 3 DTD 2011, 1:60,000].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: LIES ON STBD SIDE, PARTIALLY IN A LARGE SANDWAVE

Position: 51 18.629 N,2 7.51 E

 

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