This is the information page about the shipwreck Magnus, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 57 42.96 N,0 35.1 W (57.716, -0.585)
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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: MAGNUS
Length 73.2 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 5.2, tonnage 1339 ton
Cause: built 1906. struck a mine & sank 40 miles ene of peterhead. owned at time of loss by det forenede d/s. only one survivor. also reported as sunk by u23.
Year of registration: 1939
Water depth above wreck: 112 meter
Known since: 1939, last detected: 1984
Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 574300N, 003500W. (WW2SL). 9.11.72 9.11.72 INS ON 2182B. 22.8.73 22.8.73 SHOWN AS NDW ON NC 2182C. 11.6.80 11.6.80 AMEND TO USC 100 MTRS. NE 278. 10.12.84 10.12.84 AMENDED TO USCPA 100 MTRS. NE 278.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 57 42.96 N,0 35.1 W