This is the information page about the shipwreck Marne (part of)(possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 0.816 N,1 23.463 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)
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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: MARNE (PART OF)(POSSIBLY)
Length 32.3 meter, width: 5.7 meter, draught: 2.5, tonnage 175 ton
Load: grain
Cause: built of wood 1926 by j koster, hzn schpswerk 'gideon', groningen. owned at time of loss by w h muller & co. auxillary oil engine, single shaft. passage the tyne for the tees. detonated a german laid mine. all 3 crew lost. (sibi).
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 1999
Details measurements/cartography: H0984/40 27.11.40 DW IN 550045.3N, 012324.8W [OGB]. (ADMIRALTY)
- NM 2747/40. H0984/40 22.11.40 CONL BUOY CLOSE N OF WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - TFNM 2763/40. H0984/40 4.2.41 G CONL BUOY 40YDS N OF WK. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - TFNM 273/41. H0984/40 [NO DATE] INS BUOY ON CHARTS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) - FNM 2366/41. H0984/40 8.9.43 AMEND TO WK 36FT AND DELETE BUOY. (ADMIRALTY)
- NM 1903/43. H0984/40 [NO DATE] AMEND TO WK 7FMS 5FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED)
- NM 1674/50. 26.5.72 AMEND TO WK 13.8MTRS. NC 1934. HH090/796/01 5.1.99 NOT LOCATED, DISPROVED. (GARDLINE, HI 796). AMENDED TO DEAD. DELETE. BR STD. SEP 2012/000032891 23.1.12 LOCATED IN 5500.816N, 0123.463W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.60MTRS. LENGTH 6MTRS APPROX, WIDTH 3.5MTRS, HT 2.6MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. (HI 1359, POST-SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). ?REMAINS OF MARNE. INS AS WK 14.6MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ?ENGINE & DEBRIS
Position: 55 0.816 N,1 23.463 W