This is the information page about the shipwreck Maroc, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 2.402 N,5 43.658 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Arnside (possibly)
10. Asia
11. Aurelien
12. Austria (possibly)
13. Balbec
14. Besse (probably)
15. Bessemer city (probably)
16. Bill (part of)(possibly)
17. Bill (possibly)
18. Boynton (possibly)
19. Busby
20. Chimu
21. Christina
22. Christos markettos
23. City of cardiff
24. City of westminster (& kul)
25. Congener
26. Conqueror
27. Courtown
28. Denebola
29. Depois
30. Devon
31. Dunaskin
32. Dundee (probably)
33. Dux (possibly)
34. Emblem
35. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
36. Empire kingsley
37. Enrico parodi
38. Facto
39. Fanny lambert
40. Gallier (possibly)
41. Garthclyde (possibly)
42. Gemini
43. Glamorgan coast
44. Glendale
45. Gleno
46. Hekla (possibly)
47. Helene (probably)
48. Hellopes
49. Hms royalo
50. Hms warspite
51. Hms warspite (part of)
52. Holland xix
53. Hopeful (possibly)
54. Iona
55. J duncan
56. Jose de aramburu
57. Joshua nicholson
58. Juan ferrer
59. Juanita
60. Kate thomas (possibly)
61. Kildonan ?
62. Kilmaho
63. Kintuck
64. Lake grafton
65. Lake grafton (possibly)
66. Liberty
67. Lincoln
68. Lovat
69. Luna
70. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
71. Luxembourg (probably)
72. Lyminge
73. Madeline
74. Maria de larrinaga
75. Marie roberts
76. Maroc
77. Moorview
78. Mystique (possibly)
79. Nanna (possibly)
80. New pioneer
81. Nile
82. Ocean harvest
83. Orion
84. Oriskany
85. Phoenix 202
86. Phoenix 203
87. Pioneer (possibly)
88. Polesley (possibly)
89. Ponthieu
90. Primo ?
91. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
92. Regency (probably)
93. Reidar (possibly)
94. Rms mulheim
95. Saint guenole
96. Saxon briton
97. Sea viper
98. Setubel(probably)
99. Sirius (possibly)
100. St chamond
101. Stabil (possibly)
102. Sten (possibly)
103. Sylvia-mary z-525
104. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
105. Traute sarnow
106. Tungufoss
107. Tyrhaug
108. U 1209 (possibly)
109. U 247 (possibly)
110. Umbre
111. Underwood
112. Union star (parts of)(probably)
113. Veghtstroom (possibly)
114. Vine branch (possibly)
115. Vinovia
116. Wild boar
117. William cory
118. Yewcroft
119. Zone (probably)

 

Name: MAROC

Length 93.3 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 2808 ton

Cause: built in 1898 by w. gray & co. owned at the time of loss by delmas freres. torpedoed by ub 74. (der krieg zur see & dods).

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 42 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: 17.4.18 SUNK IN 500130N, 054345W. (BOT, MASTER, DOCKET M19644). NCA. H5051/70 13.11.70 CHART AS NDWPA IN 500130N, 054345W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 777. 6.6.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC 28MTRS. (TONNAGE KNOWN). NE 777. 2.5.78 AMENDED TO USC PA 16MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NE 1148. H1310/81/25 24.9.81 LOCATED IN 500218N, 054336W USING DECCA. GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. (FALMOUTH DIVERS, 18.9.81). CHART AS USC 30MTRS. BR STD. H3841/86 19.1.88 EXAM'D 8.7.87 IN 500222N, 054336W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.3 IN GEN DEPTH 42.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 43.5MTRS. HYDROSEARCH HT [VERT] 6.5MTRS, [SHADOW] 5.8MTRS. LENGTH 85MTRS. LYING E/W. LARGELY INTACT WITH HIGHEST POINT AMIDSHIPS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 360). AMEND TO WK 37MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/14 17.11.98 DIVED IN 500221N, 054337W [OGB] USING GPS. LOCATED USING MAGNETOMETER. LARGELY INTACT WITH FWD PART LYING ON STBD SIDE, MID REGION TWISTED AND OPENED UP SHOWING BOILERS ETC. AFT OF THIS THE WK LIES ON A GENERALLY EVEN KEEL. BOILERS ARE THE HIGHEST POINT. MUCH 'SALVAGE' WORK APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT AS LITTLE FERROUS MATERIAL REMAINS. NO SIGN OF ANY CARGO. (G J LOCKETT, 11.11.98). NFA. [WGD] POSN: 5002.402N, 0543.658W.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, FWD PART ON STBD SIDE, OPENED UP

Position: 50 2.402 N,5 43.658 W

 

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