This is the information page about the shipwreck Marstenen (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 19.815 N,2 29.846 W (58.43595, -2.5026666666667)

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.

Name: MARSTENEN (POSSIBLY)

Length 59.7 meter, tonnage 1832 ton
Load: natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products

Cause: passage st john's, newfoundland for ridham dock. sunk by german aircraft. crew recovered. (lloyds war losses ww2).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 57 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 10.1.41 H01001/40 10.1.41 POSN 582000N, 023100W APPROX. (AUTHORITY NOT NOTED). SANK IN 580000N, 032500W. (WW2SL). SANK IN 582300N, 023700W. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES WW2). HH091/150/01 23.1.08 SEP 2008/000007851 & HH091/150/01 23.1.08 EXAMINED 26.6.06 IN 5819.815N, 0229.846W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 50.7 IN GEN DEPTH 57.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 86MTRS, WIDTH 23MTRS, HT 7.1MTRS. LIES 130/310DEGS WITH BOWS SE. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. COLLAPSED AND DEGRADED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1150). INS AS WK 50MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: COLLAPSED AND DEGRADED, BOWS SE

Position: 58 19.815 N,2 29.846 W

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