This is the information page about the shipwreck Mecanicien principal carvin, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 40.685 N,1 16.698 W (45.5484, -1.0411333333333)

 

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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.

 

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36. Mecanicien principal carvin
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50. T 24 (fwd part)
51. T'chel arnou
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54. Ulfsborg
55. Vendee
56. Vent
57. Victoire
58. Ville de royan
59. Z-24

 

Name: MECANICIEN PRINCIPAL CARVIN

Length 110.3 meter, width: 14.9 meter, draught: 7.3, tonnage 4282 ton

Cause: vessel, built 1922 by chantiers & ateliers de la gironde, was bombed & sunk by german aircraft at verdon, r gironde. owned at time of loss by cie commerical de l'afrique equatorial francaise. (dods).

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: H0517/42 28.1.42 DW PA IN 454045N, 011645W. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 241/42. H2700/45 8.8.45 DW IN 454045N, 011645W. (PARIS NM 14 1272 46).

- NM 2351/46. 31.1.77 SHOWN AS DW IN 454046N, 011636W ON FRENCH 6335 [1976 EDN]. NE 2910. 19.2.81 SHOWN IN 454045N, 011638W ON FRENCH 6788, FRENCH 6335 & FRENCH 6336. NE 2648. 21.9.83 SHOWN IN 454046N, 011636W ON FRENCH 6336 [1983 EDN]. NC 2910. 22.9.83 SS 'M P CARVIN' IN 454045N, 011636W [EUR]. GEN DEPTH BY E/S 4MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1983, NO.14551054). 14.3.90 SS 'MECANICIEN PRINCIPAL CARVIN' IN 454044.8N, 011637W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1988, NO.14551054). NC 20. 28.12.01 SHOWN AS DW PD IN 4540.698N, 0116.722W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7405 [1ST EDN 2001, 1:50,000, LARGEST SCALE]. BR STD. HH353/540/04 11.1.01 NOW DW, LEGEND PD REMOVED. (FRENCH NM 01 50 28) BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 45 40.685 N,1 16.698 W

 

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