This is the information page about the shipwreck Memelland, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 3.896 N,8 8.303 E (53.9094833, 8.0987167)

 

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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. Adele ohlrogge
2. Adriana
3. Amrumbank
4. Angela
5. Antoniette
6. Birgit
7. Birok
8. Ditmar koel
9. Dunja
10. Dw 07
11. Elbe (possibly)
12. Elbe 1 lt vessel
13. Fides
14. Franciska
15. Gerhardus
16. Grete hauschildt
17. Haren
18. Henkie
19. Johann schulte
20. Johanna
21. Karla
22. Karla sorensen
23. Kirkwood
24. Knut willemus (?knud villemoes)
25. Konigsberg-preussen
26. Lenas
27. Limsund (fore-part)
28. Luise leonhardt
29. Lune ii
30. Marianne wear
31. Mellum
32. Memelland
33. Merlin
34. Narvik
35. Neubau
36. Nordenham
37. Piteaelf
38. Ramme
39. Rosafred
40. Sperber
41. St christoph
42. Trondheim
43. U 16
44. U 51 (probably)
45. Unterelbe
46. Werner vinnen
47. Widar (or wides)

 

Name: MEMELLAND

Length 85.3 meter, width: 11.9 meter, draught: 5.8, tonnage 1892 ton

Cause: Former estonian ss julia built 1906 by w gray & co., with triple expansion engine of 185nhp. captured/requisitioned [?] by german government. mined. (dods)

Year of registration: 1946

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter

Known since: 1946, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: H2885/46 13.6.46 WK, WITH MASTS SHOWING, IN 540354N, 080830E. MARKED BY G BUOY, OCC.G.4S. (HAMBURG NM 281/46).

- NM 2035/46. H6939/49 30.1.50 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK, 10.3MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 3031/49) TOPMARK ON BUOY AMENDED. (HAMBURG NM 3479/49).

- NM 2654/49. H6939/49 6.10.50 LT ON BUOY NOW GPFL(2)G. (HAMBURG NM 2734/50).

- NM 1870/50. H6939/49 28.11.52 BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HAMBURG NM 3562/52).

- NM 2480/52. H6939/49 19.3.68 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.6MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 754/68). BR STD. H6939/49 2.2.70 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.5MTRS IN 540357N, 080823E. (HAMBURG NM 126/70).

- NM 264/70. 23.3.72 SHOWN AS GOOD SONAR CONTACT ON GERMAN WK CHART 49 [1971 EDN]. 27.7.87 SHOWN AS SW 15.5MTRS ON GERMAN 87D [1986 EDN]. HH328/350/01 21.6.90 NOW SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.9MTRS. (HAMBURG NM (21)44/22/90).

- NM 1839/90. 2.3.16 SHOWN AS SW 15.4MTRS IN 5403.896N, 0808.303E [WGD] ON DE321002. (EDN 7.8, DTD 8.1.16). AMEND SW 15.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 3.896 N,8 8.303 E

 

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