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 (53.982366666667, 8.3352666666667)

 

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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. Amalie c ertel
4. Amrumbank
5. Angela
6. Antoniette
7. Barbel
8. Birgit
9. Birok
10. Bjorko
11. Breda
12. Ditmar koel
13. Dunja
14. Dw 07
15. Elbe (possibly)
16. Elbe 1 lt vessel
17. Ety danielson
18. Fides
19. Franciska
20. Gerhardus
21. Grete hauschildt
22. Habvorg
23. Haren
24. Heinrich gunther
25. Henkie
26. Jesanna
27. Johann schulte
28. Johanna
29. Karla
30. Karla sorensen
31. Kirkwood
32. Knut willemus (?knud villemoes)
33. Konigsberg-preussen
34. Lenas
35. Limsund (fore-part)
36. Luise leonhardt
37. Lune ii
38. Maipu
39. Marianne wear
40. Maribou
41. Maya
42. Mellum
43. Memelland
44. Merlin
45. Minsener sand ltv (possibly)
46. Narvik
47. Neubau
48. Norden
49. Nordenham
50. Ottar harmstorf ix
51. Piteaelf
52. Ramme
53. Rosafred
54. Sperber
55. St christoph
56. Stieg gorthor
57. Tjalk christen
58. Trondheim
59. U 16
60. U 51 (probably)
61. Unterelbe
62. Waldo
63. Werner vinnen
64. Widar (or wides)
65. Wilhelmine
66. Wirpi

 

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 H6939/49 28.11.52 BUOY WITHDRAWN.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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