This is the information page about the shipwreck Menapier, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 28.158 N,1 34.245 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. 150
2. Admiral gardner
3. Africa
4. Agamemnon
5. Agen
6. Alabama (possibly)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Algeria
9. Archon
10. Ashley
11. Avon
12. Balakani
13. Balgownie (probably)
14. Baltrader
15. Bravore
16. Camisard
17. Cathay (part of)
18. Cedrington court
19. Cerne
20. City of brisbane
21. Constanzia
22. Correct
23. Dalryan
24. Denise germaine (possibly)
25. Diana
26. Dinard
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Duiveland
30. Dunbar castle
31. E goodwin ltv
32. Embla (possibly)
33. Emile deschamps
34. Empire ghyll
35. Empress of midland (possibly)
36. Erins isle (possibly)
37. Fearless
38. Filleigh
39. Flandres
40. Fleurita
41. Flores (probably)
42. Franz fischer (possibly)
43. Fred everard
44. Frons olivae (probably)
45. Fulmar
46. Gad 23
47. Genimar
48. Ghc (possibly)
49. Grazia (possibly)
50. Harcalo
51. Hardingham (probably)
52. Hawksdale
53. Henry b plant
54. Highwave (probably)
55. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
56. Hm torpedo boat no.12
57. Hms alert ?
58. Hms aragonite (part of)
59. Hms aries (possibly)
60. Hms artic trapper
61. Hms carilon
62. Hms chestnut (probably)
63. Hms coquette
64. Hms fauvette
65. Hms gracie (probably)
66. Hms guardsman
67. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
68. Hms leandros
69. Hms lydian
70. Hms marcella
71. Hms mastiff (possibly)
72. Hms myrtle
73. Hms napia
74. Hms niger (possibly)
75. Hms northumberland (probably)
76. Hms pyrope
77. Hms ray of hope
78. Hms restoration (possibly)
79. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
80. Hms stirling castle (probably)
81. Hms tamarisk
82. Hms tourmaline
83. Hms tranquil
84. Hms velia (possibly)
85. Ilaro
86. Ira (possibly)
87. Irene
88. Jacob luckenbach
89. James harrod
90. Kabinda
91. Kankakee
92. Karmt
93. Koenigshaven
94. L'armandeche
95. Laurl coin
96. Lbv (m)396
97. Le pelerin de la mer
98. Lisbeth m
99. Lord hamilton (possibly)
100. Luray victory
101. Mahratta
102. Mahratta ii
103. Mahseer
104. Malta (probably)
105. Menapier
106. Merel (part of)(possibly)
107. Mersey
108. Mi amigo
109. Nagro (possibly)
110. Nancy moran
111. Neptune (possibly)
112. Newlands
113. Niore
114. Norman
115. North eastern victory
116. Ocean hound
117. Opal
118. Paros isle
119. Persistant whisper
120. Peter hamre
121. Ponzano
122. Port dalhousie (possibly)
123. Prince igor (probably)
124. Rubislaw
125. Rydal force
126. Rynanna
127. Saidieh
128. Saint michael veillez sur nous
129. Salerno (possibly)
130. Salerno (possibly)
131. San calisto
132. Santagata
133. Santagata (?part of)
134. Selma (possibly)
135. Slesvig
136. Spaarndem
137. Stad maastricht
138. Sunk beacon (remains)
139. Sunk head tower
140. Surrey
141. Telegraaf xviii
142. The sultan
143. Tina primo
144. Tongue sand tower (remains)
145. Toornvliet (probably)
146. Tummel (probably)
147. U 37
148. U 48
149. Uc 21 (possibly)
150. Ursus (part)
151. Velocitas
152. Walsingham
153. Wheatman (possibly)
154. Woodtown (possibly)
155. Yassou
156. Ypapanti

 

Name: MENAPIER

Length 85.6 meter, width: 12.5 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1886 ton

Cause: Vessel, built 1908 by short bros, was torpedoed & sunk by a german submarine in the north sea. owned at the time of loss by brys & gylsen. (dods). sunk 6m n of elbow buoy while on passage algiers for middlesbro. (ll ww1). 6.6.1915 sunk by german submarine 'ub 10' on 6.6.1915. (naval staff monographs, vol.13).

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 4 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 20170405

Details measurements/cartography: H6655/16 WK LEAST DEPTH 50FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 522/16. H3211/17 29.5.17 WK DISPERSED. POSN 7.45M N 39DEGS E [TRUE] FROM N FORELAND LT. H6345/26 4.11.26 SHOWN AS WK 50FT [8FMS] ON BA CHARTS. H2540/32 29.4.32 DRIFT SWEPT IN 512808N, 013422E, CLEAR AT 52FT, FOUL AT 55FT. GEN DEPTH 67FT. (HMS KELLETT, 21.3.32). AMEND TO WK 53FT. BR STD. H2237/32 7.5.32 SHOWN AS WK 8FMS 5FT ON NE 1607. H932/53 11.2.53 EXAM'D 512804N, 013420E USING SONAR & E/S. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57FT IN GEN DEPTH 66FT. SUBSTANTIAL 'SPIKE' 14FT HIGH IN SCOUR 4FT DEEP AT BASE. GOOD A/S CONTACT. (HMS FRANKLIN, 29.1.53). BR STD. 29.11.60 SHOWN AS WK 8FMS 5FT ON LC 1607 & NE 1610. H5197/70 10.12.70 EXAM'D IN 512810N, 013422E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.4MTRS, FOUL AT 14.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 21.7MTRS. FLAT SEABED. LIES 005/185DEGS. LENGTH ABT 400FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM NW AND NE. SWEPT 13.10.70. (HMS EGERIA, H525 NO.13/70, 23.11.70). AMEND TO WK SW 7FMS 5FT IN 512810N, 013422E.

- NM 2078/70. 13.6.72 SHOWN AS WK SW 14.4MTRS [LAT] ON NC 1828. 10.11.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 512813N, 013445E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. H2050/82 22.2.84 EXAM'D 26.10.83 IN 512807N, 013421E USING HIFIX 6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.6MTRS. A LARGE WK LYING N/S. REQUIRES SWEEPING. (HMS EGERIA, HI 123, WK 12). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH & AMEND POSN. R/P. H3936/88 14.2.90 EXAM'D 14.9.89 IN 512808N, 013421E USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.3MTRS, FOUL AT 14.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20.9MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 23.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LARGE WK LYING N/S. GOOD SONAR CONTACT WITH A LARGE MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 458). AMEND TO WK SW 14.3MTRS [7FMS 5FT] IN 512808N, 013421E. G/S. HH090/667/01 4.1.96 EXAM'D 16.7.95 IN 512810.30N, 013414.49E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 3.6MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS, ORIENTATION 005DEGS. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS. LENGTH 95MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 005/185DEGS. VERY STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP REMAINS OF LARGE WK, NOT SCATTERED ABOUT. WK WAS BUOYED AND COULD NOT BE SWEPT. (OCEONICS, HI 667). RETAIN WK SW 14.3MTRS. SEP 2017/000123580 13.9.17 EXAM'D 5.4.17 IN 5128.158N, 0134.245E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS, LENGTH 95.7MTRS, WIDTH 16.2MTRS, HEIGHT 5.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 004/184 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 88MTRS, 3.8MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 232 DEGS. WRECK IS PARTIALLY BROKEN AND BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1518). AMEND TO DW 14.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 28.158 N,1 34.245 E

 

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