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 (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Brendonia
17. Camisard
18. Cathay (part of)
19. Cedrington court
20. Cerne
21. City of brisbane
22. Constanzia
23. Corheath
24. Correct
25. Dalryan
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Diana
28. Dinard
29. Dolcoath (part)
30. Dolcoath (part)
31. Dortejensen
32. Duiveland
33. Dunbar castle
34. E goodwin ltv
35. Embla (possibly)
36. Emile deschamps
37. Empire ghyll
38. Empress of midland (possibly)
39. Erins isle (possibly)
40. Fearless
41. Filleigh
42. Flandres
43. Fleurita
44. Flores (probably)
45. Franz fischer (possibly)
46. Fred everard
47. Frons olivae (probably)
48. Fulmar
49. Gad 23
50. Genimar
51. Ghc (possibly)
52. Girasol
53. Grazia (possibly)
54. Harcalo
55. Hardingham (probably)
56. Hawksdale
57. Henry b plant
58. Highwave (probably)
59. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
60. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
61. Hm torpedo boat no.12
62. Hms alert ?
63. Hms aragonite (part of)
64. Hms aragonite (part of)
65. Hms aries (possibly)
66. Hms artic trapper
67. Hms blanche
68. Hms carilon
69. Hms chestnut (probably)
70. Hms coquette
71. Hms fauvette
72. Hms gracie (probably)
73. Hms guardsman
74. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
75. Hms leandros
76. Hms lydian
77. Hms marcella
78. Hms mastiff (possibly)
79. Hms myrtle
80. Hms napia
81. Hms niger (possibly)
82. Hms northumberland (probably)
83. Hms pyrope
84. Hms ray of hope
85. Hms restoration (possibly)
86. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
87. Hms stirling castle (probably)
88. Hms tamarisk
89. Hms tourmaline
90. Hms tranquil
91. Hms velia (possibly)
92. Ilaro
93. Ira (possibly)
94. Irene
95. Iris (possibly)
96. Jacob luckenbach
97. James harrod
98. Josephine charlotte
99. Kabinda
100. Kankakee
101. Karmt
102. Koenigshaven
103. L'armandeche
104. Laurl coin
105. Lbv (m)396
106. Lcp(r) 1961 (possibly)
107. Le pelerin de la mer
108. Lisbeth m
109. Lolworth
110. Lord hamilton (possibly)
111. Luray victory
112. Mahratta
113. Mahratta ii
114. Mahseer
115. Malta (probably)
116. Margate sand beacon
117. Menapier
118. Merel (part of)(possibly)
119. Mersey
120. Mi amigo
121. Monica (possibly)
122. Nagro (possibly)
123. Nancy moran
124. Neptune (possibly)
125. Newlands
126. Niore
127. Norman
128. North eastern victory
129. Ocean hound
130. Ocean king (possibly)
131. Opal
132. Paros isle
133. Persistant whisper
134. Peter hamre
135. Ponzano
136. Port dalhousie (possibly)
137. Prince igor (probably)
138. Regin (possibly)
139. Rooswijk
140. Rubislaw
141. Rumania
142. Rydal force
143. Rynanna
144. Saidieh
145. Saint michael veillez sur nous
146. Salerno (possibly)
147. Salerno (possibly)
148. San calisto
149. Santagata
150. Santagata (?part of)
151. Selma (possibly)
152. Slesvig
153. Spaarndem
154. Stad maastricht
155. Sunk beacon (remains)
156. Sunk head tower
157. Surrey
158. Telegraaf xviii
159. The sultan
160. Tina primo
161. Tongue sand tower (remains)
162. Toornvliet (probably)
163. Toromoree
164. Tummel (probably)
165. U 37
166. U 48
167. Ub 12 (possibly)
168. Ub 29 (possibly)
169. Uc 21 (possibly)
170. Ursus (part)
171. Velocitas
172. Volante (possibly)
173. Walsingham
174. Warfleth
175. Wheatman (possibly)
176. Woodtown (possibly)
177. Yassou
178. 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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