This is the information page about the shipwreck Modavia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 24.487 N,3 1.829 W (50.408117, -3.030483)

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.

Name: MODAVIA

Length 121.9 meter, width: 16.5 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 4858 ton
Load: non-ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined,metal: concentrate and products

Cause: torpedoed by e-boats of the 5th flotilla whilst in company with convoy wp 300. also sunk were hms harstad, hms lord hailsham and lct 381. (ww2sl & n r chipchase).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 64 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 25.3.45 POOR SONAR CONTACT IN 502430N, 030300W. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). H0113/45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 502430N, 030300W. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, AUBD 303/85). H01001/40 SUNK 090DEGS 14M FROM BERRY HEAD. (TRADE DIV LISTS, FEB1943). GIVES POSN APPROX 502400N, 030700W. H2502/51 24.5.51 WK IN 502423N. 030149W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEA BED 60FT. (HMS SEAGULL, 1950). CHART AS WK 17FMS [31MTRS]. NC 3315. H1270/71 23.12.71 SALVAGE CONTRACT BOUGHT BY RISDON BEAZLEY, ULRICH HARMS. RECOVERIES MADE. (DTI, LTR DTD 11.1971). NCA. H4551/76 10.1.77 MODAVIA REPD IN 502400N,030236W [OGB] USING DECCA. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 30.11.76-SURVEYED 1953). CONVERSION OF DECCA CO-ORDS SUPPLIED GIVES POSN AS 502424N, 030150W. NCA. H5982/82 12.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502425N, 030146W [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHARTS K(SW)1 & 2, [982]. NCA. H4551/76 19.7.83 DIVED ON 17.6.83 - ATTEMPT TO RECOVER GRAB LEFT BY RISDON BEAZLEY. NO SUCCESS. (LANDSEND RADIO, 17.6.83). NCA. H2791/86 23.5.86 LOCATED 10.3.86 IN 502426N, 030146W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. (DSV BRITISH PROVIDENCE, HN). NCA YET. HH090/961/01 4.12.03 EXAM'D 8.6.03 IN 5024.487N, 0301.829W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 37.5, FOUL 38.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.6 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 13.0MTRS. LIES 064/244 DEGS. GENERALLY INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 961). APPEARS TO BE IN TWO UNEQUAL, PARALLEL, PARTS. LARGER PART IS BROKEN AT ONE END. AMEND SW 37MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO PARALLEL, UNEQUAL PARTS, MAIN PART BROKEN AT ONE END

Position: 50 24.487 N,3 1.829 W

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