This is the information page about the shipwreck Modemi (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 29.245 N,0 28.638 W (54.454266666667, -0.39783333333333)

 

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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. African transport (probably)
2. Afrique
3. Aigburth
4. Amsteldam
5. Amulet
6. Anboto mendi (possibly)
7. Angelo rose
8. Ard aidhm
9. Ardens (probably)
10. Ardgantoch
11. Athelstane
12. Athos
13. Audax
14. Avance (probably)
15. Balfron (probably)
16. Ballater
17. Ballogie
18. Battersea
19. Beaumanoir (probably)
20. Berwick (possibly)
21. Black prince (possibly)
22. Bonhomme richard
23. Botha (possibly)
24. Brentwood
25. Bur
26. Cap palos (part of)
27. Castleford (probably)
28. Commercial
29. Constantia
30. Corsican prince
31. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
32. Creteblock
33. Crimdon (possibly)
34. Defiant
35. Deptford
36. Disperser
37. Doris burton (probably)
38. Eaglescliffe (probably)
39. Earl percy
40. Eli
41. Ellida (probably)
42. Erich lea
43. Ferruccio
44. Florence (possibly)
45. Florentia
46. Fred everard
47. Garthwaite
48. Gem (bow section)
49. Gem (stern section)
50. Gimle
51. Glamorganbrook
52. Glengarry (probably)
53. Glow (part of) (possibly)
54. Glow (part of) (possibly)
55. Gwalia (possibly)
56. Hannah
57. Harrow (probably)
58. Hercules
59. Highgate
60. Hms banyers
61. Hms desire (possibly)
62. Hms desire (possibly)
63. Hms dromio
64. Hms garmo (probably)
65. Hms locheil
66. Hms lord ridley
67. Hms swallow
68. Hms thalia
69. Hornsund (probably)
70. Houghton
71. Hurstwood
72. Jane
73. Jerv
74. Lady ann
75. Lady helen
76. Lampada (probably)
77. Lanthorn
78. Leersum (probably)
79. Lerwick (probably)
80. Linaria (probably)
81. London
82. Lowtyne (possibly)
83. Lucy
84. M c holm
85. Madame renee
86. Manx queen
87. Marchioness of londonderry
88. Marie stuart
89. Martina
90. Melanie (probably)
91. Membland (possibly)
92. Merrie islington
93. Modemi (possibly)
94. Moorlands
95. Moorwood (possibly)
96. Namorado field jacket
97. Norenda (possibly)
98. Norhilda
99. Novillo
100. Oakwell
101. Onslow
102. Pandora
103. Paul
104. Phare (probably)
105. Philander (probably)
106. Polanna
107. Polruan
108. Princess olga (possibly)
109. Quaggy (probably)
110. Rikard nordraak
111. Runswick
112. Rutil
113. Saint ninian
114. Sapphire (probably)
115. Sarah thinnesen
116. Scotia
117. Sir francis
118. Sixty-six
119. Skane
120. Sna ii
121. Southborough
122. Springhill
123. Sumus (probably)
124. Suntrap (probably)
125. Tangistan
126. Taurus (probably)
127. Trelyon
128. Ub 30
129. Ub 41
130. Ub 75
131. Uc 70
132. Vaaren
133. Vaaren (possibly)
134. Victo (bow section)
135. Victo (stern section)
136. Victoria (probably)
137. Wallsend
138. Westowrie
139. Woodstock (bow section)
140. Woodstock (stern section)

 

Name: MODEMI (POSSIBLY)

Length 74.1 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1481 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: built in 1912 by antwerp enginineering co, antwerp. owned at time of loss by i a christensen. triple expansion engine, single shaft. machinery by maccoll & pollock ltd, sunderland. passage rouen for the tyne. in ballast. torpedoed and sunk by uc-48.

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 48 meter, Height above seabed: 4 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 20161213

Details measurements/cartography: H6954/17 22.11.17 REPD SANK QUICKLY IN 542900N, 003000W. H3752/26 11.6.26 INS AS NDWPA (1917) IN 542900N, 003000W. BR STD. H4593/59 9.11.59 AMENDED TO NDWPA. NC 1200. 28.8.73 AMENDED TO USCPA 20MTRS. NC 129. H4069/72 3.12.75 NOT LOCATED DURING SURVEY. (RISDON BEAZLEY MARINE LTD, HN 13.11.75). DELETED. BR STD. H6331/87 25.1.89 WK EXAM'D 20.4.88 IN 542914N, 002832W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42.9 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. LIES 015/195 DEGS. SOMEWHAT DECAYED AND APPARENTLY PARTIALLY BURIED. HIGH POINT AMIDSHIPS. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). INS AS WK 43MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2017/000002822 24.5.17 EXAM'D 13.12.16 IN 5429.245N, 0028.638W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 42.97MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 48MTRS. LENGTH 73.5MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 5.76MTRS, ORIENTATION 004/184 DEGS. WK BROKEN UP. (MMT, HI 1491). AMEND NDW 42MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 54 29.245 N,0 28.638 W

 

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