Wreck: Morlaix (probably) (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Morlaix (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 25.36 N,1 20.658 W (55.295866666667, -1.17345)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: MORLAIX (PROBABLY)

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 64 meter, Height above seabed: 130 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: POSN 552530N, 012230W. (AUTHORITY NOT KNOWN). H05903/57 3.3.58 H05903/57 3.3.58 INS ON WK CHARTS. 7.6.72 7.6.72 INS AS NDWPA. LC 1192. 14.3.74 14.3.74 AMEND TO USCPA 40MTRS. BR STD. HH090/843/01 23.12.99 HH090/843/01 23.12.99 EXAM'D 12.6.99 IN 5525.360N, 0120.658W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 62.7 IN GEN DEPTH 64.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 61MTRS, WIDTH 17MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.0MTRS. LIES 130/310 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN. UPRIGHT WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE. (GARDLINE, HI 843). AMEND TO WK 62MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, WELL BROKEN

Position: 55 25.36 N,1 20.658 W

 

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