This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 55.791 N,3 15.194 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1926
Water depth above wreck: 7 meter
Known since: 1926, last detected: 2018
Details measurements/cartography: H5332/25 & H3875/26 29.5.1926 VERTICAL IRON GIRDER, APPARENTLY PART OF A/S BARRIER BUILT DURING WW1 ACROSS CLESTRON SOUND. THE MAJORITY OF BARRIER REPORTED 'CRUSHED DOWN' BY AN ICEBREAKER AFTER THE WAR. LEAST DEPTH 9FT AT 1700Z ON 29.5.1926. POSN 120DEGS [T], 7.1C FROM SANDSIDE LTHO, GRAEMSAY IS OR 585549N, 031506W USING HSA. (KHM SCAPA FLOW, 30.5.26). INS AS OBSTN 1FM 3FT. BR STD. 7.12.77 AMEND TO OBSTN 2.4MTRS. NC 35. [WGD] POSN: 5855.791N, 0315.194W. NE 35. 9.11.10 WESTERN PART OF [1103] 'SUBMERGED OBSTN' LOCATED IN 5855.7842N, 0315.2020W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 5.90MTRS. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 3MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. (FATHOMS LTD, SCAPA FLOW SURVEY, POST SDC BATHY REPROCESSING). OBSTN 2.4MTRS (GIRDER) NOT LOCATED, BARRIER EXTENDING ENE STILL EVIDENT. NOT CONSIDERED DISPROVED. RETAIN OBSTN 2.4MTRS. NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: VERTICAL IRON GIRDER
Position: 58 55.791 N,3 15.194 W