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 50 24.471 N,5 27.683 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)
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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: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 51 meter, Height above seabed: 20 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 2001
Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 4.7.45 H0113/45 REPD NSC IN 502430N, 052748W [OGB]. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/2, 4.7.45). POSN FOR FILING ONLY. H2979/74 5.3.79 H2979/74 5.3.79 FF REPD IN 502500N, 052754W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. HH090/799/01 19.12.00 HH090/799/01 19.12.00 EXAM'D 31.7.00 IN 5024.471N, 0527.683W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.3 IN GEN DEPTH 51MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 65MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS. LIES 020/200 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. BROKEN UP AND PARTIALLY BURIED. ALL DEBRIS LIES IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE WK. (NP 1008, HI 799). INS AS WK 47MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 14.6.01 HH100/351/17 14.6.01 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. THIS AN OLD STEAM SHIP. MID ENGINED. (G POUND). NCA. 30.7.01 30.7.01 DIVED 22.7.01, HIGHEST POINT IS 2 BOILERS. ENGINES NOT VISIBLE. WW1 VESSEL, APPROX 2000 TONS. LARGE PROPSHAFT LEADING FROM MIDSHIPS. HULL COLLAPSED OUTWARDS, THERE IS A 10MTRS GAP OF CLEAR SAND IN FRONT OF THE BOILERS BEFORE BOW IS REACHED. BOW EASILY IDENTIFIED BUT LARGELY BURIED IN SAND. STERN NOT DIVED. (J ROSEVEARE/G FURSE TELECON 25.7.01)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF BROKEN UP WRECKAGE, MID ENGINED
Position: 50 24.471 N,5 27.683 W