Wreck: Name nicht bekannt

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 58.211 N,5 17.744 W (50.66845, -5.0353833333333)


 

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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: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1968

Water depth above wreck: 74 meter, Height above seabed: 145 cm

Known since: 1968, last detected: 2002

Details measurements/cartography: H805/63 14.11.68 H805/63 14.11.68 EXAM'D 28.4.68 IN 505809N, 051736W [OGB] USING DECCA. SURVEY BY CLOSE E/S SOUNDING. LEAST E/S DEPTH 210FT [64MTRS] IN GEN DEPTH 243FT [74MTRS]. NO SCOUR. A GOOD SONAR CONTACT. SEA BED OF FINE SAND. (HMS HYDRA, HI 20/68, 5.5.68). INS AS WK 35FMS [64MTRS]. BR STD. H2979/74 12.3.79 H2979/74 12.3.79 FF REPD IN 505802N, 051728W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. 10.2.99 10.2.99 AMENDED TO CORRECT POSN AS QUOTED ABOVE BY HMS HYDRA. HH090/799/02 1.11.02 HH090/799/02 1.11.02 EXAM'D 27.8.02 IN 5058.211N, 0517.744W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 65.0 IN GEN DEPTH 74MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 140MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS. DCS3 HT 9.8MTRS. LIES 145/325 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 145 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. UPRIGHT AND INTACT, SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED. RECENTY IDENTIFIED BY NEWQUAY DIVERS AS SS ARMENIAN. TWO HOLES FOUND IN THE HULL IN THE FWD END OF THE BOILER ROOM, LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY TORPEDOES. MANY ANIMAL SKELETONS FOUND CONFIRMING THE CARGO. (NP 1008, HI 799). BR STD. 22.7.08 22.7.08 ARMENIAN NOW CONSIDERED TO BE [16089] (QV).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, SUPERSTRUCTURE COLLAPSED, BOWS SE

Position: 50 58.211 N,5 17.744 W

 

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