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 3.427 N,4 5.629 W (50.1442, -4.17415)
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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: 69 meter, Height above seabed: 27 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 20200912
Details measurements/cartography: H113/45 4.4.60 SONAR CONTACT IN 500300N, 040500W APPROX. HT 45FT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 4.7.45). 4.4.60 SONAR CONTACT. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH). H3193/70 7.4.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 500300N, 040500W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1267. H4808/72 29.12.72 REPD IN APPROX 500337N, 040737W [OGB] USING DECCA. (MR CALKIN, 1972). NCA. H3110/72 4.1.73 WK IN 500324N, 040532W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR AND E/S CONTACT. FLAT BOTTOM AREA. LEAST DEPTH 61.0MTRS IN 69.0MTRS. SEABED SHELL, SAND & MUD. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). CHART AS WK 61MTRS. NC 1267. H1280/76/31 26.3.76 FISHERMENS FASTENER IN 500328N, 040534W [OGB] USING DECCA. (LTR DATED 29.1.76 REFERS). NCA. H2063/82 25.1.85 EXAM'D 18.7.84 IN 50327N, 040532W [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 69 IN GEN DEPTH 70MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.9MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS. SMALL, BROKEN CONTACT, POSSIBLY A FV. GIVES A GOOD SHADOW WHEN BEAM-ON. LIES APPROX 200MTRS SOUTH OF 'BELL VIRTUE' [17423] ON HDG 010DEGS. (HMS FAWN, 5.12.84). NCA. HH091/059/01 26.4.05 EXAM'D 6.7.04 IN 5003.427N, 0405.629W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 64.5 IN GEN DEPTH 69.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 43MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 5.1MTRS. LIES 027/207 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. COLLAPSED WK. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 64MTRS. BR STD. 5.9.08 DIVED 9.6.08. THE WRECK OF A SMALL SS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THERE IS COAL SCATTERED ABOUT AND WK APPEARS TO BE MORE LIKE A CARGO VESSEL THAN A FV. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 6.8.21 WRECK DIVED 12/9/2020: WK APPEARS TO BE SMALL STEAM SHIP. (DOMINIC ROBINSON, DTD 12/9/20). ADD OBSERVATIONS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, COLLAPSED, PROBABLY MACHINERY MIDSHIPS
Position: 50 3.427 N,4 5.629 W