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 23.598 N,2 51.491 W (50.302916666667, -3.1211333333333)
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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: 1944
Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 62 cm
Known since: 1944, last detected: 2003
Details measurements/cartography: 26.12.44 AUBD 303/21 POSN 502430N, 025130W. LENGTH 200FT, HEIGHT 35FT. DIRECTION 040/220DEGS. (ESCORT GROUP 4, 26.12.44). AUBD 303/24 POSN 502412N, 025136W. GOOD SONAR CONTACT AND POSN. LENGTH 200FT, HT 35FT. H113/45 25.3.45 H113/45 25.3.45 POSN 502430N, 025130W. NON SUB. (PLYMOUTH LIST). H113/45 4.7.45 H113/45 4.7.45 POSN 502412N, 025136W. WRECK. (PLYMOUTH LIST). H4638/55 22.7.55 H4638/55 22.7.55 LOCATED IN 502335N, 015120W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21FMS IN GEN DEPTH 27 TO 28FMS. SEABED SAND, SHELL AND GRAVEL. GOOD A/S RESPONSE. (SCES/HMS SCOTT 6.10.54). INS AS WK 21FMS. BR STD. H3950/70 24.5.71 H3950/70 24.5.71 AMEND TO WK 38MTRS. NC 3315. H5982/82 25.1.83 H5982/82 25.1.83 WK SHOWN IN 502337N, 025120E ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)1 [1982]. NCA. HH100/351/08 12.9.94 HH100/351/08 12.9.94 DIVED AND EXAMINED. LIES UPRIGHT, BOWS INTACT, STERN MISSING. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL BOILERS TOGETHER WITH ENGINE. STEAM GAUGE RECOVERED MARKED 'FABRIK MERKE' AND MADE IN GERMANY. TRAWL NETS ON BOWS AND ON STBD SIDE. SMALL COASTER, APPROX 600 TONS WITH NO APPARENT CARGO. (N CHIPCHASE). HH090/961/01 5.12.03 HH090/961/01 5.12.03 EXAM'D 14.7.03 IN 5023.598N, 0251.491W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.1 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 62MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.8MTRS. LIES 062/242 DEGS WITH BOW TOWARDS 242 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN UP. (GARDLINE, HI 961). AMEND WK 44MTRS. BR STD. 27.10.08 27.10.08 ENGINE IS CONFIRMED AS BEING COMPOUND EXPANSION. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BOWS INTACT, STERN MISSING, BOWS SW
Position: 50 23.598 N,2 51.491 W