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 29.047 N,1 19.099 W (50.242166666667, -1.28825)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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.

 

1. Aalesund (possibly)
2. Ajax
3. Albatros
4. Algerian
5. Asborg
6. Ashanti (possibly)
7. Augustenburg
8. Barbara (possibly)
9. Bettann (stern section)
10. Borgsten (probably)
11. Braat ii
12. Brestois
13. Camberwell
14. Cambrian
15. Cambrian (part of)
16. Campen
17. Camswan
18. Capable
19. Carbon
20. Castle crag
21. Ceres (possibly)
22. Cleddy (probably)
23. Cuba
24. Daylesford
25. Diadem of bursledon (probably)
26. Duddon (probably)
27. Dulce t
28. Empire crusader
29. Empress queen
30. Ernest lagouve
31. Espagne
32. Faith
33. Fallodon
34. France aimee (part of)(possibly)
35. G-cbpt
36. Glen (possibly)
37. Gorizont
38. Grip fast
39. Harry sharman
40. Hauler
41. Highland brigade
42. Hm lct 427 (after part)
43. Hm lct 427 (fwd part)
44. Hms acheron (bow section)
45. Hms acheron (stern section)
46. Hms albion ii
47. Hms assurance
48. Hms boxer
49. Hms crestflower
50. Hms hazard
51. Hms invincible
52. Hms listrac (probably)
53. Hms michael clements
54. Hms new dawn
55. Hms p12 (stern section).
56. Hms pomone
57. Hms tiger
58. Hms undine
59. Hms velox
60. Hms warwick deeping
61. Hmsm swordfish
62. Hmsm upstart
63. Iduna
64. Indutionmare
65. Inger
66. Irex
67. Isleworth
68. Joannis millas
69. Juno
70. Kurland
71. Lapwing (possibly) or south western
72. Lct 1068
73. Lct 757 (possibly)
74. Lct 809
75. Leon
76. Londonier
77. Luis
78. Luxor
79. Margaret smith
80. Mary rose
81. Meandros (possibly)
82. Mechanician
83. Mendi
84. Millmer
85. Minerva (possibly)
86. Molina
87. Moonraker (probably)
88. Myrtlegrove (probably)
89. Neath (possibly)
90. Nichola (probably)
91. Nw68
92. Nw96
93. Olivine
94. Oriflamme
95. Pearl (probably)
96. Pool fisher
97. Ps ryde
98. Redesmere
99. Reindeer
100. Rosehill (probably)
101. Roway
102. Rtc no.9
103. Serrana (bow section)
104. Serrana (stern part)
105. Simla
106. Smyrna
107. Spyros (possibly)
108. Stokes bay pier (remains)
109. Teamwork
110. Terlings
111. Tweed
112. U 122 (possibly)
113. U 123
114. U 152
115. U 153 (possibly)
116. U 90
117. Ub 122 (possibly)
118. Ub 21
119. Vanessa (probably)
120. Vari solo sailor
121. Varvassi
122. Volkerak
123. Wapello
124. War knight
125. Weston maid (possibly)
126. Westville
127. Witte zee
128. Woodham
129. Y48

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Length 88.4 meter, width: 13 meter, draught: 5.9, tonnage 2123 ton
Load: coal

Cause: built in 1911 by sunderland sb co ltd, sunderland. owned at time of loss by h r greenhalgh (bromport ss co ltd). two boilers, triple expansion engine of 226nhp, single shaft. passage barry for southampton. torpedoed by ub-40 and sank in 1.5 minutes. of crew of 25, 19 were lost. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1954

Water depth above wreck: 34 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1955, last detected: 2020

Details measurements/cartography: THOUGHT TO BE HMS CRESTFLOWER. SEE [57274]. H1259/19 WK IN 502936N, 011748W. (WRECKS OFFICERS RECORD CARDS). H1259/19 WK IN 502900N, 011612W. (WRECKS RECORDS NAMES INDEX BOOK). 24.5.54 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA IN 502936N, 011748W. NC 2450. H6896/55 16.12.55 WK IN 502902N, 011853W USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15 IN GEN DEPTH 19FMS. A/S RESPONSE POOR. SEABED HARD SAND. (HMS SCOTT, WK REPORT 1.11.55). AMEND TO WK 15FMS [27MTRS] IN REVISED POSN. ORIGINALLY THOUGHT TO BE HMS CRESTFLOWER. SEE [57274]. HH090/962/01 5.12.02 EXAM'D 5029.046N, 0119.102E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 27.5, FOUL 27.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.4 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 46MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.1MTRS. LIES 085/265 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. APPEARS INTACT AND ON ITS SIDE. (GARDLINE, HI 962). AMEND TO SW 27.5MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2020/000123102 4.10.21 EXAM’D 3.10.20 IN 5029.047N, 0119.099W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 34MTRS. LENGTH 44MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 4.8MTRS. ORIENTATION 080/260 DEGS. (CLINTON MARINE SURVEY AB, HI 1586). AMEND DW 29MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON ITS SIDE

Position: 50 29.047 N,1 19.099 W

 

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