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 49 57.487 N,5 38.632 W (50.083916666667, -5.4343333333333)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Ada (possibly)
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alden gifford (possibly)
7. Alster (possibly)
8. Antwerpen
9. Arbel (probably)
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Asia
12. Aurelien
13. Austria (possibly)
14. Balbec
15. Besse (probably)
16. Bessemer city (probably)
17. Bill (part of)(possibly)
18. Bill (possibly)
19. Boynton (possibly)
20. Busby
21. Carpo (possibly)
22. Chattahoochee (possibly)
23. Chimu
24. Christina
25. City of cardiff
26. City of corinth (possibly)
27. City of westminster (& kul)
28. Congener
29. Conqueror
30. Corvus
31. Courtown
32. Denebola
33. Depois
34. Devon
35. Dunaskin
36. Emblem
37. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
38. Empire kingsley
39. Enrico parodi
40. Facto
41. Gallier (possibly)
42. Garthclyde (possibly)
43. Glamorgan coast
44. Glendale
45. Hellopes
46. Hms royalo
47. Hms warspite
48. Hms warspite (part of)
49. Hockwold
50. Holland xix
51. Hopeful (possibly)
52. Iona
53. J duncan
54. Jose de aramburu
55. Joshua nicholson
56. Juan ferrer
57. Kate thomas (possibly)
58. Kildonan ?
59. Kilmaho
60. Kintuck
61. Kornog (possibly)
62. Ladywood
63. Lake grafton
64. Lake grafton (possibly)
65. Liberty
66. Lincoln
67. Lorle (probably)
68. Lovat
69. Luna
70. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
71. Luxembourg (probably)
72. Lyminge
73. Maria de larrinaga
74. Marie roberts
75. Maroc
76. Mervyn (possibly)
77. Moorview
78. Mystique (possibly)
79. Nanna (possibly)
80. New pioneer
81. Noya (possibly)
82. Ocean harvest
83. Orion
84. Oriskany
85. Phoenix 202
86. Phoenix 203
87. Pioneer (possibly)
88. Polesley (possibly)
89. Ponthieu
90. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
91. Regency (probably)
92. Reidar (possibly)
93. Rms mulheim
94. Sabre of newquay
95. Saint guenole
96. Saxon briton
97. Sea viper
98. Secil japan (bow section)
99. Secil japan (stern section)
100. Semper parates
101. Setubel(probably)
102. Sirius (possibly)
103. St chamond
104. Sylvia-mary z-525
105. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
106. Traute sarnow
107. Tungufoss
108. U 1018
109. U 1209 (possibly)
110. U 247 (possibly)
111. U 399
112. Umbre
113. Umdali mendi (possibly)
114. Underwood
115. Union star (parts of)(probably)
116. Veghtstroom (possibly)
117. Vigrid (possibly)
118. Vine branch (possibly)
119. Vinovia
120. Wild boar
121. William cory
122. Yewcroft

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1954

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 107 cm

Known since: 1954, last detected: 2004

Details measurements/cartography: H2137/54 10.5.54 WK 36FMS LOCATED BY SV 'HELP' FEB/MAY 1954 IN 495730N, 053830W USING DECCA. DISCOVERED IN SEARCH FOR 'VINONIA'. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 32FT, BEAM 36FT. CARGO ORE. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD., 23.5.54). CHART AS NDW. NC 777. H5051/70 13.11.70 NOW CHARTED AS NDW IN 495734N, 053833W [OGB] ON NC 777. H2590/76 19.3.76 NOT FOUND DURING SIDESCAN SWEEP. CLOSE TO EPSON SHOAL AND, IF IT EXISTS, LOST IN THE BOTTOM ECHOES. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). NCA. RETAIN AS CHARTED IN VIEW OF 1954 SALVAGE SURVEY. 24.5.76 NOW CHARTED AS USC 50MTRS ON NE 777. H4551/76 6.10.76 CARGO VESSEL WITH MINERAL ORE [PROBABLY MAGNETITE] REPD 081DEGS, 6.5M FROM WOLF ROCK AND TO BE 32FT HIGH. (RISDON BEAZLEY, 17.9.76, SURVEYED IN 1954). NCA. H2979/74 24.2.77 FF REPD IN 495740N, 053835W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 3.2.77). NCA. H2979/74 16.12.77 TWO FFS REPD IN 495745N, 053830W EXTENDING TO 495751N, 053831W AND 495757N, 053900W. POSNS BY DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. H1310/82/7 11.3.82 POSITIVE WK LOCATED IN POSN BY DECCA. (A M JONES, 12.2.82). NCA. H5982/82 21.4.83 WK SHOWN IN 495740N, 053835W [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)7 [1982 EDN]. POSN BY DECCA. NCA. HH091/059/01 8.4.05 EXAM'D 25.9.04 IN 4957.487N, 0538.632W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 60.3 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 69MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS, DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS. LIES 107/287 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. HIGHLY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 60MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN DOWN

Position: 49 57.487 N,5 38.632 W

 

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