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 59.29 N,4 28.728 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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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. Afric
2. Alexander kennedy
3. Almond branch (possibly)
4. Birgitte
5. Bosphorous (possibly)
6. Carolus
7. Charlwood
8. Dirigo (possibly)
9. Duguesclin
10. Eastfield
11. Flying enterprise
12. Foylemore (possibly)
13. Hmcs trentonian
14. Hms foyle
15. Hms narwhal
16. Hms ullswater
17. Hmsm h 52
18. Jolie mouette
19. King harry (probably)
20. Kremsertor
21. Lauwerzee
22. Mcgregor
23. Medoc
24. Orchis
25. Rio sorocaba
26. Rosehill
27. Sabrina
28. Silver laurel
29. Spyros
30. St andre (possibly)
31. Sunik (probably)
32. Tregenna (possibly)
33. Ub 113
34. Unicorn
35. W woolvern (possibly)
36. Western coast (possibly)
37. Wilhelmina maria
38. Woodburn
39. Yewforest

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 70 meter, Height above seabed: 88 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2007

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 CONTACT IN 495914N, 042840W ATTACKED AND BROKEN IN 2 PIECES. HEIGHT 36FT, LENGTH 253FT. DIRECTION 310/130DEGS. (PLYMOUTH LIST 25.3.45) 20.12.44 GOOD SONAR CONTACT. HEIGHT 36FT, LENGTH 253FT & DIRECTION ALSO AS ABOVE. (ESCORT GROUP 9, 20.12.44-25.1.45, AUBD 302/7) H3110/72 9.1.72 H3110/72 9.1.72 WK IN 495914.1N, 042840.2W [OGB] USING HI-FIX [2 LOP]. GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR CONTACT. LIES 110/290DEGS IN FLAT BOTTOM AREA. GOOD E/S TRACE, LEAST E/S DEPTH 68MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 74MTRS. SEABED FINE SAND, BROKEN SHELLS AND SMALL GRAVEL. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE AND HMS HECLA, 1972 NO.147). BR STD. H1280/76/31 31.3.76 H1280/76/31 31.3.76 FF IN 495924N, 042838W USING DECCA. (LTR DATED 29.1.76 REFERS). HH091/059/01 4.4.05 HH091/059/01 4.4.05 EXAM'D 27.9.04 IN 4959.290N, 0428.728W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 64.6 IN GEN DEPTH 70.4MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 78MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 5.8MTRS. LIES 088/268 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 64MTRS. BR STD. 20.11.07 20.11.07 THE WELL-BROKEN WK OF A SS OF ABOUT 800 GRT. BOWS PARTIALLY INTACT. MAIN HULL BROKEN UP WITH COAL CARGO SCATTERED AROUND. SINGLE BOILER AND TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, WHICH LIES WITH 30 DEGS LEAN TO STBD. STERN IS BROKEN UP. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BOW PARTLY INTACT, HULL/STERN BROKEN UP, TONNAGE BY DIVER

Position: 49 59.29 N,4 28.728 W

 

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