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 54.656 N,3 59.887 W (50.207816666667, -3.7034)
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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: 1972
Water depth above wreck: 72 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm
Known since: 1972, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H3110/72 9.1.73 H3110/72 9.1.73 WK EXAM'D IN 495436.5N, 035945.7W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD SONAR CONTACT BUT POOR E/S TRACE. LIES IN FLAT BOTTOM AREA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 70 IN GEN DEPTH 72MTRS. SEABED OF COARSE SAND, SMALL GRAVEL & BROKEN SHELLS. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE, 1972). INS AS WK 70MTRS. BR STD. HH091/059/01 19.4.05 HH091/059/01 19.4.05 EXAM'D 5.7.04 IN 4954.656N, 0359.887W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 63.4 IN GEN DEPTH 72.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 74MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 9.4MTRS. LIES 075/255 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 075 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 63MTRS. BR STD. 5.9.08 5.9.08 DIVED 24.6.08. WK IS UPRIGHT AND FAIRLY INTACT. THERE AT LEAST THREE INTACT CARGO HOLDS AND THE PROP AND RUDDER ARE IN SITU. BOWS ARE WELL BROKEN. POSSIBLY A POST-WW1 CARGO SHIP WITH DIESEL ENGINES. NO BOILERS WERE SEEN. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS ENE, BOWS WELL BROKEN
Position: 49 54.656 N,3 59.887 W