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 14.718 N,2 40.566 W (50.39495, -2.4067166666667)
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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: 1999
Water depth above wreck: 58 meter, Height above seabed: 106 cm
Known since: 1999, last detected: 2008
Details measurements/cartography: HH100/351/14 8.9.99 HH100/351/14 8.9.99 REMAINS OF 19TH CENTURY SAILING VESSEL DIVED 7.1999 IN 5014.689N, 0240.484W [OGB] USING GPS. HEIGHT 3MTRS. WRECK DISPERSED AND PARTIALLY BURIED IN A SHINGLE BANK. BITS OF WOOD, IRON AND COPPER SHEATHING REMAIN TOGETHER WITH REMAINS OF CARGO. CARGO OF A SOLIDIFIED SUBSTANCE FORMERLY IN BARRELS. POTTERY MARKED: 'POWELL, BRISTOL'. (N R CHIPCHASE). INS AS WK 53MTRS. BR STD. HH090/961/01 12.12.03 HH090/961/01 12.12.03 EXAM'D 26.7.03 IN 5014.718N, 0240.566W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55.2 IN GEN DEPTH 58MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 43MTRS, WIDTH 27MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.2MTRS. LIES 106/286 DEGS. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF DEBRIS. (GARDLINE, H 961). AMEND WK 55MTRS. BR STD. 29.8.08 29.8.08 LOCATED IN 5014.725N, 0240561W [WGD] & DIVED ON 27.8.08. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 56MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 59MTRS DEPTH. WRECK STANDS 3MTRS HIGH, WIDTH 5-6MTRS, LYING E/W. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. SEABED BROKEN SHELL. DEBRIS FIELD, RUNNING E/W, LENGTH BY E/S 80-90MTRS, POSSIBLY SAND/SHINGLE BUILD UP, APPEARS TOO LONG TO BE ALL WRECKAGE. UPRIGHT BUT COLLAPSED. DEFINATELY AN OLD WOODEN SV, REMAINS OF HULL SHEATHED IN COPPER OR YELLOW METAL. PROBABLY SUNK NO EARLIER THAN 1883, CROCKERY RECOVERED & POTTERY MARKS "WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" & "TG & FB" WERE ONLY IN USE BETWEEN 1883 & 1891. MIXED GENERAL CARGO INCLUDES CEMENT IN BARRELS, STONEWARE STORAGE JARS, BLACKING BOTTLES, WINE & CHAMPAGNE, & COPPER SHEETING. (S. CHESHIRE, E-MAIL 29.8.08) NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT BUT COLLAPSED
Position: 50 14.718 N,2 40.566 W