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 53 36.88 N,3 23.778 W (53.665666666667, -3.093)
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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: 1946
Water depth above wreck: 19 meter
Known since: 1946, last detected: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: H4515/46 17.8.46 H4515/46 17.8.46 WK 36FT IN 533648N, 032336W. (HMS SEAGULL).
- NM 2840/46. H4515/46 18.12.46 H4515/46 18.12.46 INS G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2) G, 10S. (TH NM 136/46).
- NM 3914/46. H6706/48 24.11.48 H6706/48 24.11.48 AMEND TO WK 8FMS 1FT. DELETE BUOY.
- NM 2626/48. (HMS SEAGULL). H1893/64 11.3.68 H1893/64 11.3.68 NOT FOUND. (HMS WOODLARK HI 8/67). 29.8.73 29.8.73 FIRST REPD IN JULY 1946 BY HMS SEAGULL IN 533648N, 032336E, OR 138.25 DEG, 5.55M TO QUEENS FORT. SWEPT CLEAR AT 36FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 42FT IN GEN DEPTH 59FT. IN NOV 1948, 'ARGUS' REPD SWEPT CLEAR AT 49FT. (LIVERPOOL WK RECORDS). H3838/86 20.5.88 H3838/86 20.5.88 EXAM'D 26.10.87 IN 533652N, 032342W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.1 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.5MTRS. HYDROSEARCH VERT. HT 2.6MTRS. DIMENSIONS AND SHADOW HT NOT OBTAINED AS WK HAS BURIED ITSELF IN OWN SCOUR. CHART AS WK 18MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 357). AMEND TO WK 18MTRS.
- NM 1791/88. H3838/86 28.10.88 H3838/86 28.10.88 REASSESSMENT OF VIDEO OF 26.10.87 EXAMINATION INDICATES THAT THIS IS POSSIBLY A DISCARDED NAVIGATION BEACON. (HMS BULLDOG, 6.10.88). 22.3.10 22.3.10 WRECKAGE AND SMALL MAGNETIC ANOMALY AT 5336.89N, 0323.79W [WGD] ARE CONSISTENT WITH THIS BEING THE REMAINS OF YSTROOM ([7976]). LINES OF METAL PLATING LIE ON THE SEABED. (C MICHAEL, EMAIL DTD 21.3.10). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ?BEACON IN OWN SCOUR, LINES OF METAL PLATING
Position: 53 36.88 N,3 23.778 W