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 36.54 N,0 20.917 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Ac 9
2. Airdrie (possibly)
3. Amelie-mathilde
4. Amenity
5. Audacity
6. Avalon
7. B o borjesson
8. Bellerophon
9. Benmacdhui
10. Box hill
11. Breitenburg
12. British councillor
13. British prince
14. Briton (possibly)
15. Cadmus
16. Canada
17. Capitaine edmond laborie
18. Chloris (possibly)
19. City of birmingham
20. Corhampton
21. Corinth (possibly)
22. Corland
23. Cramlington (possibly)
24. Dana (possibly)
25. Daphne ii
26. Dayrian
27. Deerpool (after section)
28. Deerpool (for'd section)
29. Deodata
30. Diana
31. Dido
32. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
33. Dunsany
34. Empress (probably)
35. Ethel (possibly)
36. Exmoor
37. Fane
38. Faunus
39. Femke
40. Fermo
41. Flourish
42. Fowberry tower (part)
43. Fowberry tower (part)
44. Francis
45. Fryken
46. Georgie
47. Georgios
48. Gerhardt (possibly)
49. Girl kitty (possibly)
50. Giuseppe
51. Gladeto
52. Gluckauf (possibly)
53. Gothic
54. Grangemouth
55. Harlech
56. Helmsman (probably)
57. Hms benvolio
58. Hms botanic
59. Hms calverton
60. Hms corfield
61. Hms cortina
62. Hms dervish
63. Hms egret
64. Hms kos xvi (probably)
65. Hms lormont
66. Hms mistletoe
67. Hms othello
68. Hms princess victoria
69. Hms remillo
70. Hms st cyrus
71. Hms strathborve (part)
72. Hms susarion
73. Hms warland (possibly)
74. Homer
75. Horsted
76. Ightham (possibly)
77. Ionic (probably)
78. J b paddon
79. Jane (possibly)
80. Janet helen (possibly)
81. Jersey (probably)
82. John and thomas
83. John mowlem
84. John rettig (probably)
85. Kalo (probably)
86. Katina bulgari
87. Kimberley (possibly)
88. Konstantinos hadjipateras
89. Kyma
90. Ladas (possibly)
91. Lady anstruther (probably)
92. Lancaster (possibly)
93. Laurel (possibly)
94. Lifeguard (possibly)
95. Lightship no 83
96. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
97. Lindy sue
98. Lismore
99. Lord haig (possibly)
100. Lord haig (possibly)
101. Lord selborne
102. Lottie (possibly)
103. Lucerne
104. Lutha
105. Lyra (bow section)
106. Maggie
107. Magnolia
108. Mangalore (part of)(possibly)
109. Marian francis
110. Marie dawn
111. Marshall (probably)
112. Matanuska (probably)
113. Merchiston
114. Modig
115. Modiva (possibly)
116. Monimia (possibly)
117. Nautilus
118. Nimrod
119. Odessa
120. Onesta
121. Ophir ii (possibly)
122. Orsa
123. Otis tetrax
124. Paraciers
125. Polzella (possibly)
126. Portia
127. Ravonia (part)
128. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
129. Rayford
130. Realf
131. Reculver
132. Retriever
133. Revello
134. Revi
135. Revigo (possibly)
136. Rhuys
137. Rievaulx abbey
138. Rivaulx
139. River don (part of)(probably)
140. River witham
141. Rivergate
142. Rosebud (possibly)
143. Royston
144. Sagacity
145. Salacon
146. Salmondby
147. Saltoun
148. Sandra glen
149. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
150. Schieland (possibly)
151. Sea pearl
152. Sna iii
153. Sota eduardo
154. Stylianos chandris
155. Thessaly
156. Togston (possibly)
157. Triton
158. Umbe
159. Upminster (possibly)
160. Varangmalm (possibly)
161. Vechstroom
162. Venture (possibly)
163. Wayside flower (possibly)
164. Whitemantle (possibly)
165. William hanson
166. Windsor (part of)
167. Windsor (part of)
168. Winga
169. Xavier
170. Xavier
171. Zeemermin

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0286/40 16.3.40 H0286/40 16.3.40 DW PA IN 533610N, 002105E. (ADMIRALTY)

- NM 1649/40. H0273/41 27.1.41 H0273/41 27.1.41 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. (ADMIRALTY)

- NM 179/41. H3146/61 12.12.61 H3146/61 12.12.61 NOW CHARTED AS DW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 109. H6450/68 5.12.68 H6450/68 5.12.68 LOCATED ON 28.5.68, & SWEPT ON 30.5.68 IN 533633N, 002057E, USING DECCA. TWO BOAT SWEEP, CLEAR AT 29FT, FOUL AT 31FT. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK BY E/S 30FT [LAT] IN GEN DEPTH 50FT. SCOUR BY E/S 51FT. WK LOCATED BY HMS EGERIA, THOUGHT TO BE HMT BENVOLIO. A GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. FLAT SEABED. SMALL OBSTN, DCS3 REVEALED TWO SMALL FIRM CONTACTS WITH SHADOW INDICATING WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE H525, 30.5.68, HI 39/68)

- NM 2312/69. H4601/68 16.10.69 H4601/68 16.10.69 BTDB REQUEST HYDROGRAPHER THAT WK SHOULD BE BUOYED. (BTDB LTR LDC/DS CON M 181/64, 3.10.69) H4601/68 5.1.70 H4601/68 5.1.70 MOD(N) (HOME(N)) AGREE TO LAY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G10S APPROX 315DEG 1C FROM WK. (HOME(N) LTR DTD 4.12.69) H4601/68 14.4.70 H4601/68 14.4.70 SW 5MS IN 533633N, 002109E, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S 1.3C W OF WK. (AGHM ROSYTH HN)

- NM 685/70. H4601/68 12.6.70 H4601/68 12.6.70 POSN NOW 533631N, 002058E, WITH BUOY IN 533635N, 002051E. (TRINITY HOUSE)

- NM 1033/70. H4601/68 9.10.70 H4601/68,N/HO/H/5543/69 9.10.70 WK SWEPT AND DIVED ON BY GARGAINEY & FOUND TO BE A CONCRETE BALLOON BARRAGE STRUCTURE & NOT HMT BENVOLIO. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LIFT, BUT VESSEL NOT STRONG ENOUGH. WK WAS MOVED BUT REMAINED IN SAME POSN, WITH SAME DEPTH OVER IT [30FT 5IN]. DIAGRAMS OF STRUCTURE IN JACKET. RECOMMENDED TO BE DISPERSED WITH EXPLOSIVES OR LIFTED BY COASTAL CLASS SALVAGE VESSAL TO DEEP WATER. POSN FIXED BY DECCA, & COMPASS BEARING AND RADAR RANGE. WK BUOY 299.5DEG[T], 1000FT. (ASSISTANT MOORING & SALVAGE OFFICERS REPORT, ROSYTH, 11.9.70) H4601/68 5.3.71 H4601/68 N/HO/H/5543/69 5.3.71 TO BE DISPERSED BY EXPLOSIVES. (LTR TO FOSN1, 22.2.71) H4601/68 30.6.71 H4601/68 30.6.71 DIVING SURVEY REVEALED OB COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. ESTIMATE HT OF RUBBLE ABOVE SEABEAD 3FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H4601/68 19.8.71 H4601/68 19.8.71 ISS TO EXAMINE. (HI SEP'71, FOSNIS 121046Z JUL, MOD 151005Z JUL) H4601/68 3.1.72 H4601/68 3.1.72 AREA 600MTRS SQUARE SEARCHED WITH MS47 TRANSIT SONAR. FEW SMALL CONTACTS FOUND. AREA SWEPT, CLEAR AT 9.2MTRS [30FT], FOUL AT 10.2MTRS [33.5FT]. POSN OF F INDICATES THAT ALTHOUGH THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN SATISFACTORILY DEMOLISHED THERE MAY BE PORTIONS OF ANOTHER WK IN AREA. AREA TO BE SEARCHED BY HMS NURTON [MINEHUNTER] IN 1972. (SOISS R OF S, 23.11.71 & ENTERPRISE H525 NO 49/71) H4601/68 13.4.72 H4601/68 13.4.72 RE-INFORCED CONCRETE GIRDERS MAX HT 5FT FOUND IN THIS POSN, WK 4C TO SW EXAM'D, NOT BENVOLIO. (HMS NURTON 161245Z MAR) H4601/68 1.6.72 H4601/68 1.6.72 AREA 1000YDS AROUND POSN SEARCHED. SCATTERED REMAINS OF CONCRETE COVERED AREA OF 50 SQ YDS. NO SIGN OF BENVOLIO. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER, SONAR & E/S 13.64MTRS [7FMS 3FT]. POSN 533635.14N, 002059.72E [EUR], 533631N, 002101E [OGB] USING HIFIX. (HMS NURTON, 24.4.72, & SOISS LTR DTD 8.8.72) H4601/68 13.10.72 H4601/68 13.10.72 WK BUOY REMOVED BY RMAS GARGANEY. (FOSN1 LTR DTD 9.10.72) H2395/73 9.1.74 H2395/73 9.1.74 CLOSE SDG & SWEPT BY MS47 DCS3. LEAST DEPTH 14.0MTRS IN 15.4MTRS. SCOUR 16.3MTRS [LAT]. FLAT SEABED. SMALL OBSTN. DCS3 REVEALED TWO SMALL FIRM CONTACTS WITH SHADOW INDICATING WK. POSN 533632N, 002100E USING HI-FIX. (HMS EGERIA H525 NO.128/73 K6826/2) 4.5.93 4.5.93 SHOWN AS WK 13.6MTRS ON ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS SURVEY HUMBER 3/3 [1991 EDN]. NCA. HH091/178/01 3.3.08 HH091/178/01 3.3.08 EXAM'D 13.9.07 IN 5636.540N, 0020.917E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.01 IN GEN DEPTH 15.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 13.7MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 0.78MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. AN AREA OF DEBRIS IN THREE MAIN SECTIONS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1178). AMEND OBSTN 15MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 4.9.13 4.9.13 EXAM'D 19.4.13 IN 5336.539N, 0020.915E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.79 IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. LENGTH 13.0MTRS, WIDTH 9.5MTRS, HT 0.71MTR. DEBRIS AND RUBBLE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). AMEND OBSTN 14.7MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF SCATTERED RUBBLE

Position: 53 36.54 N,0 20.917 E

 

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