This is the information page about the shipwreck Nicolaos piangos, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 58.756 N,1 37.488 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alastair
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Angelus
8. Annie
9. Atlanticos
10. Balgownie (probably)
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British captain
15. British fortune (probably)
16. Brixton
17. Cairnside
18. Carica milica
19. Cedarwood (possibly)
20. Churston
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Cresta
28. Dagmar (probably)
29. Denewood
30. Denise germaine (possibly)
31. Disa (possibly)
32. Dulwich
33. Dunwich bank wk
34. Dynamo
35. Edernian
36. El argentino
37. Empire bridge
38. Erna boldt (probably)
39. Estrella (possibly)
40. European gateway (part of)
41. Eva witte
42. Excelsior
43. F stobart (probably)
44. Faithful star
45. Farmatyr
46. Firth
47. Fleurita
48. Fort massac
49. Forth
50. Friargate (possibly)
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Gannet (possibly)
53. Gena
54. Gerhard
55. Gipsy (possibly)
56. Golconda (possibly)
57. Grantleyhall (possibly)
58. Grenadier (probably)
59. Grisdeale
60. Groeswen (probably)
61. Harlington (probably)
62. Harlyn (probably)
63. Harriet
64. Hebe
65. Hendon hall
66. Heworth
67. Hillglen
68. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
69. Hm torpedo boat no.12
70. Hmml 127 (possibly)
71. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
72. Hms adonis (possibly)
73. Hms arethusa
74. Hms coquette
75. Hms donna nook
76. Hms duchess of hamilton
77. Hms dundalk
78. Hms eros (possibly)
79. Hms forward iii
80. Hms franc tireur
81. Hms hastfen
82. Hms hirose (probably)
83. Hms holdene
84. Hms japan
85. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
86. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
87. Hms leandros
88. Hms lord airedale
89. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
90. Hms ludlow
91. Hms marconi
92. Hms monarch
93. Hms moravia (possibly)
94. Hms nadine
95. Hms new comet (possibly)
96. Hms resono (possibly)
97. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
98. Hms river clyde (possibly)
99. Hms river clyde (possibly)
100. Hms sisapon
101. Hms sisters melville
102. Hms st seiriol
103. Hms tervani
104. Hms tunisian
105. Hms velia (possibly)
106. Hms waveflower
107. Hms whooper
108. Hms william wesney
109. Hmsm e6
110. Hmtb 10
111. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
112. Hnlms 227
113. Hornchurch
114. Ignis (possibly)
115. Ingi
116. Ionian (possibly)
117. Iris (possibly)
118. J c dalble
119. Janny
120. Jim
121. Josefina thorden (after part)
122. Kankakee
123. Khartoum (possibly)
124. Knarsdale
125. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
126. Koningen emma (possibly)
127. Kwasind
128. Lady salisbury
129. Lincairn (possibly)
130. Lindfar
131. Lisette
132. Little world
133. Lonhelen (possibly)
134. Lowland
135. Mac 5 (possibly)
136. Magdapur
137. Mahseer
138. Mangara
139. Marie leonhardt (probably)
140. Mascotte
141. Mecklenburg
142. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
143. Mexico
144. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
145. Moidart
146. Morar
147. Nereus
148. Newhaven (possibly)
149. Nico
150. Nicolaos piangos
151. Norhauk
152. Norwich trader
153. Ocean lassie
154. Ocean pride
155. Old charlton
156. Ostprussen (possibly)
157. Paullette
158. Peik
159. Persistant whisper
160. Pescado
161. Petshenga (possibly)
162. Phryne
163. Plawsworth (possibly)
164. Polgarth
165. Prince igor (probably)
166. Princess juliana
167. Profit
168. Protinus (possibly)
169. Quickstep
170. Ravenscraig (possibly)
171. Rhenas (possibly)
172. Rumania
173. Salerno (possibly)
174. Salerno (possibly)
175. Savona (probably)
176. Scimitar
177. Sea king
178. Second chance (possibly)
179. Sheaf field
180. Simon bolivar
181. Stad maastricht
182. Storm
183. Sunbeam
184. Sunk head tower
185. Sweep ii
186. Telegraaf xviii
187. Tergestea
188. Terukuni maru
189. The sultan
190. Thornaby (possibly)
191. Thyra
192. Torchbearer
193. Uc 11 (possibly)
194. Uc 72 (possibly)
195. Vae victis
196. Vancouver
197. Volscian (possibly)
198. Walsingham
199. Warrenpoint
200. Wearside
201. White ghost
202. Wychwood (possibly)
203. Wyetown
204. Yampa (part of)
205. Yampa (part of)
206. Yampa (part of)
207. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
208. Yewkyle (possibly)
209. Ypapanti

 

Name: NICOLAOS PIANGOS

Length 117.3 meter, width: 15.8 meter, draught: 8.2, tonnage 4499 ton

Cause: built in 1912 by northumberland sb co. owned at time of loss by m n piangos & parteners. triple expansion engine of 320nhp. bombed by german aircraft and set on fire. later broke in two. six men lost.

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 191 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20190629

Details measurements/cartography: H03827/41 30.12.41 INS ST PA.

- NM 3074/41. H03827/41 16.5.42 AMEND TO DWPA.

- NM 1016/42. H5150/50 16.8.50 AMEND TO WK 4FT. (HMS SCOTT, 1950).

- NM 1606/50. H5150/50 2.4.59 SWEPT CLEAR AT 4FT, FOUL AT 5FT. (HMS SCOTT SWEEP REPORT 8.7.50). H1144/65 3.8.65 LEAST E/S 11FT IN 18FT. NO SCOUR. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. SHARP, CLEAR E/S TRACE. POOR DECCA CONDITIONS. (HMS ECHO, 10.11.64). H3186/73 8.5.73 EXAM'D IN 515842N, 013742E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.6MTRS (12 FT) IN 8.2 MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA. 7.11.73 AMEND TO SW 1.2MTRS. NC 2052. H3186/73 21.2.79 EXAM'D 4.10.78 IN 515842N, 013735E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. WRECKAGE APPARENTLY IN 3 MAIN PARTS. LEAST E/S DEPTHS 6.0, 1.6MTRS & 5.3MTRS. GEN DEPTHS 6 TO 8MTRS. SCOUR 11MTRS TO E. GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR RESPONSE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 60C/78). PROBABLY TWO WKS. AMEND TO WKS 1.6MTRS. BR STD. H4027/86 2.11.87 EXAM'D 9.7.87 IN 515843N, 013736E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.1 IN GEN DEPTH 7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 10.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.5MTRS. LIES IN TWO SECTIONS - NORTHERN IS 77MTRS LONG AND THE SOUTHERN 46MTRS. WIDTH 9MTRS. WELL BURIED IN SANDY BOTTOM WITH 010/190 DEG ORIENTATION. GIVES GOOD SONAR SHADOW FROM THE SOUTH. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 376). NCA. HH090/667/01 13.12.95 EXAM'D 30.6.95 IN 515844.06N, 013729.04E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.2 IN GEN DEPTH 9.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. WK HAS DETERIORATED, THERE IS NO HEIGHT ABOVE SEA FLOOR. DETAILS CONFIRMED BY DIVERS. CHART AS FOUL. (OCEANICS, HI 667). BR STD. SEP 2019/000272653 21.11.19 EXAM'D 29.06.19; IN 5158.756N, 0137.488E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 4.92 MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS, LENGTH 109.8MTRS, WIDTH 29.1MTRS, HEIGHT 7.9MTRS, ORIENTATION 191/011 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 77.1MTRS, WIDTH 25.6MTRS, 5.48MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 228 DEGS. DEGRADED WRECK WITH LARGE CYLINDER IN THE CENTRE. (CLINTON MARINE, HI 1584). AMEND DW 4.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 58.756 N,1 37.488 E

 

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