Wreck: Nike (possibly) (Steam ship)

This is the information page about the shipwreck Nike (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 8.626 N,1 17.497 W (55.143767, -1.291617)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: NIKE (POSSIBLY)

Length 82.4 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 5.6, tonnage 1834 ton
Load: wood: unprocessed and products

Cause: ex-mario. ex-caledonia. built in 1883 by oswald, mordaunt & co, southampton. owned at time of loss by angf aktieb, nike. two boilers, compound expansion engine of 184 nhp, single shaft. passage malmo for london. torpedoed in turn by german mtbs v-100, g-101, g-103 & g-104 while in convoy. (sibi). 16 lost, two injured. (r young).

Year of registration: 1998

Water depth above wreck: 54 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm

Known since: 1998

Details measurements/cartography: HH090/796/01 8.1.99 EXAM'D 25.7.98 IN 550837.6N, 011729.8W [WGD[] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 45.3 IN GEN DEPTH 54MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 54.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.4MTRS. LENGTH 86MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 025/205 DEGS. LARGE BROKEN WK LYING ON ITS SIDE. SLIGHT SCOUR TO THE EAST. (GARDLINE, HI 796). INS AS WK 45MTRS. BR STD. 7.9.07 THIS COULD BE NIKE, BEING IN THE RIGHT AREA AND THE CORRECT SIZE. (R YOUNG). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: IN TWO UNEQUAL PARTS

Position: 55 8.626 N,1 17.497 W

 

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