This is the information page about the shipwreck Normandiet, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 28.81 N,5 31.375 W (53.625166666667, -5.4926666666667)

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.

Name: Normandiet

Length 81.1 meter, width: 11.3 meter, draught: 4.9, tonnage 1843 ton
Load: ferrous elements and ores: unrefined and refined

Cause: ex-kronprincesse louise. built in 1902. owned at time of loss by lambert brothers ltd, london. two boilers, triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage bilbao for glasgow. torpedoed by u-91. 19 men lost. (sibi).positional analysis: the position in u91's ktb plots 3.8nm south of this wreck. it should also be noted that the position given in war losses (1990) is the same as given by the senior survivor (3rd engineer) and is given as 34nm sw of holyhead (tnaadm 137/1516). the position was alsogiven by another survivor as 34nm swj6w of the chickens(tna adm137/1516). in the light of the fact that all the senior officers perished in the sinking, the survivor depositions appear less accurate. they plot 70nm apart. the nearest plots 15.2nm north of the wreck.archival analysis: the u-boat ktb and survivor reports in adm 137/1516 both state the vessel was stuck aft, survivors stating the torpedo hit no4hold. the wreck is damaged aft. the ship was enroute to glasgow from spain and would therefore have been steaming in a northerly route. the wreck points to the north.

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 88 meter, Height above seabed: 0 cm

Known since: 1918, last detected: 1983

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK 34 MILES SW BY W FROM CALF OF MAN. (WW1SL). H0109/45 SONAR CONTACT IN 532930N, 053300W APPROX. HEIGHT 42FT. (W.A.G.O. 524 & AUBD 319/271). H4466/81 5.7.83 WK LOCATED IN 532849N, 053120W [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH 79MTRS. (HMS FOX, SIGNAL DTD 30.6.83). BR STD. H4466/81 29.2.84 EXAM'D 29.6.83 IN 532849N, 053120W [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 79 IN GEN DEPTH 88MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTR. DCS3 HT 10MTRS, LENGTH 40MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. NO SIGNS OF MASTS. ORIENTATION N/S. (HMS FOX, HI 95). NFA. [WGD] POSN: 5328.810N, 0531.375W. BA 44. 16.2.23 WRECK SURVEYED 15/5/2019: MBES DATA SHOWS CARGO SHIP WITH HOLDS FORE AND AFT, LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 10.5MTRS. THE U-BOAT POSN, DIMENSIONS OF THE WK AND DAMAGE OF THE WRECK ARE CONSISTENT WITH VESSEL "NORMANDIET". (INNES MCCARTNEY BOOK "ECHOES FROM THE DEEP"). UPDATE "NORMANDIET" AND ATTRIBUTES.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT AND INTACT

Position: 53 28.81 N,5 31.375 W

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