This is the information page about the shipwreck Orland, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 62 42.2 N,6 39 E (62.874666666667, 6.5483333333333)

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: ORLAND

Length 76.2 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 2080 ton
Load: coal

Cause: vessel, built 1917 as "war banner", was bombed & sunk by german aircraft near blo, off midsund after leaving alesund. (ll ww2 & british standard ships of ww1)

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H811/52 10.11.71 WK OF ORLAND IN 624212N, 063900E IN 28FMS, OFF BLOBUKTA. (OSLO NM 1/48/52) STATED AS LYING IN 20FMS. (LL WW2) NCA. 16.12.04 EXISTING SCALES TOO SMALL. BA 3087 TO BE WITHDRAWN. AREA BLUED OUT ON NE 2306.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 62 42.2 N,6 39 E

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