This is the information page about the shipwreck Petshenga (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 8.551 N,1 49.936 E (52.4370167, 1.7918333)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: PETSHENGA (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1943
Water depth above wreck: 29 meter, Height above seabed: 63 cm
Known since: 1943, last detected: 20161216
Details measurements/cartography: H01479/43 12.3.59 WRECK LOCATED BY SONAR 24.4.43. LEAST E/S 13FMS IN 18FMS. (HMS CAMPBELL & HMS KITTIWAKE HN 1/43). H3273/61 10.9.62 WRECK LOCATED IN 520830N, 015000E. LEAST E/S 70FT IN 98FT. (HMS SCOTT 1962). INS AS WK 11FMS. LC 1543. 11.12.72 AMEND TO WK 21MTRS. NC 1543. HH090/616/01 6.1.95 EXAM'D 6.8.94 IN 520832.17N, 015004.90E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 18.6, FOUL 18.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 22.2 IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LENGTH 94MTRS, WIDTH 29MTRS. LIES 050/230 DEGS. APPEARS UPRIGHT AND INTACT. HATCHES ARE EVIDENT ON THE DCS3 RECORD. POSSIBLY SUPERSTRUCTURE REMAINS. (GARDLINE, HI 616). AMEND TO SW 18.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 685/95. HH100/351/17 23.7.01 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. UPRIGHT AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PARTLY DISPERSED. CENTRE SECTION INTACT, BUT NO SUPERSTRUCTURE LEFT. BOW IS BROKEN AWAY FROM MAIN HULL AND LISTS TO ITS PORT SIDE. LARGE WINCHES FOUND. ESTIMATE WK TO BE SEVERAL THOUSAND TONS IN SIZE. (B HICKINBOTTON, LTR DTD 18.7.01). NCA. SEP 2012/000212161 16.1.12 LOCATED IN 5208.562N, 0149.983E [WGD]. HT 6.3MTRS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EAST ANGLIA OFFSHORE WIND LTD, REPORT BY EMU LTD DTD 12.6.12). DEPTH 19MTRS SHOWN IN DIGITAL DATA. RETAIN SW 18.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2017/000091759 5.9.17 EXAM'D 16.12.16; IN 5208.551N, 0149.936E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 22.58MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 29MTRS, LENGTH 102.8MTRS, WIDTH 24.62MTRS, HEIGHT 7.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 063/243 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 150.62MTRS, 2.81MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 039DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1495). AMEND DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 52 8.551 N,1 49.936 E