This is the information page about the shipwreck Philomene, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 47 43.691 N,3 39.888 W (47.725483333333, -3.369)

 

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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. Agnus dei
2. Audacieuse
3. Bassure baas
4. Baumann
5. Baynaen
6. Bernadette
7. Birchgrove
8. Crapaud
9. Devastation
10. Edouard de cougy
11. Graafvisar (possibly)
12. Guinevere
13. Iser
14. Jean-pierre robert
15. Jeanne conseil
16. Kisagata maru
17. L'aventurier
18. La margotte
19. Locqueltas
20. Lys immacule
21. Malsain
22. Nadia
23. Padre mazareno
24. Philomene
25. Rodi
26. Salamis
27. Sanaga
28. Saturn
29. Sperrbrecher 134
30. Strasbourg

 

Name: PHILOMENE

Year of registration: 1918

Water depth above wreck: 30 meter

Known since: 1918, last detected: 2017

Details measurements/cartography: SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 12M SE BY E FROM ILES DE GLENAN. (LL WW1). NCA. SINKING POSN'S STATED AS 474345N, 034100W & 474345N, 034000W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. M51085 9.11.18 SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN BAY OF BISCAY. NO POSN GIVEN. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NCA. H2474/19 11.7.19 SHOWN AS WK IN 474330N, 034000W ON FR WK CHART 10103. NE 2352 & NE 2645. H4748/25 17.7.25 WK 5.75FMS IN 474345N, 034000W. (PARIS NM 73/1512).

- NM 1310/25. H1469/30 28.2.30 G CON BUOY ESTABLISHED 2C SSW OF WK. (PARIS NM 7/343). SQ DATE. H445/31 13.2.31 SHOWN AS WK 5.5FMS ON FR 5479. NE 2352 & NE 2645. H3897/33 8.6.33 LEAST DEPTH 16MTRS IN 474343N, 033954W. (PARIS NM 21/931). AMENDED TO WK 8.75FMS IN 474343N, 033954W & DELETE BUOY.

- NM 854/33. 17.4.50 SHOWN AS WK 16MTRS IN 474345N, 034000W ON FR 5045. 7.1.82 SHOWN IN 474344N, 033954W ON FR 5479 [1981 EDN]. 26.7.83 SS 'PHILOMENE' IN 474348.4N, 033948.1W [EUR]. LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER. LEAST DEPTH 16MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS BY E/S. (FR WK RECORDS 1983). H3913/62 31.7.84 LEAST DEPTH NOW 27MTRS IN 474345N, 033948.1W. (FR NM 84 02 35). R/P. 17.8.88 WK, NAME GIVEN AS 'PHILOMENE' POSSIBLY, IN 474348.3N, 033948.1W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 20MTRS. LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER. LEAST DEPTH 27.4MTRS BY E/S. (FR WK RECORDS 1987, NO.14573043). 29.8.01 SHOWN AS WK 27MTRS IN 4743.805N, 0339.802W [EUR] ON FR 7031 [1993 EDN]. SHOWN ON BA 2821 [2000 EDN].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 47 43.691 N,3 39.888 W

 

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