This is the information page about the shipwreck Phoenix 203, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 2.591 N,5 30.63 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Aida lauro
4. Alacrity
5. Alden gifford (possibly)
6. Alster (possibly)
7. Antwerpen
8. Arbel (probably)
9. Ardgarry
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asia
14. Aurelien
15. Austria (possibly)
16. Balbec
17. Ballarat
18. Bard (possibly)
19. Besse (probably)
20. Bessemer city (probably)
21. Bill (part of)(possibly)
22. Bill (possibly)
23. Busby
24. Chimu
25. Christina
26. Christos markettos
27. City of cardiff
28. City of corinth (possibly)
29. City of westminster (& kul)
30. Congener
31. Conqueror
32. Corvus
33. Courtown
34. Denebola
35. Depois
36. Devon
37. Dunaskin
38. Dundee (probably)
39. Dux (possibly)
40. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
41. Enrico parodi
42. Eva (possibly)
43. Facto
44. Fanny lambert
45. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
46. Gallier (possibly)
47. Garthclyde (possibly)
48. Gemini
49. Glamorgan coast
50. Glendale
51. Gleno
52. Grip (part of)
53. Helene (probably)
54. Hellopes
55. Hms anson
56. Hms gloaming
57. Hms royalo
58. Hms warspite
59. Hms warspite (part of)
60. Hockwold
61. Holland xix
62. Hopeful (possibly)
63. Iona
64. J duncan
65. Jose de aramburu
66. Joshua nicholson
67. Juan ferrer
68. Juanita
69. Kate thomas (possibly)
70. Kildonan ?
71. Kilmaho
72. Kintuck
73. Lake grafton
74. Lake grafton (possibly)
75. Liberty
76. Lincoln
77. Loe bar wk
78. Lorle (probably)
79. Lovat
80. Luna
81. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
82. Luxembourg (probably)
83. Lyminge
84. Madeline
85. Marie roberts
86. Maroc
87. Merle
88. Mervyn (possibly)
89. Moorview
90. Mystique (possibly)
91. Nanna (possibly)
92. New pioneer
93. Nile
94. Noya (possibly)
95. Ocean harvest
96. Ospra
97. Phoenix 202
98. Phoenix 203
99. Pioneer (possibly)
100. Polesley (possibly)
101. Ponthieu
102. Prestige
103. Primo ?
104. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
105. Princess royal
106. Quarnero
107. Reidar (possibly)
108. Rms mulheim
109. Royal anne galley
110. Saint guenole
111. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
112. Saxon briton
113. Schiedam
114. Sea viper
115. Secil japan (bow section)
116. Secil japan (stern section)
117. Setubel(probably)
118. Sirius (possibly)
119. St anthony (possibly)
120. St chamond
121. St george (possibly)
122. Stabil (possibly)
123. Sten (possibly)
124. Sylvia-mary z-525
125. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
126. Traute sarnow
127. Tungufoss
128. Tyrhaug
129. U 1018
130. U 1209 (possibly)
131. U 399
132. Umbre
133. Underwood
134. Union star (parts of)(probably)
135. Veghtstroom (possibly)
136. Vigrid (possibly)
137. Vine branch (possibly)
138. Vinovia
139. Westwood (possibly)
140. Wild boar
141. William cory
142. Yewcroft
143. Zone (probably)

 

Name: PHOENIX 203

Length 76.2 meter, width: 30.5 meter

Cause:

Year of registration: 1944

Water depth above wreck: 50 meter, Height above seabed: 16 cm

Known since: 1944, last detected: 20160613

Details measurements/cartography: H04288/44 11.11.44 WK 18FMS [33MTRS] IN 500234N, 053035W. (SENIOR OFICER, 1ST EG). - FNM 2502/44. H04288/44 12.4.60 APPROX LENGTH 250FT, WIDTH 100FT BY PITOMETER LOG. HT BY E/S 57FT. DIR 030/210DEGS. ON AN EVEN KEEL. LEAST DEPTH 20FMS. POSN BY HSA. (HMS APPFLECK, 5.10.44). NCA. H0113/45 12.4.60 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 500236N, 053036W. (PLYMOUTH LIST 4.7.45). NCA. H2590/76 24.2.76 WK LOCATED IN 500233.89N, 053034.64W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 31MTRS IN GEN DEPTH OF 51MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). CHART AS WK 31MTRS [17FMS].

- NM 808/76. H1930/76 29.11.76 LOCATED 5.8.76 IN 500242N, 053035W [OGB] USING DECCA DURING SONAR TRIALS. LENGTH APPROX 175FT, BEAM 60FT. LIES 030/210DEGS ON A SMOOTH BOTTOM. (HMS HERALD, HI 18/76). NCA. H4919/77 21.11.77 LOCATED USING MAGNETOMETER, GOOD RESPONSE. (E GILES, 3.11.77). NCA. H1310/82/7 8.3.82 'MULBURY DOCK' LIES IN 500247N, 053037W USING DECCA. (A M JONES, 12.2.82). NCA. H5982/82 20.4.83 SHOWN IN 500256N, 053044W [OGB] ON KINGFISHER K[SW]6 [1982 EDN]. NCA. 19.2.01 LIES IN 5002.594N, 0530.633W [WGD] USING GPS. (J PUTLEY 13.2.01). NCA. HH100/351/18 27.2.02 MULBERRY DOCK IN 5002.611N, 0530.610W [WGD]. (J ROSEVEARE, E-MAIL DTD 20.2.02). AMEND POSN. BR STD. SEP 2016/000091765 27.10.16 EXAM'D; 13.6.16 IN 5002.591N, 0530.630W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 32MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS, LENGTH 64.76MTRS, WIDTH 25.2MTRS, HEIGHT 18.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 016/196 DEGS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. WRECK IS LARGE CONCRETE STRUCTURE, PART OF MULBERRY HARBOUR FOR THE NORMANDY INVASION. PROMINENT, LARGE AND FLAT FEATURE IN RECTANGULAR SHAPE. LARGE REGION OF COLLAPSE AT THE SOUTHERN END. (MMT, HI 1500). AMEND NDW 32MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 2.591 N,5 30.63 W

 

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