This is the information page about the shipwreck Plm 4 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 8.461 N,0 50.079 W (50.2121667, -0.7257)

 

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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. Albert
2. Asger ryg
3. British commerce
4. Chatburn (possibly)
5. Coral
6. Donegal (possibly)
7. Fort yale
8. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
9. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
10. Hmcs alberni
11. Hms loyalty
12. Hooness
13. Kingsdyke
14. Krasnaya presnia
15. Maid of orleans
16. Orminster
17. Pearl (possibly)
18. Plm 4 (possibly)
19. Polandia (possibly)
20. Ringen
21. Saint andre (probably)
22. Saint enogat
23. Sines (possibly)
24. Spearfish
25. Tangara
26. Teelin head
27. Tela (possibly)
28. U 741
29. U 86 (formerly)
30. Uss osprey
31. Whale unit 552 (possibly)

 

Name: PLM 4 (POSSIBLY)

Length 77.1 meter, width: 13.4 meter, draught: 7.9, tonnage 2640 ton
Load: coal

Cause: Built in 1916 by great lakes enginering works. owned at the time of loss by soc. nationale d'affretements. passage the tyne for le havre. torpedoed by german submarine. (dods & ll ww1).

Year of registration: 1917

Water depth above wreck: 49 meter, Height above seabed: 60 cm

Known since: 1917, last detected: 2014

Details measurements/cartography: SUNK IN 500745N, 005300W APPROX. (MASTER'S REPORT, DOCKET M4949), IN 500300N, 010300W. (AP PORTSMOUTH). ACCEPT MASTER'S POSN. H03737/44 10.11.44 NDW IN 500830N, 005018W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - FNM 2468/44. 9.2.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT REPORTED IN 500836N, 005030W ON 9.2.45 BY 17TH ESCORT GROUP. (AUBD 304/39). 14.8.74 NOW CHARTED AS USC 28MTRS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2450. 22.8.91 WK LOCATED IN 500832.5N, 004958W [EUR] [+/- 20MTRS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 46.7 IN GEN DEPTH 50MTRS. DCS3 HT 3MTRS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTED. (FR WK NO 18100033). CHART AS WK 46MTRS IN 500827N, 004957W [OGB]. NE 2450. 15.6.07 LIES IN 5008.537N, 0049.970W [EUR]. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). [WGD] POSN: 5008.482N, 0050.052W. BR STD. SEP 2014/000018243 29.1.14 LOCATED IN 5008.460N, 0050.074W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 42.46MTRS. LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT APPROX 2MTRS. LIES NE/SW. (MMT, HN DTD 16.1.14 FOR HI 1430). INTACT, UPRIGHT, BOWS NE. AMEND WK 42MTRS. 8.4.14 LOCATED IN 5008.461N, 0050.079W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 40.72 IN GEN DEPTH 49.4MTRS. SCOUR 1.1MTR DEEP EXTENDS 6MTRS S. LENGTH 82MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS, HT 8.68MTRS. LIES 060/240 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT, STBD SIDE FWD COLLAPSING. (NETSURVEY, HI 1430). AMEND WK 40MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS NE, SCOUR EXTENDS TO ENE

Position: 50 8.461 N,0 50.079 W

 

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