This is the information page about the shipwreck Polandia (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 24.925 N,0 47.569 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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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.

 

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2. Alaska
3. Albert
4. Algiers
5. Angry fish
6. Arno (possibly)
7. Asger ryg
8. Atlas (probably)
9. Axwell
10. Basil-2
11. Bettann (bow section)
12. British commerce
13. Cambrian princess (probably)
14. Candia
15. Carbineer
16. City of mexico
17. Coral
18. Cuba
19. Donegal (possibly)
20. Elford
21. Flag theofano
22. Fort yale
23. Gartland
24. Gascony
25. Gerarda
26. Germa geisha
27. Glenlee
28. Hedwig lunstedt
29. Highland corrie
30. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
31. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
32. Hmcs alberni
33. Hms apley (possibly)
34. Hms evadne (possibly)
35. Hms implacable
36. Hms loyalty
37. Hms northcoates
38. Hms pine
39. Hms prince leopold
40. Hms sapper
41. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
42. Hooness
43. Lightfoot (possibly)
44. Lola (possibly)
45. Lowmount
46. Maid of orleans
47. Orminster
48. Plm 4 (possibly)
49. Polandia (possibly)
50. Ramsholm (possibly)
51. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
52. Ringen
53. Saint andre (probably)
54. Saint enogat
55. Shirala
56. Sines (possibly)
57. Spearfish
58. Teelin head
59. U 1195
60. U 86 (formerly)
61. U 86 (possibly)
62. Ub 81
63. Uss osprey
64. Vesuvio (possibly)
65. Vigda
66. War helmet
67. Whale unit 552 (possibly)
68. Zaanstroom

 

Name: POLANDIA (POSSIBLY)

Length 88.5 meter, width: 11.6 meter, tonnage 2238 ton

Cause: Built in 1898 by blohm & voss, hamburg. owned at time of loss by the british government. triple expansion engine, single shaft. missing, presumed sunk.

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 66 meter, Height above seabed: 152 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2003

Details measurements/cartography: H0121/45 22.3.45 NON-SUB CONTACT IN 502500N, 004800W. LENGTH 122FT, HEIGHT 26-30FT. EXTENT OF TARGET 10DEGS AT 800YDS. (PORTSMOUTH LIST, 22.3.45). H4121/76 8.11.76 WRECK LOCATED 9,10.6.76 IN 502453.6N, 004728.8W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. A DEFINITE WRECK NOT A NSC. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 65MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. SEABED OF COARSE SAND & STONES. DCS3 HEIGHT 10.9MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 400FT. A LARGE WRECK WHICH APPEARS TO BE BROKEN UP. LIES APPROX 160/340DEGS. (HMS FAWN, HI 52/76). CHART AS WK 54MTRS.

- NM BLOCK 239/77. HH090/952/01 30.10.03 EXAM'D 9.6.03 IN 5024.925N, 0047.569W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57.2 IN GEN DEPTH 66MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. DCS3 HT 10.7MTRS. LIES 152/332 DEGS WITH BOWS TOWARDS 152 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LARGE WK. (GARDLINE, HI 952). BR STD. HH100/351/22 19.4.06 DIVED 6.03 IN 5024.893N, 0047.480W [WGD]. LENGTH 150MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. HT BY DEPTH GAUGE 8MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LARGE VESSEL SITTING UPRIGHT. MASSIVE DAMAGE TO BOW AFTER BRIDGE SECTION. REAR HOLD CONTAINS LARGE AMOUNT OF CHINA, SOME CARRYING MARK OF GERMAN EAST AFRICA LINE. (DELTA DIVERS). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOW

Position: 50 24.925 N,0 47.569 W

 

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