This is the information page about the shipwreck Polvena (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 48 52.94 N,5 0.09 W (48.699, -5.1015)
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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: POLVENA (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1917
Water depth above wreck: 90 meter
Known since: 1917, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: SANK IN 485500N, 051000W APPROX. (LL WW1). 21.6.76 SHOWN AS NDW PA IN 485300N, 050000W [EUR] ON FRENCH 6031 [1975 EDN]. 24.1.78 SHOWN AS NDW ON FRENCH 6680. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS. H1271/78 14.4.78 INS AS NDW PA IN 485300N, 050000W. NC 2644. 10.8.87 NOW SHOWN AS WK USC PD 75MTRS ON FRENCH 6680 [1986 EDN]. 26.2.88 SHOWN ON FRENCH 7067 [1987 EDN]. ALSO LISTED IN FRENCH WK RECORDS 1987 NO.14585008. INS AS WK USC PD 75MTRS. NC 2644. 19.1.93 REPD THAT 'POLVENA' WAS LOCATED BY ITALIAN SALVAGE CO. IN 484700N, 051000E APPROX IN 1952. (A C CROTHALL, TELECON). 26.2.09 SHOWN IN 4852.940N, 0500.090W [WGD] ON FRENCH 6680 [3RD EDN 2003, CORRECT TO NM 42 29 08, 1:150,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NC 2647.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 48 52.94 N,5 0.09 W