Wreck: Polycarp (possibly) (Steam ship)
This is the information page about the shipwreck Polycarp (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 30.505 N,5 44.507 W (49.715066666667, -5.6515333333333)
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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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Shipwreck details
Name: POLYCARP (POSSIBLY)
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 101 meter, Height above seabed: 165 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 2005
Details measurements/cartography: H095/39 5.7.40 SUNK IN 493200N, 053500W, APPROX. (C-IN-C WEST APPS, 3.7.40). GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 493200N, 053500W. (AUBD 2675A/32). SUNK IN 494900N, 053500W. (WW2SL). 25.4.78 INS AS USC PA 75MTRS IN 493200N, 053500W. NC 2565. H6501/87 9.3.89 NOTHING OTHER THAN A PROMINENT TEXTURE BAND LOCATED IN CHARTED POSN BUT A DEFINITE WK EXAM'D 11.11.88 IN 493029N, 054426W [OGB] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 92 IN GEN DEPTH 100MTRS. NO SCOUR. HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL HT 7.0MTRS, SHADOW HT 7.9MTRS. FAIRLY BROKEN UP AND LYING 165/345DEGS WITH AN AREA OF POSSIBLE CARGO ADJACENT TO THE N. LENGTH 91MTRS, BEAM 12.5MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 430). AMEND TO WK 92MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 942/89. H3943/88 7.11.89 EXAM'D 30.6.89 IN 493028N, 054427W [OGB] USING SYLEDIS AND HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 93 IN GEN DEPTH 101MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS, LENGTH 100MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS AND IS WELL DECAYED. (TH, PILOTAGE & MARINE, HI 465). NCA. HH100/351/04 22.4.91 LOCATED IN 493038.5N, 054423W USING GPS. (D TURTLE, 2.4.91). 5.12.00 DATA RE-ASSESSED. AMEND TO WK 93MTRS IN 493028N, 054427W [OGB]. BR STD. 10.7.06 EXAM'D 26.5.05 EXAM'D BY ROV. STEEL WRECK SITE. LOSTS OF DEBRIS AND NETS ALL AROUND. (ODYSSEY INTERNATIONAL). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DECAYED
Position: 49 30.505 N,5 44.507 W
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