This is the information page about the shipwreck Profit, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 47.476 N,1 30.393 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Aircraft
5. Alabama (possibly)
6. Albion (probably)
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Avon
10. Balakani
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Baltrader
13. Bella donna
14. Blackhill
15. Bonnington court
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cerne
19. Churston
20. City of brisbane
21. Clan monroe
22. Coalgas
23. Corcrest
24. Cormount (probably)
25. Coureur des mers
26. Cressdene (possibly)
27. Denise germaine (possibly)
28. Disa (possibly)
29. Dortejensen
30. Drofli
31. Duiveland
32. Dynamo
33. Embla (possibly)
34. Empire bridge
35. Empire ghyll
36. Erins isle (possibly)
37. Erna boldt (probably)
38. Estrella (possibly)
39. European gateway (part of)
40. Excelsior
41. Faithful star
42. Fleurita
43. Flores (probably)
44. Fort massac
45. Forth
46. Franz fischer (possibly)
47. Fred everard
48. Friargate (possibly)
49. Friargate (possibly)
50. Fulmar
51. Gerhard
52. Ghc (possibly)
53. Grazia (possibly)
54. Grisdeale
55. Groeswen (probably)
56. Hardingham (probably)
57. Harlington (probably)
58. Harlyn (probably)
59. Harriet
60. Hawksdale
61. Hawnby
62. Hebe
63. Heworth
64. Hibernia
65. Highwave (probably)
66. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
67. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
68. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
69. Hm torpedo boat no.12
70. Hmml 127 (possibly)
71. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
72. Hms adonis (possibly)
73. Hms arethusa
74. Hms chestnut (probably)
75. Hms coquette
76. Hms donna nook
77. Hms duchess of hamilton
78. Hms dundalk
79. Hms eros (possibly)
80. Hms forward iii
81. Hms franc tireur
82. Hms gracie (probably)
83. Hms hastfen
84. Hms japan
85. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
86. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
87. Hms leandros
88. Hms lord airedale
89. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
90. Hms ludlow
91. Hms marconi
92. Hms marsa
93. Hms mastiff (possibly)
94. Hms moravia (possibly)
95. Hms nadine
96. Hms oriana
97. Hms ray of hope
98. Hms reed (possibly)
99. Hms resono (possibly)
100. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
101. Hms sisapon
102. Hms st seiriol
103. Hms tervani
104. Hms tunisian
105. Hms velia (possibly)
106. Hms william wesney
107. Hmsm e6
108. Hmtb 10
109. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
110. Hnlms 227
111. Ingi
112. Irene
113. Iris (possibly)
114. J c dalble
115. Janny
116. Josefina thorden (after part)
117. Kankakee
118. Khartoum (possibly)
119. Knarsdale
120. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
121. Koningen emma (possibly)
122. Lady salisbury
123. Lindfar
124. Little world
125. Lonhelen (possibly)
126. Lowland
127. Mac 5 (possibly)
128. Mahseer
129. Main topman
130. Marie leonhardt (probably)
131. Mexico
132. Mi amigo
133. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
134. Moidart
135. Morar
136. Neptune (possibly)
137. Nereus
138. Nico
139. Nicolaos piangos
140. Niore
141. Norhauk
142. Norman
143. Norwich trader
144. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
145. Ocean lassie
146. Old charlton
147. Ostprussen (possibly)
148. Pallieter (possibly)
149. Paullette
150. Peik
151. Persistant whisper
152. Pescado
153. Peter hamre
154. Polgarth
155. Port dalhousie (possibly)
156. Prince igor (probably)
157. Princess juliana
158. Profit
159. Protinus (possibly)
160. Quickstep
161. Ravenscraig (possibly)
162. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
163. Resolute
164. Rubislaw
165. Rumania
166. Salerno (possibly)
167. Salerno (possibly)
168. San calisto
169. Savona (probably)
170. Second chance (possibly)
171. Sheaf field
172. Simon bolivar
173. Slesvig
174. Spaarndem
175. Stad maastricht
176. Storm
177. Sunbeam
178. Sunk beacon (remains)
179. Sunk head tower
180. Sweep ii
181. Tay bar
182. Telegraaf xviii
183. Terukuni maru
184. The sultan
185. Thornaby (possibly)
186. Thyra
187. Tongue sand tower (remains)
188. Torchbearer
189. Tummel (probably)
190. Uc 11 (possibly)
191. Uc 21 (possibly)
192. Uc 72 (possibly)
193. Ursus (part)
194. Vancouver
195. Volante (possibly)
196. Volscian (possibly)
197. Walsingham
198. Wearside
199. White ghost
200. Wychwood (possibly)
201. Yampa (part of)
202. Yampa (part of)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
205. Yassou
206. Ypapanti

 

Name: PROFIT

Length 75 meter, width: 11.6 meter, draught: 4.6, tonnage 1608 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: triple expansion engine, single shaft. passage london for hull. general cargo. mined. later dispersed. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1941, last detected: 20180715

Details measurements/cartography: H01468/41 28.6.41 INS DW IN 514725N, 013031E.

- NM 1492/41. H01468/41 28.6.41 INS G SPH BUOY, FL G 5S, 80YDS N OF WK. - FNM 1493(T)/41. H01468/41 17.10.41 INS BUOY ON CHARTS. - FNM 2447/41. H01468/41 31.12.42 AMEND PERIOD OF LT TO 10S.

- NM 2858/42. H01468/41 10.5.43 EXAM'D IN 514724N, 013030E USING DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR 34, FOUL 35FT. (ST JUDNO). AMEND TO WK 5FMS 4FT. DELETE BUOY

- NM 952/43. H01468/41 25.7.45 SWEPT CLEAR TO 45FT IN 514724N, 013029E. (ST JUDNO, 25.7.45). SWEPT CLEAR AT 44, FOUL AT 46FT IN GEN DEPTH 69FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 56FT IN 514728N, 013029E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, SWEEP REPORT 27.7.48). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 2FT.

- NM 1656/48. H01468/41 6.5.60 CLEAR AT 49, FOUL AT 50FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 51 IN GEN DEPTH 59FT. DEPTH OF SCOUR 64FT. (ECES, SWEEP REPORT 7.11.58). AMEND TO WK 8FMS 1FT. BR STD. H1334/60 6.5.60 AMEND TO WK 8FMS 1FT.

- NM 1087/60. H2847/67 19.10.67 SWEPT CLEAR AT 51, FOUL AT 52FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54FT IN GEN DEPTH 59-63FT. SCOUR DEPTH 65FT. (HMS EGERIA, 11.5.67). AMEND TO SW 8FMS 4FT [LAT]. LC 1610. 23.1.73 AMEND TO SW 15.5MTRS. NC 1975. H2101/74 16.1.74 EXAM'D IN 514727N, 013030E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.4 IN GEN DEPTH 19-20MTRS [LAT]. SCOUR DEPTH 20.4 IN FLAT SEABED. PROMINEBT WK. ABOUT 90MTRS LONG. LIES APPROX E/W WITH SMALL SCOUR ON N SIDE. (HMS ECHO). NCA. H4399/71 3.5.79 EXAM'D 12.7.78 IN 514727N, 013032E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTHS 18-21MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS. BROKEN UP, COVERING AREA OF SOME 150FT SQUARE AND WITH AN E/W ORIENTATION. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (SOISS, HI 51B/77). NCA. H2044/81 17.1.83 EXAM'D 25.10.82 IN 514727N, 013031E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.2, FOUL AT 15.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTHS 18-19MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19MTRS. DCS3 HT 3.3MTRS. BROKEN UP, LYING ALMOST E/W. (SOISS, HI 80). BR STD. HH090/495/01 27.9.90 EXAM'D 31.7.90 IN 514727N, 013030.5E [OGB] USING TRISPNDER [6 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.6 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 2MTRS [NOT DISTINCT], LENGTH 75MTRS, BEAM 25MTRS. BROKEN-UP AND PARTIALLY BURIED. LIES E/W. A LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY IN VICINITY. A SERIES OF SANDWAVES HAVE BUILT UP DOWN STREAM OF WK. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 495). NCA. HH090/516/01 4.12.91 EXAM'D 13.9.91 IN 514727.2N, 013029.3E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.3, FOUL AT 16.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.7 IN GEN DEPTH 18.6MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.2MTRS. LARGE DIFFUSE CONTACT LYING 130/310DEG. ONLY UPPER SECTION OF WK PROTRUDES ABOVE SEABED. (NP 1016, HI 516).

- NM ACTION. HH090/628/01 5.7.94 EXAM'D 23.5.94 IN 514727N, 013030E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 16.0, FOUL 16.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.0 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. COVERS AREA 86 BY 34MTRS. SCOUR ON BOTH SIDES. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 628). HH100/351/11 19.3.96 WK IS COMPLETELY SMASHED AND NO PART IS RECOGNISABLE. HIGHEST POINT IS ONLY 2MTRS CLEAR OF THE SEABED. WK SPREAD OVER AN AREA OF 100MTRS SQUARE. (BOB HICKINBOTTOM). NCA. HH090/690/01 23.7.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). 1.3.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5147.475N, 0130.392E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.86 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 77.6MTRS, WIDTH 25.5MTRS, HT 3.6MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AREA OF BROKEN WRECKAGE WITH HIGH POINT ON S EDGE. AMEND WK 15.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2020/000065122 19.03.20 EXAM'D 15.07.18 IN 5147.476N, 0130.393E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 16.54 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 25.6MTRS, HT 2.6MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. NFS (EGS SURVEY FOR TEDA & TARMAC MARINE). RETAIN WK 15.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN WRECKAGE

Position: 51 47.476 N,1 30.393 E

 

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