This is the information page about the shipwreck Protinus (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 53.73 N,1 31.277 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Aduatiek (possibly)
2. Afrin (probably)
3. Agamemnon
4. Ambient (probably)
5. Atlanticos
6. Balgownie (probably)
7. Baltrader
8. Bonnington court
9. British fortune (probably)
10. Brixton
11. Cairnside
12. Carica milica
13. Cedarwood (possibly)
14. Churston
15. Clan monroe
16. Coalgas
17. Corcrest
18. Cormount (probably)
19. Coureur des mers
20. Cressdene (possibly)
21. Dagmar (probably)
22. Denise germaine (possibly)
23. Disa (possibly)
24. Dulwich
25. Dynamo
26. Empire bridge
27. Empire ghyll
28. Erna boldt (probably)
29. Estrella (possibly)
30. European gateway (part of)
31. F stobart (probably)
32. Faithful star
33. Fleurita
34. Flores (probably)
35. Fort massac
36. Forth
37. Franz fischer (possibly)
38. Friargate (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Gannet (possibly)
41. Gena
42. Gerhard
43. Ghc (possibly)
44. Golconda (possibly)
45. Grantleyhall (possibly)
46. Grisdeale
47. Groeswen (probably)
48. Hardingham (probably)
49. Harlington (probably)
50. Harlyn (probably)
51. Harriet
52. Hebe
53. Hibernia
54. Highwave (probably)
55. Hillglen
56. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
57. Hm torpedo boat no.12
58. Hmml 127 (possibly)
59. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
60. Hms adonis (possibly)
61. Hms arethusa
62. Hms coquette
63. Hms donna nook
64. Hms duchess of hamilton
65. Hms eros (possibly)
66. Hms forward iii
67. Hms franc tireur
68. Hms hastfen
69. Hms hirose (probably)
70. Hms japan
71. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
72. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
73. Hms leandros
74. Hms lord airedale
75. Hms ludlow
76. Hms marconi
77. Hms marsa
78. Hms moravia (possibly)
79. Hms nadine
80. Hms new comet (possibly)
81. Hms oriana
82. Hms reed (possibly)
83. Hms resono (possibly)
84. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
85. Hms sisapon
86. Hms sisters melville
87. Hms tervani
88. Hms tunisian
89. Hms velia (possibly)
90. Hms william wesney
91. Hmsm e6
92. Hmtb 10
93. Hnlms 227
94. Ignis (possibly)
95. Ingi
96. J c dalble
97. Janny
98. Jim
99. Josefina thorden (after part)
100. Kankakee
101. Khartoum (possibly)
102. Knarsdale
103. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
104. Koningen emma (possibly)
105. Kwasind
106. Lady salisbury
107. Lincairn (possibly)
108. Lindfar
109. Lisette
110. Lonhelen (possibly)
111. Lowland
112. Mac 5 (possibly)
113. Magdapur
114. Mahseer
115. Main topman
116. Marie leonhardt (probably)
117. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
118. Mexico
119. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
120. Moidart
121. Morar
122. Neptune (possibly)
123. Nereus
124. Nico
125. Nicolaos piangos
126. Niore
127. Norhauk
128. Norwich trader
129. Old charlton
130. Ostprussen (possibly)
131. Pallieter (possibly)
132. Paullette
133. Peik
134. Persistant whisper
135. Pescado
136. Peter hamre
137. Phryne
138. Polgarth
139. Port dalhousie (possibly)
140. Prince igor (probably)
141. Princess juliana
142. Profit
143. Protinus (possibly)
144. Quickstep
145. Ravenscraig (possibly)
146. Rhenas (possibly)
147. Salerno (possibly)
148. Salerno (possibly)
149. Savona (probably)
150. Second chance (possibly)
151. Simon bolivar
152. Stad maastricht
153. Storm
154. Sunbeam
155. Sunk beacon (remains)
156. Sunk head tower
157. Sweep ii
158. Tay bar
159. Telegraaf xviii
160. Tergestea
161. Terukuni maru
162. The sultan
163. Thornaby (possibly)
164. Thyra
165. Torchbearer
166. Uc 11 (possibly)
167. Uc 72 (possibly)
168. Vancouver
169. Volscian (possibly)
170. Walsingham
171. Wearside
172. White ghost
173. Wychwood (possibly)
174. Yassou
175. Yewkyle (possibly)
176. Ypapanti

 

Name: PROTINUS (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1994

Details measurements/cartography: H01001/40 H01001/40 POSN 515400N, 012800E, APPROX. H2134/70 26.2.70 H2134/70 26.2.70 NOT FOUND BY E/S & SONAR SEARCH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 1/69). H4358/74 18.2.76 H4358/74 18.2.76 NOT FOUND DURING SEARCH USING TRANSIT SONAR. (HMS ECHO, HI 12/74). H4726/77 16.3.79 H4726/77 16.3.79 NOT FOUND IN AREA OF INTENSIVE SEARCH. (HMS ENTERPRISE, 4.12.78 - K 8120/2). H1955/80 23.3.82 H1955/80 23.3.82 SMALL WK EXAM'D 17.11.81 JUST S OF KONINGEN EMMA IN 515343N, 013123E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.1 IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1MTR. LENGTH 50MTRS, BREADTH 25MTRS, APPROX. LYING 100/280 DEGS. BROKEN UP. SMALLER CONTACT WITH LEAST E/S DEPTH 11.9MTRS LIES 60MTRS TO THE S. (SOISS, HI 25). POSSIBLY THE PROTINUS. CHART IN CONJUNCTION WITH KONINGEN EMMA - CLOSE N. H2913/83 18.10.84 H2913/83 18.10.84 LOCATED 12.6.84. NOT FULLY SURVEYED. BROKEN-UP. THE SMALLER CONTACT, TO THE SW, IN 515341N, 013121E, IS BETTER DEFINED. AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF UNEVEN SEABED WITH WEED COVER, LIES TO S AND SE. (HMS ECHO, HI 192). NCA. H4024/86 17.2.88 H4024/86 17.2.88 EXAM'D 3.9.87 IN 515342N, 013123E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 10.7, FOUL AT 11.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.8 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. NO SCOUR. SHOWS AS AN AREA OF SMALL CONTACTS - SIMILAR TO AN UNEVEN BOTTOM. NO MAG ANOMALY. CHART AS SWEPT WK. (NP 1016, HI 373). BR STD. HH090/575/01 4.10.94 HH090/575/01 4.10.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 575). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF SMALL CONTACTS

Position: 51 53.73 N,1 31.277 E

 

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