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 (51.761916666667, 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. Aduatiek (possibly)
3. Afrin (probably)
4. Agamemnon
5. Aircraft
6. Ambient (probably)
7. Annie
8. Atlanticos
9. Balgownie (probably)
10. Baltrader
11. Bella donna
12. Blackhill
13. Bonnington court
14. British fortune (probably)
15. Brixton
16. Cairnside
17. Carica milica
18. Cedarwood (possibly)
19. Churston
20. Clan monroe
21. Coalgas
22. Corcrest
23. Cormount (probably)
24. Coureur des mers
25. Cressdene (possibly)
26. Dagmar (probably)
27. Denise germaine (possibly)
28. Disa (possibly)
29. Drofli
30. Dulwich
31. Dynamo
32. Empire bridge
33. Empire ghyll
34. Erna boldt (probably)
35. Estrella (possibly)
36. European gateway (part of)
37. Excelsior
38. F stobart (probably)
39. Faithful star
40. Fleurita
41. Flores (probably)
42. Fort massac
43. Forth
44. Franz fischer (possibly)
45. Friargate (possibly)
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Gannet (possibly)
48. Gena
49. Gerhard
50. Ghc (possibly)
51. Golconda (possibly)
52. Grantleyhall (possibly)
53. Grisdeale
54. Groeswen (probably)
55. Hardingham (probably)
56. Harlington (probably)
57. Harlyn (probably)
58. Harriet
59. Hebe
60. Heworth
61. Hibernia
62. Highwave (probably)
63. Hillglen
64. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
65. Hm torpedo boat no.12
66. Hmml 127 (possibly)
67. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
68. Hms adonis (possibly)
69. Hms arethusa
70. Hms coquette
71. Hms donna nook
72. Hms duchess of hamilton
73. Hms dundalk
74. Hms eros (possibly)
75. Hms forward iii
76. Hms franc tireur
77. Hms hastfen
78. Hms hirose (probably)
79. Hms japan
80. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
81. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
82. Hms leandros
83. Hms lord airedale
84. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
85. Hms ludlow
86. Hms marconi
87. Hms marsa
88. Hms moravia (possibly)
89. Hms nadine
90. Hms new comet (possibly)
91. Hms oriana
92. Hms reed (possibly)
93. Hms resono (possibly)
94. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
95. Hms sisapon
96. Hms sisters melville
97. Hms st seiriol
98. Hms tervani
99. Hms tunisian
100. Hms velia (possibly)
101. Hms william wesney
102. Hmsm e6
103. Hmtb 10
104. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
105. Hnlms 227
106. Ignis (possibly)
107. Ingi
108. Iris (possibly)
109. J c dalble
110. Janny
111. Jim
112. Josefina thorden (after part)
113. Kankakee
114. Khartoum (possibly)
115. Knarsdale
116. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
117. Koningen emma (possibly)
118. Kwasind
119. Lady salisbury
120. Lincairn (possibly)
121. Lindfar
122. Lisette
123. Little world
124. Lonhelen (possibly)
125. Lowland
126. Mac 5 (possibly)
127. Magdapur
128. Mahseer
129. Main topman
130. Marie leonhardt (probably)
131. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
132. Mexico
133. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
134. Moidart
135. Morar
136. Neptune (possibly)
137. Nereus
138. Nico
139. Nicolaos piangos
140. Niore
141. Norhauk
142. Norwich trader
143. Ocean lassie
144. Old charlton
145. Ostprussen (possibly)
146. Pallieter (possibly)
147. Paullette
148. Peik
149. Persistant whisper
150. Pescado
151. Peter hamre
152. Phryne
153. Polgarth
154. Port dalhousie (possibly)
155. Prince igor (probably)
156. Princess juliana
157. Profit
158. Protinus (possibly)
159. Quickstep
160. Ravenscraig (possibly)
161. Resolute
162. Rhenas (possibly)
163. Rumania
164. Salerno (possibly)
165. Salerno (possibly)
166. Savona (probably)
167. Second chance (possibly)
168. Sheaf field
169. Simon bolivar
170. Stad maastricht
171. Storm
172. Sunbeam
173. Sunk beacon (remains)
174. Sunk head tower
175. Sweep ii
176. Tay bar
177. Telegraaf xviii
178. Tergestea
179. Terukuni maru
180. The sultan
181. Thornaby (possibly)
182. Thyra
183. Torchbearer
184. Uc 11 (possibly)
185. Uc 72 (possibly)
186. Vancouver
187. Volante (possibly)
188. Volscian (possibly)
189. Walsingham
190. Wearside
191. White ghost
192. Wychwood (possibly)
193. Yampa (part of)
194. Yampa (part of)
195. Yampa (part of)
196. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
197. Yassou
198. Yewkyle (possibly)
199. 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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