This is the information page about the shipwreck Providencia, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 21.34 N,0 37.68 W (49.3544167, -0.6025833)

 

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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. A 12
2. A1-38
3. A1-7
4. A2-61
5. A2-66
6. Abbe garos
7. Agios spyridon (possibly)
8. Agnus dei
9. Aloa
10. Alynbank
11. Amsterdam
12. B1-72
13. B1-89
14. B1-90
15. B1-98
16. Barsac
17. Barsac
18. Capitaine cook
19. Chant 6
20. Chant 6
21. Chrisimas
22. Cornucopia (possibly)
23. Cubana
24. Dinard (possibly)
25. Dohe
26. Elsa
27. Elswick park
28. Empire bittern
29. Empire broadsword
30. Empire rosebery
31. Flowergate (possibly)
32. Fort norfolk
33. Francois-xavier
34. Frederic
35. Georgios
36. Greif
37. Gros loulou
38. Harpagas (fore part)
39. Hm mgb 17
40. Hmms 8
41. Hms fratton
42. Hms glen avon
43. Hms lawford (probably)
44. Hms sesame (probably)
45. Ingman (possibly)
46. Innerton (possibly)
47. Jean lae patt
48. Jolie pluie de rose
49. Kong oscar 2
50. L'otarie
51. La caravelle
52. La kaline
53. Le flibustier
54. Le nohic
55. Le tout petit (?le toupeti)
56. Lst (possibly)
57. Lst 496
58. Lynghaug (possibly)
59. M 39 (possibly)
60. Mere theresa
61. Modlin
62. Mulberry harbour b (remains of)
63. Njejos (possibly)
64. Parkhaven
65. Parklaan (possibly)
66. Partridge
67. Perceval
68. Phoenix 'a 46'
69. Phoenix unit
70. Plaston
71. Pointe du hoc
72. Poussoir
73. Providencia
74. Ragna (possibly)
75. Reine mathilde
76. Reve des iles
77. Risque tout
78. Rolling stones
79. Saint freddy
80. Saltersgate
81. Samlong (or charles w eliot)
82. Scarface
83. Sebastel 2
84. Sirehei (possibly)
85. Uss susan b anthony
86. Vas y molo
87. Vinlake (possibly)
88. Winha

 

Name: PROVIDENCIA

Length 18.3 meter, tonnage 73 ton

Cause: Scuttled in december 1991 during operation mellick. (french wk records 1993).

Year of registration: 1991

Water depth above wreck: 8 meter

Known since: 1991, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: 18.8.94 18.8.94 WK, LEAST DEPTH LESS THAN 20MTRS, IN 492124N, 003736W [EUR]. POSN ACCURACY 100MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1993, NO.14590800). SHOWN AS DW IN 492124N, 003736W ON FRENCH 6927 [1994 EDN]. NC 2136. SEE ALSO WK RECORDS [24619], [24620], [24623], [24624], [24622], [24626], [24625] & [24621] IN SAME POSN. 5.11.01 5.11.01 NOT SHOWN ON FRENCH 7421 [2000 EDN]. NOT SHOWN ON BA 2136 [1997 EDN], COVERED BY FOUL AREA [SEE WK RECORD 60094].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 21.34 N,0 37.68 W

 

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