This is the information page about the shipwreck Quickstep, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 47.969 N,1 28.436 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. Balakani
10. Balgownie (probably)
11. Baltrader
12. Bella donna
13. Blackhill
14. Bonnington court
15. Cairnside
16. Carica milica
17. Cerne
18. Churston
19. City of brisbane
20. Clan monroe
21. Coalgas
22. Corcrest
23. Cormount (probably)
24. Coureur des mers
25. Cressdene (possibly)
26. Denise germaine (possibly)
27. Disa (possibly)
28. Dortejensen
29. Drofli
30. Duiveland
31. Dynamo
32. Embla (possibly)
33. Empire bridge
34. Empire ghyll
35. Erins isle (possibly)
36. Erna boldt (probably)
37. Estrella (possibly)
38. European gateway (part of)
39. Excelsior
40. Faithful star
41. Fleurita
42. Flores (probably)
43. Fort massac
44. Forth
45. Franz fischer (possibly)
46. Friargate (possibly)
47. Friargate (possibly)
48. Fulmar
49. Ghc (possibly)
50. Grazia (possibly)
51. Grisdeale
52. Groeswen (probably)
53. Hardingham (probably)
54. Harlington (probably)
55. Harlyn (probably)
56. Harriet
57. Hawksdale
58. Hawnby
59. Hebe
60. Heworth
61. Hibernia
62. Highwave (probably)
63. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
64. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
65. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
66. Hm torpedo boat no.12
67. Hmml 127 (possibly)
68. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
69. Hms arethusa
70. Hms chestnut (probably)
71. Hms coquette
72. Hms desiree
73. Hms donna nook
74. Hms duchess of hamilton
75. Hms dundalk
76. Hms eros (possibly)
77. Hms franc tireur
78. Hms gracie (probably)
79. Hms hastfen
80. Hms japan
81. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
82. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
83. Hms leandros
84. Hms lord airedale
85. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
86. Hms ludlow
87. Hms marconi
88. Hms marsa
89. Hms mastiff (possibly)
90. Hms nadine
91. Hms oriana
92. Hms ray of hope
93. Hms reed (possibly)
94. Hms resono (possibly)
95. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
96. Hms sisapon
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. Ingi
107. Irene
108. Iris (possibly)
109. J c dalble
110. Janny
111. Josefina thorden (after part)
112. Kankakee
113. Khartoum (possibly)
114. Knarsdale
115. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
116. Koningen emma (possibly)
117. Lady jane
118. Lady salisbury
119. Lindfar
120. Little world
121. Lonhelen (possibly)
122. Lowland
123. Mac 5 (possibly)
124. Mahseer
125. Main topman
126. Marie leonhardt (probably)
127. Mexico
128. Mi amigo
129. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
130. Morar
131. Neptune (possibly)
132. Nereus
133. Nico
134. Nicolaos piangos
135. Niore
136. Norhauk
137. Norman
138. Norwich trader
139. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
140. Ocean lassie
141. Old charlton
142. Pallieter (possibly)
143. Paullette
144. Peik
145. Persistant whisper
146. Pescado
147. Peter hamre
148. Polgarth
149. Port dalhousie (possibly)
150. Prince igor (probably)
151. Princess juliana
152. Profit
153. Protinus (possibly)
154. Quickstep
155. Ravenscraig (possibly)
156. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
157. Resolute
158. Rubislaw
159. Rumania
160. Salerno (possibly)
161. Salerno (possibly)
162. San calisto
163. Savona (probably)
164. Second chance (possibly)
165. Sheaf field
166. Simon bolivar
167. Slesvig
168. Spaarndem
169. Stad maastricht
170. Storm
171. Sunbeam
172. Sunk beacon (remains)
173. Sunk head tower
174. Sweep ii
175. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
176. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
177. Tay bar
178. Telegraaf xviii
179. Terukuni maru
180. The sultan
181. Thornaby (possibly)
182. Thyra
183. Tongue sand tower (remains)
184. Torchbearer
185. Tummel (probably)
186. Uc 11 (possibly)
187. Uc 21 (possibly)
188. Uc 72 (possibly)
189. Ursus (part)
190. Vancouver
191. Volante (possibly)
192. Volscian (possibly)
193. Walsingham
194. Wearside
195. White ghost
196. Wychwood (possibly)
197. Yampa (part of)
198. Yampa (part of)
199. Yampa (part of)
200. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
201. Yassou
202. Ypapanti

 

Name: QUICKSTEP

Length 93 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 6.4, tonnage 2722 ton

Cause: sunk by mine.

Year of registration: 1942

Water depth above wreck: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1942, last detected: 2012

Details measurements/cartography: H0520/41 14.2.42 H0520/41 14.2.42 INS DW PA.

- NM 251/42. H0520/41 30.3.42 H0520/41 30.3.42 INS G CON BUOY 50YDS 126DEGS FROM ABOVE WRECK.

- NM 647/42. H0520/41 H0520/41 AMEND TO DW WITH A G CON BUOY GP FL 3 G 10SEC CLOSE E OF WRECK IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 1977/43. H0520/41 4.1.44 H0520/41 4.1.44 AMEND TO WK 5FMS 5FT.

- NM 22/44. H0520/41 11.3.44 H0520/41 11.3.44 LT BUOY HAS BEEN REMOVED.

- NM 537/44. H0520/41 16.2.48 H0520/41 16.2.48 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT.

- NM 333/48. H1726/59 3.4.59 H1726/59 3.4.59 & H1334/60 3.4.59 DRIFT SWEEP CLEAR AT 46FT, FOUL AT 47FT. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 52FT IN 66-77FT. NO SCOUR. (ECES, 4.11.58). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT. BR STD. H3281/63 10.11.64 H3281/63 10.11.64 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (HMS ECHO, 10.6.64). H2847/67 3.4.59 H2847/67 3.4.59 LEAST E/S DEPTH 52FT IN GEN DEPTH 65FT. (HMS EGERIA, 10.5.67). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT. BR STD. 10.1.73 10.1.73 AMEND TO SW 14.0MTRS. NC 1975. H2101/74 16.1.74 H2101/74 16.1.74 LOCATED IN 514755N, 012833E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 21.0MTRS. SCOUR 22.4MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H4399/71 4.5.79 H4399/71 4.5.79 EXAM'D 20.6.78 IN 514756N, 012834E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16 IN GEN DEPTH 19-22MTRS. SCOUR 22MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.0MTRS. LYING N/S & BEGINNING TO BREAK UP. (SOISS, HI 51B/77). NCA H2044/81 17.1.83 H2044/81 17.1.83 EXAM'D 27.10.82 IN 514755N, 012833E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.4, FOUL AT 15.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20/21MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 21.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS. LIES N/S ON UNDULATING SEABED AND IS APPARENTLY BREAKING UP. (SOISS HI 80). AMEND TO SW 15.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 499/83. HH090/628/01 5.7.94 HH090/628/01 5.7.94 EXAM'D 23.5.94 IN 514755N, 012833E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 16.4, FOUL 16.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 22.4MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.9MTRS. LARGE WK, COVERS AREA 110 BY 40MTRS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 628).POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE 1.3.13 1.3.13 EXAM'D 23.11.12 IN 5147.969N, 0128.436W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.49 IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS. LENGTH 96.8MTRS, WIDTH 28.7MTRS, HT 5.0MTRS. LIES 170/370 DEGS. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). FULLY COLLAPSED WITH HIGH POINT (?BOILER) MIDSHIPS. AMEND WK 15.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: FULLY COLLAPSED, HIGH PT (?BOILER) MIDSHIPS

Position: 51 47.969 N,1 28.436 E

 

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