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 (51.7619167, 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. Afrin (probably)
2. Agamemnon
3. Alabama (possibly)
4. Albion (probably)
5. Atlanticos
6. Balakani
7. Balgownie (probably)
8. Baltrader
9. Bonnington court
10. Cairnside
11. Carica milica
12. Cerne
13. Churston
14. City of brisbane
15. Clan monroe
16. Coalgas
17. Corcrest
18. Cormount (probably)
19. Coureur des mers
20. Cressdene (possibly)
21. Denise germaine (possibly)
22. Disa (possibly)
23. Duiveland
24. Dynamo
25. Embla (possibly)
26. Empire bridge
27. Empire ghyll
28. Erins isle (possibly)
29. Erna boldt (probably)
30. Estrella (possibly)
31. European gateway (part of)
32. Faithful star
33. Fleurita
34. Flores (probably)
35. Fort massac
36. Forth
37. Franz fischer (possibly)
38. Friargate (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Fulmar
41. Ghc (possibly)
42. Grazia (possibly)
43. Grisdeale
44. Groeswen (probably)
45. Hardingham (probably)
46. Harlington (probably)
47. Harlyn (probably)
48. Harriet
49. Hawksdale
50. Hawnby
51. Hebe
52. Hibernia
53. Highwave (probably)
54. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
55. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
56. Hm torpedo boat no.12
57. Hmml 127 (possibly)
58. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
59. Hms arethusa
60. Hms chestnut (probably)
61. Hms coquette
62. Hms desiree
63. Hms donna nook
64. Hms duchess of hamilton
65. Hms eros (possibly)
66. Hms franc tireur
67. Hms gracie (probably)
68. Hms hastfen
69. Hms japan
70. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
71. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
72. Hms leandros
73. Hms lord airedale
74. Hms ludlow
75. Hms marconi
76. Hms marsa
77. Hms mastiff (possibly)
78. Hms nadine
79. Hms oriana
80. Hms ray of hope
81. Hms reed (possibly)
82. Hms resono (possibly)
83. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
84. Hms sisapon
85. Hms tervani
86. Hms tunisian
87. Hms velia (possibly)
88. Hms william wesney
89. Hmsm e6
90. Hmtb 10
91. Hnlms 227
92. Ingi
93. Irene
94. J c dalble
95. Janny
96. Josefina thorden (after part)
97. Kankakee
98. Khartoum (possibly)
99. Knarsdale
100. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
101. Koningen emma (possibly)
102. Lady jane
103. Lady salisbury
104. Lindfar
105. Lonhelen (possibly)
106. Lowland
107. Mac 5 (possibly)
108. Mahseer
109. Main topman
110. Marie leonhardt (probably)
111. Mexico
112. Mi amigo
113. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
114. Morar
115. Neptune (possibly)
116. Nereus
117. Nico
118. Nicolaos piangos
119. Niore
120. Norhauk
121. Norman
122. Norwich trader
123. Old charlton
124. Pallieter (possibly)
125. Paullette
126. Peik
127. Persistant whisper
128. Pescado
129. Peter hamre
130. Polgarth
131. Port dalhousie (possibly)
132. Prince igor (probably)
133. Princess juliana
134. Profit
135. Protinus (possibly)
136. Quickstep
137. Ravenscraig (possibly)
138. Rubislaw
139. Salerno (possibly)
140. Salerno (possibly)
141. San calisto
142. Savona (probably)
143. Second chance (possibly)
144. Simon bolivar
145. Slesvig
146. Spaarndem
147. Stad maastricht
148. Storm
149. Sunbeam
150. Sunk beacon (remains)
151. Sunk head tower
152. Sweep ii
153. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
154. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
155. Tay bar
156. Telegraaf xviii
157. Terukuni maru
158. The sultan
159. Thornaby (possibly)
160. Thyra
161. Tongue sand tower (remains)
162. Torchbearer
163. Tummel (probably)
164. Uc 11 (possibly)
165. Uc 21 (possibly)
166. Uc 72 (possibly)
167. Ursus (part)
168. Vancouver
169. Volscian (possibly)
170. Walsingham
171. Wearside
172. White ghost
173. Wychwood (possibly)
174. Yassou
175. 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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