This is the information page about the shipwreck R 180 (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 49 52.96 N,0 38.42 E (49.7491667, 0.3417833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: R 180 (POSSIBLY)
Length 39.9 meter, width: 7.3 meter
Cause: Probably a ww2 loss.
Year of registration: 1985
Water depth above wreck: 22 meter
Known since: 1985, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: H2884/85 21.10.85 WK PA 17MTRS [9FMS 2FT] IN 495336N, 003836E. (FRENCH NM 85 36 33). BR STD. 15.11.88 WK EXAM'D BY V/S & DIVERS. REFERRED TO AS AN UPTURNED GERMAN BARGE, SUPERSTRUCTURE BURIED. STANDS 5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 22MTRS. (FR WK NO 18090171). NCA. HH351/470/02 17.5.01 NOW WK 17MTRS IN 4953.01N, 0038.50E [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 01 15 19).
- NM 2494/01. 14.6.07 LIES IN 4953.014N, 0038.499E [EUR]. POSN BY DGPS. IN THREE PIECES WITH SUPERSTRUCTURE IN THE SAND. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 2007). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 1517/21
Position: 49 52.96 N,0 38.42 E