This is the information page about the shipwreck Randsfjord, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 58.03 N,7 2.04 W (51.263533333333, -7.1358)
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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: RANDSFJORD
Length 124.1 meter, width: 16.8 meter, draught: 7, tonnage 3999 ton
Cause: torpedoed by italian submarine about 70m sth of the fastnet while en route new york to liverpool. gives approx posn 501400n, 093700w. (dods).
Year of registration: 1941
Water depth above wreck: 95 meter
Known since: 1941, last detected: 1978
Details measurements/cartography: H95/39 15.1.41 H95/39 POSN 505800N, 070200W. [PRESUMED TO BE RANDSFJORD]. (W APPS LIST 15.1.41). POSN ALSO GIVEN AS 505300N, 070500W. (WRECKS OFFICERS SINKINGS BK & RECORD CHART 1598). H1001/40 H1001/40 POSN GIVEN ONLY AS 70M SSE OF QUEENSTOWN. (TRADE DIV LIST). POSN ACCEPTED AS 505800N, 070200W. 30.1.78 30.1.78 CHARTED AS NDW. [STS TO SHOW PA]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). - NC 2649.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 58.03 N,7 2.04 W