This is the information page about the shipwreck Romanby, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 68 25.5 N,17 23.91 E (68.420133333333, 17.401833333333)
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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: ROMANBY
Year of registration: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 25 meter
Known since: 1940, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H811/52 11.11.71 SUNK AT NARVIK. (OSLO NM 1/48/52) NCA, POSN 682530N, 172400E FOR FILING ONLY. 20.1.04 STATED TO LIE IN NARVIK HBR, VESSEL WAS SEIZED BY THE GERMANS. GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. UPRIGHT, AND STANDING AT LEAST 12MTRS OFF SEABED. TORPEDO DAMAGE VISIBLE. (DIVER MAGAZINE JAN'04).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 68 25.5 N,17 23.91 E