This is the information page about the shipwreck Seine, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 50.821 N,1 4.548 E (50.8163, 0.959)

 

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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. Afghanistan (bow section)
2. Afghanistan (probably)
3. Aiglon
4. Albuera
5. Alcantara
6. Alice
7. Amplegarth
8. Angelus (possibly)
9. Argonaut
10. Atlantic (possibly)
11. Australier (probably)
12. Avoca
13. Bobby
14. Brandenburg
15. Cabo espartel
16. Ceta (stern section)
17. Charente
18. Christianssund
19. City of dresden (possibly)
20. Corhaven
21. Corinia (possibly)
22. De fontaine
23. Durango
24. Eco vouga
25. Efford
26. Electra
27. Empire lough (probably)
28. Empress of fort william (probably)
29. Enero (probably)
30. Euphorbia
31. Evg(no rx152)?
32. Excellence pleske
33. Express
34. Falcon (probably)
35. Flachsee
36. G-asad
37. Grit (probably)
38. Grosser kurfurst
39. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
40. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
41. Halcyon
42. Henry moon
43. Heron
44. Hmhs anglia
45. Hms blackwater
46. Hms brazen
47. Hms carlton
48. Hms caulonia
49. Hms city of dundee
50. Hms cleon
51. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
52. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
53. Hms ghurka
54. Hms glen boyne
55. Hms myrmidon
56. Hms torbay ii (probably)
57. Hms war sepoy
58. Hms waterfly
59. Hmt gullfoss
60. Holland
61. Hydaspes (possibly)
62. Irene
63. Jokai
64. Josephine willis
65. Kadru
66. Katharina kolkmann
67. Kielce
68. La somme (probably)
69. Lacer
70. Lady stella
71. Latona
72. Leicester
73. Leila najia
74. Leo
75. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
76. Lizzonia
77. Lusitania
78. Maloja 1
79. Maxwell
80. Milbanke (probably)
81. Mon bijou/fias
82. Monarch
83. Morgenster
84. Mrav
85. My astor
86. Naranco
87. Negrier
88. Newcastle
89. Niki
90. Norman
91. Northfleet
92. Nunima
93. Ousel (probably)
94. Polgrange
95. Portslade (possibly)
96. Preussen
97. Pulborough
98. River levan
99. Robin hood
100. Roode zee (possibly)
101. Roseburn
102. Rydal hall (possibly)
103. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
104. Saint emilion (probably)
105. Saint jean pierre
106. Salbya (possibly)
107. Samida
108. Sea serpent
109. Seine
110. Shenandoah
111. Sierra bravia
112. Sir russell
113. Sparta (possibly)
114. St cecilia
115. Strathclyde
116. Swale (probably)
117. T s webb
118. Teeswood
119. Texaco caribbean (after section)
120. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
121. Tokufuku maru
122. Traquair (probably)
123. Trooper
124. U 8
125. U 93 (probably)
126. Ub 108 (possibly)
127. Ub 109
128. Ub 31 ?
129. Ub 38
130. Ub 55 (probably)
131. Ub 58 (possibly)
132. Ub 78
133. Ub-33 (probably)
134. Uc 63
135. Uc 77 (possibly)
136. Unity
137. Veerman
138. Vittoria claudia
139. Waterland (possibly)
140. Welsh belle

 

Name: SEINE

Length 51.8 meter, tonnage 363 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: Sank following collision in fog with ussr m tanker 'drogobitz'. on voyage paris to london.

Year of registration: 1961

Water depth above wreck: 32 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1961, last detected: 2006

Details measurements/cartography: H5824/60 3.3.61 H5824/60 3.3.61 WK IN 505046N, 010443E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 95FT. (HMS SCOTT, 26.7.60). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H5824/60 16.11.61 H5824/60 16.11.61 POSN 505047N, 010438E. OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 64FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 88FT IN GEN DEPTH 113FT. (HMS SCOTT, 23.2.61). AMEND TO SW 10FMS 4FT. BR STD. H2873/71 5.4.71 H2873/71 5.4.71 POSSIBLY LOCATED BY HMS GURKHA IN 505103N, 010506E. DEFINITE WRECK LYING 070/250DEGS. (HMS GURKHA, VARNESWEEP, 1.4.71). 14.7.71 14.7.71 AMEND TO SW 19.5MTRS. NC 536. H6738/68 1.3.72 H6738/68 1.3.72 LEAST E/S DEPTH 80FT IN GEN DEPTH 100FT. IDENTIFIED AS 'SEINE'. (FOLKESTONE SALVAGE CO). H4551/76 15.11.76 H4551/76 15.11.76 DIVED IN 505048.7N, 010452E [EUR] USING DECCA. A SMALL WK WITH A GENERAL CARGO. (RISDON BEAZLEY, REPORT FROM 1956). NCA. H4199/78 12.10.78 H4199/78 12.10.78 EXAM'D 6.8.77 IN 505047N, 010439E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS. LENGTH 53MTRS. LYING E/W. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/78). AMEND TO WK 27MTRS. BR STD. HH090/611/01 6.12.94 HH090/611/01 6.12.94 EXAM'D IN 505049.7N, 010432.9E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 26.8MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). NCA. HH090/611/01 25.1.95 HH090/611/01 25.1.95 EXAM'D 29.9.94 IN 505049.7N, 010432.9E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 26.8, FOUL 26.9MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.1 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 105/285DEGS. UPRIGHT AND INTACT. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. LEAST DEPTH FROM FAINT ECHO, SWEEP UNDERTAKEN IN IDEAL CONDITIONS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 611). AFTER EXAMINATION OF SWEEP RECORDS ACCEPT SW 26.5MTRS. HH090/681/01 21.9.95 HH090/681/01 21.9.95 EXAM'D 29.6.95 IN 505049.7N, 010432.9E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 25.5, FOUL 25.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.1 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 5.7MTRS. LENGTH 55MTRS. WIDTH 15MTRS. LIES 105/285DEGS. UPRIGHT. INTACT. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 681). AMEND TO SW 25.5MTRS. BR STD. HH091/159/01 20.7.07 HH091/159/01 20.7.07 EXAM'D 29.10.06 IN 5050.821N, 0104.548E [WGD] DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.75 IN GEN DEPTH 32.6MTRS. LENGTH 46.2MTRS, WIDTH 10.5MTRS, HT 5.9MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS WITH BOWS E. POOR MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). UPRIGHT, INTACT. RETAIN SW 25.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT & INTACT, BOWS E

Position: 50 50.821 N,1 4.548 E

 

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