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. Dorothy j (possibly)
24. Durango
25. Eco vouga
26. Efford
27. Electra
28. Empire lough (probably)
29. Empress of fort william (probably)
30. Enero (probably)
31. Euphorbia
32. Evg(no rx152)?
33. Excellence pleske
34. Express
35. Falcon (probably)
36. Flachsee
37. G-asad
38. Grit (probably)
39. Grosser kurfurst
40. Grosser kurfurst (possibly)
41. Gwendoline (part of)(possibly)
42. Halcyon
43. Henry moon
44. Heron
45. Hmhs anglia
46. Hms blackwater
47. Hms brazen
48. Hms carlton
49. Hms caulonia
50. Hms city of dundee
51. Hms cleon
52. Hms drumtochty (possibly)
53. Hms falmouth iii (possibly)
54. Hms ghurka
55. Hms glen boyne
56. Hms myrmidon
57. Hms torbay ii (probably)
58. Hms war sepoy
59. Hms waterfly
60. Hmt gullfoss
61. Holland
62. Hydaspes (possibly)
63. Irene
64. Jokai
65. Josephine willis
66. Kadru
67. Katharina kolkmann
68. Kielce
69. La somme (probably)
70. Lacer
71. Lady stella
72. Latona
73. Leicester
74. Leila najia
75. Leo
76. Lepanto/le panto/panta/panto
77. Lighter 83
78. Lizzonia
79. Lusitania
80. Maloja 1
81. Maxwell
82. Milbanke (probably)
83. Mon bijou/fias
84. Monarch
85. Morgenster
86. Mrav
87. My astor
88. Naranco
89. Negrier
90. Newcastle
91. Niki
92. Norman
93. Northfleet
94. Nunima
95. Ousel (probably)
96. Polgrange
97. Portslade (possibly)
98. Preussen
99. Pulborough
100. River levan
101. Robin hood
102. Roode zee (possibly)
103. Roseburn
104. Rydal hall (possibly)
105. S.folkestone gate (ltv no.75)
106. Saint emilion (probably)
107. Saint jean pierre
108. Salbya (possibly)
109. Samida
110. Sea serpent
111. Seine
112. Shenandoah
113. Sierra bravia
114. Sir russell
115. Spanish prince
116. Sparta (possibly)
117. St cecilia
118. St claire (possibly)
119. Strathclyde
120. Swale (probably)
121. T s webb
122. Teeswood
123. Texaco caribbean (after section)
124. Texaco caribbean (forward section)
125. Tokufuku maru
126. Traquair (probably)
127. Trooper
128. U 8
129. U 93 (probably)
130. Ub 108 (possibly)
131. Ub 109
132. Ub 31 ?
133. Ub 38
134. Ub 55 (probably)
135. Ub 58 (possibly)
136. Ub 78
137. Ub-33 (probably)
138. Uc 63
139. Uc 77 (possibly)
140. Unity
141. Veerman
142. Vittoria claudia
143. Waterland (possibly)
144. 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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