This is the information page about the shipwreck Simon bolivar, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 49.185 N,1 36.515 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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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. Afrin (probably)
2. Agamemnon
3. Alabama (possibly)
4. Albion (probably)
5. Angelus
6. Atlanticos
7. Balakani
8. Balgownie (probably)
9. Baltrader
10. Bonnington court
11. British fortune (probably)
12. Brixton
13. Cairnside
14. Carica milica
15. Cerne
16. Churston
17. City of brisbane
18. Clan monroe
19. Coalgas
20. Corcrest
21. Cormount (probably)
22. Coureur des mers
23. Cressdene (possibly)
24. Dagmar (probably)
25. Denise germaine (possibly)
26. Disa (possibly)
27. Duiveland
28. Dynamo
29. Empire bridge
30. Erna boldt (probably)
31. Estrella (possibly)
32. European gateway (part of)
33. Faithful star
34. Fleurita
35. Flores (probably)
36. Fort massac
37. Forth
38. Franz fischer (possibly)
39. Friargate (possibly)
40. Friargate (possibly)
41. Fulmar
42. Gerhard
43. Ghc (possibly)
44. Golconda (possibly)
45. Grazia (possibly)
46. Grisdeale
47. Groeswen (probably)
48. Hardingham (probably)
49. Harlington (probably)
50. Harlyn (probably)
51. Harriet
52. Hawksdale
53. Hebe
54. Hendon hall
55. Highwave (probably)
56. Hillglen
57. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
58. Hm torpedo boat no.12
59. Hmml 127 (possibly)
60. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
61. Hms adonis (possibly)
62. Hms arethusa
63. Hms coquette
64. Hms donna nook
65. Hms duchess of hamilton
66. Hms eros (possibly)
67. Hms forward iii
68. Hms franc tireur
69. Hms hastfen
70. Hms japan
71. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
72. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
73. Hms leandros
74. Hms lord airedale
75. Hms ludlow
76. Hms marconi
77. Hms marsa
78. Hms monarch
79. Hms moravia (possibly)
80. Hms nadine
81. Hms resono (possibly)
82. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
83. Hms river clyde (possibly)
84. Hms sisapon
85. Hms sisters melville
86. Hms tervani
87. Hms tunisian
88. Hms velia (possibly)
89. Hms waveflower
90. Hms william wesney
91. Hmsm e6
92. Hmtb 10
93. Hnlms 227
94. Ingi
95. Ionian (possibly)
96. J c dalble
97. Janny
98. Josefina thorden (after part)
99. Kankakee
100. Khartoum (possibly)
101. Knarsdale
102. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
103. Koningen emma (possibly)
104. Lady salisbury
105. Lindfar
106. Lonhelen (possibly)
107. Lowland
108. Mac 5 (possibly)
109. Mahseer
110. Main topman
111. Marie leonhardt (probably)
112. Mecklenburg
113. Mexico
114. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
115. Moidart
116. Morar
117. Nereus
118. Nico
119. Nicolaos piangos
120. Niore
121. Norhauk
122. Norwich trader
123. Old charlton
124. Ostprussen (possibly)
125. Paullette
126. Peik
127. Persistant whisper
128. Pescado
129. Peter hamre
130. Plawsworth (possibly)
131. Polgarth
132. Port dalhousie (possibly)
133. Prince igor (probably)
134. Princess juliana
135. Profit
136. Protinus (possibly)
137. Quickstep
138. Ravenscraig (possibly)
139. Rubislaw
140. Salerno (possibly)
141. Salerno (possibly)
142. San calisto
143. Savona (probably)
144. Second chance (possibly)
145. Simon bolivar
146. Spaarndem
147. Stad maastricht
148. Storm
149. Sunbeam
150. Sunk beacon (remains)
151. Sunk head tower
152. Sweep ii
153. Telegraaf xviii
154. Terukuni maru
155. The sultan
156. Thornaby (possibly)
157. Thyra
158. Torchbearer
159. Tummel (probably)
160. Uc 11 (possibly)
161. Uc 72 (possibly)
162. Ursus (part)
163. Vae victis
164. Vancouver
165. Volscian (possibly)
166. Walsingham
167. Warrenpoint
168. Wearside
169. White ghost
170. Wychwood (possibly)
171. Yassou
172. Ypapanti

 

Name: SIMON BOLIVAR

Length 128 meter, width: 18 meter, draught: 8.5, tonnage 8309 ton

Cause: Built in 1927 by rotterdam droogdok, maats. owned at time of loss by koninklije nederlandsche stoombe., maats. quaduple expansion engines of 856 nhp for 14 knots. passage holland for paramaribo. mined. 84 lives lost. (dods).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 18 meter, Height above seabed: 74 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 20201010

Details measurements/cartography: H0162/39 28.11.39 PFNM 265 ISSUED. LATER CANCELLED. (NID). H0334/40 16.4.40 INS AS DW. (CINC NORE).

- NM 947/40. H0334/40 16.4.40 AMENDED TO ST AND POSN.

- NM 2341/40 & FTNM 1509/40. H01079/40 23.1.41 AMENDED TO DW AND POSN.

- NMS 42 & 3074/41. H0334/40 17.10.41 INS BUOY. - FNM 2447/41. H0334/40 5.9.45 INS LEGEND (MAST) AGAINST WK.

- NM 2704/45. H0334/40 5.10.48 AMEND TO WK 6FMS WITH G CAN BUOY TO W. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER).

- NM 2258/48. 16.1.50 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 4FT. DELETE BUOY. (TRINITY HOUSE).

- NM 37/50. H0334/40 7.9.59 DISPERSED TO 45FT. (C IN C NORE, 28.7.49).*H0334/40 15.2.61 SWEPT CLEAR 41FT, FOUL 42FT. LEAST E/S 50FT IN GEN DEPTH 60FT. SCOUR 62 FT. WK EXTENDS IN PIECES 600FT. ORIENTATED 071/251 DEG. (ECES, 18.10.60). H2847/67 19.10.67 SEABED VERY UNEVEN IN AREA. WK NOT FOUND. (HMS EGERIA, 11.5.67). 8.5.68 INS AS SW 7FMS ON LC 1610 [LAT DATUM + 1FT]. H5499/69 17.11.69 EXAM'D IN 514909N, 013633E [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 41FT, FOUL 43FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50FT IN GEN DEPTHS 51 TO 60FT. SEABED - UNEVEN SANDWAVES. NOT LOCATED BY SONAR. (HMS EGERIA, HI 2 & 53/69). H5724/69 30.3.71 NOT FOUND. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 1970). H5499/69 28.3.72 LOCATED IN 514909N, 013632E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. A SANDWAVE APPEARS TO HAVE ENCROACHED UPON THIS WK. SANDWAVE CRESTS 14.5MTR AND 14MTRS LIE ABOUT 1200FT NE AND SW. (HMS ENTERPRISE). H5724/69 14.8.73 LOCATED IN 514909N, 013632E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17-18MTRS. THOROUGH SEARCH BY E/S REVEALED NO DEFINITE WK CONTACT. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ENGULFED BY SANDWAVES. (HMS ECHO, H525 NO 1/73). AMEND TO WK 15.3MTRS. BR STD. H3180/74 12.6.74 CONSPICUOUS WKGE SEEN ON DCS3 NO DEFINITE WRECK CONTACT ON E/S. WRECKAGE APPEARS COVERED BY SANDWAVES. LEAST DEPTH OF WRECKAGE 15.2MTRS IN 17.8MTRS. LARGE SAND RIDGE WITH ONLY 13.6MTRS OVER IT RUNS PARALLEL TO LINE OF WRECKAGE, ABOUT 270MTRS TO SW. (HMS ENTERPRISE 1974). NCA. H3180/74 1.10.75 EXAM'D 6.3.75 USING HIFIX/6. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17 MTRS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 10A/75). AMEND TO WK 8FMS (14.8MTRS). BR STD. 5.4.76 LOCATED BY DCS3. VERY BROKEN UP. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4MTRS IN ABOVE POSN. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (HMS ECHO & HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 37A/76). H3180/74 25.1.79 EXAM'D 1.8.78. WK COMPLETELY BROKEN UP. ONLY SLIGHT EVIDENCE OF FOUL AREA ON DCS3 TRACE IN 514908N, 013638E. POSN BY HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. NO TRACE OF ON E/S. LEAST DEPTH OVER SAND PEAK IN AREA - 15MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LIES ON FRINGE OF AREA OF SANDWAVES. RECOMMEND CHART AS FOUL. (HMS ECHO HI 60A/78). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. H3180/74 28.4.80 EXAM'D 25.3.80 IN 514908.8N, 013632.7E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.3 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3MTRS, LENGTH 350FT, BEAM 50FT. LYING 045/225DEG IN SANDWAVE AREA. CHART AS WK. SHOULD BE SWEPT IF STILL EXPOSED ABOVE SEABED AT TIME OF NEXT SURVEY. (HMS ECHO, HI 60A/80). AMEND TO WK 14.3MTRS. BR STD. H1953/80 11.1.82 SHOWN AS WK 13.9MTRS IN 514909N, 013633.5 [OGB] ON K8760/1. NOT FULLY INVESTIGATED. (HMS EGERIA, HI 23).

- NM 200/82. H2043/81 18.10.82 EXAM'D 16.9.82 IN 514909N, 013634E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.1MTRS, FOUL AT 12.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.6 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. LIES IN SEVERAL PARTS, THE MAIN ORIENTATED 045/225 DEGS, IN A SANDBANK AND PARTIALLY BURIED. FULL EXTENT OF WRECKAGE HARD TO JUDGE BUT SANDBANK APPEARS TO BE 80MTRS LONG X 20MTRS WIDE. GIVES POOR SONAR RETURN. WIRE SWEEP CARRIED OUT WITH SHIPS AT WIDE SPACING AND SO SOME SAGGING OF SWEEP WIRE MAY HAVE OCCURRED. (HMS EGERIA, HI 78). AMEND TO SW 12.1MTRS. BR STD. H2039/82 4.1.84 EXAM'D 27.9.83 IN 514909N, 013632E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.1, FOUL AT 13.3MTRS IN IDEAL CONDITIONS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.6 IN GEN DEPTH 17-18MTRS. POOR DCS3 CONTACT. CLOSE SOUNDING SHOWS WRECKAGE EXTENDING E/W FOR 120MTRS. (HMS ECHO, HI 115). AMENDED TO SW 13.1MTRS.

- NM 522/84. H4025/86 18.1.88 EXAM'D 31.8.87 IN 514909N, 013634E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.8 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. AN AREA OF SONAR CONTACTS SOME 140 X 50MTRS, WHICH GIVE NO SONAR SHADOW. MAGNETOMETER INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF 160 TO 310 TONNES. WRECKAGE ALIGNED 070/250 DEGS. (NP 1016, HI 374). NCA HH090/495/01 28.9.90 EXAM'D 13.7.90 IN 514909N, 013632E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [7 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.7 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. AREA OF BROKEN-UP WKGE, APPROX 80 X 30MTRS ORIENTATED 020/200 DEG, LYING IN RIPPLED SAND. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 495). NCA. HH090/516/01 4.12.91 EXAM'D 13.9.91 IN 514909.2N, 013631.5E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.4, FOUL AT 15.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LARGE DISPERSED CONTACT, LYING 030/210 DEG, WHICH HAS FORMED ITS OWN SHOAL PATCH WHERE SAND HAS BUILT UP AROUND IT. (NP 1016, HI 516). AMEND TO SW 15.4MTRS.

- NM 3595/91. HH090/574/01 1.9.93 LOCATED 1.9.93 IN 514909.7N, 013632.6E [OGB]. NOT FULLY EXAMINED. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 574). HH090/626/01 15.6.94 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 626). HH090/652/01 19.7.95 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 652). HH090/690/01 23.7.96 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 690). HH090/743/01 6.5.97 EXAM'D 14.4.97 IN 514908.8N, 013632.0E [OGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 13.5, FOUL 13.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.1 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1MTR. BROKEN WRECKAGE COVERING 70MTRS BY 20MTRS. LYING 045/225 DEGS. ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED BY SEDIMENT. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LEAST DEPTH ABOVE CENTRE OF WK. (NP 1016, HI 743).

- NM 1970/97. HH090/769/01 14.7.98 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 769). HH090/852/01 15.7.99 LOCATED, NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 852). HH090/886/01 24.5.00 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER, NOT EXAMINED. GEN DEPTH NOW 17MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 886). NCA. HH090/936/01 22.6.01 EXAM'D 11.9.01 IN 5149.181N, 0136.419E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 15.4, FOUL 15.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. NO DCS3 HT. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. ALMOST ENTIRELY BURIED, ALL THAT REMAINS IS A DEBRIS FIELD. LIES ON THE E EDGE OF A SANDWAVE, ABOVE WHICH THE WK STANDS LESS THAN 0.5MTR PROUD. (NP 1016, HI 936). AMEND TO SW 15.4MTRS. BR STD. HH090/993/01 1.7.02 NOT LOCATED. (NP 1016, HI 993). NCA. HH091/116/01 15.12.05 EXAM'D 28.7.05 IN 5149.177N, 0136.446E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.11 IN GEN DEPTH 17.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 2.4MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTIALLY BURIED WRECKAGE. (NP 1016, HI 1116). RETAIN SW 15.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH091/166/01 26.3.07 LOCATED 20.8.06 IN 5149.1863N, 0136.5177E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.24 IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 160MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 3.8MTRS. LIES 072/252 DEGS. WRECK SEEMS TO BE SPLIT INTO TWO SECTIONS WITH THE W HALF CHARTED AND E HALF NOT. SHOALEST SOUNDING OF 14.24MTRS LIES ON THE E PART. NFS. RECOMMEND AMEND POSN. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1166). AMEND WK 14.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 2692. HH091/223/01 10.9.07 NOT LOCATED BY M/B. (NETSURVEY LTD, HI 1223). REMAINS VISIBLE AS AREA OF WRECKAGE IN SANDWAVE FIELD. NCA. HH091/262/01 5.2.09 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1262). NCA. HH091/293/01 26.11.09 EXAM'D 4.8.09 IN 5149.188N, 0136.518E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.60 IN GEN DEPTH 16.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 120MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 1.0MTR. LIES 080/260 DEGS. APPEARS TO BE WELL BROKEN WITH TWO SECTIONS, EITHER SIDE OF A SANDWAVE. SHOALEST DEPTH ON SANDWAVE WHICH CROSSES THE WRECK IS 14.82MTRS. AS THE SANDWAVE MAY OBSCURE FURTHER FEATURES RETAIN AS CHARTED. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1293). NCA. 14.11.10 LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.58MTRS IN 5149.181N, 0136.439E [WGD] ON SW SIDE OF CONTACT. CONTROLLING DEPTH 15.03MTRS ON SANDWAVE BETWEEN THE TWO DEBRIS FIELDS. LENGTH 97MTRS, WIDTH 16MTRS, HT 1.2 - 1.4MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS. (MMT, HI 1339). NCA. 28.2.13 LOCATED 14.10.12 IN 5149.177N, 0136.441E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.85 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 22MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. LIES 070/250 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES 94MTRS W OF LISTED POSN. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AGREES WITH PREVIOUS SURVEY POSN. AMEND WK 15.8 IN REVISED POSN. 17.3.14 EXAM'D 4.2.14 IN 5149.187N, 0136.518E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.29 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR 1.3MTRS DEEP. HT 1.4MTRS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCATTERED DEBRIS. (EGS, HI 1433). LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.83MTRS. (SDC). POSSIBLY ON SHOALER SANDWAVE CLOSE E. NCA. SEP 2015/000083469 7.1.16 WK EXAM'D IN 5149.177N, 0136.441E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.5MTRS. COVERED BY SAND WAVE. NFS. (HI 1483, EGS (UK)). AMEND TO DW 15.5MTRS. SEP 2016/000181430 16.3.17 EXAM'D 8.9.16; IN 5149.185N, 0136.515E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.15MTRS, GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 15.67MTRS, WIDTH 14.26MTRS, HT 1.45MTRS. FEATURE NOT INTACT APPEARS TO BE DEBRIS FIELD. (EGS, HI 1522, RRS TE5A TDW). AMEND DW 15.1MTRS, IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2017/000295266 14.2.18 EXAM'D 18.07.17; IN 5149.191N, 0136.483E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.92MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS, LENGTH 149.7MTRS, WIDTH 41.5MTRS, HEIGHT 3.25MTRS, ORIENTATION 074/254 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN UP INTO NUMEROUS ITEMS OF DEBRIS. (MMT, HI 1546). AMEND DW 14.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. SEP 2019/000038066 26.2.19 LOCATED IN MAINLINE BATHYMETRY, NOT EXAM'D. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1615, RRS TE5A). NFA. RSDRA2021000339560 14.02.22 EXAM'D 10.10.2020 IN 5149.185N, 0136.515E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.92MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. LENGTH 149.7MTRS, WIDTH 41.5MTRS, HEIGHT 3.25MTRS, ORIENTATION 074/254 DEGS. NO SPECIAL SEARCH REQUIRED UNDER HI. LEAST DEPTH OF MAINLINE BATHYMETRY DEEPER THAN LISTED DEPTH (14.92M). NO INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED.. (A2 SEA SOLUTIONS LTD - HI1740). CHART/ENC ACTION LTA RSDRA2022000317502 29.12.22 LOCATED IN MAINLINE BATHYMETRY, NOT EXAM'D. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI 1764). NFA. SEP 2020/000280429 20.11.20 EXAM'D 10.10.20; IN 5149.185N, 0136.515E [WGD]. LEAST MB DEPTH 14.92MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 18MTRS. (A-2-SEA, HI1692). NFS. AMEND DW IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: No special search required under HI. Least depth of mainline bathymetry deeper than listed depth (14.92m). No investigation conducted.

Position: 51 49.185 N,1 36.515 E

 

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