This is the information page about the shipwreck Sizilien (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 35.91 N,5 13.14 E (53.33925, 5.1656)

 

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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. Alexandra (possibly)
2. Amerika (possibly)
3. Ansi
4. Aqueity (possibly)
5. Arad
6. Blue stone
7. Brittannia
8. Carona
9. Cygnet (possibly)
10. Drawa
11. Ecuador
12. Edmi (possibly)
13. Edorado
14. Elsie
15. Euroland
16. Garnes
17. Hansa
18. Heimdal
19. Heinrich onnen
20. Heinz otto
21. Herta
22. Hms lutine
23. Hmsm e3
24. Holland 8
25. Ilona
26. Iraja
27. Johanna
28. Katowice
29. Kutahya
30. Leda
31. Lowe
32. M 40
33. Minister achenbach
34. Mula
35. Navigatie
36. Oka 18
37. Otto
38. Peto
39. Sizilien (probably)
40. Sonnin
41. Steinbutt
42. Stolzenfels
43. Thasos
44. Ub 61
45. Walsum 10
46. West aleta
47. West arvada (probably)
48. West falia
49. Westland
50. Wieringen 93
51. Wilfried
52. Won 2

 

Name: SIZILIEN (PROBABLY)

Length 120.1 meter, width: 14 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 4647 ton

Cause: 4.5.43 bombed and sunk by british aircraft 4.5.43. (dod). sunk 4.5.42. (german wreck chart).

Year of registration: 1943

Water depth above wreck: 22 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1943, last detected: 2021

Details measurements/cartography: H0778/43 6.3.43 DW PA (2 MASTS) IN 530000N, 051300E. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 472/43. H03017/44 24.8.44 SHOWN AS DW (2 MASTS) IN 533620N, 051335E ON GERMAN CHART. - FNM 1735/44. H3150/69 9.2.70 WK 15.9MTRS FOUND IN 533600N, 051306E [EUR]. (NETH 1969 POST-NEW BROOM SURVEY). BR STD. H3150/69 30.4.70 POSN GIVEN AS 533559N, 051310E [EUR]. (HAGUE NM 1093/70). AMEND WK 8FMS 4FT IN 533559N, 051310N [EUR].

- NM 1938/70. H3150/69 13.4.71 G CONL LT BUOY, INTQG, WITH RAFL & TOPMARK CLOSE E. (NETH NM 732(P)/71).

- NM 544/71. H2671/63 14.12.72 NOW SW 16.5MTRS. (HAMBURG NM 3461/72). AMEND SW 9FMS ON 2593, 1405, 2181 & 2182A

- NM 44/73. 21.3.73 SCOUR 200MTRS LONG, 6MTRS DEEP. SWEPT DEPTH 16.5MTRS. (NETH WK RECORDS). H2671/63 18.10.77 NOW SW 17.3MTRS. BUOY WITHDRAWN. (NETH NM 2977/77). AMEND SW 9FMS 3FT. DELETE BUOY.

- NM 2450/77. H4753/82 14.5.86 NOW SW 17.9MTRS IN 533556N, 051319E [EUR]. (NETH NM 207/86). AMEND SW 9FMS 4FT. BR STD. 21.8.89 SW 17.9MTRS IN 533556.4N, 051319.5E [EUR]. (NETH WK RECORDS - JAN'88 EDN - NO.M7-436). NC 1405. HH100/351/06 1.4.93 SS SIZILIEN SANK IN 533600N, 051300E, APPROX. (H VANDIEREN - GERMAN WK CHART). 1.4.93 WK EXAM'D IN 533556.4N, 051319.5E [EUR] USING HYPERFIX [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 20MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEG. LENGTH 97MTRS. (NETH WK NO. M7-436 [1992]). NCA. 8.4.11 SHOWN AS SW 17.6MTRS [LAT] IN 5335.910N, 0513.138E [WGD] ON BA 1633 [EDN 2 DTD 23.12.10].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 53 35.91 N,5 13.14 E

 

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