This is the information page about the shipwreck Soreldoc (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 15.856 N,5 30.479 W (52.329533333333, -5.2955166666667)

 

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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.

 

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2. Boltonhall (possibly)
3. Boscastle (possibly)
4. City of glasgow (probably)
5. Clydesdale
6. Egda (possibly)
7. Elsena (possibly)
8. Empire gunner (possibly)
9. Empire panther (probably)
10. Ennistown (possibly)
11. Ethel
12. Ethel
13. Gresham (possibly)
14. Halberdier (possibly)
15. Kassanga (possibly)
16. Ladoga (possibly)
17. Landonia (probably)
18. Mesaba (probably)
19. Norfolk coast
20. Pentwyn (possibly)
21. Port townsville (probably)
22. Prins frederik hendrik (possibly)
23. Rotula (possibly)
24. Sapphire (possibly)
25. Soreldoc (possibly)
26. Spenser (possibly)
27. St patrick (possibly)
28. Strathnairn (possibly)
29. The queen
30. U 1169 (possibly)
31. U 1302 (possibly)

 

Name: SORELDOC (POSSIBLY)

Length 77.1 meter, width: 13.1 meter, draught: 5.5, tonnage 1926 ton
Load: ballast

Cause: torpedoed by german submarine u 1302. broke in two & sank in 4 minutes. en route liverpool to swansea. 15 lives lost. (axis submarine successes, ll ww2)

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 93 meter, Height above seabed: 40 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 1980

Details measurements/cartography: H067/45 28.2.45 H067/45 DATUM FOR SEARCH: 521500N,053300W. (C-IN-C WEST APPS, 28.2.45). H0109/45 9.5.45 H0109/45 9.5.45 WK IN 521630N, 053130W. LENGTH 80FT, HEIGHT 30FT, DIRECTION 040/220DEGS. GAVE OFF OIL AND WRECKAGE. (WEST. APPS. LIST, WAGO 524). 6.3.45 6.3.45 WK IN 521700N, 053100W. (AUBD 319/136, ESCORT GROUP 25). WK IN 521630N, 053130W (AUBD 319/138 ESCORT GROUP 25). H1950/76 12.11.80 H1950/76 12.11.80 WK EXAM'D 25.4.80 IN 521550N, 053025W [OGB] USING HF6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 90.5 IN GEN DEPTH 93MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 2MTRS. LYING NE/SW. APPROX LENGTH 75MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 40/80). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 15.856 N,5 30.479 W

 

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