This is the information page about the shipwreck Spaarndem, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 33.155 N,1 24.265 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. 150
2. Agamemnon
3. Alabama (possibly)
4. Albion (probably)
5. Algeria
6. Archon
7. Astrologer
8. Atlanticos
9. Avon
10. Balakani
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Baltrader
13. Blue mermaid
14. Bonnington court
15. Bravore
16. Cathay (part of)
17. Cedrington court
18. Cerne
19. City of brisbane
20. Correct
21. Coureur des mers
22. Dalryan
23. Dela
24. Delce
25. Denise germaine (possibly)
26. Diana
27. Dolcoath (part)
28. Dolcoath (part)
29. Duiveland
30. Dunbar castle
31. Dynamo
32. E goodwin ltv
33. Embla (possibly)
34. Emile deschamps
35. Empire ghyll
36. Empress of midland (possibly)
37. Erins isle (possibly)
38. Filleigh
39. Fleurita
40. Flores (probably)
41. Franz fischer (possibly)
42. Fred everard
43. Frons olivae (probably)
44. Fulmar
45. Gad 23
46. Ghc (possibly)
47. Grazia (possibly)
48. Harcalo
49. Hardingham (probably)
50. Hawksdale
51. Hawnby
52. Hibernia
53. Highwave (probably)
54. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
55. Hm torpedo boat no.12
56. Hmml 127 (possibly)
57. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
58. Hms alert ?
59. Hms artic trapper
60. Hms carilon
61. Hms chestnut (probably)
62. Hms coquette
63. Hms desiree
64. Hms drummer
65. Hms duchess of hamilton
66. Hms fauvette
67. Hms gracie (probably)
68. Hms guardsman
69. Hms hastfen
70. Hms leandros
71. Hms marcella
72. Hms mastiff (possibly)
73. Hms myrtle
74. Hms napia
75. Hms northumberland (probably)
76. Hms oriana
77. Hms pyrope
78. Hms ray of hope
79. Hms reed (possibly)
80. Hms resono (possibly)
81. Hms restoration (possibly)
82. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
83. Hms stella orion
84. Hms stirling castle (probably)
85. Hms tamarisk
86. Hms tourmaline
87. Hms velia (possibly)
88. Hms venetia
89. Hmsm e6
90. Ilaro
91. Irene
92. Josefina thorden (after part)
93. Kabinda
94. Kankakee
95. Karmt
96. Koenigshaven
97. Lady jane
98. Laurl coin
99. Lbv (m)396
100. Lindfar
101. Lisbeth m
102. Lord hamilton (possibly)
103. Lowland
104. Mac 5 (possibly)
105. Mahratta ii
106. Mahseer
107. Main topman
108. Malta (probably)
109. Margam abbey
110. Marie leonhardt (probably)
111. Menapier
112. Merel (part of)(possibly)
113. Mersey
114. Mi amigo
115. Morar
116. Mudlark
117. Neptune (possibly)
118. Newlands
119. Niore
120. Norhauk
121. Norman
122. Old whitaker bn (remains of)
123. Opal
124. Paros isle
125. Peik
126. Persistant whisper
127. Peter hamre
128. Ponzano
129. Port dalhousie (possibly)
130. Prince igor (probably)
131. Profit
132. Quickstep
133. Rubislaw
134. Rydal force
135. Rynanna
136. Saidieh
137. Salerno (possibly)
138. San calisto
139. Second chance (possibly)
140. Selma (possibly)
141. Simon bolivar
142. Slesvig
143. Spaarndem
144. Stad maastricht
145. Strathearn
146. Sun vii
147. Sunk beacon (remains)
148. Sunk head tower
149. Surrey
150. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
151. Tam o shanter (part)(possibly)
152. Telegraaf xviii
153. Terukuni maru
154. The sultan
155. Tongue sand tower (remains)
156. Treport
157. Tummel (probably)
158. U 48
159. Uama
160. Uc 21 (possibly)
161. Uc 72 (possibly)
162. Ursus (part)
163. Vancouver
164. Volscian (possibly)
165. Walsingham
166. Wearside
167. Westerley star
168. Winkfield
169. Woodtown (possibly)
170. Yassou
171. Ypapanti

 

Name: SPAARNDEM

Length 137.2 meter, width: 17.7 meter, draught: 11.3, tonnage 8857 ton
Load: general and mixed goods,natural fibres and materials in general: unprocessed and products

Cause: Built in 1922 by new waterway shipbuilding co, schiedam. owned at time of loss by nederl. amerik stoomv maats. four boilers, triple s turbines of 880 nhp. passage tampico for rotterdam, via london and antwerp. cargo cotton. mined. 14206 tons cotton cargo salvaged in 1952.

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 13 meter, Height above seabed: 1 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 20171019

Details measurements/cartography: H0211/39 12.12.39 POSN 018 DEG, 2.41M FROM TONGUE LTV. SHOWS AT ALL STATES TIDE. (HMS PELICAN). INS ST. - FNM 2799/39. H0215/39 28.4.40 INS ON CHARTS.

- NM 1074/40. H0211/39 7.9.42 AMEND TO DW (MAST, CONSPIC) IN 513248N, 012410E.

- NM 1922/42. H0211/39 11.5.44 AMEND POSN TO 513305N, 012422E.

- NM 999/44. H0211/39 5.9.45 MAST REPD NO LONGER SHOWING. (HMS ST TUDNO, HN IN H4141/45). DELETE LEGEND (MAST, CONSPIC).

- NM 2703/45. H0211/39 1.9.50 EXAM'D IN 513303N, 012422E. WK DRIES 1FT [CD]. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1.8.50). H0211/39 7.2.52 SALVAGE OPERATIONS IN HAND. TNM 387/52 ISSUED. (GRAY & THOMSON SALVAGE CO). H0211/39 22.11.54 SALVAGE OPS COMPLETED. (GRAY & THOMSON). CANCEL TNM.

- NM 2631/54. H0211/39 25.1.56 AMEND TO WK 1FM IN 513309N, 012418E. (ECES). BR STD. H0211/39 13.5.59 EXAM'D IN 513309N, 012418E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 6, FOUL AT 7FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9 IN GEN DEPTH 38FT. SEABED SAND. (ECES, 16.8.55). H1331/60 12.7.60 LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 14FT - NOT NECESSARILY SHOALEST PART. SCOUR DEPTH NOW 42FT TO SW OF WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE, SEPT/NOV, 1959). 27.1.69 AMEND TO SW 0FM 5FT [LAT]. NE 1607. H4525/69 31.7.69 EXAM'D 7.5.69 IN 513307N, 012422E [OGB] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 2.6, FOUL AT 3.0MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.3 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 15MTRS. LIES ON E EDGE OF A 3-4MTRS BANK AND NO SATISFACTORY SONAR CONTACT OBTAINED AS WRECKAGE SPREAD OVER AREA 300FT LONG, IN N/S DIRECTION, WITH A NUMBER OF 4MTR PEAKS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 133/69). AMEND TO SW 1FM 2FT IN 513307N, 012422E ON 1607; SW 1FM 3FT ON 1610. BR STD. 27.9.73 AMEND TO SW 2.4MTRS. NC 1607. H1428/74 3.7.74 EXAM'D IN 513306N, 012420E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.0 IN GEN DEPTH 10MTRS [LAT]. SCOUR 13.4MTRS DEEP. LARGE AREA OF WRECKAGE LYING N/S. APPROX 72MTRS X 30MTRS AT WIDEST PART. SCOUR TO THE E. (PLA, SWEEPING REPORT NO 7/74). NCA. H1310/87/35 18.9.87 DIVED 4.8.87 IN 513307N, 012422E USING DECCA. LARGE WK, LYING UPRIGHT WITH BOWS S. EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS SALVAGE. PROP MISSING. FIVE HOLDS ALL FULL. DEPTH OVER WK 35FT IN GEN DEPTH 50FT [NOT REDUCED]. (C-LIFT DIVING CONTRACTS LTD, WK REPORT). HH090/481/01 28.2.90 EXAM'D 26.10.89 IN 513307N, 012423E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 3.1, FOUL AT 3.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.5 IN GEN DEPTH 10.9MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 20.9MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.9MTRS. LIES ON EDGE OF BANK IN OWN SCOUR, ORIENTATED N/S. GOOD SONAR CONTACT AND PRODUCES LARGE MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 481).

- NM 860/90. HH090/997/01 19.12.02 EXAM'D 27.9.02 IN 5133.157N, 0124.276E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 2.5, FOUL 2.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 3.3 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR 8MTRS DEEP EXTENDS FOR 8MTRS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE WK. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS. DCS3 HT 7MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL DEFINED WK. INTACT. (NP 1016, HI 997). BR STD. SEP 2017/000295266 14.2.18 EXAM'D 19.10.17; IN 5133.155N, 0124.265E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS, LENGTH 149.2MTRS, WIDTH 30.2MTRS, HEIGHT 18.44MTRS, ORIENTATION 001/181 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 203.8MTRS, 8.6MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 043 DEGS. (EGS, HI 1546). AMEND DW 3.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, INTACT, BOWS S, SCOUR N/S ALONGSIDE WRECK

Position: 51 33.155 N,1 24.265 E

 

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