This is the information page about the shipwreck Sperrbrecher 161, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 40.34 N,6 20.172 E (53.5606667, 6.5186833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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.
Name: SPERRBRECHER 161
Year of registration: 1944
Water depth above wreck: 20 meter
Known since: 1944, last detected: 2021
Details measurements/cartography: H03017/44 24.8.44 WK 16MTRS [8FMS 4FT] SHOWN IN 534030N, 062000E ON GERMAN CHART. - FNM 1735/44. H751/46 23.2.46 LEAST DEPTH OVER WK NOW 16.5MTRS [9FMS]. (HAMBURG NM 22/922/45)
- NM 726/46. H6120/49 28.10.49 NOW WK 14MTRS [7FMS 4FT] IN 534015N, 061959E. (HAMBURG NM 2567/49) BR STD. H6246/50 3.4.51 WK 14MTRS SHOWN IN 533945N, 061959E ON GERMAN 90. BR STD. H6246/50 25.8.51 POSN NOW 534015N, 062000E. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). BR STD. H1852/58 15.6.59 SHOWN AS WK 14.5MTRS [7FMS 5FT] ON GERMAN 90. NC 3761 & NE 3509. H5850/48 11.2.66 SWEPT CLEAR AT 18.7MTRS [10FMS 1FT]. (HAMBURG NM 3831/65). BR STD. 16.3.72 STATED TO BE GOOD SONAR CONTACT ON GERMAN WK CHART 87 [1971 EDN]. H3877/80 18.1.82 SW 17.2MTRS [9FMS 2FT] IN 534023N, 062016E [EUR]. (HAMBURG NM 4497/81).
- NM 302/82. 9.1.87 SHOWN AS SW 16.9MTRS [9FMS 1FT] ON NETHERLANDS 1460 [1984 EDN] & GERMAN 90D [1986 EDN]. NE 3761. 15.6.92 CONFIRMATION OF ABOVE. (NETHERLANDS WK RECORDS [1990 EDN] NO.N5 1134). 16.5.07 SHOWN AS WK SW 16.5MTRS IN 5340.33N, 0620.22E [WGD] ON GERMAN 90 [ADOPTION]. NE 3631. SEP 2007/000028109 16.5.07 WK SW 16.8MTRS [LAT] IN 5340.33N, 0620.20E [WGD] ON GERMAN 90 ['07 EDN]. SHOWN AS SW 16.5MTRS [LAT] IN 5340.35N, 0620.19E [WGD] ON NETHERLANDS 1460 [OCT '06 EDN]. FALLS IN NETHERLANDS WATERS, ACCEPT SW 16.5MTRS IN AMENDED POSN. BR STD. 31.3.08 SHOWN AS WK SW 16.8MTRS [LAT] ON GERMAN 90 [INT 1461] [FEB '07 EDN, ADOPTION]. NE 3631. 21.5.08 SHOWN AS WK SW 16.9MTRS [MLLWS] ON GERMAN 87 [INT 1413] [APR '06 EDN]. NC 1635. 7.4.11 SHOWN AS SW 16.5MTRS IN 5340.360N, 0620.196E [WGD] ON BA 1633 [EDN 2 DTD 23.12.10]. 12.3.13 SHOWN AS SW 16.8MTRS ON GERMAN 90 [2013 EDN]. SEP 2015/000057407 5.5.15 SHOWN AS SW 16.5MTRS IN 5340.360N, 0620.196E [WGD] ON NL401460 [EDN 2.2 DTD 20.4.15].
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 53 40.34 N,6 20.172 E