This is the information page about the shipwreck Sperrbrecher 5, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 45 36.34 N,1 1.815 W (45.5484, -1.0411333333333)
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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 5
Year of registration: 1944
Water depth above wreck: 10 meter
Known since: 1944, last detected: 2017
Details measurements/cartography: 17.3.49 SHOWN AS ST IN 453618N, 010150W ON FRENCH 5508. NE 2910. H5212/58 4.3.71 DW IN 453624N, 010145W. (FRENCH NM 71 02 14). BR STD. H747/67 1.8.72 SHOWN AS DW IN 453624N, 010145W ON FRENCH 6141. ALSO INFO REC'D FROM HMS HUBBERSTON.
- NM 1512/72. 17.11.72 SHOWN AS WK 3MTRS [1FM 4FT] IN 453623N, 010149W ON FRENCH 6141 [1972 EDN]. BR STD. 23.1.84 SHOWN AS WK 3MTRS IN 453624.6N 010146W ON FRENCH 6141 [1982 EDN]. NC 2910. 24.1.84 WK OF WARSHIP 'SPERRBRECHER 5' IN 453624.6N, 010144.1W [EUR]. LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 13MTRS. (FRENCH WK RECORDS 1983, NO.14551091). 27.2.06 SHOWN IN 4536.340N, 0101.815W [WGD] ON FRENCH 7425 [INT 1849] [2ND EDN 2005, 1:25,000, LARGEST SCALE ADOPTION]. NE 3058.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 45 36.34 N,1 1.815 W