This is the information page about the shipwreck Stylianos chandris, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 53 32.599 N,0 30.838 E (53.6109, 0.26485)
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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: STYLIANOS CHANDRIS
Length 122.8 meter, width: 16.2 meter, draught: 9.8, tonnage 6059 ton
Load: grain
Cause: Ex-oakspring '38, ex-morse. built in 1919 by virginia sb corporation, alexandria, va. owned at time of loss by j d chandris. three boilers, triple expansion engine of 359hp, single shaft. passage montreal for methil roads and hull. cargo bulk grain. mined.
Year of registration: 1942
Water depth above wreck: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 180 cm
Known since: 1942, last detected: 2014
Details measurements/cartography: H04402/41 19.2.42 WK IN 533256N, 003100E. ON NW'LY HEADING WITH 45 DEG LIST. DERRICKS, BOAT DAVITS AND MAST SHOW ABOUT 25FT AT LWOS. (CAPT M/S, HUMBER 28.12.41). INS AS DW WITH G CAN, GPFL(3) G 10S, CLOSE N.
- NM 401/42. H04402/41 6.1.50 DRIFT SWEPT AFTER DISPERSAL. CLEAR AT 41FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 43 IN GEN DEPTH 48FT. LOCATED IN 533238N, 003104E. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 9.12.49). AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT. DELETE BUOY.
- NM 26.50. H04402/41 9.1.58 EXAM'D AFTER FURTHER DISPERSAL IN 533230N, 003100E. SWEPT CLEAR AT 47, FOUL AT 48FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50 IN GEN DEPTH 50-52FT. SCOUR 8FT DEEP. VERY WEAK SONAR RETURNS. (HMS SHACKLETON, 28.9.57). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 5FT.
- NM 32/58. 23.6.75 AMEND TO SW 13.6MTRS. NC 107. H2534/74 28.11.79 WK REPD IN 533245N, 003102E. POSN BY DECCA. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS, VOL.1). HH090/593/01 6.1.94 EXAM'D 13.7.93 IN 533233.7N, 003058.7E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.7 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5-15MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.2MTRS, LENGTH 100MTRS, BREADTH 60MTRS. BROKEN WRECKAGE IN 2 MAIN SECTIONS LYING WITHIN SCOUR. (OCEONICS (UK) LTD., HI 593). BR STD. SEP 2013/000180690 11.7.14 EXAM'D 2.1.14 IN 5332.599N, 0030.838E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.87 IN GEN DEPTH 14.8MTRS. SCOUR 2.0MTRS DEEP EXTENDS 120MTRS TOWARDS 135 DEGS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HT 1.5MTRS. LIES 000/180 DEGS.STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WELL BROKEN AND SCATTERED, LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE SCOUR AREA. (GARDLINE, HI 1419). AMEND WK 14.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN WRECKAGE IN TWO MAIN SECTIONS WITHIN A SCOUR
Position: 53 32.599 N,0 30.838 E