This is the information page about the shipwreck Syrian (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 54 9.298 N,1 0.638 E (54.1549667, 1.0106333)

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.

Name: SYRIAN (POSSIBLY)

Length 42.1 meter, tonnage 176 ton

Cause: Sunk by gunfire from german submarine.

Year of registration: 1915

Water depth above wreck: 52 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1915, last detected: 1986

Details measurements/cartography: 3.8.72 3.8.72 SUNK 45M ENE OF HORNSEA. (GRIMSBY LOSS LIST). POSN 541130N, 010100E APPROX. H1310/81/14 30.6.81 H1310/81/14 30.6.81 WK IN 540926N, 010012E. POSN BY DECCA. (K HERRON). INS AS NDW. BR STD. H4064/1/85 28.11.86 H4064/1/85 28.11.86 EXAM'D 29.5.86 IN 540917N, 010045E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 49.4 IN GEN DEPTH 52MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 52.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.7MTRS, LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS. INTACT, LYING 080/260 DEG, AT FOOT OF A SANDWAVE, LEAST DEPTH OVER WHICH IS ALSO 49MTRS. SANDWAVE CREST SOME 80MTRS NW OF WK. (HUNTING SURVEYS, HI 321B). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AT FOOT OF SANDWAVE OF SIMILAR LEAST DEPTH

Position: 54 9.298 N,1 0.638 E

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