This is the information page about the shipwreck Tabarka (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 55.582 N,3 18.887 W (58.844716666667, -3.1926833333333)

 

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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. B 109 (part)
2. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
3. Benachie
4. Bettina danica
5. Bountiful
6. Bremse
7. Brummer
8. Budrie
9. Challenger
10. Copeland
11. Corinthia (stern section)
12. Croma
13. Dalewood (possibly)
14. Dresden
15. Dyle
16. Ebanezer
17. Empire parsons (possiby)
18. Energy
19. Ephram
20. F2
21. Freesia
22. G101
23. G103
24. G104
25. Gobernador bories
26. Grosser kurfurst
27. Gunnaren
28. Hindenburg
29. Hmd chance
30. Hmd imbat
31. Hms dewey eve
32. Hms hampshire
33. Hms pheasant
34. Hms roedean
35. Hms rose valley
36. Hms strathgarry
37. Hms vanguard
38. Inconnu
39. Inverlane (bow section)
40. James barrie
41. Johanna thorden
42. Jv 751
43. Kaiser
44. Kaiserin
45. Karlsruhe
46. Koln
47. Konig
48. Kronprinz wilhelm
49. Lizzie bain (possibly)
50. Mara
51. Markgraf
52. Norholmen
53. Pennsylvania
54. Pinnace 288
55. Pinnace 744
56. Prinzregent luitpold
57. Prudentia
58. Ronda (part of)(possibly)
59. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
60. Ross puma
61. Rotherfield
62. S 36 (bow section)
63. Seydlitz
64. Siherite
65. St patrick (probably)
66. Strathelliot
67. Sunbeam
68. Tabarka (possibly)
69. Tbf fn899
70. Ub 116
71. V 78 (part of)
72. V83
73. Yc 21

 

Name: TABARKA (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1972

Water depth above wreck: 6 meter, Height above seabed: 42 cm

Known since: 1972, last detected: 2019

Details measurements/cartography: H2496/72 14.3.72 POSN 585320N, 025350W, OR 301DEGS, 1400FT FROM LAMB HOLM TRIG STN (61), BUT COMPLETE HULL NOW LIFTED. (UNDERMARINE OPERATIONS, 5.3.72). NCA. 19.8.92 SUBSEQUENTLY RESUNK IN BURRA SOUND IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS, UPSIDE DOWN IMMEDIATELY S OF INVERLANE. WK IS EASY TO ENTER, GOOD VISIBILITY WITH ABUNDANCE OF MARINE LIFE. (DIVE SCAPA FLOW, R MACDONALD, 1990). POSN FOR FILING ONLY 585538N, 031848W FROM DIAGRAM IN BOOK. HH100/351/16 13.10.00 DIVED IN JULY 2000. WK IS INVERTED AND LARGELY INTACT. BLAST HOLES IN THE SIDE. STANDS 10MTRS HIGH BY DEPTH GAUGE. SCOUR APPROX 1MTRS ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH OF WK. SEABED SAND. NO DEBRIS. (T JOHNSON. LTR DTD 10.10.00). NCA. 7.12.01 COMPLETELY INTACT & INVERTED. VERY STRONG TIDAL STREAMS. ENGINES AND BOILERS IN PLACE. (DIVER REPORT WITH PHOTOS, DIVER MAGAZINE JUNE 2000). 8.11.10 EXAM'D IN 5855.581N, 0318.885W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 1.78MTRS. APPROX 6 X 6MTRS. HT 3-5MTRS. (FATHOMS LTD, SCAPA FLOW SURVEY, POST SDC REPROCESSING). GEN DEPTH APPROX 5MTRS. MAY BE NATURAL FEATURE. INS AS OBSTN 1.7MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2022/000015366 20.4.22 EXAM'D BY BDC OBSTRN LOCATED IN 5855.581N, 0318.886W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 3.96MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 6MTRS. LENGTH 33MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS, HT 2.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 042DEGS.(ORKNEY ISLANDS COUNCIL SURVEY,12.10.2019, H525). NFA.RETAIN OBSTRN DEPTH 1.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: ?REMAINS OF WK, MAY BE NATURAL FEATURE

Position: 58 55.582 N,3 18.887 W

 

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