This is the information page about the shipwreck Terukuni maru, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 50.375 N,1 31.351 E (51.761916666667, 1.5857333333333)

 

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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. Ability
2. Aduatiek (possibly)
3. Afrin (probably)
4. Agamemnon
5. Aircraft
6. Alabama (possibly)
7. Albion (probably)
8. Ambient (probably)
9. Annie
10. Atlanticos
11. Balgownie (probably)
12. Baltrader
13. Bella donna
14. Blackhill
15. Bonnington court
16. British fortune (probably)
17. Brixton
18. Cairnside
19. Carica milica
20. Cedarwood (possibly)
21. Cerne
22. Churston
23. City of brisbane
24. Clan monroe
25. Coalgas
26. Corcrest
27. Cormount (probably)
28. Coureur des mers
29. Cressdene (possibly)
30. Dagmar (probably)
31. Denise germaine (possibly)
32. Disa (possibly)
33. Drofli
34. Duiveland
35. Dulwich
36. Dynamo
37. Empire bridge
38. Empire ghyll
39. Erins isle (possibly)
40. Erna boldt (probably)
41. Estrella (possibly)
42. European gateway (part of)
43. Excelsior
44. Faithful star
45. Fleurita
46. Flores (probably)
47. Fort massac
48. Forth
49. Franz fischer (possibly)
50. Friargate (possibly)
51. Friargate (possibly)
52. Fulmar
53. Gannet (possibly)
54. Gerhard
55. Ghc (possibly)
56. Golconda (possibly)
57. Grantleyhall (possibly)
58. Grisdeale
59. Groeswen (probably)
60. Hardingham (probably)
61. Harlington (probably)
62. Harlyn (probably)
63. Harriet
64. Hawksdale
65. Hebe
66. Heworth
67. Hibernia
68. Highwave (probably)
69. Hillglen
70. Hm mgb 76 (possibly)
71. Hm mms 39 (part of)(possibly)
72. Hm mms 39 (part of)(probably)
73. Hm torpedo boat no.12
74. Hmml 127 (possibly)
75. Hmmtb 16 (possibly)
76. Hms adonis (possibly)
77. Hms arethusa
78. Hms coquette
79. Hms donna nook
80. Hms duchess of hamilton
81. Hms dundalk
82. Hms eros (possibly)
83. Hms forward iii
84. Hms franc tireur
85. Hms hastfen
86. Hms hirose (probably)
87. Hms japan
88. Hms john e lewis (possibly)
89. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
90. Hms leandros
91. Hms lord airedale
92. Hms lord st vincent (part of)
93. Hms ludlow
94. Hms marconi
95. Hms marsa
96. Hms moravia (possibly)
97. Hms nadine
98. Hms new comet (possibly)
99. Hms oriana
100. Hms reed (possibly)
101. Hms resono (possibly)
102. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
103. Hms sisapon
104. Hms sisters melville
105. Hms st seiriol
106. Hms tervani
107. Hms tunisian
108. Hms velia (possibly)
109. Hms william wesney
110. Hmsm e6
111. Hmtb 10
112. Hmtb no.11 (possibly)
113. Hnlms 227
114. Ingi
115. Iris (possibly)
116. J c dalble
117. Janny
118. Josefina thorden (after part)
119. Kankakee
120. Khartoum (possibly)
121. Knarsdale
122. Koningen emma (part of)(probably)
123. Koningen emma (possibly)
124. Kwasind
125. Lady salisbury
126. Lincairn (possibly)
127. Lindfar
128. Little world
129. Lonhelen (possibly)
130. Lowland
131. Mac 5 (possibly)
132. Mahseer
133. Main topman
134. Marie leonhardt (probably)
135. Mendibil mendi (possibly)
136. Mexico
137. Mi amigo
138. Michail ontchoukoff (possibly)
139. Moidart
140. Morar
141. Neptune (possibly)
142. Nereus
143. Nico
144. Nicolaos piangos
145. Niore
146. Norhauk
147. Norwich trader
148. Nw shingles bn (remains of)
149. Ocean lassie
150. Old charlton
151. Ostprussen (possibly)
152. Pallieter (possibly)
153. Paullette
154. Peik
155. Persistant whisper
156. Pescado
157. Peter hamre
158. Petshenga (possibly)
159. Polgarth
160. Port dalhousie (possibly)
161. Prince igor (probably)
162. Princess juliana
163. Profit
164. Protinus (possibly)
165. Quickstep
166. Ravenscraig (possibly)
167. Rd barge 59 (part of)(possibly)
168. Resolute
169. Rumania
170. Salerno (possibly)
171. Salerno (possibly)
172. San calisto
173. Savona (probably)
174. Second chance (possibly)
175. Sheaf field
176. Simon bolivar
177. Spaarndem
178. Stad maastricht
179. Storm
180. Sunbeam
181. Sunk beacon (remains)
182. Sunk head tower
183. Sweep ii
184. Tay bar
185. Telegraaf xviii
186. Tergestea
187. Terukuni maru
188. The sultan
189. Thornaby (possibly)
190. Thyra
191. Torchbearer
192. Tummel (probably)
193. Uc 11 (possibly)
194. Uc 72 (possibly)
195. Ursus (part)
196. Vancouver
197. Volante (possibly)
198. Volscian (possibly)
199. Walsingham
200. Wearside
201. White ghost
202. Wychwood (possibly)
203. Yampa (part of)
204. Yampa (part of)
205. Yampa (part of)
206. Yampa (part of)(possibly)
207. Yassou
208. Ypapanti

 

Name: TERUKUNI MARU

Length 154.5 meter, width: 19.5 meter, draught: 11.3, tonnage 11930 ton
Load: general and mixed goods

Cause: built in 1930 by mitusbishi, nagasaki. owned at time of loss by nippon yusen aisha, tokyo. two 10 cylinder oil engines for 6400nhp. passage yokohama for london. detonated german magnetic mine. no lives lost. later dispersed. (sibi).

Year of registration: 1939

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 170 cm

Known since: 1939, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0175/39 28.11.39 H0175/39 28.11.39 DWPA IN 515030N, 013215E. (ADMIRALTY). - PFNM 2667/39. H0334/40 16.4.40 H0334/40 16.4.40 DW IN 515030N, 013215E. (C IN C NORE).

- NM 947/40. H0334/40 16.6.40 H0334/40 16.6.40 G CAN BUOY LAID 163DEGS, 0.1M FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY). - TFNM 1509/40. H0334/40 28.9.40 H0334/40 28.9.40 NOW ST IN 515021N, 013133E, MARKED BY G CONL BUOY 163DEGS, 0.1M FROM WK. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 2361/40 & TFNM 2362/40. H01079/40 23.1.41 H01079/40 23.1.41 POSN NOW 515022N, 013129E. (ADMIRALTY).

- NM 42/41. H0334/40 17.10.41 H0334/40 17.10.41 G CONL BUOY LAID IN 515015N, 013130E. (ADMIRALTY). - FNM 2447/41. H0334/40 14.2.47 H0334/40 14.2.47 NOW STATED TO BE DW. (HMS CALDEY, HN).

- NM 361/47. H0334/40 11.8.47 H0334/40 11.8.47 BUOY NOW G CONL LT BUOY, GPFL(3)G10S SE OF WK. (TH NM 78/47).

- NM 2108/47 H0334/40 20.4.50 H0334/40 20.4.50 DISPERSED BELOW SURROUNDING BANK AT 45FT. (C IN C NORE, 15.3.50). NCA. H0334/40 23.7.50 H0334/40 23.7.50 SWEPT CLEAR AT 40FT, FOUL AT 41FT. SURROUNDING DEPTH 44FT. POSN 515022N, 013129E. LT BUOY WITHDRAWN. (HMS SCOTT, 25.5.50 & TH).

- NM 1385/50. H1334/60 5.5.60 H1334/60 5.5.60 LEAST DEPTH BY E/S OVER WRECK 45FT. (ECES, 1959). NCA. H2134/70 26.2.70 H2134/70 26.2.70 EXAM'D IN 515021N, 013131E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.6MTRS [7FMS 2FT], FOULED AT 14.2MTRS [7FMS 4FT]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.0MTRS [8FMS 1FT]. GEN DEPTH 14.6 TO 14.8MTRS. SCOUR 22MTRS. A LARGE WK, LYING ROUGHLY N/S, AND MAINLY IN ITS OWN SCOUR. A GOOD A/S CONTACT FROM E AND SE. (HMS EGERIA, HI 1/69). BR STD. H3180/74 22.9.75 H3180/74 22.9.75 EXAM'D IN 515022N, 013132.5E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 16 TO 18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 24MTRS. A FAIRLY LARGE WK LYING N/S IN OWN SCOUR. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/75). NCA. H2044/81 18.1.83 H2044/81 18.1.83 EXAM'D 28.10.82 IN 515020N, 013130E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.2, FOUL AT 14.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.1 IN GEN DEPTH 17/18MTRS. SCOUR 22MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.5MTRS. GOOD CONTACT. LIES N/S IN ITS OWN SCOUR. SHOWS SIGNS OF BREAKING UP. LENGTH 150MTRS. DEPTHS RANGING BETWEEN 14.8 & 22.6MTRS TO BE FOUND WITHIN 75MTRS OF CENTRAL POSN. (SOISS, HI 80). BR STD. H4024/86 12.2.88 H4024/86 12.2.88 EXAM'D 2.9.87 IN 515021N, 013128E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.5 IN GEN DEPTH 13.6 TO 18MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 23.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.7MTRS. DISPERSED OVER AREA SOME 110 X 30MTRS, ORIENTATED 155/315 DEGS. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 373). NCA. HH090/573/01 29.9.93 HH090/573/01 29.9.93 LOCATED 10.8.93 IN 515023.3N, 013129.2E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. NOT EXAM'D. LEAST E/S DEPTH OBTAINED 16.8 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 19.2MTRS. DCS3 HT 2.1MTR. LARGE WK LYING IN DEEP SCOUR AND GIVING STRONG MAGNETIC DEFLECTION. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 573). NCA. HH090/575/01 4.10.94 HH090/575/01 4.10.94 LOCATED BUT NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 575). NCA. HH090/690/01 22.5.96 HH090/690/01 22.5.96 EXAM'D 26.4.96 IN 515021.0N, 013127.8E [OGB] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.6 IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. NO SCOUR. NO DCS3 HT. BROKEN UP & DISPERSED OVER AN AREA 140 BY 50MTRS. LIES 140/320DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES IN LARGE HOLLOW 8MTRS DEEP DOES NOT HAVE ANY VERTICAL EXTENT ABOVE THE HOLLOW. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 690). NCA. 17.7.12 SEP 2012/000129754 17.7.12 LOCATED IN 5150.34759N, 0131.38527E [WGD]. LENGTH 62.2MTRS, WIDTH 35.1MTRS, HT 1.6MTRS. (EMU, FOR HANSON AGGREGATES, REPORT DTD 22.6.12). AN AREA OF DEBRIS. NCA. 28.2.13 28.2.13 EXAM'D 24.11.12 IN 5150.375N, 0131.351E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.18 IN GEN DEPTH 16MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 160.8MTRS, WIDTH 78MTRS. LIES 170/350 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. MAINLY BURIED WITH ONE A SMALL PROTRUSION ABOVE THE GENERAL SEABED LEVEL. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AMEND POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DEBRIS

Position: 51 50.375 N,1 31.351 E

 

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