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 (51.7619167, 1.5857333)

 

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