This is the information page about the shipwreck Texel, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 46.788 N,2 16.797 E (52.0243333, 2.0596167)

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: TEXEL

Length 37.2 meter, width: 6.7 meter, draught: 2.4, tonnage 209 ton

Cause: Sank quickly after reporting 'sheaths' broken and taking on heavy list.

Year of registration: 1965

Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 80 cm

Known since: 1965, last detected: 1995

Details measurements/cartography: H3155/65 16.5.66 H3155/65 16.5.66 SANK 075 DEG, 10 MILES FROM GALLOPER LTV. (NORTH FORELAND RADIO & LL 2.9.65). INS AS NDWPA IN 514647N, 021315E. BR STD. H3155/65 5.6.67 H3155/65 5.6.67 INS BY NM.

- NM 1069/67. H8169/68 9.1.69 H8169/68 9.1.69 NOT FOUND DURING EXTENDED SEARCH WITHIN 3 CABLES OF CHARTED POSN. (HMS BULLDOG, ROS DTD 29.11.68). NCA. H4988/71 29.11.71 H4988/71 29.11.71 NOT FOUND DURING DETAILED E/S AND SONAR SEARCH. (HMS FOX). DELETED. BR STD. H3835/86 15.3.88 H3835/86 15.3.88 EXAM'D 14.8.87 IN 514645N, 021653E [OGB] USING HYPERFIX [3 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.8 IN GEN DEPTH 42MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 7MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, BEAM 7MTRS. COULD BE A STERN TRAWLER WITH GANTRY AFT. (NP 1008, HI 354). INS AS WK 35MTRS. BR STD. H3850/86 22.11.88 H3850/86 22.11.88 EXAM'D 18.9.88 USING HYDROSEARCH. UPRIGHT, LYING 070/250 DEG, WITH HIGHEST POINT, 5.1MTRS, AT W END (STERN). LENGTH 35MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS. NO MAST OR OTHER PROJECTION OBSERVED. CHART AS WK 36.9MTRS. NO FURTHER EXAMINATION REQ'D. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 369). HH090/674/01 7.11.95 HH090/674/01 7.11.95 EXAM'D 13.9.95 IN 514647.3N, 021647.8E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.5 IN GEN DEPTH 43.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 0.5MTR. DCS3 HT 5.0MTRS. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 7MTRS. LIES 080/260 DEGS. SMALL WK, INTACT AND UPRIGHT. SIGNIFICANT MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1008, HI 674). TWO FWD HATCHES CAN BE SEEN ON SONAR. AMEND TO WK 37MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, HATCHES SHOW ON DCS3

Position: 51 46.788 N,2 16.797 E

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