This is the information page about the shipwreck Thunfisch, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 58 41.817 N,2 57.519 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. 090
2. Ac6
3. Almeria
4. Aorangi
5. Argyll
6. Athenic
7. Avra (possibly)
8. B 109 (part)
9. Bayern (turrets & wreckage)
10. Ben barvas
11. Benachie
12. Bettina danica
13. Bremse
14. Brummer
15. Busy bee (part of)
16. Carolina thornden
17. Carron
18. Challenger
19. Charisma
20. Clan mackinlay
21. Clio
22. Clio ii
23. Collingdoc
24. Comet (probably)
25. Copeland
26. Corinthia (stern section)
27. Croma
28. Daghestan (probably)
29. Danmark (after part)
30. Dresden
31. Dromara
32. Duna
33. Ebanezer
34. Edinboune
35. Elton
36. Emerald wings
37. Empire parsons (possiby)
38. Empire seaman
39. Empire seaman
40. Energy
41. Ephram
42. F2
43. Faro
44. Fulmar (possibly)
45. G101
46. G103
47. G104
48. Gartmore
49. Giralda (possibly)
50. Glen loth
51. Gondolier
52. Grosser kurfurst
53. Gunnaren
54. Hessen
55. Hindenburg
56. Hmd chance
57. Hmd imbat
58. Hms albacore (bow section)
59. Hms dewey eve
60. Hms narborough
61. Hms opal
62. Hms roedean
63. Hms rose valley
64. Hms royal oak
65. Hms strathgarry
66. Hms sword dance
67. Hms vanguard
68. Hms zarefah
69. Huntingdon
70. Ilsenstein
71. Invader
72. Irene
73. James barrie
74. Johanna thorden
75. Juanita
76. Juniata (fore part)
77. Jv 751
78. Kaiser
79. Kaiserin
80. Karlsruhe
81. Kathe niederkirchner
82. Koln
83. Konig
84. Kronprinz wilhelm
85. Lapland
86. Lizzie bain (possibly)
87. Loch maddy (bow section) (probably)
88. Loch maddy (stern section)
89. Lorne
90. Lycia
91. Mara
92. Markgraf
93. Martis
94. Martis
95. Minieh
96. Naja (part of)
97. Napier star
98. Navena
99. Neptune
100. Numidian
101. Numidian
102. Pennsylvania
103. Pinnace 288
104. Pinnace 744
105. Pitstruan (probably)
106. Pontos
107. Prinzregent luitpold
108. Prolific
109. Prudentia
110. Radiation
111. Reginald
112. Rein (possibly)
113. Reinfield
114. Remus
115. Rfa isleford
116. Ros bui (?part of)(possibly)
117. Rosebank (possibly)
118. Rosewood
119. S 36 (bow section)
120. Seydlitz
121. Skua flaes beacon
122. Sound fisher
123. Stellatus
124. Sunbeam
125. Teeswood
126. Tennessee
127. Tern 1
128. Thames
129. Thunfisch
130. U 18 (probably)
131. Ub 116
132. V 78 (part of)
133. V 81
134. V83
135. Yc 21

 

Name: THUNFISCH

Length 66.8 meter, width: 9.4 meter, draught: 4.3, tonnage 824 ton

Cause: built in 1958 by schiffb unterweser, bremerhaven. owned at time of loss by reederei sohle k g, hansearische. 6 cylinder oil ingine of 1560bhp, single shaft. struck rocks in heavy weather and sank off pentland firth. crew of 20 recovered. (ll & sibi).

Year of registration: 1975

Water depth above wreck: 73 meter, Height above seabed: 344 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 20210811

Details measurements/cartography: 3.2.75 MAYDAY IN ?534000N, 034000E. LATER SANK IN HEAVY SEAS. (LLOYDS VOL.219). H2925/83 21.1.85 NOT FOUND NOR REFERRED TO IN REPORT OF SURVEY. (BUE SUBSEA, HI 204). AMENDED TO ABEY. 18.11.03 DATA RE-ASSESSED. AMENDED TO DEAD. SEP 2006/000398380 14.11.06 THUNFISCH LOCATED APPROX 2 YEARS AGO IN 5841.830N, 0257.503W [WGD] USING MAGNETOMETER & CAMERA. LIES NW/SE, UPRIGHT AND FAIRLY INTACT WITH SLIGHT LIST TO PORT. TRAWL WINCH AND TRAWL FLOATS SEEN. STANDS APPROX 4-4.5MTRS HIGH IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. NO PART OF THE WRECK IS SHOALER THAN 59MTRS. (K HEATH, E-MAIL DTD 3.11.06 & TELECONS 6.11.06 & 14.11.06)., INS AS WK USC 55MTRS.

- NM 5679/06. RSDRA2022000137295 22.11.22 EXAM'D 11.08.2021; IN 5841.817N, 0257.519W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 65.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 73MTRS. LENGTH 53.59MTRS, WIDTH 24.6MTRS, HEIGHT 5.73MTRS, ORIENTATION 344/164 DEGS. UPRIGHT AND BROKEN UP AT S END. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1709 - H525-935). AMEND NDW 65MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT AND BROKEN UP AT S END

Position: 58 41.817 N,2 57.519 W

 

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