This is the information page about the shipwreck Toornvliet (probably), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 51 12.294 N,1 48.359 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐ฌ๐ง, 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: TOORNVLIET (PROBABLY)
Year of registration: 1964
Water depth above wreck: 39 meter, Height above seabed: 139 cm
Known since: 1964, last detected: 2006
Details measurements/cartography: H3844/64 19.11.64 H3844/64 19.11.64 NDW PA IN 511242N, 014900E. (PARIS NM 64 43 21). BR STD. H4403/65 29.3.66 H4403/65 29.3.66 WK LOCATED IN 511212N, 014824E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. EXAM'D 12.5.65. LEAST E/S DEPTH 118FT IN GEN DEPTH 127FT. VERY SMALL WK, STANDING ABT 10FT HIGH. (HMS MYRMIDON, HI 11/65). AMEND TO WK 19FMS IN 511212N, 014824E. R/S. 25.6.69 25.6.69 THIS COULD BE WK OF MV 'TOORNVLIET'. H4667/70 1.1.70 H4667/70 1.1.70 DETECTED ON FISHERMANS SONAR IN 511212N, 014824E AT 800 & 1200YDS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 20/70). H1928/71 27.1.71 H1928/71 27.1.71 GOOD FISHERMANS SONAR CONTACT FROM NE AND SE. LOCATED DURING SONAR AREA SEARCH. (HMS BULLDOG/HMS BEAGLE, HI 20/70). H1928/71 7.12.71 H1928/71 7.12.71 LOCATED & EXAM'D IN 511222N, 014827E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 29.3, FOUL AT 29.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32.6 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 40MTRS. VERY SMALL WK ON FLAT SEABED. (HMS FAWN, ROS). AMEND TO WK SW 16FMS. OGB POSN: 511217N, 014828E.
- NM 2018/71. 28.3.72 28.3.72 SHOWN AS WK SW 29.4MTRS ON SURVEY [K 6233/1]. 15.6.72 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK SW 29.5MTRS. NC 1828. H2820/71 6.11.81 H2820/71 6.11.81 NOT LOCATED DURING DUTCH SURVEY [K8495/11], FEB 1981. NCA YET. 6.2.89 6.2.89 NOW CHARTED IN 511217N, 014829E [OGB]. NC 323. HH090/460 21.6.89 HH090/460 01 21.6.89 NOT FOUND DURING FULL DISPROVING SEARCH USING E/S AND DCS3. RECOMMEND EXPUNGE. (NP 1008, HI 460). AMEND TO FOUL. BR STD. HH090/552/01 19.10.92 HH090/552/01 19.10.92 LOCATED 19.8.92 IN VICINITY OF CHARTED POSN DURING DCS3 AREA SEARCH. SMALL CONTACT LYING FLUSH WITH, OR JUST BELOW, THE SEABED. COVERS AN AREA OF ABOUT 30MTRS SQUARE. NO MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. NOT FURTHER EXAM'D. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 552). NCA. HH091/159/01 29.8.07 HH091/159/01 & SEP 2007/000062509 29.8.07 LOCATED 2006 IN 5112.294N, 0148.359E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 36.76 IN GEN DEPTH 39.5MTRS. LENGTH 10MTRS, WIDTH 8MTRS, HT 2.6MTRS. LIES 139/319 DEGS. NO MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LIES 107 DEGS, 50MTRS FROM PREVIOUS POSN. (OSAE, HI 1159). POSSIBLY SAME ITEM. AMEND OBSTN 36MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 12.294 N,1 48.359 E