This is the information page about the shipwreck Union crystal (possibly), the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 23.871 N,5 37.209 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

Open the Water Map of this area in a full window
 

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. Aida lauro
2. Alacrity
3. Alden gifford (possibly)
4. Alster (possibly)
5. Antwerpen
6. Arbel (probably)
7. Asia
8. Aud
9. Austria (possibly)
10. Bard (possibly)
11. Besse (probably)
12. Bessemer city (probably)
13. Bill (part of)(possibly)
14. Bill (possibly)
15. Bolette (possibly)
16. Boynton (possibly)
17. Busby
18. Cheerful
19. Chimu
20. Christos markettos
21. Clan macnab
22. Courtown
23. Dageid
24. Denebola
25. Devon
26. Dundee (probably)
27. Dux (possibly)
28. Empire kingsley
29. Enrico parodi
30. Fanny lambert
31. Gemini
32. Genevieve (possibly)
33. Glamorgan coast
34. Glendale
35. Gleno
36. Hampshire
37. Helene (probably)
38. Hms royalo
39. Hms warspite
40. Hms warspite (part of)
41. Hms warwick
42. Hmy viva 2
43. Juanita
44. Kildonan ?
45. Kintuck
46. Kynance (probably)
47. Liberty
48. Luna
49. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
50. Luxembourg (probably)
51. Lyminge
52. Madeline
53. Nile
54. Onega
55. Pacific reliance
56. Peer gynt (possibly)
57. Phoenix 202
58. Polesley (possibly)
59. Ponthieu
60. Primo ?
61. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
62. Princess royal
63. Quarnero
64. Saxon briton
65. Secil japan (bow section)
66. Secil japan (stern section)
67. Shanes castle
68. Sna i (possibly)
69. St chamond
70. St george
71. St george (possibly)
72. Stabil (possibly)
73. Sten (possibly)
74. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
75. Traute sarnow
76. Tyrhaug
77. U 400 (possibly)
78. Umbre
79. Union crystal (possibly)
80. Veghtstroom (possibly)
81. Vesuvius
82. Vine branch (possibly)
83. War baron (probably)
84. William cory
85. Zone (probably)

 

Name: UNION CRYSTAL (POSSIBLY)

Year of registration: 1941

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 178 cm

Known since: 2000, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: H067/41 16.4.41 H067/41 SUNK IN 502500N, 053500W. (C-IN-C PLYMOUTH, 16.4.41). H5872/52 20.11.53 H5872/52 20.11.53 CHART AS NDW (PA) WKS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1149. 4.5.78 4.5.78 NOW CHARTED AS AS WKS USC PA 40MTRS [3 WKS IN THIS POSN]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1178. PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE 'BOLETTE'. DETAILS ABOVE REFER TO BOLETTE. SEE [16579]. HH090/799/01 19.12.00 HH090/799/01 19.12.00 EXAM'D 3.9.00 IN 5023.871N, 0537.209W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53.0 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. NO SCOUR. COVERS AN AREA OF 70 BY 36MTRS. LIES 178/358 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. AN AREA OF WRECKAGE WHICH LIES IN AN AREA OF PROMINENT ROCK OUTCROPS, RIDGES AND LEDGES. DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY AGAINST THE ROCKY SEABED. (NP 1008, HI 799). INS AS WK 53MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 29.6.01 HH100/351/17 29.6.01 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. THIS IS A MOTOR VESSEL OF SOME 500 TONS. POSSIBLY UNION CRYSTAL. WELL BROKEN UP. (G POUND).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL BROKEN UP WK, HT SIMILAR TO SURROUNDING ROCKY AREA

Position: 50 23.871 N,5 37.209 W

 

Wrecks near the Netherlands
Wrecks near Belgium
Wrecks near Germany
Wrecks near France
Wrecks near Great Britain
Wrecks off Denmark
Wrecks off Sweden
Wrecks off Norway