This is the information page about the shipwreck Name nicht bekannt, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 52 49.073 N,0 16.998 E (52.604766666667, -5.5701166666667)

 

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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. Abbas combe (possibly)
2. Adenwen
3. Adenwen (possibly)
4. Agberi (possibly)
5. Amethyst (probably)
6. Anna toop
7. Ardglass (possibly)
8. Bambino
9. Barmouth beach sewer outfall beacon
10. Birchwood (possibly)
11. Boscawen (probably)
12. Brask
13. Breeze
14. Caernarvon bay (probably)
15. Caerphilly castle
16. Cameo
17. Cesca m21
18. Challenger
19. Chelford
20. Cyrene
21. Damao (possibly)
22. Diamond (probably)
23. Dusty miller
24. Duthies
25. Earl of elgin
26. Elsena (possibly)
27. Ennistown (possibly)
28. Explorer 1
29. Fair maid
30. Fertility
31. Fort rona (possibly)
32. Fostimore
33. Foyle (possibly)
34. Francoise de lille (possibly)
35. Fulmer
36. G awap
37. Galatea (possibly)
38. Grampian castle
39. Greldon (possibly)
40. Gwynfaen
41. Halberdier (possibly)
42. Harvest home
43. Hibernia (possibly)
44. Hms devonshire
45. Hms martin (probably)
46. Hmsm h5
47. Howe (possibly)
48. Ilesha
49. Inch bar
50. Janvold
51. John morrison
52. Kings cruiser
53. Kirkby (probably)
54. Knut
55. Koaxi
56. Ladoga (possibly)
57. Lady marieke
58. Llandulas (probably)
59. Lynburn (probably)
60. M.s.c. irwell
61. Maggie
62. Magpie
63. Mariana
64. Marie
65. Memphian (possibly)
66. Mexico city
67. Mick sam (probably)
68. Morning spray
69. Morven
70. Mougas
71. Nemea
72. Nicolaos filinis
73. Oakcrest
74. Octopussy
75. Oileann cleire
76. Okeanos
77. Oronsa
78. Ortegal uno
79. Osage (possibly)
80. Osprey
81. Osprey (possibly)
82. Paros
83. Perseus
84. Plassy (possibly)
85. Premier
86. Progress (possibly)
87. Raf vitol (possibly)
88. Robert eggleton (possibly)
89. Rose marie (probably)
90. Royalist
91. Sapphire
92. Segontium (sirgontium)
93. Sheraton
94. Sheraton (possibly)
95. South arklow
96. Spenser (possibly)
97. Strumpet
98. Susanne ii
99. Swanland
100. Tarbetness
101. Tarbetness
102. Thorn
103. Timbo (possibly)
104. U 87
105. U 87 (part of) (possibly)
106. Walpas (possibly)
107. Western explorer
108. Wychwood (possibly)
109. Yturri bide (possibly)

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Length 41.8 meter, width: 11 meter, draught: 2.4

Cause: target vessel deliberately holed to prevent movement. (air ministry).

Year of registration: 1947

Water depth above wreck: -5 meter

Known since: 1947, last detected: 1971

Details measurements/cartography: H3859/47 9.6.47 TARGET SHIP MOORED IN 524905N, 001735.5E CONSISTS OF TANK LANDING CRAFT, LENGTH 137FT, BEAM 36FT, MOULDED DEPTH 8FT & PAINTED YELLOW. DRIES OUT EACH TIDE, HAS A MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 8FT HWST. THE VESSEL HAS BEEN HOLED TO ALLOW FREE ACCESS OF WATER & TO PREVENT MOVEMENT. (AIR MINISTRY, LONDON WC2, 29.5.47). INS AS ST IN 524903N, 001655E. BR STD. 30.1.51 POSN NOW 524907N, 001735E [OGB]. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). AMEND TO DOT CIRCLE 'TARGET' IN REVISED POSN. NE 1177. H2704/53 5.3.71 TWO HULKS USED AS TARGETS, SHOT UP FROM BOAT STATIONS, DRIES APPROX 4MTRS, IN 524903N, 001706E [OGB]. (HMS ENTERPRISE). INS AS ST DRIES 4MTRS WITH LEGEND 'TARGET' IN REVISED POSN. NC 1177. 28.10.04 EUT POSN: 5249.073N, 0016.998E. NE 1200.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 52 49.073 N,0 16.998 E

 

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