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 58.367 N,1 53.461 E (52.7504, 2.0371)
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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: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1941
Water depth above wreck: 33 meter, Height above seabed: 204 cm
Known since: 1941, last detected: 20190120
Details measurements/cartography: H02313/41 16.9.41 WK LOCATED IN 525820N, 015341E. DEPTH GREATER THAN 6FMS 4FT [MLWS]. (FOIC YARMOUTH, 9.7.41). INS AS NDW. 525820N, 015341E.
- NM 2157/41. H5580/68 12.8.68 LOCATED IN 525820N, 015326E [OFV] USING HIFIX/3 [2 LOP]. A VERY SMALL WK, OR PIECES OF WRECKAGE, LYING ON THE SLOPING SIDE OF A SANDWAVE OBVIOUSLY METALLIC AND GIVES SMALL CRISP SONAR RESPONSE. LEAST E/S DEPTH 95 IN GEN DEPTH 90 - 120 FT. NO SCOUR. AREA OF UNEVEN SANDWAVES. CHART AS FOUL. (HMS MYRMIDON). AMEND TO FOUL.
- NM 1549/68. HH090/524/01 3.1.92 EXAM'D 10.7.91 IN 525820.1N, 015333.7E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 28.4, FOUL AT 28.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28.7 IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 1.2MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS, WIDTH 12MTRS. LIES 030/120 DEG AND IS EMBEDDED IN A 4 - 5MTRS HIGH SANDWAVE. (LAND & MARINE, HI 525). AMEND TO SW 28.5MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2020/000100123 20.5.20 EXAM'D 20.01.19; IN 5258.367N, 0153.461E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 26.5MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 33MTRS, LENGTH 60.3MTRS, WIDTH 10.2MTRS, HEIGHT 6.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 204/024 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 105MTRS, WIDTH 32MTRS, 3.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 329 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND LIES ON THE EDGE OF A LARGE SANDWAVE.(MERITAITO, HI 1580). AMEND DW 26.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: EMBEDDED IN 4-5MTRS SANDWAVE
Position: 52 58.367 N,1 53.461 E