Wreck: Name nicht bekannt (Minesweeper)

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 51 43.262 N,0 58.681 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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.

 

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Shipwreck details

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Length 27.1 meter

Year of registration: 1955

Water depth above wreck: -1 meter, Height above seabed: 52 cm

Known since: 1955, last detected: 1988

Details measurements/cartography: H4187/55 21.12.55 H4187/55 21.12.55 EX-MOTOR MINESWEEPER MOORED ON THE DENGIE FLATS BOMBING RANGE. LENGTH 120FT, BEAM 25FT, APPROX. DELIBERATELY HOLED TO PREVENT FURTHER MOVEMENT AND PAINTED WHITE FOR USE AS TARGET. DECKS ARE JUST AWASH AT HW SPRINGS. (AIR MINISTRY, 5.7.55). INS ST (TARGET) IN 514314N, 005848E. NES 3741, 1975. H4187/55 1.11.61 H4187/55 1.11.61 TO BE MARKED BY A BEACON. (AIR MINISTRY, 11.10.61). H4187/68 10.7.68 H4187/68 10.7.68 DELETE LEGEND (TARGET). INS G BN 100FT NE. (DOCKET A 7002/63).

- NM 1209/68. H2997/73 23.2.77 H2997/73 23.2.77 TO BE MARKED BY BEACON, E CARD. TOPMARK CLOSE E. (N/NL545/75, 4.2.77). NCA H2997/73 25.7.77 H2997/73 25.7.77 NOW TO BE MARKED BY BN, E CARD TOPMARK. (NL; TH, LTRS 7/77). NCA YET. H4399/71 5.12.78 H4399/71 5.12.78 SMALL WOODEN CRAFT LYING 052/232 DEG. LENGTH 27MTRS. EXAN'D 20.7.78 IN 514313.9N, 005847E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. DRIES 3.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH DRIES 1.2MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 49/78). AMEND ST DRIES 3.6MTRS. BR STD. HH242/450/02 30.4.91 HH242/450/02 30.4.91 MOD HAS NO FURTHER USE FOR TARGET. THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO MARK WK. BEACON WILL NO LONGER BE MAINTAINED. (C IN C FLEET, 25.3.91). ADD LEGEND (DISUSED) AGAINST BN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 51 43.262 N,0 58.681 E

 

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