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 2.33 N,1 19.564 E (51.0759833, 1.4147)
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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: 1942
Water depth above wreck: 27 meter, Height above seabed: 177 cm
Known since: 1942, last detected: 20160909
Details measurements/cartography: H067/42 30.8.42 BARGE 'SCCR 382' SANK IN 510200N, 011930E, APPROX. (VA DOVER, 29.8.42). H5824/60 2.3.61 LEAST E/S DEPTH 64FT. (HMS SCOTT, 10.5.60). INS AS WK 8FMS 3FT.
- NM 1637/61. H5824/60 7.11.61 DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 51, FOUL AT 56FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 54 IN GEN DEPTH 90FT. SCOUR DEPTH 95FT. WK CONSIDERED TOO LARGE TO BE A BARGE BUT SONAR & E/S SEARCH REVEALED NO TRACE OF ANOTHER WITHIN 5 CABLES OF POSN 510200N, 011930E. (HMS SCOTT, 26.4.61). H2698/62 25.3.63 AMEND TO SW 8FMS 3FT. NC 1892. H2698/62 27.4.66 NOW SW 9FMS 1FT IN 510220N, 011936E. (TH, 21.4.66).
- NM ACTION. 10.9.73 AMEND TO SW 16.8MTRS. NC 1892. H4199/78 30.8.78 LOCATED 25.10.77 IN 510217N, 011941E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 27MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 29MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS, LENGTH 150MTRS. LARGE INTACT WK LYING 160/340DEGS. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 35/77). RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H4199/78 15.1.79 LOCATED DURING HYDROSEARCH TRIAL 10/11.10.78 IN 510217.2N, 011939.7E [OGB]. TWO WRECKS LYING PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER AND ABOUT 10MTRS APART ON HEADING 350DEGS. WESTERLY WK HAS LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.2 MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS [APPROX]. THE OTHER HAS LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.6MTRS, LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 10MTRS [APPROX]. HYDROSEARCH HT OF LARGER WK IS 10.28MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25 MTRS. SCOUR 6.0MTRS DEEP. (HMS BULLDOG, 6.12.78). AMEND TO WKS 14.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 240/79. H1310/82/22 22.9.82 LARGER WK DESCRIBED AS LARGE CARGO VESSEL, SITTING UPRIGHT. BRIDGE & ENGINE AMIDSHIPS. (P G WEATHERLEY, 15.9.82). H3947/88 24.5.89 EXAM'D 8.4.89 IN 510210N, 011935E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER AND DECCA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 16.5, FOUL AT 16.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.5 IN GEN DEPTH 26MTRS. NO SCOUR. BOTH WKS APPEAR TO BE UPRIGHT AND ON SAME HEADING OF 121/301DEGS. HYDROSEARCH HT OF LARGER IS 11.6MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS; OF SMALLER 5.5MTRS, LENGTH NOT OBTAINED. RETAIN CHARTED POSN. (HMS ROEBUCK, HI 469). AMEND TO SW 16.5MTRS WITH LEGEND 'WKS'.
- NM 1723/89. HH090/606/01 14.9.94 EXAM'D 3.8.94 IN 510217.4N, 011941.2E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [3 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 16.9, FOUL 17.2MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.5 IN GEN DEPTH 24.8MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 29.1MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.9MTRS. COVERS 125 BY 33MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (NP 1016, HI 606). BOTH WKS CLEARLY VISIBLE ON DCS3 RECORD. AMEND TO SW 16.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP2016/000091760 19.01.17 EXAM'D 9.09.16; IN 5102.330N, 0119.564E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 17.68MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 30MTRS, LENGTH 92.59MTRS, WIDTH 14MTRS, HEIGHT 7MTRS, ORIENTATION 177/357 DEGS. WRECK 86778 CREATED FOR SECOND WRECK. (GARDLINE, HI 1496). AMEND DW 17.6MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 2.33 N,1 19.564 E