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 11.019 N,1 31.756 E (51.0898333, 1.7715833)
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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: 1959
Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 293 cm
Known since: 1959, last detected: 20210929
Details measurements/cartography: H927/59 3.10.60 WK WITH MAST DRYING 13FT. (ECES, DTD 1959). CHART AS ST, MAST D13FT. BR STD. H2421/62 24.8.62 NO LONGER DRIES. APPEARS TO BE EITHER LARGE WK WITH TWO 'ISLANDS' OR TO BE IN TWO PIECES. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27 IN GEN DEPTH 71FT. SCOUR 81FT. FIXED BY DECCA & HSA. (HMS ECHO, DTD 22.3.62). CHART AS DW. LC 1828. H1885/66 27.11.67 WK IN TWO PARTS. FIXED BY DECCA. DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 5FT, FOUL AT 7FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26 IN GEN DEPTH 70FT. SCOUR DEPTH 89FT. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. LARGE SWIRLS AND DISCOLOURED WATER SEEN. (HMS ENTERPRISE, ROS DTD 27.9.67). +2FT TO OBTAIN LAT. AMEND TO SW 1FM.
- NM ACTION. 4.3.69 NOW CHARTED AS SW 0FM 5FT [LAT]. NE 1828. 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS SW 1.5MTRS. NC 1828. H2100/74 30.1.74 EXAM'D IN 511058N, 013143E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 6.0 IN GEN DEPTH 11MTRS. SCOUR 20.4MTRS [LAT]. NO SURFACE DISTURBANCE AT HW. LIES IN AREA OF SMALL SANDWAVES. (HMS ENTERPRISE, H 525 NO.234/73). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. NE 1828. H1938/78 19.3.81 EXAM'D 2.12.80 IN 511059N, 013150E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. NOT SOUNDED. DCS3 GAVE NO SHADOW, BUT SHOWS TWO DISTINCT PIECES OF WRECKAGE LYING WITHIN AN AREA 50 X 20MTRS ON HEADING 090/270DEGS. GEN DEPTHS IN AREA NOW APPROX 5MTRS LESS THAN CHARTED. RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH IN NEW POSN. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. H1951/80 1.6.81 EXAM'D 9.4.81. SWEPT CLEAR AT 1.2MTRS, FOUL AT 1.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.5 IN GEN DEPTH 7-11MTRS. SCOUR 14MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW. TWO PIECES OF WRECKAGE, LYING 090/270DEGS, OVER AREA 50 X 20MTRS. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 61B/80). AMEND TO SW 1.2MTRS. BR STD. H2333/85 23.10.86 EXAM'D 19.6.86 IN 511059N, 013150E [OGB] USING DECCA. LEAST E/S DEPTH 1.9 IN GEN DEPTH 5-6MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 7.5MTRS. ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THIS WK NOW REMAINS PROUD OF THE SEABED. RECOMMEND RETAIN SWEPT DEPTH. (NP 1016, HI 300B). NCA. HH090/511/01 11.2.91 EXAM'D 6.11.90 IN 511059.6N, 013149.8E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 2.3 IN GEN DEPTH 4MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 5.2MTRS. NO DCS3 SHADOW OBTAINED. LENGTH 20MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. LIES 090/270DEGS. AN APPARENTLY SMALL CONTACT, MOSTLY BURIED, BUT PRODUCING A SIZEABLE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. DOES NOT REQUIRE TO BE SWEPT DUE PROXIMITY OF DRYING BANK. RECOMMEND RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 511). AMEND POSN. BR STD. HH090/738/01 22.7.97 LOCATED BY MAGNETOMETER ONLY. NO TRACE FOUND ON DCS3. GEN DEPTH NOW DRIES 0.1MTR. CONSIDERED TO BE BURIED BY SOUTHERLY MOVEMENT OF S CALLIPER BANK. (NP 1016, HI 738). AMENDED TO FOUL. BR STD. HH091/294/01 / SEP 2010/000060716 23.3.10 EXAM'D 8.9.09 IN CENTRAL POSN 5111.023N, 0131.721E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 6.53 IN GEN DEPTH 25.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. ORIGINALLY IN TWO PARTS, EACH PART NOW HAVING BROKEN IN TWO SECTIONS, GIVING FOUR DISTINCT SECTIONS. MASTS CLEARLY PROTRUDE FROM THREE OF THE SECTIONS. BOW SECTION: LENGTH 32MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS, HT 17.9MTRS, LIES 120/300 DEGS. ADJACENT TO BOW SECTION: LENGTH 31MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 19.0MTRS, LIES 120/300 DEGS. ADJACENT TO STERN SECTION: LENGTH 24MTRS, WIDTH 18MTRS, HT 19.0MTRS, LIES 145/325 DEGS. STERN SECTION: LENGTH 42MTRS, WIDTH 25MTRS, HT 18.1MTRS, LIES140/320 DEGS. (MARIN MATTEKNIK, HI 1294). AMEND WK 6.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 26.2.13 LOCATED 16.12.12 IN CENTRAL POSN 5111.017N, 0131.747E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.14 IN GEN DEPTH 25MTRS. NO SCOUR. IN THREE LARGE SECTIONS WITH TWO OF THEM SEPARATED 84MTRS FROM THE OTHER. OVERALL COVERS 71.1MTRS, WIDTH 15.3MTRS, HT 16.4MTRS. LIES 120/300 DEGS. NO MASTS VISIBLE IN DATA. (NETSURVEY, HI 1399). APPARENTLY PARTIALLY RECOVERED. CHECK LINE SURVEY WITH NO PRECISE INVESTIGATION. NCA. SEP 2015/000083470 13.1.16 EXAM'D BY BDC IN 5111.020N, 0131.754E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.49MTRS. LENGTH 66MTRS, WIDTH 40MTRS, HEIGHT 19MTRS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (EGS, HI 1484), SEE WK ID [83701] ALSO.. AMEND TO DW 8.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2022000003820 21.03.22 EXAM'D 29.09.2021; IN 5111.019N, 0131.756E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 8.44MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. LENGTH 67.69MTRS, WIDTH 21.57MTRS, HEIGHT 16.16MTRS, ORIENTATION 293/113 DEGS. UPRIGHT WRECK, IN 2 PARTS SEPARATED BY 3.31MTRS, SURROUNDED BY SCOUR. (A-2-SEA SOLUTIONS LTD, HI1743, H525-WI-13720). AMEND DW 8.4MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT WRECK, IN 2 PARTS SEPARATED BY 3.31MTRS, SURROUNDED BY SCOUR
Position: 51 11.019 N,1 31.756 E