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 11.045 N,1 44.949 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: 1970
Water depth above wreck: 41 meter, Height above seabed: 152 cm
Known since: 1970, last detected: 2006
Details measurements/cartography: H4667/70 1.1.71 H4667/70 1.1.71 WK LOCATED IN 511106N, 014500E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 IN GEN DEPTH 39MTRS. SEABED SAND AND GRAVEL. SCOUR DEPTH 40.8MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, 13.10.70). CHART AS WK 18FMS. BR STD. H1928/71 30.11.71 H1928/71 30.11.71 EXAM'D IN 511106.4N, 014502.9E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 34.3MTRS [113FT]. EXAM'D WITH E/S AND DCS3. (HMS FAWN, ROS STS 30.11.71). AMEND WK SW 35MTRS IN 511106N, 014503E [EUR]; 19FMS IN 511101N, 014504E [OGB].
- NM 2018/71. 7.12.71 7.12.71 FOULED AT 35.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.6 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 43MTRS. LENGTH ABOUT 240FT. LIES SE/NW IN A HOLE. (HMS FAWN, WK REPORT & AND SURVEY [K6233/1]). H2423/71 14.1.72 H2423/71 [FOLIO 32] 14.1.72 LOCATED USING DECCA. ABOUT 100MTRS IN LENGTH. APPARENTLY UPSIDE DOWN OR ON ITS SIDE. IDENTIFIED AS A FREIGHTER AND NOT A SUBMARINE AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.5MTRS. (RIJKSWATERSTAAT, MS BARRACUDA). 15.6.72 15.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK SW 34MTRS. NC 1828. 25.7.72 25.7.72 EXAM'D IN 511105.6N, 014500.7E [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. PARTLY SWEPT: CLEAR AT 113FT IN GEN DEPTH 128FT. LENGTH OF WK ABOUT 25MTRS. (WIMPEY SURVEY, JUNE 1972). H2820/71 6.11.81 H2820/71 6.11.81 SHOWN AS WK 36MTRS IN 511108N, 014500E ON DUTCH SURVEY [K8495/11], FEB 1981. H2889/83 20.6.84 H2889/83 20.6.84 EXAM'D 12.2.84 IN 511106N, 014503E [EUR] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 33.6 IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. SCOUR 6MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 5MTRS, LENGTH APPROX 55MTRS. LYING 150/330DEGS WITH BUILD-UP OF SAND POSSIBLY COVERING S END. DEEP SCOUR TO N OF WK. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 168). AMEND TO WK 33MTRS. BR STD. H2350/85 8.12.86 H2350/85 8.12.86 LOCATED, NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, HI 317A). NCA. 6.2.89 6.2.89 NOW CHARTED IN 511101N, 014505E [OGB]. NC 323. HH090/460/01 20.6.89 HH090/460/01 20.6.89 EXAM'D 5.5.89 IN 511100.5N, 014503E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 33.6, FOUL AT 34.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.1 IN GEN DEPTH 41MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 45.7MTRS. DCS3 HT 5.8MTRS, LENGTH 90MTRS. LARGE WK. ORIENTATED 160/340DEGS. LYING ON ITS SIDE OR UPSIDE DOWN. N END LIES ON CREST OF SMALL SAND BUILD UP AND S END IN A DEEP SCOUR. GIVES GOOD MAGNETOMETER RESPONSE. (NP 1008, HI 460). AMEND TO WK SW 33MTRS IN 511100.5N, 014503E [OGB]. BR STD. HH091/159/01 27.7.07 HH091/159/01 27.7.07 LOCATED 27.12.06 IN 5111.045N, 0144.949E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.13 IN GEN DEPTH 41.0MTRS. LENGTH 74MTRS, WIDTH 9MTRS, HT 6.8MTRS. LIES 152/332 DEGS WITH BOWS 332 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (OSAE, HI 1159). INTACT. DEEP SCOUR LEADS SW FROM NW END, SMALLER SCOUR LEADS NE. RETAIN WK SW 33MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: ?INVERTED, INTACT, SCOUR NE & SW, SAND TRAILS NE & SW
Position: 51 11.045 N,1 44.949 E