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 18.255 N,1 42.705 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: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 75 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 20180219
Details measurements/cartography: H01278/45 18.6.45 WK LOCATED IN 511835N, 014254E. LEAST E/S DEPTH 104FT. (CAPT M/S, SHEERNESS, 1.5.45). CHART AS NDW PA.
- NM 1666/45. H4403/65 28.6.66 EXAM'D IN 511812N, 014247E USING HIFIX. OROPESA SWEEP - CLEAR AT 65FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 119 IN GEN DEPTH 144FT. SCOUR DEPTH 151FT. LIES SSE/NNW. ABOUT 500FT LONG. (HMS MYRMIDON, H525S 21 & 24.5.65). [COULD BE PART OF WK REPD IN 511745N, 014254E - ORIGINAL REPORT IN H01278/45 REFERRED TO TWO WKS IN 511835N, 014254E!]. AMEND TO SW 10FMS 5FT IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 1225/66. H4988/71 3.1.72 EXAM'D IN 511818N, 014246 [EUR] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. DRIFT SWEPT - CLEAR AT 31.4, FOUL AT 31.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 32 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 44MTRS [LAT]. DCS3 LENGTH ABOUT 250FT. LIES NE/SW. SWEEP DID NOT PART. (HMS FAWN, H525 NO.9/71). [OGB POSN: 511813N, 014247E]. AMEND TO SW 17FMS [31MTRS]. LC 1895. H2329/85 22.9.86 LOCATED 16/18.9.86 BUT NOT EXAM'D. (NP 1016, 25.8.86). HH090/610/01 1.3.95 EXAM'D 24.1.95 IN 511814.9N, 014242.4E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.1 IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 8.5MTRS. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 045/225DEGS. POSSIBLY BROKEN INTO SEVERAL PIECES WHICH LIE TOGETHER. SINGLE HIGH POINT IN CENTRE. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 610). RETAIN SW 31MTRS. NCA. HH090/807/01 9.9.98 EXAM'D 22.7.98 IN 511815.2N, 014242.5E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 34.1, FOUL 34.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34.6 IN GEN DEPTH 44MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. DCS3 HT 10MTRS. LENGTH 75MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 080/260DEGS. LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. LARGE BROKEN PIECES OF WRECKAGE JOINED BY SCATTERED DEBRIS. (NP 1016, HI 807). BR STD. SEP 2018/000061842 17.7.18 EXAM'D 19.02.18; WK LOCATED IN 5118.255N, 0142.705E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 34.14MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS, LENGTH 71.7MTRS, WIDTH 16.9MTRS, HEIGHT 9.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 075/255DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 200MTRS, 3.1MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 325 DEGS. WRECK IS DEGRADED AND PARTIALLY BURIED, THERE ARE TWO AREAS OF SCOURING AROUND THE WRECK. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). RETAIN NDW 34MTRS, MOVE TO REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 18.255 N,1 42.705 E