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 19.645 N,1 37.592 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: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 10 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 20180219
Details measurements/cartography: H1580/40 24.6.40 PFNM 1580/40 ISSUED. H0550/40 19.8.40 REPORTED SUNK IN 512000N, 013600E BUT AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH NO TRACE COULD BE FOUND. (C-IN-C NORE, 14.7.49). CHART AS DW PA.
- NM 2080/40. H0550/40 9.9.49 WK LOCATED IN 511938N, 013730E. OROPESA SWEEP 24.8.49 CLEAR 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 58FT IN GEN DEPTH 59FT. SCOUR 83FT. (HMS SHARPSHOOTER, 13.9.49). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 4FT.
- NM 1852. H932/53 25.6.59 OBTAINED GOOD A/S CONTACT IN 511936N, 013742E USING DECCA BUT NOTHING FOUND BY E/S EXCEPT A PRONOUNCED SCOUR EXTENDING AT LEAST A MILE IN A N-S DIRECTION. A/S CONTACTS POSSIBLY FROM SIZE OF SCOUR DEPTH 18FT. GENERAL DEPTH 11FMS. SEABED SMOOTH WITH SMALL BUMPS IN SAND. (HMS FRANKLIN, 1.12.52). NCA. H4403/65 29.3.66 POSSIBLE SONAR CONTACT ON 13.5.65 BUT NO E/S OBTAINED. (HMS MYRMIDON). NCA. 13.6.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 14.0MTRS. NC 1828. H2538/79 5.4.79 EXAM'D 4.9.78 IN 511937N, 013740E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.9 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.31MTRS, LENGTH 69MTRS. LYING 015/195DEGS. (HMS EGERIA, HI 63/78). CHART AS WK 17.5MTRS. BR STD. HH090/610/01 2.3.95 EXAM'D 2.12.94 IN 511938.6N, 013735.2E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 19.1, FOUL 19.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 18.9 IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 4.5MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.9MTRS, LENGTH 58MTRS, WIDTH 11MTRS. LIES 015/195DEGS. LIES IN PRONOUNCED SCOUR WHICH EXTENDS 500MTRS S AND 100MTRS N. STRONG MAGNETOMETER DEFLECTION. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 610). AMEND TO SW 18.9MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. SEP 2015/000235800 18.11.15 EXAM'D BY BDC, IN 5119.645N, 0137.592E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.5MTRS. LENGTH 46.8MTRS, WIDTH 11.8MTRS, HT 4.9MTRS. NFS. (CEFAS, DS37, GOODWIN SANDS 2014). RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, POSN AMENDED. SEP 2018/000061842 18.7.18 EXAM'D 19.02.18; WK LOCATED IN 5119.645N, 0137.592E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 19.28MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 47.2MTRS, WIDTH 7.4MTRS, HEIGHT 5.5MTRS, ORIENTATION 010/190DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 22MTRS, 1.7MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 180 DEGS. WRECK IS INTACT AND UPRIGHT. (GARDLINE, HI 1519). AMEND DW 19.2MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 19.645 N,1 37.592 E