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 28.412 N,1 31.779 E (51.7619167, 1.5857333)
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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: 19 meter, Height above seabed: 155 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 20170405
Details measurements/cartography: H0312/40 3.4.40 DW IN 512824N, 013158E. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 855/40. H02238/43 12.8.43 AMEND TO WK 2FMS 2FT. (HMS FRANKLIN).
- NM 2838/46. H0312/40 26.7.47 WK IN 512828N, 013150E USING DECCA. DISPERSED, DRIFT SWEPT CLEAR AT 45FT, LEAST DEPTH BY E/S 50FT IN GEN DEPTH 65FT. (ML 586, 5.7.47).
- NM 1933/47. H932/53 11.2.53 WK IN 512822N, 013150E USING DECCA. EXAM'D BY SONAR & E/S. LEAST DEPTH 8FMS 4FT IN GEN DEPTH 10FMS. SEABED SAND. PHOENIX SPIKE 14FT HIGH, SHARP SCOUR 4FT DEEP. GOOD A/S CONTACT. (HMS FRANKLIN 29.1.53). NCA. 8.5.68 AMEND TO WK SW 7FMS 3FT. LC 1607. 27.1.69 CHART AS WK SW 7FMS 2FT [LAT]. NE 1607. H5197/70 10.12.70 EXAM'D IN 512824N, 013154E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 13.6MTRS [44FT], FOUL AT 13.8MTRS [45FT]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.2MTRS [50FT] IN GEN DEPTH 19.2MTRS [63FT], SCOUR 20.3MTRS [67FT]. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. (HMS EGERIA H525, 11/70, DTD 23.11.70). NCA. 13.6.72 CHART AS WK SW 13.6MTRS [LAT]. NC 1828. 10.11.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 512823N, 013151E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. 10.11.82 CHART AS WK SW 13.6MTRS IN 512824N, 013154E. NC 1183. H2050/82 22.2.84 EXAM'D 23.11.83 IN 512823N, 013153E USING HIFIX 6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.3MTRS, FOUL AT 15.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.4MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4MTRS. A DISPERSED WK, REMAINING WITHIN A REASONABLY COMPACT AREA. (HMS EGERIA, HI 123, WK 13). AMEND TO WK SW 15.3MTRS IN 512823N, 013153E.
- NM 655/84. H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED DURING AREA SEARCH. NOT EXAM'D CLOSELY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI458). HH090/667/01 4.1.96 EXAM'D 16.7.95 IN 512824.63N, 013146.72E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.3MTRS, FOUL AT 15.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19.0MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.6MTRS. LENGTH 90MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 160/340DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. HAS BEEN DISPERSED AND FORMS A LARGE AREA OF DEBRIS. (OCEONICS, HI 667). RETAIN WK SW 15.3MTRS. SEP 2017/000123580 12.9.17 EXAM'D 5.4.17 IN 5128.412N, 0131.779E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.39MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS, LENGTH 95.5MTRS, WIDTH 34.1MTRS, HEIGHT 3.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 155/335 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 56MTRS, 0.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 204 DEGS. WRECK IS BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1518). AMEND TO DW 15.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 28.412 N,1 31.779 E