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 28.884 N,1 32.041 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: 139 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 2017
Details measurements/cartography: H0312/40 3.4.40 DW IN 512854N, 013212E. (ADMIRALTY).
- NM 855/40. H02238/43 12.8.46 AMEND TO WK 1FM 5FT. (HMS FRANKLIN).
- NM 2838/46. H02238/43 14.10.46 DRIFT SWEEP IN 512854N, 013210E. CLEAR AT 45FT, FOUL AT 46FT. LEAST DEPTH 45FT BY E/S AFTER DISPERSAL. (CAPTAIN M/S SHEERNESS).
- NM 3347/46. 21.1.69 WK SW 7FMS 2FT [LAT] SHOWN ON NE 1607. H5197/70 9.12.70 EXAM'D IN 512852N, 013207E USING HIFIX [2 LOP] WK SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.6MTRS [41FT], FOUL AT 13.0MTRS [43FT]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 16.3MTRS [54FT] IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS [66FT]. SCOUR 23.2MTRS [76FT]. GOOD SONAR RETURN FROM NW & NE, WK LIES E/W PROBABLY IN VARIOUS PIECES. (HMS EGERIA, H525 NO.10/70, 23.11.70).
- NM 2078/70. 10.11.76 OBSTN SHOWN IN 512852N, 013207E [OGB] ON KINGFISHER CHART KE 151-2 [JULY 1968 EDN]. H2050/82 22.2.84 EXAM'D 23.11.83 IN 512850N, 013210E USING HIFIX 6 [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 15.6MTRS, FOUL AT 15.8MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 2MTRS. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED. LARGE DISPERSED & BROKEN WK GIVING GOOD SONAR RESPONSE. (HMS EGERIA, HI 123, WK 14).
- NM 655/84. H3936/88 15.2.90 LOCATED DURING AREA SEARCH. NOT EXAM'D CLOSELY. RETAIN AS CHARTED. (NP 1016, HI 458). HH090/667/01 4.1.96 EXAM'D 16.7.95 IN 512852.10N, 013203.73E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 17.3MTRS, FOUL AT 17.6MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 17.3MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 20.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.8MTRS, LENGTH 110MTRS, ORIENTATION 180DEGS. DCS3 HT 2.7MTRS. LENGTH 110MTRS, WIDTH 27MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. WK HAS BEEN DISPERSED AND FORMS AN AREA OF DEBRIS. (OCEONICS, HI 667). NOT FULLY SWEPT, RETAIN WK SW 15.6MTRS. SEP 2017/000123580 13.9.17 EXAM'D 5.4.17 IN 5128.884N, 0132.041E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 15.56MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 19MTRS, LENGTH 119.5MTRS, WIDTH 26.7MTRS, HEIGHT 4MTRS, ORIENTATION 139/319 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 155MTRS, 2.9MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 200 DEGS. WRECK IS WELL BROKEN AND PARTIALLY BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1518). AMEND TO DW 15.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 28.884 N,1 32.041 E