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 30.668 N,1 37.638 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: 1946
Water depth above wreck: 24 meter, Height above seabed: 155 cm
Known since: 1946, last detected: 20170404
Details measurements/cartography: H1602/47 26.3.47 EXAM'D 17.10.46 IN 513038N, 013736E, 083.5DEGS, 9.69M TONGUE SAND TOWER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 56FT [9FMS 2FT]. (HMS FRANKLIN 1.11.46 E7934).
- NM 785/47. H3338/46 7.4.52 AMEND TO WK 9FMS 1FT [16.7MTRS], DUE TO ERROR IN DATUM. H5197/70 9.12.70 EXAM'D IN 513039N, 013744E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.6MTRS [71FT] IN GEN DEPTH 25.5MTRS [84FT]. SCOUR 28MTRS [92FT][LAT]. GIVES A FAIR ALLROUND SONAR RESPONSE, NOT SWEPT, LIES ABOUT 150MTRS E OF CHARTED POSN. (HMS ENTERPRISE H525 NO.24/70 27.11.70). AMEND POSN. HH090/667/01 4.1.96 EXAM'D 21.7.95 IN 513040.25N, 013738.25E [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 21.3MTRS, FOUL AT 21.4MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 21.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 25.0MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1.6MTRS, LENGTH 150MTRS, ORIENTATION 200DEGS. DCS3 HT 3.4MTRS. LENGTH 45MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. LIES 155/335MTRS. GOOD MAGNETIC ANOMALY. PARTLY BROKEN UP AND LARGELY BURIED. (OCEONICS, HI 667). NOT FULLY SWEPT. AMENDED TO WK 21.0MTRS IN VIEW OF PREVIOUS SURVEY DATA AND GOOD SONAR IMAGE. BR STD. SEP 2017/000123580 14.9.17 EXAM'D 4.4.17 IN 5130.668N, 0137.638E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 20.84MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 24MTRS, LENGTH 38.2MTRS, WIDTH 9.5MTRS, HEIGHT 2.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 155/335 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 190MTRS, 3.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARDS 209 DEGS. WRECK IS UPRIGHT, PARTIALLY BROKEN AND BURIED. (GARDLINE, HI 1518). AMEND TO DW 20.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 30.668 N,1 37.638 E