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 31.893 N,1 2.52 E (51.4419333, 0.9285833)
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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: 1949
Water depth above wreck: 16 meter
Known since: 1949, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H3571/49 15.7.49 WK 11FT IN 513151N, 010236E. (HMS FRANKLIN).
- NM 1347/49. 15.8.49 MARKED BY G CAN BUOY 323DEGS, 0.5C FROM WK. (TH).
- NM 1586/49. H3571/49 4.9.49 AMEND BUOY TO G CAN, GPFL(2)G.10S. (TH).
- NM 1672/49. H3571/49 1.10.50 EXAM'D 22.9.50. SWEPT CLEAR AT 19, FOUL AT 20FT. GEN DEPTH 28FT. (SML 342, 22.9.50). H3571/49 20.10.50 WK DISPERSED TO SEABED LEVEL. (C IN C NORE, 5.10.50). H3571/49 1.2.51 EXAM'D 22.11.50 IN 513151N, 010238E USING HSA. SWEPT CLEAR AT 25, FOUL AT 26FT. GEN DEPTH 28FT. (SML 322, 30.11.50). AMEND TO WK 4FMS 1FT. DELETE BUOY.
- NM 187/51. H3571/49 11.12.61 SWEPT CLEAR AT 23, FOUL AT 25FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 31 IN GEN DEPTH 36FT. APPEARS TO CONSIST OF GENERAL WRECKAGE LYING IN ONE AREA. (HMS ECHO, 17.11.61). AMEND TO SW 3FMS 5FT IN 513152N, 010238E. BR STD. H6140/68 25.6.68 EXAM'D IN CHARTED POSN. LEAST E/S DEPTH 28 IN GEN DEPTH 28-38FT. SCOUR DEPTH 41FT. VERY GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM NE. (HMS EGERIA, 27.3.68). NCA. 27.9.73 AMEND TO SW 6.7MTRS [LAT]. NC 1607. H3531/74 11.12.75 EXAM'D 8.9.75 IN 513151N, 010237E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 6.7, FOUL AT 7.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.3 IN GEN DEPTH 12MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 13MTRS. FROM E/S TRACE DOES NOT RESEMBLE A WK. THERE IS ONLY A SLIGHT SCOUR AND THE MOUNDS ARE SPREAD OVER AN AREA 60 X 50MTRS N/S. SWEEP FOULED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND DID NOT PART. (PLA WK REPORT, MAPLIN 15/75). NCA. HH244/420/02 5.10.93 EXAM'D 26.8.93 IN 513151.5N, 010237E [OGB] USING MICROFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 8.3 IN GEN DEPTH 13.5MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 17.4MTRS. DOES NOT RESEMBLE A WK. THE SHOAL AREA IS 'L' SHAPED, 15-30MTRS WIDE. RETAIN SW 6.7MTRS. (PLA WK NO.201-82, CHARTWELL 59/93). RETAIN AS 6.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE 13.6.05 SHOWN IN 5131.893N, 0102.520E [WGD] ON PLA 201/23 DTD SEP'03-NOV'04. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 31.893 N,1 2.52 E