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 45.241 N,1 56.154 E (52.0243333, 2.0596167)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, 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.

 

1. Alabama (possibly)
2. Andre
3. Angelus
4. Batavier 5
5. Cerne
6. Churston
7. Coalgas
8. Cormorant
9. Coureur des mers
10. Cressdene (possibly)
11. Deo gratias
12. Duiveland
13. Duke of york (bows)
14. Ellewoutsdijk
15. Empress of midland (possibly)
16. Estrella (possibly)
17. Fauvette
18. Forth
19. Franz fischer (possibly)
20. Fulmar
21. Groeswen (probably)
22. Hardingham (probably)
23. Harlington (probably)
24. Harriet
25. Hebe
26. Hendon hall
27. Highwave (probably)
28. Hillglen
29. Hms adonis (possibly)
30. Hms donna nook
31. Hms forward iii
32. Hms franc tireur
33. Hms hastfen
34. Hms holdene
35. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
36. Hms leandros
37. Hms lord airedale
38. Hms moravia (possibly)
39. Hms resono (possibly)
40. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
41. Hmsm e6
42. Ingi
43. Ionian (possibly)
44. J c dalble
45. Janny
46. Jarita
47. Khartoum (possibly)
48. La flandre (possibly)
49. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
50. Lonhelen (possibly)
51. Lord bute
52. Mecklenburg
53. Mexico
54. Moidart
55. Nautilus
56. Nico
57. Old charlton
58. Ostprussen (possibly)
59. Palembang (probably)
60. Paullette
61. Peik
62. Pescado
63. Peter hamre
64. Polgarth
65. Port dalhousie (possibly)
66. Ravenscraig (possibly)
67. Salerno (possibly)
68. Savona (probably)
69. Shardana
70. Storm
71. Thyra
72. Tummel (probably)
73. Uc 11 (possibly)
74. Vecht (probably)
75. Victorious
76. Volscian (possibly)
77. Warrenpoint
78. Willy
79. Wychwood (possibly)
80. Yarmouth

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1959

Water depth above wreck: 20 meter, Height above seabed: 140 cm

Known since: 1959, last detected: 1995

Details measurements/cartography: H3972/56 20.4.59 H3972/56 20.4.59 OROPESA SWEEP CLEAR AT 8FMS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 69FT IN GEN DEPTH 106FT. SEABED SAND AND SHELL. VERY GOOD SONAR CONTACT. NO SWIRL. (HMS OWEN, ROS DTD 25.5.56). INS AS WK 11FMS. H4988/71 6.1.72 H4988/71 6.1.72 LOCATED BY SONAR ON THE EDGE OF THE SANDWAVE AREA, NOT SWEPT DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE GALLOPER. (HMS FAWN). NCA 23.5.73 23.5.73 AMEND TO WK 21MTRS. NC 2051. HH090/667/01 3.1.96 HH090/667/01 3.1.96 EXAM'D 29.7.95 IN 514514.44N, 015609.23E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 19.5 IN GEN DEPTH 20MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 0.5MTR. LENGTH 55MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS. LIES 140/320 DEGS. ELONGATED AND VERY DEGRADED WK. ON SECOND VISIT IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE WK WAS COVERED BY A SANDWAVE AND NO FURTHER WORK WAS POSSIBLE. ALL DATA TAKEN FROM THE MAIN LINE SOUNDING AND SONAR WORK AT 62.5MTRS LINE SPACING. (OCEONICS, HI 667). BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: WELL DEGRADED, VIRTUALLY BURIED IN SANDWAVE

Position: 51 45.241 N,1 56.154 E

 

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