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 (52.024333333333, 2.0596166666667)

 

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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. Blackhill
6. Cerne
7. Churston
8. Coalgas
9. Cormorant
10. Coureur des mers
11. Cressdene (possibly)
12. Deo gratias
13. Duiveland
14. Duke of york (bows)
15. Ellewoutsdijk
16. Empress of midland (possibly)
17. Estrella (possibly)
18. Fauvette
19. Forth
20. Franz fischer (possibly)
21. Fulmar
22. Groeswen (probably)
23. Hardingham (probably)
24. Harlington (probably)
25. Harriet
26. Hebe
27. Hendon hall
28. Highwave (probably)
29. Hillglen
30. Hms adonis (possibly)
31. Hms donna nook
32. Hms forward iii
33. Hms franc tireur
34. Hms hastfen
35. Hms holdene
36. Hms kale (probably)(part of)
37. Hms leandros
38. Hms lord airedale
39. Hms moravia (possibly)
40. Hms resono (possibly)
41. Hms rhiannon (possibly)
42. Hmsm e6
43. Ingi
44. Ionian (possibly)
45. J c dalble
46. Janny
47. Jarita
48. Khartoum (possibly)
49. La flandre (possibly)
50. Lodewijk van nassau (probably)
51. Lonhelen (possibly)
52. Lord bute
53. Mecklenburg
54. Mexico
55. Moidart
56. Nautilus
57. Nico
58. Old charlton
59. Ostprussen (possibly)
60. Palembang (probably)
61. Paullette
62. Peik
63. Pescado
64. Peter hamre
65. Polgarth
66. Port dalhousie (possibly)
67. Ravenscraig (possibly)
68. Salerno (possibly)
69. Savona (probably)
70. Shardana
71. Storm
72. Thyra
73. Tummel (probably)
74. Uc 11 (possibly)
75. Vecht (probably)
76. Victorious
77. Volscian (possibly)
78. Warrenpoint
79. Willy
80. Wychwood (possibly)
81. 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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