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 49.864 N,1 30.4 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: 1947
Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm
Known since: 1947, last detected: 2012
Details measurements/cartography: H3865/47 3.6.47 H3865/47 3.6.47 HMS GRAEMSAY STRUCK U/W OBSTN IN 515000N, 013030E, APPROX. (CINC NORE, 31.5.47). INS AS DW.
- NM 1538/47. H3865/47 29.9.47 H3865/47 29.9.47 AMEND TO WK 2FMS 2FT. (HMS FRANKLIN).
- NM 2614/47. H3865/47 22.10.48 H3865/47 22.10.48 G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2) G 10SEC, NW OF WRECK. (THNM).
- NM 2342/48. H3865/47 17.10.50 H3865/47 17.10.50 AMEND TO WK 6FMS 5FT AND DELETE LT BUOY. (TH).
- NM 2027/50. H3865/47 8.8.54 H3865/47 8.8.54 SWEPT CLEAR AT 49FT, FOUL AT 50FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 53FTIN GEN DEPTH 55FT. WK STANDS 12FT ABOVE SEABED. LOCATED IN 514952N, 013026E USING HSA. LIES IN TWO SMALL PARTS 100FT APART ON HDG 255/075 DEG. SCOUR DEPTH 7FT. WEAK SONAR CONTACT. (HMS SHACKLETON, SWEEP REPORT 13.7.53). AMEND WK 8FMS 1FT.
- NM 1847/53. H1729/59 6.4.59 H1729/59 6.4.59 SWEPT CLEAR AT 45, FOUL AT 46FT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50 IN GEN DEPTH 55-56FT. DEPTH OF SCOUR 58FT. SEABED SAND. (ECES, 29.10.58). AMEND TO WK 7FMS 3FT. BR STD. H2847/67 13.10.67 H2847/67 13.10.67 LEAST E/S DEPTH 52FT IN GEN DEPTH 52-58FT. SCOUR 60FT. LIES IN TWO PARTS, DISPERSED E AND W, ABOUT 100FT APART. (HMS EGERIA, HI 25/67). H2847/67 29.2.68 H2847/67 29.2.68 AMEND TO SW 8FMS 1FT. (HMS EGERIA). BR STD. 8.5.68 8.5.68 AMEND SW 8FMS 2FT [LAT]. LC 1610. 12.6.69 12.6.69 AMEND TO SW 7FMS 2FT [LAT]. BR STD. H3161/69 3.3.70 H3161/69 3.3.70 AMEND TO SW 7FMS 2FT [LAT]. (ECES 1958).
- NM 451/70. 9.1.73 9.1.73 AMEND SW 13.7MTRS. NC 1975. H2101/74 16.1.74 H2101/74 16.1.74 EXAM'D IN 514949N, 013030E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 16.2 IN 16.5MTRS. SCOUR 18.8MTRS. LIES IN A PRONOUNCED SCOUR. SCATTERED OVER AN AREA 90MTRS IN NE/SW DIRN, ONLY 0.3MTRS ABOVE SEABED. (HMS ENTERPRISE). NCA. H3180/74 29.9.75 H3180/74 29.9.75 EXAM'D 6.3.75 IN 514948N, 013028E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST DEPTH 17.0MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17-18MTRS. SCOUR 19 MTRS [LAT]. ONLY ONE PORTION FOUND. (HMS ENTERPRISE, HI 11/70). AMEND TO FOUL. H4399/71 4.5.79 H4399/71 4.5.79 EXAM'D 28.6.78 IN 514950N, 013033E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.6 IN GEN DEPTHS 14-15MTRS. SCOUR 18MTRS. DCS3 GAVE NO DISTINCT SHADOW. SCATTERED OVER WIDE AREA. (SOISS, HI 51B/77). BR STD. H2044/81 18.1.83 H2044/81 18.1.83 EXAM'D 13.10.82 IN 514950N, 013033E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 15.5 IN GEN DEPTH 15/16MTRS. CONTACT SPREAD OVER LARGE AREA GIVING NO DISTINCT SONAR SHADOW. LITTLE EVIDENCE OF SCOUR. WISPY E/S RETURNS SUGGEST POSSIBILITY OF SHALLOWER DEPTHS. RETAIN CHARTED SYMBOL. (SOISS, HI 80, WK 35). NCA. H4024/86 10.2.88 H4024/86 10.2.88 EXAM'D 24.8.87 IN 514949N, 013030E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 14.4, FOUL AT 14.7MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 14.4 IN GEN DEPTH 16 TO 17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 18.6MTRS. DCS3 HT 1.5MTRS. WELL DISPERSED OVER AREA SOME 100 X 40MTRS, ORIENTATED 040/220 DEG. MAG ANOMALY INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF ABOUT 300 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 373). BR STD. HH090/628/01 5.7.94 HH090/628/01 5.7.94 LOCATED DURING SONAR SEARCH. NOT EXAMINED. (NP 1016, HI 628). 28.2.13 28.2.13 EXAM'D 23.11.12 IN 5149.864N, 0130.400E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.81 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. LENGTH 85.4MTRS, WIDTH 34.4MTRS, HT 2.2MTRS. LIES 045/225 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NETSURVEY, HI 1398). AREA OF WRECKAGE. AMEND WK 15.8MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF DISPERSED WRECKAGE, SCOUR AT NE END
Position: 51 49.864 N,1 30.4 E