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 57.315 N,1 32.564 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: 1943
Water depth above wreck: 17 meter, Height above seabed: 79 cm
Known since: 1943, last detected: 2017
Details measurements/cartography: H0520/42 20.11.43 SWEPT CLEAR AT 42FT. LEAST E/S 45FT. PROBABLY A WRECK. NOT ACCEPTED AS SUCH BY WRECKS OFFICER. FURTHER REPORT INTENDED BUT NOT RECEIVED. (FOIC HARWICH, 18.11.43). H3186/73 11.5.73 EXAM'D IN 515717N, 013241E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. EST'D HT 20FT, LENGTH 120FT. DIVERS REPORT WRECKAGE ABOUT 12FT ABOVE GENERAL DEPTH. CONSISTS OF LARGE METAL PLATES, SURMOUNTED BY 'H' SECTION GIRDERS. (HMS NURTON, 30.3.73). H3186/73 24.5.73 INS SW 12.8MTRS IN 515717N, 013241E. (VALESCA 1943, NURTON 1972). H3186/73 21.8.73 POSN 515716.5N, 013239.5E USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR 13.0MTRS (42.5FT), FOUL 13.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.4MTRS IN 17.6MTRS. SCOUR 18.6MTRS [LAT]. NOT FOUND IN POSN 515717N, 013245E, WHERE ROCKY RIDGE WAS FOUND. HMS HUBBERSTON FOUND WK 130MTRS TO THE WEST. (HMS ENTERPRISE).
- NM 1698/73. H1940/80 31.3.82 EXAM'D 27.10.81 IN 515717N, 013241E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. PRONOUNCED SCOUR 20.5MTRS DEEP. DCS3 HT 4.3MTRS, LENGTH 45MTRS, BREADTH 11MTRS. LYING 090/270 DEGS. GOOD SONAR CONTACT. SHOALEST DEPTH AT W END OF WK. (SOISS, HI 9). RETAIN CHARTED SWEPT DEPTH. NCA. H4027/86 3.11.87 EXAM'D 12.7.87 IN 515717N, 013241E [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. SWEPT CLEAR AT 12.9, FOUL AT 13.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 13.5 IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 21MTRS. DCS3 HT 4 TO 5.5MTRS, LENGTH 25MTRS, WIDTH 5MTRS. INTACT, PROBABLY ON ITS SIDE, LYING 090/270 DEG. MAGNETOMETER INDICATES IRON CONTENT OF ABOUT 100 TONNES. (NP 1016, HI 376). AMEND SW 12.9MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2016/000300135 22.5.17 EXAM'D BY BDC 2016 IN 5157.315N, 0132.564E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 13.48MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 17MTRS, LENGTH 30MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HEIGHT 5.7MTRS, ORIENTATION 79 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 20.1MTRS, DEPTH 2MTRS. HULL SITTING UPRIGHT, BOW APPEARS BROKEN AND BENT TO THE NORTH. SUPERSTRUCTURE IS INTACT. (HARWICH HAVEN AUTHORITY, NORTH WEST SHIPWASH). NFS. RETAIN PREVIOUS DEPTH, POSN AMENDED.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 51 57.315 N,1 32.564 E