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 50 27.158 N,5 37.847 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. Alacrity
2. Alster (possibly)
3. Aud
4. Austria (possibly)
5. Bard (possibly)
6. Besse (probably)
7. Bessemer city (probably)
8. Bill (part of)(possibly)
9. Bill (possibly)
10. Bolette (possibly)
11. Busby
12. Cheerful
13. Chimu
14. Christos markettos
15. Clan macnab
16. Courtown
17. Dageid
18. Denebola
19. Dundee (probably)
20. Dux (possibly)
21. Enrico parodi
22. Fanny lambert
23. Gemini
24. Genevieve (possibly)
25. Geopotes viii
26. Gleno
27. Hampshire
28. Helene (probably)
29. Hms warwick
30. Hmy viva 2
31. Juanita
32. Kildonan ?
33. Kintuck
34. Kynance (probably)
35. Liberty
36. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
37. Luxembourg (probably)
38. Lyminge
39. Madeline
40. Marcelle
41. Morning star
42. Nile
43. Onega
44. Pacific reliance
45. Peer gynt (possibly)
46. Polesley (possibly)
47. Primo ?
48. Princess royal
49. Quarnero
50. Saxon briton
51. Secil japan (bow section)
52. Secil japan (stern section)
53. Shanes castle
54. Sna i (possibly)
55. St chamond
56. St george
57. St george (possibly)
58. Stabil (possibly)
59. Sten (possibly)
60. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
61. Traute sarnow
62. Tyrhaug
63. U 400 (possibly)
64. Umbre
65. Union crystal (possibly)
66. Veghtstroom (possibly)
67. Vesuvius
68. Vine branch (possibly)
69. War baron (probably)
70. William cory
71. Zone (probably)

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 63 meter, Height above seabed: 85 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 2001

Details measurements/cartography: 25.1.45 25.1.45 & 29.12.45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 502700N, 054000W. LENGTH 122FT, HEIGHT 18FT, DIRN N/S. (AUBD 301/127, EG9). H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 25.3.45 WK REPD IN 502700N, 054000W. (PLYMOUTH LIST 840/5). H5872/52 20.11.53 H5872/52 20.11.53 CHART AS NDW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 1149. H5223/76 24.10.77 H5223/76 24.10.77 LOCATED 23.2.77 IN 502702.124N, 053757.755W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 57MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. EST HEIGHT 7MTRS. NO SCOUR. ORIENTATION NE/SW. NOT FULLY INVESTIGATED. (HMS HERALD). CHART AS WK 57MTRS. BR STD. H2979/74 13.12.78 H2979/74 13.12.78 WK REPD IN 502637N, 053810W USING DECCA. (E.GILES, 16.5.77). PRESUMABLY SAME WK. NCA. HH090/799/01 20.12.00 HH090/799/01 20.12.00 EXAM'D 14.9.00 IN 5027.158N, 0537.847W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 55.0 IN GEN DEPTH 63MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. DCS3 HT 7.0MTRS. LIES 085/265 DEGS. SLIGHT MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. LITTLE DEBRIS. (NP 1008, HI 799). AMEND TO WK 55MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/17 29.6.01 HH100/351/17 29.6.01 THIS WK IS INVERTED. (G POUND).
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INVERTED

Position: 50 27.158 N,5 37.847 W

 

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