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 22.034 N,4 11.068 W (50.1442, -4.17415)

 

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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.

 

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3. August conseil (possibly)
4. Australbush (possibly)
5. Bell virtue
6. Birgitte
7. Brenda
8. Brialan
9. Carol anne
10. Chancellor
11. Charlwood
12. Cheapside (possibly)
13. Chelydra (possibly)
14. Constance
15. Dartmeet
16. Die frau metta catharina von flensburg
17. Dutton
18. East point
19. Elizabeth caroline
20. Encourage
21. Exploiter
22. Fylrix
23. Glen strathallan
24. Hazel claire (possibly)
25. Heron i
26. Hms abelard
27. Hms coronation (part)
28. Hms coronation (part)
29. Hms elk (probably)
30. Hms foyle
31. Hms kingston alalite (probably)
32. Hms lord stonehaven
33. Hms scylla
34. Hms stockforce (possibly)
35. Hms ullswater
36. Hmsm a7
37. Hmsm h 52
38. Hmsm untiring
39. Hopper barge no.42
40. James eagan layne
41. Kazan
42. Kishmul of ayr
43. Lab
44. Marie
45. Mcgregor
46. Medoc
47. Oregon
48. Persier
49. Phoenix
50. Poulmic
51. Reine des flots
52. Rosehill
53. Sabrina
54. Solstice ph199
55. St katharine (probably)
56. Tasmania (possibly)
57. Tinker di
58. Totnes castle
59. U 1063
60. Unicorn
61. W woolvern (possibly)
62. Yewforest

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Length 38.4 meter, width: 10.7 meter, tonnage 680 ton
Load: armament

Cause: the vessel was blown up by her own magazine while not far from the dockyard jetty in hamoaze. approximately 250 lives were lost in the explosion, there being a great many more people on board than usual as the vessel was shortly going to sea. she went down in about 60ft of water and the cause was never ascertained. (history of shipwrecks, vol,4, p216).

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 5 meter

Known since: 1970

Details measurements/cartography: 21.8.70 WAS BLOWN UP BY HER OWN MAGAZINE WHILE NOT FAR FROM THE DOCKYARD JETTY IN HAMOAZE. (HISTORY OF SHIPWRECKS VOL 4, P216). POSN 502200N, 041100W [OGB] FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 22.034 N,4 11.068 W

 

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