Wreck: Name nicht bekannt (Steam ship)
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 19.44 N,2 14.052 W (50.324000, -2.234200)
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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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Shipwreck details
Name: Name nicht bekannt
Year of registration: 1975
Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 25 cm
Known since: 1993, last detected: 2007
Details measurements/cartography: PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE 'SPIRAL'. SEE [18801]. 3.12.75 INS AS USC PA 16FMS IN 502000N, 021500W. NE 2649. 10.12.76 AMEND TO USC PA 30MTRS. NC 2454. HH090/533/01 27.5.93 WK EXAM'D 5.3.93 IN 501926.4N, 021403.1W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 47.5 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 5.5MTRS, LENGTH 80MTRS, WIDTH 30MTRS. LIES 025/205DEGS. MAGNETIC ANOMALY INDICATES FERROUS CONTENT OF 300 TONS. POSSIBLY THE SPIRAL. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 533). AMEND TO WK 47MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/17 2.10.01 DIVED 8.01 IN LISTED POSN. A SMALL, UPRIGHT, BROKEN SS MEASURING 132FT IN LENGTH. THERE IS ONE BOILER BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE IN THE HULL. A BOX FOUND WAS MARKED: 'STEERING COMPASS HEELING ERROR COIL - BELL PUNCH COMPANY LTD MANUFACTURERS. PAT NO 866A'. DEFINITELY NOT 'SPIRAL'. PROBABLY BELONGED TO THE ADMIRALTY. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. 7.9.07 FURTHER INSPECTION SUGGESTS THAT THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED PRIOR TO SINKING. COULD POSSIBLY BE A WW2 ADMIRALTY TARGET, CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH WEAPONS' TESTING ON THE NEARBY 'AENEAS'. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT, BROKEN, DIVER GIVES LENGTH 40.2MTRS
Position: 50 19.44 N,2 14.052 W
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