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 26.747 N,0 57.675 W (50.2121667, -0.7257)

 

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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. Albert
2. Angry fish
3. Arno (possibly)
4. Asger ryg
5. Axwell
6. Basil-2
7. Bettann (bow section)
8. British commerce
9. Cambrian princess (probably)
10. Carbineer
11. Coral
12. Cuba
13. Donegal (possibly)
14. Elford
15. Flag theofano
16. Fort yale
17. Fpt iv
18. Gartland
19. Gascony
20. Gerarda
21. Germa geisha
22. Hedwig lunstedt
23. Hilda lea (bow part)(probably)
24. Hilda lea (stern part)(probably)
25. Hmcs alberni
26. Hms apley (possibly)
27. Hms evadne (possibly)
28. Hms hazardous
29. Hms loyalty
30. Hms prince leopold
31. Hms sapper
32. Hmsm a1
33. Hooness
34. Lola (possibly)
35. Lowmount
36. Maid of orleans
37. Orminster
38. Plm 4 (possibly)
39. Polandia (possibly)
40. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
41. Ringen
42. Saint enogat
43. Sines (possibly)
44. Spearfish
45. Teelin head
46. U 1195
47. Ub 81
48. Uss osprey
49. Whale unit 552 (possibly)

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1954

Water depth above wreck: 31 meter, Height above seabed: 240 cm

Known since: 1954, last detected: 20161113

Details measurements/cartography: 24.5.54 CHARTED AS NDWPA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). NC 2450. H6667/57 EXAM'D IN 502645N, 005742W. LEAST E/S DEPTH 78 IN GEN DEPTH 100FT. (HMS DALRYMPLE). H5808/55 28.3.66 NOW CHARTED AS WK 13FMS [23.7MTRS] IN 502645N, 005742W. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED). LC 2450. H4613/73 16.10.73 LIES UPRIGHT, ROUGHLY E/W. STANDS ABOUT 25FT ABOVE SEABED TO HIGHEST POINT. LENGTH ABOUT 350FT. HAS DAMAGE TO BOW AND MIDSHIPS. CARGO APPEARS TO BE FIREBRICKS AND BROKEN GLASS AND IRON TUBES. HAS IRON PROPELLER. (MR TODD, OCT 1973). NCA. H4121/76 10.1.77 EXAM'D 16.6.76 IN 502642N, 005739W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 23.6 IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 9MTRS, LENGTH 91MTRS. ORIENTATION 060/240DEGS. (HMS FOX, HI 52/76). AMEND TO WK 22MTRS [12FMS] IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100/351/03 3.9.90 DIVED ON IN 502644N, 005746W [OGB]. LARGE WK WITH CARGO OF STEEL TUBES AND GLASS. WK IS COVERED WITH ROPES AND HEAVY BREAKING STRAIN FISHING LINES. GREAT CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DIVING ON THIS WK IN POOR VISIBILITY. (D C FOX). NCA. HH100/351/16 9.11.00 DIVED 13.5.00 IN 5026.71N, 0057.60W [WGD] USING GPS. STANDS 6MTRS HIGH BY E/S. LENGTH 100MTRS, HT 5MTRS BY DIVERS ESTIMATION. WK IS LARGELY INTACT AND UPRIGHT. NO SUPERSTRUCTURE. CARGO OF SHEET GLASS, CROCKERY, CERAMIC FLOOR TILES. PART OF THE CARGO OF POTTERY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BEING MANUFACTURED IN LONGWY, FRANCE, IN 1880. (A RYAN, EMAIL DTD 8.11.00). NCA. HH090/952/01 30.10.03 EXAM'D 2.7.03 IN 5026.740N, 0057.704W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 23.8, FOUL 24.3MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 25.3 IN GEN DEPTH 32MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 89MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS. DCS3 HT 6.3MTRS. LIES 059/239 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT. (GARDLINE, HI 952). AMEND TO SW 23.5MTRS. BR STD. SEP 2016/000165703 4.5.17 EXAM'D 13.11.16 IN 5026.747N, 0057.675W [WGD]. LEAST W/C DEPTH 22.92MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 31MTRS. LENGTH 96MTRS, WIDTH 19MTRS, HT 8.08MTRS. ORIENTATION 240/060 DEGS. SCOUR LENGTH 230MTRS, 2MTRS DEEP TOWARDS 075 DEGS. OUTLINE OF HULL BUT NO SUPERSTRUCTURE VISIBLE. IDENTIFIABLE FEATURES IN MIDSHIP AREA INCLUDES TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE AND ONE BOILER. STERN SECTION BROKEN OFF WITH HEAVY LIST TO PORT. (MMT UK, HI 1499). AMEND TO DW 22.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 50 26.747 N,0 57.675 W

 

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