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 37.619 N,0 19.058 W (50.57725, -0.0826)
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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: 1977
Water depth above wreck: 37 meter, Height above seabed: 102 cm
Known since: 1977, last detected: 1988
Details measurements/cartography: H1309/76 27.9.77 WK IN 503739N, 001857W [OGB] USING DECCA. FREIGHTER, UNKNOWN STEAMSHIP, BROKEN UP IN A GEN DEPTH OF 130FT WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 30FT. LIES IN DEEP HOLE, GROUND VARIES IN VICINITY VERY QUICKLY. (D W PECKHAM, SALVAGE CONTRACTOR, 21.11.76). CHART AS WK 30MTRS. BR STD. H1965/76 6.7.79 DCS3 CONTACT, CLASSIFIED WK, LOCATED IN 503734N, 001856W [OGB]. NOT EXAM'D. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). NCA. H1965/76 11.12.79 EXAM'D 18.10.79 IN 503735N, 001858W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 27.9MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 36-45MTRS. SCOUR 1MTR DEEP. DCS3 HT 8.2MTRS, LENGTH 95MTRS, BEAM 15.6MTRS. LYING E/W. BROKEN IN AT LEAST TWO PARTS, WHICH LIE CLOSE TOGETHER WITH HIGH POINTS AT EACH END OF THE WK. (HMS BULLDOG HI 37A/77). AMEND TO WK 27.5MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. H1965/76 29.5.80 LEAST DEPTH FOUND SO FAR BY HYDROSEARCH VERTICAL MODE-15.4MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, SIG DTD 4.5.80). NOT YET SWEPT. MAST OUT OF VERTICAL, SHOWED CLEARLY ON SONAR STANDING UP ABOUT 20MTRS. (HMS BULLDOG, TELECON, 29.5.80). AMENDED TO WK 15.4MTRS.
- NM 1264/80. H1965/76 18.6.80 CHAIN & BAR SWEPT BY THV 'STELLA'. CLEAR AT 27.2, FOUL AT 28MTRS [LAT]. UNABLE TO LOCATE SUSPECTED MAST. (TH, TELEX 13.6.80). NCA YET. H1965/76 4.12.80 DRIFT SWEPT 24.10.80. CLEAR AT 23.7MTRS. NOT FOULED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.6 IN GEN DEPTH 37MTRS. HYDROSEARCH LENGTH 89.7MTRS, BEAM 9.9MTRS, HT 9.5MTRS. LYING 102/282DEGS, BOWS E, ON STEEP SLOPE, WITH 3MTR DEEP SCOUR TO NE & WITH LARGE SANDWAVE WITH LEAST DEPTH 24.8MTRS CLOSE BY. MAST SEEN LYING HORIZONTALLY ACROSS WK. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). AMEND TO SW 23.7MTRS. BR STD. H1310/83/41 22.6.84 DIVED ON TWICE - ONLY COVERING FOR'D SECTION ALONG TO BROKEN MID-SECTION. BOW INTACT LYING ON PORT SIDE. LARGE STEAM ENGINE. PORTHOLE RECOVERED BUT GIVES NO CLUE TO IDENTITY. WK LIES IN STEEP-SIDED VALLEY. (VULCAN DIVING SERVICES, 19.6.84). NCA. H1310/86/10 3.4.86 EXAM'D IN 1982. (SOUTHERN MARINE SERVICES, WK NO 031). NCA. H1310/88/30 28.6.88 WK IN 503730N, 001902W [OGB] USING DECCA. DIVED ON IN 1986 TO RECOVER TRAWLERS NETS. LIES ON PORT SIDE ON S SIDE OF SLOPE WITH BOW WSW. LEAST DEPTH AT LW APPROX WAS ABOUT 34MTRS. BROKEN AMIDSHIPS. BOWS INTACT AND HOLD CAN BE ENTERED - NO CARGO. ENGINE UPRIGHT. IRON PROPELLER. APPROX 200FT LONG AND ABOUT 2000 TONS. NO CLUE AS TO ITS IDENTITY. (P A VAN DER BOON). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3576/18
Position: 50 37.619 N,0 19.058 W