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 40.794 N,0 28.875 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)


 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, 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: 15 meter, Height above seabed: 133 cm

Known since: 1975, last detected: 20180206

Details measurements/cartography: H1287/75 27.10.75 UNKNOWN WRECK LOCATED 7.5 MILES SSE OF LITTLEHAMPTON IN 504039N, 002853W [OGB] USING DECCA. WK LIES IN 60FT OF WATER WITH A LEAST DEPTH OF 35FT. IT APPEARS THAT SALVAGE WORK HAS BEEN DONE ON IT A LONG TIME AGO. A 5FT IRON PROPELLER LIES ON THE WK WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A SPARE. THE LENGTH OF THE WK IS BETWEEN 60FT TO 80FT. THERE IS ALSO A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONCRETE STREWN OVER WK. (E MOAR, MFV 'AWAMINTA', 10.9.75). CHART AS WK 5FMS 5FT OR 10.6MTRS.

- NM 980/76. H4822/75 4.4.77 LOCATED IN 504045N, 002847W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 10.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 14.5MTRS. SCOUR 1.2MTRS SCOUR. (FSL WATERWITCH, HI 73/76). AMEND TO WK 10.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN. NE 1652. 11.6.76 A COASTER WITH A CARGO OF LOW GRADE IRON-ORE AND BREAKING UP. (D DILLINGHAM, SUBSERVE). H1310/83/41 22.6.84 LOCATED IN 504043N, 002847W [OGB] USING DECCA. VERY OLD WK WITH LARGE BOILER & ENGINE STANDING 4MTRS HIGH. PROPELLER OLD SQUARE TIPPED TYPE. SPARE PROPELLER LIES ON SEABED OFF TO STBD OF WK. PILES OF IRON ORE WHERE HOLDS WERE. (VULCAN DIVING SERVICES, 19.6.84). NCA. HH091/002/01 14.11.02 EXAM'D 8.8.02 IN 5040.796N, 0028.885W [WGD] USING DGPS. SWEPT CLEAR 10.3, FOUL 10.5MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 9.9 IN GEN DEPTH 15.6MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 40MTRS, WIDTH 20MTRS. DCS3 HT 4.5MTRS. LIES 170/350DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (NP 1016, HI 1002). INTACT. AMEND TO SW 9.9MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/21 23.4.04 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. VESSEL WITH ONE BOILER AND ENGINE. SPARE IRON PROP. RIGGING DEADEYES NOTED AS BEING ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF PLATING ON THE PORT SIDE, THUS COULD BE SV CONVERED TO SS. SINGLE RAILWAY WHEEL OF 2FT DIAMETER LOCATED. (D MCDONAGH, EMAIL DTD 22.4.04). NCA. SEP 2018/000198963 13.08.18 EXAM'D 06.02.18; IN 5040.794N, 0028.875W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 10.36MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 15MTRS, LENGTH 71MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HEIGHT 5.1MTRS, ORIENTATION 133/313 DEGS. SEVERELY DEGRADED AND BROKEN UP. IDENTIFIABLE AMONGST THE DEBRIS IS A SINGLE MAIN BOILER WITH THE STEAM ENGINE TO THE NW, SUGGESTING THE BOW IS SE. NEAR TO THIS APPEARS TO BE A SPARE PROPELLER. SE OF THE MAIN BOILER IS A SMALLER AUXILLIARY BOILER. THE SHARP BOUNDARIES OF THREE LARGE MOUNDS OUTLINE THE POSITIONS OF THE CARGO HOLDS. SECTIONS OF THE VESSEL FRAME ARE SCATTERED AROUND. (MMT, HI 1498). AMEND DW 10.3MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: SEVERELY DEGRADED AND BROKEN UP, BOILER WITH ENGINE TO NW AS HIGH POINT, SUGGESTS BOW SE.

Position: 50 40.794 N,0 28.875 W

 

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