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 45.407 N,0 54.788 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)

 

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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. Afon dulais
2. Algiers
3. Angry fish
4. Armenier
5. Arno (possibly)
6. Axwell
7. Basil-2
8. Bettann (bow section)
9. Cambrian princess (probably)
10. Carbineer
11. Cuba
12. Elford
13. Flag theofano
14. Fpt iv
15. Gartland
16. Gascony
17. Gerarda
18. Germa geisha
19. Hedwig lunstedt
20. Highland corrie
21. Hms apley (possibly)
22. Hms evadne (possibly)
23. Hms hazardous
24. Hms pine
25. Hms prince leopold
26. Hms sapper
27. Hms vernon ii (possibly)
28. Hmsm a1
29. Lightfoot (possibly)
30. Lola (possibly)
31. Lowmount
32. Montecrana (possibly)
33. Rfa hungerford (possibly)
34. U 1195
35. Ub 81
36. Vigda
37. War helmet
38. Zaanstroom

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1955

Water depth above wreck: 1 meter

Known since: 1955, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H5340/52 14.10.55 H5340/52 14.10.55 CONCRETE CAISSON SUNK IN 504523N, 005440W [OGB], 243DEGS, 1.77M FROM E WITTERING WATER TR, 144DEGS, 1.54M FROM EASTOKE PT LT, UNDER ARRANGEMENTS MADE BY RNAS, FORD. TO BE USED AS A TEMPORARY TARGET. (AIR MINISTRY, 9.9.55 & QHM PORTSMOUTH, HN 8/55).

- NM 2369/55. H7673/53 H7673/53 1960 CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT MARKING THIS OBSTN. NCA. H769/58 6.12.60 H769/58 6.12.60 AMEND TO PILE, G SPH, TOPMARK, CONCRETE TARGET. (QHM PORTSMOUTH, HN 2/60).

- NM 2832/60. H769/58 20.7.62 H769/58 & H7673/53 20.7.62 PILE, WITH B SPH TOPMARK, ESTABLISHED ON BANK 150FT S OF CONCRETE CAISSON. IN GEN DEPTH 7FT [CHART DATUM]. (QHM PORTSMOUTH). BR STD. H718/64 28.3.66 H718/64 & H5808/55 28.3.66 AMEND TO OB WITH W BN, TOPMARK, CLOSE N AND B BN, TOPMARK, CLOSE S. (QHM PORTSMOUTH, 1964). NC 2050. H3950/70 21.4.71 H3950/70 21.4.71 NOW CHARTED AS OB, W BN CLOSE N AND B BN CLOSE S. NC 3418. H718/64 21.7.72 H718/64 21.7.72 AMEND TO ST, WITH BNS CLOSE N AND S. BR STD. [SEE ALSO WK OF 'BEN OLIVER' [20126] IN 504523.01N, 005440W]. H2588/73 9.9.74 H2588/73 9.9.74 BNS REPLACED BY SINGLE BN, G CONL TOPMARK, 75FT S OF ST. (CHICHESTER HBR NM 18/74).

- NM 1828/74. H4585/76 25.11.76 H4585/76 25.11.76 BN CLOSE S OF WK DESTROYED. TEMPORARILY REPLACED BY G CONL BUOY, 1C S OF WK. (AQHM PORTSMOUTH).

- NM 2288(T)/76. H4585/76 10.6.77 H4585/76 10.6.77 BN RE-ESTABLISHED S OF WK IN 504640N, 005608W [OGB], 145DEGS, 9700FT FM EASTOKE TRIPOD BN. (CHICHESTER LOCAL NM 19/77). H4723/77 28.10.77 H4723/77 28.10.77 LOCATED VISUALLY AT LW IN 504523.5N, 005442W [OGB] USING HSA. CAISSON STILL IN FAIRLY SOUND CONDITION. DRYING HEIGHT CALCULATED AT 3MTRS. (HMS HYDRA, REPORT DTD 15.9.77 & ROS DTD 13.6.77). AMEND TO REVISED POSN, MOVE BN RELATIVE TO WK. BR STD. 11.3.80 11.3.80 DESCRIBED AS PART OF MULBERRY HBR UNIT. (PSA REGISTER OF WK MARKERS). H4585/76 13.8.80 H4585/76 13.8.80 BN TOPMARK AMENDED TO S CARD. (CHICHESTER HBR NM 5/80). BR STD. H2038/82 16.2.84 H2038/82 16.2.84 CONFIRMED VISUALLY. (SCESU, HI 111, 1983). NCA. H2038/82 28.1.87 H2038/82 28.1.87 BN MARKING THIS WK HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY A WATERSPOUT. WILL BE MARKED TEMPORARILY AND LATER A PERMANENT BN WILL BE RE-ERECTED. (TELECON PUGH/CALDERWOOD, PSA, SE REGION HQ, 28.1.87).

- NM 402T/87. H2208/84 24.9.87 H2208/84 24.9.87 S CARD BN RE-ESTABLISHED, FIXED TO WK. TEMPORARY BUOY WITHDRAWN. (CHICHESTER HBR CONSERVANCY NM 9/87). NM 402T/87 CANCELLED.

- NM 3066/87. H2595/80 15.4.88 H2595/80 15.4.88 S CARD BN MISSING. WK MARKED TEMPORARILY BY S CARD BUOY. (CHICHESTER HBR CONSERVANCY LOCAL NM 7/88). NCA. 16.10.08 16.10.08 [EUT] POSN: 5045.426N, 0054.788W. NE 3418. 14.10.13 14.10.13 LOCATED 23.5.13 IN 5045.407N, 0054.788W [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH DRIES 1.64 IN GEN DEPTH 0.5MTR. LENGTH 54.5MTRS, WIDTH 50MTRS, HT 5.6MTRS. NOW EXTREMELY BROKEN UP. LEAST DEPTH IS ON PIECE OF TARGET CLOSE S. (NETSURVEY, HI 1437). IN SHALLOW SCOUR. AMEND OBSTN DRIES 1.7MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: BROKEN UP IN MINOR SCOUR PIT, L/D ON FRAGMENT CLOSE S

Position: 50 45.407 N,0 54.788 W

 

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