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 45.611 N,0 43.655 W (50.6523667, -0.6161833)
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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: 1947
Water depth above wreck: 2 meter, Height above seabed: 128 cm
Known since: 1947, last detected: 2019
Details measurements/cartography: H4878/44 23.3.48 NUMEROUS OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN LIMITS:- 504607.5N, 004356.5W [COAST]; 504505N, 004110W; 504409.5N, 004114.5W; 504316N, 004315W & 504417.5N, 004557W [COAST]. (CSO PORTSMOUTH, SURVEY [E8205], 1947).
- NM BLOCK 628/48. 23.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS OBP (DRIES 2.7MTRS). NC 1652. H2318/74 7.4.72 NOW CHARTED AS OBP (DRIES 2.1MTRS). [LAT]. NC 1652.H2318/74 16.9.75 PHOENIX UNIT FIXED IN 504536N, 004336W [OGB] USING HSA. EXAMINED WHILST UNCOVERED. MEASURED HEIGHT ABOVE WATER LEVEL - DRIES 2.0MTRS. GENERAL DEPTH BY E/S 1.8MTRS. MARKED BY BN AT NW CORNER. LOCATED & FIXED 9.6.75. (SCES, HI 62/75). AMENDED TO OBP (DRIES 2.1MTRS) IN 504536N, 004336W [OGB], MARKED BY BN. R/P. 27.2.80 REPD TO BE A CONCRETE STRUCTURE, 90X60FT APPROX, SHOWING SOME 3FT ABOVE WATER LEVEL AT LW. STANDS ON RELATIVELY EVEN KEEL, EXTENDING ABOUT 12FT ABOVE SEABED. MARKED BY 20FT HIGH STEEL BEACON WITH CAN/CAGE TOPMARK WHICH LEANS SOME 60DEGS FROM VERTICAL & NO LONGER SHOWS ABOVE MHWS. (MOORING & SALVAGE OFFICER, PORTSMOUTH 29.1.80 IN NCS111/1511 & D/NL/63/1/35). NCA. H4723/77 5.8.83 WK HAS TILTED OVER PAST TWO YEARS AND LEGS OF BEACON HAVE STARTED TO COLLAPSE. BN NOW COVERS COMPLETELY AT HW AND ITSELF CONSTITUTES AN ADDED OBSTN. RE-MARKING OF WK REQUESTED BY PAGHAM YACHT CLUB. (LTR DTD 26.4.83, LM D/DS16/19/1/46). H4723/77 24.4.84 FURTHER REQUEST FOR THIS STRUCTURE TO BE RE-MARKED. (K B KIDD, 6.4.84). [FORWARD TO NL FOR ACTION]. H3492/81 18.2.85 REFERRED TO AS 'INNER PAGHAM' IN PSA HAZARD & WRECK MARKER LIST. H1283/85/153 30.5.85 BEACON HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY HEAVY SEAS. (W PLEDGER). 27.1.87 OBSTN IN 504536N, 004327W [PSA DESIGNATION SE13] REMARKED BY A BEACON ON 29.8.86. (PSA, 12WN/3682/19/RMG/CE, 14.11.86). NCA.POSITIONS BELOW THIS POINT ARE IN DEGREES, MINUTES AND DECIMALS OF A MINUTE HH091/003/01 17.1.03 EXAM'D 30.11.02 IN 5045.619N, 0043.647W [WGD] USING DGPS. POSN IS MEAN OF FOUR POSNS TAKEN WHEN PASSING CLOSE BY EITHER SIDE OF THE WK. DRIES AT ALMOST ALL STATES OF THE TIDE. MARKED BY BEACON VISIBLE AT ALL STATES OF THE TIDE. THE BEACON IS NOW INCLINED AT 60DEGS AND IS IN A POOR STATE OF REPAIR. GEN DEPTH 2MTRS. (NP 1016, HI 1003). RETAIN AS OBP DRIES 2MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH232/680/09 4.8.03 BEACON NOW MISSING. (MRSC SOLENT, FAX DTD 31.7.03). DELETE BEACON.
- NM 4570/03. SEP 2016/000235959 16.10.16 EXAM'D 6.6.16; CENTRED ON 5045.621N, 0043.658W. LEAST DEPTH NOT FOUND AS STRUCTURE TOO CLOSE TO THE SURFACE AT HIGH TIDE. GEN DEPTH 2MTRS, LENGTH 19.6MTRS, 14.1MTRES, ORIENTATION 128 DEG. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 7.7MTRS, 0.5MTRS DEEP, TOWARD 134 DEGS. (EGS, HI 1524). RETAIN AS OBSTN DRIES 2MTRES. SEP 2020/000196628 13.8.20 PHOENIX CAISSON(aka Inner Mulberry) CENTRED ON 5045.621N, 0043.658W [WGD] HAS BEEN AWARDED SCHEDULED MONUMENT STATUS (The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979), DTD 31/5/2019. LIST ENTRY NUMBER 1452912. ADD "HISTORIC" TO STATUS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 50 45.611 N,0 43.655 W