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 46.385 N,0 14.093 W (50.7730833, -0.2348833)

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.

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1970

Water depth above wreck: 12 meter

Known since: 1970, last detected: 2015

Details measurements/cartography: H1247/70 18.5.70 A FOUR ENGINE BOMBER, UPSIDE DOWN WITH ALL HER ENGINES, TWO VERY LARGE WHEELS & ONE WING, LOCATED IN 504624N, 001436W [OGB]. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK 5FMS 1FT, HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED IS 8FT. LOCATED BY BRIGHTON & WORTHING BSAC WHEN THEY HAD TO RECOVER A TRAWL. (D W PECKHAM, BSAC, 17.5.70). CHART AS WK 5FMS 1FT [9.4MTRS]. R/S. H3221/70 14.8.70 CONFIRMED AS MULTI ENGINE AIRCRAFT, AFTER EXAMINATION BY ARL SCANNER, IN 504621N, 001400W [OGB] USING DECCA. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED APPROX 6FT. (RV 'CLIONE', MAY 1970). AMEND TO REVISED POSN. R/S. H3221/70 20.1.71 HIGHEST PART STANDS AT 9FT ABOVE SEABED FROM SECTOR SCANNER. (MR HARDON-JONES, RV 'CLIONE', 14.1.71). 7.4.72 NOW CHARTED AS WK 8.8MTRS [LAT]. NC 1652. H1965/76 3.12.80 NOTHING FOUND DURING INTENSIVE SEARCH WITHIN 400MTRS OF POSN. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 37A/77). NCA YET. 4.1.12 THIS IS A DITCHED STERLING BOMBER. (G RAYNER, TELECON). NCA. SEP 2015/000083467 25.1.17 NOT SEEN IN M/B DATASET. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY 2015, HI 1478). RETAIN FOR FILING ONLY.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UK NM 3576/18

Position: 50 46.385 N,0 14.093 W

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