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 38.916 N,0 15.452 E (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: 1915
Water depth above wreck: 35 meter, Height above seabed: 150 cm
Known since: 1915, last detected: 20150717
Details measurements/cartography: H7476/17 25.1.18 WK IN 503800N, 001500E. (ADMIRALTY). CHART AS WK [OLD SYMBOL].
- NM 121/18. H1656/24 5.3.24 AMENDED TO DW. SQ. DATE. H2537/28 17.8.28 AMENDED TO DW PA. NOTE. H7523/36 11.12.36 LIES IN 24FMS. SEARCH FOR WK IN THIS DEPTH OF WATER NOT CONSIDERED JUSTIFIED. (HMS FLINDERS, 14.11.36). AMENDED TO NDW.
- NM 2466/36. 14.7.71 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. NC 536. 1.2.73 NOW CHARTED AS USC PA 20MTRS. NC 536. H4959/73 4.4.75 NOT LOCATED BY DCS3 AND SOUNDING WITH E/S TYPE 772. NOT FOUND DURING AREA SWEEP. NO CLOSE SEARCH. GEN DEPTH BY E/S 36MTRS. (HMS BEAGLE, HI 55/74). H4121/76 9.8.76 NOT SEARCHED FOR MAY/JUNE 1976. (SOISS, HI 41/76). H2979/74 29.11.76 FOUND, USING MAGNETOMETER, IN 503842.2N, 001525.5E USING DECCA. LARGE WK CANTED TO STBD SIDE AND LYING N/S. TWO HOLDS AFT AND TWO FORWARD - LATTER BADLY DAMAGED. ALL FOUR BADLY SILTED. SCOUR 10FT DEEP TO EAST. BRIDGE HIGHEST POINT - APPROX 38FT FROM BOTTOM OF SCOUR. (E GILES, 13.11.76). NOW CHARTED AS USC 20MTRS [10FMS 5FT] IN REVISED POSN.
- NM 2484/76. H4121/76 7.1.77 LOCATED IN 503853N, 001533E [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 26.4 IN GEN DEPTH 35MTRS. LENGTH 100MTRS. LIES 140/320DEGS. DRIFT SWEPT BY BEAGLE 13.10.76 - CLEAR AT 25.5, FOUL AT 26MTRS. DEEP SCOUR TO THE NE. HIGHEST PART OF WK - CENTRE. (HMS ENTERPRISE, R-OF-S 266/11, 22.11.76). AMENDED TO SW 25.5MTRS [14FMS 0FT] IN REVISED POSN. R/P. H1289/77 24.10.77 COASTER LYING NW/SE IN 503835N, 001530E [POSN FROM HMS ENTERPRISE]. UPRIGHT. APPROX 250FT LONG. BRIDGE AMIDSHIPS 25FT HIGH, BOW, TO SE, 20FT. NO SIGN OF CARGO. (R J TODD). H1310/86/29 26.11.86 DIVED ON. INTACT AND UPRIGHT IN GEN DEPTH 38MTRS. COLLAPSED BRIDGE STRUCTURE AND ENG. CYLINDERS AMIDSHIPS STAND 7MTRS HIGH. CHINA PLATES RECOVERED - LATEST DATE 1913. COULD BE 'SEVEN SEAS' FROM DIMENSIONS BUT NO POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION MADE. (T W BENNETTO, 28.10.86). HH100/351/05 21.5.92 LOCATED IN 503843N, 001531E [OGB] USING DECCA. (C MARTIN, 13.4.92). NCA. 29.12.09 DIVED SUMMER 09' & FOUND TO HAVE A SINGLE BOILER WITH A TWO CYLINDER COMPOUND ENGINE. COINS FOUND WHICH ARE DATED NO LATER THAN 1918. CANNOT BE 'SEVEN SEAS' - REFERENCE TO BEING THIS WK DELETED & DETAILS COPIED TO [60054]. (J SMITH, E-MAIL DTD 24.12.09 & DIVER MAGAZINE, DEC 09 EDN). SEP 2015/000083466 8.2.16 EXAM'D 17.07.15 IN 5038.916N, 0015.452E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 29.09MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 35.09MTRS. LENGTH 74MTRS, HT 14MTRS, WIDTH 6MTRS, SCOUR 112MTRS TOWARDS 095, SCOUR DEPTH 2.5MTRS. LARGELY INTACT WK, PARTIALLY BURIED, STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (GARDLINE GEOSURVEY, HI 1477). AMEND NDW 29MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT, BOWS SE. SEE ALSO [60054]
Position: 50 38.916 N,0 15.452 E