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 49 49.27 N,5 48.358 W (49.821167, -5.805967)

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: 1945

Water depth above wreck: 83 meter, Height above seabed: 135 cm

Known since: 1945, last detected: 1987

Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 22.1.45 H0113/45 SONAR CONTACT IN 494930N, 054830W. HEIGHT 15FT, LENGTH 50FT. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 22.1.45). H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 GOOD SONAR CONTACT, GOOD POSN IN 494930N, 054830W. LENGTH 203FT, HEIGHT 15FT. DIRN 096/276DEGS. GAVE OFF LIGHT OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45 & 4.7.45). GOOD SONAR CONTACT IN 494900N, 054830W. LENGTH 203FT, HEIGHT 36FT. DIRN 096/276DEGS. (AUBD 301/30, ESCORT GROUP 9, 1944). 14.7.66 14.7.66 CHART AS NDW [POSN NOT QUOTED]. R/S. H2590/76 9.3.76 H2590/76 9.3.76 EXAM'D IN 494914N, 054818W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. HAS CONSIDERABLE HEIGHT BUT SMALL HORIZONTAL EXTENT. LEAST E/S DEPTH 70.7MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 83MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/750). CHART AS USC 60MTRS UNTIL LEAST DEPTH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED. H1930/76 29.11.76 H1930/76 29.11.76 LOCATED DURING 'SIMRAD' SONAR TRIALS & EXAM'D 3/5.8.76. FIXED BY DECCA. LOCATED IN GEN DEPTH 85MTRS. LENGTH APPROX 150FT. LYING E/W ON SMOOTH SEABED. NOT CLOSE SOUNDED. APPROX DCS3 HT 20FT FROM THE SHADOW OBTAINED. (HMS HERALD, HI 18/76). NCA. H2979/74 9.9.77 H2979/74 9.9.77 WK REPD IN 494910N, 054821W [OGB] USING DECCA. FF ALSO REPD IN 494927N, 054811W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77) H3841/86 26.2.88 H3841/86 26.2.88 EXAM'D 23.5.87 IN 494914N, 054818W [OGB] USING HYPER-FIX & TRISPONDER. LEAST E/S DEPTH 70.5 IN GEN DEPTH 83MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT NOT OBTAINED [POOR TRACE]. LIES NW/SE AND IS APPROX 100MTRS LONG. GOOD MAGNETOMETER RESPONSE. (HMS FOX, HI 360). AMEND TO WK 70MTRS. G/S.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Position: 49 49.27 N,5 48.358 W

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