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 58.538 N,5 34.338 W (50.27365, -5.4894666666667)

 

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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. A a raven
2. Acklington
3. Ada (possibly)
4. Aida lauro
5. Alacrity
6. Alden gifford (possibly)
7. Alster (possibly)
8. Antwerpen
9. Arbel (probably)
10. Arnside (possibly)
11. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
12. Asaba (possibly)(part of)
13. Asia
14. Aurelien
15. Austria (possibly)
16. Balbec
17. Ballarat
18. Besse (probably)
19. Bessemer city (probably)
20. Bill (part of)(possibly)
21. Bill (possibly)
22. Busby
23. Carpo (possibly)
24. Chimu
25. Christina
26. City of cardiff
27. City of corinth (possibly)
28. City of westminster (& kul)
29. Congener
30. Conqueror
31. Corvus
32. Courtown
33. Denebola
34. Depois
35. Devon
36. Dunaskin
37. Empire flamingo (for'd section)
38. Empire kingsley
39. Enrico parodi
40. Facto
41. Friday (vrijdag) possibly
42. Gallier (possibly)
43. Garthclyde (possibly)
44. Glamorgan coast
45. Glendale
46. Grip (part of)
47. Hellopes
48. Hms anson
49. Hms royalo
50. Hms warspite
51. Hms warspite (part of)
52. Hockwold
53. Holland xix
54. Hopeful (possibly)
55. Iona
56. J duncan
57. Jose de aramburu
58. Joshua nicholson
59. Juan ferrer
60. Kate thomas (possibly)
61. Kildonan ?
62. Kilmaho
63. Kintuck
64. Lady cory-wright
65. Lake grafton
66. Lake grafton (possibly)
67. Liberty
68. Lincoln
69. Loe bar wk
70. Lorle (probably)
71. Lovat
72. Luna
73. Lutece (part of)(possibly)
74. Luxembourg (probably)
75. Lyminge
76. Maria de larrinaga
77. Marie roberts
78. Maroc
79. Mervyn (possibly)
80. Moorview
81. Mystique (possibly)
82. Nanna (possibly)
83. New pioneer
84. Nile
85. Noya (possibly)
86. Ocean harvest
87. Orion
88. Oriskany
89. Phoenix 202
90. Phoenix 203
91. Pioneer (possibly)
92. Polesley (possibly)
93. Ponthieu
94. Primrose (remains of)(possibly)
95. Regency (probably)
96. Reidar (possibly)
97. Rms mulheim
98. Sabre of newquay
99. Saint guenole
100. Santo christo de castello (possibly)
101. Saxon briton
102. Schiedam
103. Sea viper
104. Secil japan (bow section)
105. Secil japan (stern section)
106. Semper parates
107. Setubel(probably)
108. Sirius (possibly)
109. St anthony (possibly)
110. St chamond
111. Sylvia-mary z-525
112. Thorsa (part of)(possibly)
113. Traute sarnow
114. Tungufoss
115. U 1018
116. U 1209 (possibly)
117. U 247 (possibly)
118. U 399
119. Umbre
120. Umdali mendi (possibly)
121. Underwood
122. Union star (parts of)(probably)
123. Veghtstroom (possibly)
124. Vigrid (possibly)
125. Vine branch (possibly)
126. Vinovia
127. Westwood (possibly)
128. Wild boar
129. William cory
130. Yewcroft
131. Zone (probably)

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1954

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 167 cm

Known since: 1954, last detected: 2005

Details measurements/cartography: H2137/54 22.6.54 H2137/54 22.6.54 LOCATED BY SV 'HELP' FEB/MAY 1954 IN 495836N, 053324W USING DECCA OR 080DEGS, 10M FROM WOLF ROCK. DEPTH OVER WK 35FMS. HEIGHT ABOVE SEABED 13FT. NOT EXAMINED. (RISDON BEAZLEY LTD., 23.5.54). CHART AS NDW. NC 777. 6.6.75 6.6.75 NOW CHARTED AS USC 50MTRS. NE 777. H2590/76 27.2.76 H2590/76 27.2.76 SMALL, PROBABLE WRECK, LOCATED IN 495830.70N, 053416.68W [OGB] USING RO/RO HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. FAIR SONAR CONTACT AND ECHO ON TOP. NOT CLOSELY SOUNDED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 60MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. (HMS HECLA, HI 1A/75). AMEND TO WK 60MTRS [33FMS] IN 495830.7N, 053416.68W. NE 777. H1930/76 29.11.76 H1930/76 29.11.76 WRECK LOCATED 3,5.8.76 DURING 'SIMRAD' SONAR TRIALS. FROM ONE PASS WITH DCS3 SIDE SCAN SONAR THE WRECK APPEARS TO BE A ROCKY RIDGE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS SMALL FISHING BOATS IN THE AREA AND IT IS THEREFORE CONSIDERED THAT THIS IS NOT A WRECK BUT A FISHING GROUND OVER A ROCKY RIDGE. GEN DEPTH 64MTRS. FROM DCS3 SHADOW THE ROCKY RIDGE APPEARS TO BE APPROX 200MTRS LONG, LYING SW/NE, ABOUT 10FT HIGH. THE SEABED IS SMOOTH WITH PATCHES [OF ROCK?]. WRECK NOT INVESTIGATED BY SIMRAD SONAR. (HMS HERALD, HI 18/76). NCA. RETAIN AS A WRECK. AWAIT NEXT SURVEY TO THROUGHLY INVESTIGATE NATURE OF OBJECT [WRECK OR ROCKY RIDGE?]. H2979/74 24.2.77 H2979/74 24.2.77 FF REPD IN 495831N, 053417W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 3.2.77). NCA. H279/74 24.11.77 H279/74 24.11.77 FF REPD IN 495821N, 053434W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 16.5.77). NCA. H1310/82/7 8.3.82 H1310/82/7 8.3.82 WK OF AIRCRAFT LOCATED USING DECCA. (A M JONES, 12.2.82). NCA. H5982/82 14.4.83 H5982/82 14.4.83 WKS SHOWN IN 495859N, 053408W AND 495843N, 053418W ON KINGFISHER CHART K(SW)6, 1982. POSNS BY DECCA. NCA. HH091/059/01 7.4.05 HH091/059/01 7.4.05 EXAM'D 25.9.04 IN 4958.538N, 0534.338W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 58.9 IN GEN DEPTH 62.9MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 71MTRS, WIDTH 24MTRS, HT 4MTRS. LIES 167/347 DEGS. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. HIGHLY DEGRADED. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). PROBABLE AREA OF WRECKAGE. AMEND WK 58MTRS. BR STD.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY DEGRADED

Position: 49 58.538 N,5 34.338 W

 

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