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 58.368 N,4 34.533 W (49.791683333333, -4.3761)
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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: 1945
Water depth above wreck: 75 meter, Height above seabed: 77 cm
Known since: 1945, last detected: 2004
Details measurements/cartography: H0113/45 25.3.45 H0113/45 CONTACT IN 495830N, 0043500W. GAVE OFF HEAVY OIL. (PLYMOUTH LIST, 25.3.45). SONAR CONTACT IN 495848N, 043700W. (AUBD 302/9). 2.12.44 SONAR CONTACT IN 495830N, 043500W. HEAVY OIL. (AUBD 302/10, ESCORT GROUP 4, 2.12.44). H3110/72 9.1.73 H3110/72 9.1.73 EXAM'D IN 495821N, 043429W [OGB] USING HIFIX [2 LOP]. GOOD ALL ROUND SONAR CONTACT. LIES 075/255DEGS IN AREA OF FLAT SEABBED. LEAST E/S DEPTH 66 IN GEN DEPTH 74MTRS. NO SCOUR. (HMS HECATE & HMS HECLA, 1972). CHART AS WK 36FMS [66MTRS].
- NM 1002/74. H1280/76/31 31.3.76 H1280/76/31 31.3.76 FF REPD IN 495827N, 043430W [OGB] USING DECCA. (E GILES, 29.1.76). HH091/059/01 12.8.04 HH091/059/01 12.8.04 IN 4958.368N, 0434.533W [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 67.2 IN GEN DEPTH 75.2MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 82MTRS, WIDTH 13MTRS, HT 8.0MTRS. LIES 077/257 DEGS. MODERATE MAGNETIC ANOMALY. INTACT AND UPRIGHT. PROBABLE SUBMARINE. (GARDLINE, HI 1059). AMEND WK 67MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 8.8.05 HH100/351/22 8.8.05 DIVED IN LISTED POSN ON 6.8.05. WRECK IS THAT OF A COASTER, NOT A SUBMARINE. (G POUND, TELECON 8.8.05)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT & UPRIGHT
Position: 49 58.368 N,4 34.533 W