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 56 8.379 N,2 48.822 W (56.429816666667, -2.6064)

 

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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. Anu (probably)
2. Arizona
3. Baron blythswood
4. Clan shaw (part of)
5. Clan shaw (part of) (possibly)
6. Cosmo
7. Cyclops
8. Deerhound (possibly)
9. Denmore
10. Hms boy andrew (possibly)
11. Hms chester
12. Hms columba (probably)
13. Hms embley
14. Hms northumbria
15. Hms success
16. Island magee
17. Karen
18. Lca 672 or lca 811
19. Lca 845
20. Mabriton
21. Munchen
22. Newton ash
23. Nobelese
24. Ocean harvest
25. Phaeacian
26. Primrose
27. Rolfsborg
28. Royal archer
29. Royal fusilier
30. Salvestria
31. Sneland 1
32. Stella
33. Stjernvik
34. Strathisla
35. Switha
36. Uc 41

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 53 meter, Height above seabed: 90 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: H0139/39 27.1.40 OBSTN REPORTED BY HMS WOOLWICH IN 560830N, 024930W. (RA HOME FLEET). H0276/39 W 599/40 ALSO REFERS. 16.3.40 WK REPD IN 560830N, 024930W. (CINC ROSYTH). H2618/60 29.7.60 NOT FOUND DURING SONAR SEARCH. (HMS SCOTT, 1959). H454/67 24.5.77 FASTENER, KNOWN LOCALLY AS KIRK TO TREES, REPD IN 560816N, 024851W. POSN BY DECCA. COULD POSSIBLY BE THIS WK. (DUNBAR CG, HN DTD 5.5.77). H1310/84/18 19.9.84 OBSTN LOCATED, BUT NOT EXAM'D, IN 560822N, 024851W. (W MURNEY, 28.5.84 & 1.9.84). NCA YET. HH090/605/01 25.1.94 NOTHING FOUND IN POSN REPD BY HMS WOOLWICH BUT INTACT, WELL DEFINED WK EXAM'D 21.8.93 IN 560823.1N, 024844.3W [OGB] USING MICROFIX [3 LOPS]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48.1 IN GEN DEPTH 53.3MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 3.0MTRS, LENGTH 36MTRS, BREADTH 12MTRS. LIES 090/270 DEGS. (OCEONICS, HI 605).

- NM 559/94. HH100/351/15 14.9.99 DIVED IN 5608.379N, 0248.822W [WGD] USING GPS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 48 IN GEN DEPTH 53MTRS. GEN DEPTH BY DEPTH GAUGE 53MTRS, WK HT BY DEPTH GAUGE 3MTRS. DIMENSIONS AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. LIES 090/270 DEGS, WITH BOWS TOWARDS 270 DEGS. NO SCOUR. SEABED MUD. A CIRCA 1840 PADDLE STEAMER, INTACT AND UPRIGHT. COVERED IN NETS. CHAINS AT STERN MADE OF IRON. (J HARRIS & N GOODMAN, 14.9.99). NCA.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, UPRIGHT, NO SUPERSTRUCTURE, BOWS W

Position: 56 8.379 N,2 48.822 W

 

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