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 55 55.178 N,5 3.436 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)
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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: 1954
Water depth above wreck: 2 meter
Known since: 1954, last detected: 1987
Details measurements/cartography: H653/54 17.2.54 INS ST IN 555508N, 050322W OR 003.25DEGS, 3.59M FROM ARDBERG PT. (HMS ANDREW). BR STD. 11.7.66 WOODEN VESSEL, PROBABLY A MMS OR A M LAUNCH, APPARENTLY SUNK BY EXPLOSION. BOW SECTION LIES ABOUT 100FT FROM REMAINDER OF VESSEL. LENGTH 60-80FT. (C GRIEV). 27.10.66 WK IS A 3-SCREW MOTOR MINESWEEPER. IT WAS SUNK ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. BOW SECTION 15FT LONG IS EXPOSED, 0.75FT SHOWING AT HIGH WATER. THE REMAINDER IS LYING 50YDS OFF-SHORE. (W ELLIOT, 28.9.66). 26.2.75 SHOWN IN 55511N, 050322W ON SURVEY [E9179] OF 1952. AMEND POSN. BR STD. 5.3.87 THE REMAINS OF TWO VESSELS, EITHER MINESWEEPERS OR MTBS, AND A SMALL BARGE LIE IN THIS AREA. ONE VESSEL LIES IN 60FT OF WATER AND THE OTHER IN 150FT. THE BARGE LIES BETWEEN THEM IN 80FT AND IS ABOUT 60FT LONG. (S R FRENCH, 16.2.87. NCA YET. 30.1.03 EUT POSN: 5555.178N, 0503.436W. NE 1906.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Position: 55 55.178 N,5 3.436 W