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 54 46.224 N,0 53.633 W (54.93705, -1.1630333333333)

 

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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. Adams beck (probably)
2. Adine (probably)
3. African transport (probably)
4. Afrique
5. Anboto mendi (possibly)
6. Athelstane
7. Athos
8. Atlas (possibly)
9. Atwing (possibly)
10. Audax
11. Aurora
12. Azira
13. Berwick (possibly)
14. Blue dawn
15. Braconash (possibly)
16. Burnhope (part of)
17. Carlo
18. Carmarthen coast (possibly)
19. Clare (possibly)
20. Clavering (part of)
21. Commercial
22. Corsham
23. Countess of strathmore (possibly)
24. Cranford (possibly)
25. Creteblock
26. Dayspring (probably)
27. Defiant
28. Denham (probably)
29. Dimitris
30. Dredger no 3 (possibly)
31. Eagle iii
32. Earl percy
33. Elemore
34. Ellida (probably)
35. Empire bay
36. Eventide
37. Fawn (probably)
38. Fervent
39. Gateshead (possibly)
40. Gothia
41. Grit
42. Gwalia (possibly)
43. H c flood (possibly)
44. Harraton
45. Hartley
46. Harvest
47. Hawkwood
48. Heckler
49. Helene
50. Helvetia (possibly)
51. Hendrika
52. Hercules
53. Hms desire (possibly)
54. Hms dromio
55. Hms euston
56. Hms fairplay 2
57. Hms loch naver
58. Hms locheil
59. Hms lord ridley
60. Hms ruthin castle
61. Hms snaefell (probably)
62. Hogarth
63. Ida duncan
64. John m smart (possibly).
65. John miles
66. Jytte (possibly)
67. Kilkis (possibly)
68. King james (possibly)
69. La basiase (la bastaise)
70. Lampada (probably)
71. Lanthorn
72. Llwyngwair (possibly)
73. Lucida
74. Lucy
75. Maggie mcleman ii
76. Marchioness of londonderry
77. Margaret sutton
78. Merrie islington
79. Mile end (possibly)
80. Montauban
81. Moorwood (possibly)
82. Narcissus (possibly)
83. Neptunus (possibly)
84. Nordheim (possibly)
85. Ocean
86. Onslow
87. Ottoland (possibly)
88. Pandora
89. Pathfinder
90. Patria
91. Pitwines (probably)
92. Polruan
93. Ravnanger (probably)
94. Rfa creosol
95. Rising sun (part of)
96. Rising sun (part of)
97. Rosella (probably)
98. Rutil
99. S t wallsend
100. Schaldis (possibly)
101. Skane
102. Stag 5 (probably)
103. Stangate
104. Stora-korsnas-link i
105. Suavity
106. Talisman (possibly)
107. Tatiana (possibly)
108. Teesdale (possibly)
109. Thames (probably)
110. Thermopylae
111. Ub 30
112. Uc 70
113. Vestra
114. Vianna (probably)
115. Victory
116. Voorwarts (possibly)
117. Wayside flower
118. Winga
119. Winga (possibly)
120. X.l.
121. Zeeland (possibly)

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1967

Water depth above wreck: 55 meter, Height above seabed: 125 cm

Known since: 1967, last detected: 1999

Details measurements/cartography: H460/67 30.3.67 H460/67 30.3.67 EXAM'D 14.6.66 IN 544615N, 005330W [OGB]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 147FT IN GEN DEPTH 182FT. V GOOD SONAR TARGET. (HMS EGERIA, HI 42/66). INS AS WK 24FMS. NE 1191. H2433/71 20.4.71 H2433/71 20.4.71 LOCATED IN 544620N, 005324W [OGB] USING HIFIX. LARGE WK, SCATTERED OVER AREA 500 FT RADIUS. GEN DEPTH IN VICINITY IS 177FT. (DECCA SURVEY, 15.3.71). AMEND POSN. BR STD. 17.5.73 17.5.73 AMEND TO WK 35MTRS. NC 2567. H2534/74 5.12.79 H2534/74 5.12.79 WK IN 544609N, 005337W. REFERRED TO AS 'HUSKY'. (KINGFISHER BOOK OF TOWS, VOL 1). H1310/81/14 1.7.81 H1310/81/14 1.7.81 NAMED AS HUSKY. (K. HERRON). H6331/87 1.2.89 H6331/87 1.2.89 EXAM'D 13.6.88 IN 544613N, 005332W [OGB] USING TRISPONDER [4 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 50 IN GEN DEPTH 55MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 6.0MTRS. LIES 125/305DEG, VERY BROKEN UP AND COVERING AN AREA 105 X 30MTRS. HIGH POINT IS AT NW END. (LAND & MARINE, HI 414B). AMEND TO WK 50MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. HH100 24.9.99 HH100.351.15 24.9.99 WK IS MASSIVE, HULL AND SUPERSTRUCTURE HAS TOTALLY COLLAPSED. THREE BOILERS AND ENGINE EXPOSED, WHILE BROKEN MACHINERY, HUGE BENT AND TWISTED COPPER PIPES AND BRASS FITTINGS ARE LEFT STICKING OUT OF THE DEBRIS EVERYWHERE. HIGHEST POINT IS PROBABLY THE BOW SECTION. CONSIDER THIS WK IS 'TANGISTAN'. (R YOUNG). 19.2.09 19.2.09 EUT POSN: 5446.224N, 0053.633W. NE 2567. 31.3.09 31.3.09 TANGISTAN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN 5417.637N, 0011.415W [EUT]. SEE [5904]. (CARL RACEY, E-MAIL DTD 27.3.09) RECORD AMENDED TO UNKNOWN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: VERY BROKEN UP

Position: 54 46.224 N,0 53.633 W

 

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