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 53 36.54 N,0 20.917 E (53.56915, 0.0936)

 

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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. Airdrie (possibly)
2. Amelie-mathilde
3. Amenity
4. Avalon
5. B o borjesson
6. Bellerophon
7. Benmacdhui
8. Breitenburg
9. British councillor
10. British prince
11. Briton (possibly)
12. Cadmus
13. Canada
14. Capitaine edmond laborie
15. Chloris (possibly)
16. City of birmingham
17. Corhampton
18. Corinth (possibly)
19. Corland
20. Cramlington (possibly)
21. Dana (possibly)
22. Daphne ii
23. Dayrian
24. Deerpool (after section)
25. Deodata
26. Diana
27. Dido
28. Dryburgh (part of)(possibly)
29. Dunsany
30. Empress (probably)
31. Ethel (possibly)
32. Exmoor
33. Fane
34. Faunus
35. Femke
36. Fermo
37. Flourish
38. Fowberry tower (part)
39. Francis
40. Fryken
41. Georgie
42. Georgios
43. Gerhardt (possibly)
44. Girl kitty (possibly)
45. Giuseppe
46. Gladeto
47. Gluckauf (possibly)
48. Gothic
49. Grangemouth
50. Harlech
51. Helmsman (probably)
52. Hms benvolio
53. Hms botanic
54. Hms calverton
55. Hms corfield
56. Hms egret
57. Hms kos xvi (probably)
58. Hms mistletoe
59. Hms othello
60. Hms princess victoria
61. Hms remillo
62. Hms strathborve (part)
63. Hms susarion
64. Hms warland (possibly)
65. Homer
66. Horsted
67. Ightham (possibly)
68. Ionic (probably)
69. J b paddon
70. Jane (possibly)
71. Janet helen (possibly)
72. Jersey (probably)
73. John and thomas
74. John mowlem
75. John rettig (probably)
76. Kalo (probably)
77. Katina bulgari
78. Kimberley (possibly)
79. Konstantinos hadjipateras
80. Kyma
81. Ladas (possibly)
82. Lady anstruther (probably)
83. Lancaster (possibly)
84. Laurel (possibly)
85. Lifeguard (possibly)
86. Lightship no 83
87. Lincolnshire time and tide bell
88. Lindy sue
89. Lismore
90. Lord haig (possibly)
91. Lord haig (possibly)
92. Lottie (possibly)
93. Lucerne
94. Lutha
95. Lyra (bow section)
96. Maggie
97. Magnolia
98. Marian francis
99. Marie dawn
100. Matanuska (probably)
101. Merchiston
102. Modig
103. Modiva (possibly)
104. Monimia (possibly)
105. Nimrod
106. Odessa
107. Onesta
108. Ophir ii (possibly)
109. Orsa
110. Otis tetrax
111. Paraciers
112. Polzella (possibly)
113. Portia
114. Ravonia (part)
115. Ravonia (part) (possibly)
116. Rayford
117. Realf
118. Reculver
119. Retriever
120. Revello
121. Revi
122. Revigo (possibly)
123. Rhuys
124. Rievaulx abbey
125. Rivaulx
126. River don (part of)(probably)
127. River witham
128. Rivergate
129. Rosebud (possibly)
130. Royston
131. Sagacity
132. Salacon
133. Salmondby
134. Saltoun
135. Sarah visholm 2 (probably)
136. Schieland (possibly)
137. Sea pearl
138. Sna iii
139. Sota eduardo
140. Stylianos chandris
141. Thessaly
142. Togston (possibly)
143. Triton
144. Umbe
145. Upminster (possibly)
146. Varangmalm (possibly)
147. Vechstroom
148. Venture (possibly)
149. Wayside flower (possibly)
150. Whitemantle (possibly)
151. William hanson
152. Windsor (part of)
153. Winga
154. Xavier
155. Zeemermin

 

Name: Name nicht bekannt

Year of registration: 1940

Water depth above wreck: 16 meter, Height above seabed: 30 cm

Known since: 1940, last detected: 2013

Details measurements/cartography: H0286/40 16.3.40 H0286/40 16.3.40 DW PA IN 533610N, 002105E. (ADMIRALTY)

- NM 1649/40. H0273/41 27.1.41 H0273/41 27.1.41 NOW CHARTED AS NDW PA. (ADMIRALTY)

- NM 179/41. H3146/61 12.12.61 H3146/61 12.12.61 NOW CHARTED AS DW PA. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) NE 109. H6450/68 5.12.68 H6450/68 5.12.68 LOCATED ON 28.5.68, & SWEPT ON 30.5.68 IN 533633N, 002057E, USING DECCA. TWO BOAT SWEEP, CLEAR AT 29FT, FOUL AT 31FT. LEAST DEPTH OVER WK BY E/S 30FT [LAT] IN GEN DEPTH 50FT. SCOUR BY E/S 51FT. WK LOCATED BY HMS EGERIA, THOUGHT TO BE HMT BENVOLIO. A GOOD SONAR CONTACT FROM ALL DIRECTIONS. FLAT SEABED. SMALL OBSTN, DCS3 REVEALED TWO SMALL FIRM CONTACTS WITH SHADOW INDICATING WK. (HMS ENTERPRISE H525, 30.5.68, HI 39/68)

- NM 2312/69. H4601/68 16.10.69 H4601/68 16.10.69 BTDB REQUEST HYDROGRAPHER THAT WK SHOULD BE BUOYED. (BTDB LTR LDC/DS CON M 181/64, 3.10.69) H4601/68 5.1.70 H4601/68 5.1.70 MOD(N) (HOME(N)) AGREE TO LAY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G10S APPROX 315DEG 1C FROM WK. (HOME(N) LTR DTD 4.12.69) H4601/68 14.4.70 H4601/68 14.4.70 SW 5MS IN 533633N, 002109E, MARKED BY G CAN LT BUOY, GPFL(2)G.10S 1.3C W OF WK. (AGHM ROSYTH HN)

- NM 685/70. H4601/68 12.6.70 H4601/68 12.6.70 POSN NOW 533631N, 002058E, WITH BUOY IN 533635N, 002051E. (TRINITY HOUSE)

- NM 1033/70. H4601/68 9.10.70 H4601/68,N/HO/H/5543/69 9.10.70 WK SWEPT AND DIVED ON BY GARGAINEY & FOUND TO BE A CONCRETE BALLOON BARRAGE STRUCTURE & NOT HMT BENVOLIO. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LIFT, BUT VESSEL NOT STRONG ENOUGH. WK WAS MOVED BUT REMAINED IN SAME POSN, WITH SAME DEPTH OVER IT [30FT 5IN]. DIAGRAMS OF STRUCTURE IN JACKET. RECOMMENDED TO BE DISPERSED WITH EXPLOSIVES OR LIFTED BY COASTAL CLASS SALVAGE VESSAL TO DEEP WATER. POSN FIXED BY DECCA, & COMPASS BEARING AND RADAR RANGE. WK BUOY 299.5DEG[T], 1000FT. (ASSISTANT MOORING & SALVAGE OFFICERS REPORT, ROSYTH, 11.9.70) H4601/68 5.3.71 H4601/68 N/HO/H/5543/69 5.3.71 TO BE DISPERSED BY EXPLOSIVES. (LTR TO FOSN1, 22.2.71) H4601/68 30.6.71 H4601/68 30.6.71 DIVING SURVEY REVEALED OB COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. ESTIMATE HT OF RUBBLE ABOVE SEABEAD 3FT. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H4601/68 19.8.71 H4601/68 19.8.71 ISS TO EXAMINE. (HI SEP'71, FOSNIS 121046Z JUL, MOD 151005Z JUL) H4601/68 3.1.72 H4601/68 3.1.72 AREA 600MTRS SQUARE SEARCHED WITH MS47 TRANSIT SONAR. FEW SMALL CONTACTS FOUND. AREA SWEPT, CLEAR AT 9.2MTRS [30FT], FOUL AT 10.2MTRS [33.5FT]. POSN OF F INDICATES THAT ALTHOUGH THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN SATISFACTORILY DEMOLISHED THERE MAY BE PORTIONS OF ANOTHER WK IN AREA. AREA TO BE SEARCHED BY HMS NURTON [MINEHUNTER] IN 1972. (SOISS R OF S, 23.11.71 & ENTERPRISE H525 NO 49/71) H4601/68 13.4.72 H4601/68 13.4.72 RE-INFORCED CONCRETE GIRDERS MAX HT 5FT FOUND IN THIS POSN, WK 4C TO SW EXAM'D, NOT BENVOLIO. (HMS NURTON 161245Z MAR) H4601/68 1.6.72 H4601/68 1.6.72 AREA 1000YDS AROUND POSN SEARCHED. SCATTERED REMAINS OF CONCRETE COVERED AREA OF 50 SQ YDS. NO SIGN OF BENVOLIO. LEAST DEPTH BY DIVER, SONAR & E/S 13.64MTRS [7FMS 3FT]. POSN 533635.14N, 002059.72E [EUR], 533631N, 002101E [OGB] USING HIFIX. (HMS NURTON, 24.4.72, & SOISS LTR DTD 8.8.72) H4601/68 13.10.72 H4601/68 13.10.72 WK BUOY REMOVED BY RMAS GARGANEY. (FOSN1 LTR DTD 9.10.72) H2395/73 9.1.74 H2395/73 9.1.74 CLOSE SDG & SWEPT BY MS47 DCS3. LEAST DEPTH 14.0MTRS IN 15.4MTRS. SCOUR 16.3MTRS [LAT]. FLAT SEABED. SMALL OBSTN. DCS3 REVEALED TWO SMALL FIRM CONTACTS WITH SHADOW INDICATING WK. POSN 533632N, 002100E USING HI-FIX. (HMS EGERIA H525 NO.128/73 K6826/2) 4.5.93 4.5.93 SHOWN AS WK 13.6MTRS ON ASSOCIATED BRITISH PORTS SURVEY HUMBER 3/3 [1991 EDN]. NCA. HH091/178/01 3.3.08 HH091/178/01 3.3.08 EXAM'D 13.9.07 IN 5636.540N, 0020.917E [WGD] USING DGPS. LEAST M/B DEPTH 15.01 IN GEN DEPTH 15.8MTRS. NO SCOUR. LENGTH 13.7MTRS, WIDTH 10MTRS, HT 0.78MTRS. LIES 030/210 DEGS. AN AREA OF DEBRIS IN THREE MAIN SECTIONS. (HMSML GLEANER, HI 1178). AMEND OBSTN 15MTRS IN REVISED POSN. BR STD. 4.9.13 4.9.13 EXAM'D 19.4.13 IN 5336.539N, 0020.915E [WGD]. LEAST M/B DEPTH 14.79 IN GEN DEPTH 15.5MTRS. LENGTH 13.0MTRS, WIDTH 9.5MTRS, HT 0.71MTR. DEBRIS AND RUBBLE. (NETSURVEY, HI 1401). AMEND OBSTN 14.7MTRS.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: AREA OF SCATTERED RUBBLE

Position: 53 36.54 N,0 20.917 E

 

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