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 53.251 N,0 29.948 E (53.6109, 0.26485)
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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: 1940
Water depth above wreck: 43 meter, Height above seabed: 50 cm
Known since: 1940, last detected: 20160321
Details measurements/cartography: H1066/40 22.3.40 POSN 535130N, 002948E IN 21 FMS, NOT FAR BELOW SURFACE. WAS DEPTH CHARGED AND PIECES OF WOOD CAME UP. (FO HUMBER 17.3.40). - TNM 747/40. H0286/40 2.7.40 INS AS DW (PA).
- NM 1649/40. H0953/40 20.2.41 UNKNOWN WK LOCATED 535324N, 002942E. DEPTH OVER 20 FMS. (HMS FRANKLIN SEPT/OCT 1940). AMEND TO WK 20FMS.
- NM 350/41. 10.4.72 AMEND TO WK 36MTRS. NC 121. H5970/69 15.1.80 EXAM'D 13.6.79 IN 535314N, 003004E [OGB] USING HIFIX/6 [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 37.6 IN GEN DEPTH 45MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 46MTRS. DCS3 HT 6MTRS, LENGTH 75MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. INTACT. LYING NE/SW ON SMOOTH RIPPLED SAND. (HMS BULLDOG, HI 46/79). AMEND TO WK 37MTRS. BR STD. H4064/85 22.8.86 EXAM'D IN 535314N, 003003E [OGB] USING SYLEDIS. SWEPT CLEAR AT 35.9, FOUL AT 36.1MTRS. LEAST E/S DEPTH 36.8MTRS. DCS3 LENGTH 70MTRS, BEAM 12MTRS. LYING 038/218 DEG. (UDI GROUP LTD, HI 321A). AMEND TO SW 36MTRS. BR STD. H4064/85 13.1.87 EXAM'D 29.6.86 IN GEN DEPTH 43.7MTRS. SCOUR DEPTH 1MTR. DCS3 HT 6.5MTRS. WK INTACT. (UDI, H525A). NFA. SEP 2016/000053291 10.10.16 EXAM'D 21.3.16; IN 5353.251N, 0029.948E [WGD]. LEAST WCD DEPTH 35.6MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 43MTRS, LENGTH 71.9MTRS, WIDTH 12.7MTRS, HEIGHT 7.47MTRS, ORIENTATION 230/050 DEGS. SCOUR DIMENSIONS LENGTH 50MTRS, TOWARD 180DEGS. WRECK SITS ON HULL MOSTLY INTACT, INDICATION OF SEDIMENT BUILD UP IN THE CENTRE OF THE WRECK, WRECK HAS STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY. (MMT, HI 1473). AMEND NDW 35MTRS IN REVISED POSITION.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office
Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT
Position: 53 53.251 N,0 29.948 E